1、Learning English through English songs听歌学英语听歌学英语-by Effie TangUnit 1Yesterday Once MoreTime waits for no one.Treasure every moment you have!Yesterday is history.Tomorrow is mystery.Today is a gift.That is why its called the PRESENT!【赏析赏析】这首歌传唱于全球，广受欢迎，在大学校园里更这首歌传唱于全球，广受欢迎，在大学校园里更为风靡，几乎成为大学生们英文歌曲演唱比赛
2、的为风靡，几乎成为大学生们英文歌曲演唱比赛的必选曲目。当您外出散步、购物、娱乐时，会常必选曲目。当您外出散步、购物、娱乐时，会常常听到附近从收音机或录音机里飘出这首熟悉的常听到附近从收音机或录音机里飘出这首熟悉的歌声或据此而改编成的轻音乐，可见其流传广。歌声或据此而改编成的轻音乐，可见其流传广。如果有一天您静下心来，伴着这熟悉的旋律，沉如果有一天您静下心来，伴着这熟悉的旋律，沉浸在对昔日的无限怀念之中，那过去的美好岁浸在对昔日的无限怀念之中，那过去的美好岁月、恩恩怨怨及沧桑变化都会令您无语凝噎、潸月、恩恩怨怨及沧桑变化都会令您无语凝噎、潸泪下，您就会体会到另一种心境，这恰恰正是语泪下，您就会体
3、会到另一种心境，这恰恰正是语言的力量所达不到的。言的力量所达不到的。About the Carpenters卡伦卡伦卡彭特（卡彭特（Karen Carpenter，1950-1983）出生于）出生于美国的康涅狄克州，在世界歌坛上享有崇高的声誉。她美国的康涅狄克州，在世界歌坛上享有崇高的声誉。她的嗓声优美自然，略带伤感，擅长演唱经典怀旧歌曲，的嗓声优美自然，略带伤感，擅长演唱经典怀旧歌曲，卡彭特也是我国青年最喜爱的外国歌星之一。卡彭特也是我国青年最喜爱的外国歌星之一。The Carpenters(卡朋特兄妹卡朋特兄妹)是由美国人是由美国人Richard和和Karen Carpenter兄妹在兄妹
4、在60年代成立的年代成立的,乐团一共推出了乐团一共推出了20余张专辑余张专辑,几乎每张专辑的推出几乎每张专辑的推出都登上美国都登上美国billboard排行榜首位排行榜首位,期间乐团获得多项葛莱美大奖期间乐团获得多项葛莱美大奖.至至今仍有很多歌手翻唱今仍有很多歌手翻唱Carpenter的的歌曲歌曲,他们最有名的作品大概就是他们最有名的作品大概就是这首这首.上帝总是嫉妒赋有才华的人。上帝总是嫉妒赋有才华的人。1983年年,Karen因为因为减肥而患神经性厌食症节食过度引发心脏衰竭离减肥而患神经性厌食症节食过度引发心脏衰竭离开人世开人世,成为人们深深的遗憾成为人们深深的遗憾.这一点既是传奇，又这一
5、点既是传奇，又是那些批评是那些批评“卡朋特卡朋特”的人乐于提起的事。卡伦的人乐于提起的事。卡伦其其实并不胖，她更多是不愿意承认年华老去，当眼实并不胖，她更多是不愿意承认年华老去，当眼角出现皱纹时，她竟然用减肥去消除它，这也不角出现皱纹时，她竟然用减肥去消除它，这也不知是属于爱美女性，还是属于超级明星的虚荣心知是属于爱美女性，还是属于超级明星的虚荣心在作祟。在在作祟。在Karen的墓碑上刻着这样简单的文字：的墓碑上刻着这样简单的文字：a star on earth，a star in heaven. Richard花了许多时间听他爸爸收集的调子美妙的音花了许多时间听他爸爸收集的调子美妙的音乐、乐
6、团以及古典音乐。他对音乐产生狂热的爱好自八乐、乐团以及古典音乐。他对音乐产生狂热的爱好自八岁时开始对钢琴产生兴趣就有了岁时开始对钢琴产生兴趣就有了. 到了十五岁就已经是到了十五岁就已经是一位天才钢琴家一位天才钢琴家,什么曲子到了他手上什么曲子到了他手上,他都能轻松的演他都能轻松的演奏出来奏出来.当全家搬到洛杉矶后当全家搬到洛杉矶后,在美国南加州大学学习音在美国南加州大学学习音乐。乐。Richard和妹妺和妹妺Karen和负责贝斯和低音喇叭的和负责贝斯和低音喇叭的Wes Jacobs，三人组成了，三人组成了 “The Richard Carpenter Trio”。Karen可以同时打鼓和唱歌可
7、以同时打鼓和唱歌.他们常在婚礼或舞会他们常在婚礼或舞会上演奏。在他们赢得在上演奏。在他们赢得在 1966 Hollywood Bowl的的The Battle of the Bands“比赛的名声后，他们就录了一些比赛的名声后，他们就录了一些DEMO带并开始走访唱片公司，他们在带并开始走访唱片公司，他们在A&M公司签下了公司签下了他们的第一张合约，以及第一张唱片：他们的第一张合约，以及第一张唱片：Offering，这张，这张 唱片之后被更名为唱片之后被更名为“Ticket To Ride”，并登，并登 上上Top100。 虽然虽然Richard退居幕后但对于整个乐团的成功功不可没。退居幕后但对
8、于整个乐团的成功功不可没。他写出了不少动听的歌曲他写出了不少动听的歌曲,例如例如Yesterday Once More和和 Top Of The World.成名之后，他整理了一些没被公司发成名之后，他整理了一些没被公司发行的歌曲来组成了一张专辑行的歌曲来组成了一张专辑,这些歌曲全进了这些歌曲全进了TOP40.例例如如Weve only just begun、Rainy days and Mondays等等等等.他的直觉带来了令人吃惊的他的直觉带来了令人吃惊的20首首TOP40曲子曲子(其中其中更有更有12首进入首进入TOP10),像是像是 Super Star、Rainy days and
9、Mondays、Weve only just begun、Top of the world和和Yesterday Once More. Richard 知道要如何知道要如何巧妙的将乐器和歌声结合在一起。巧妙的将乐器和歌声结合在一起。因为这样因为这样,他四度被提名为葛莱美奖他四度被提名为葛莱美奖“最佳制作人。最佳制作人。The Carpenters的的作品曾被大学拿来作为教材作品曾被大学拿来作为教材,1997年年Richard曾受邀到史丹福大学演曾受邀到史丹福大学演讲。讲。 这对兄妹组合无疑是七十年代最成功的流行音乐组合这对兄妹组合无疑是七十年代最成功的流行音乐组合之一，他们在八十年代初结束演艺
10、生涯前创作了无数好歌。之一，他们在八十年代初结束演艺生涯前创作了无数好歌。虽然最先显现音乐天才的是哥哥虽然最先显现音乐天才的是哥哥Richard，可是妹妹，可是妹妹Karen那近乎完美和极富感情的嗓音却更深地印刻在我们那近乎完美和极富感情的嗓音却更深地印刻在我们的心里。卡朋特最初的道路并不顺畅，他们和好友的心里。卡朋特最初的道路并不顺畅，他们和好友Webs Jacobs的第一盒样带以失败告终，但这并未在他们日后的第一盒样带以失败告终，但这并未在他们日后的演艺生涯中带来丝毫阴影。的演艺生涯中带来丝毫阴影。1968年年,兄妹俩兄妹俩 的首张专辑的首张专辑offering得到注得到注 意，于是和当时
11、许多成名歌手一意，于是和当时许多成名歌手一 样，他们开始走上流行摇滚之路。样，他们开始走上流行摇滚之路。Pre-listening1. When you see the word yesterday, which of the following will first jump into your mind? Give your choices.My old friends.My toys.My school yesrs.Some old songs.The mistakes that I made.The most succesful joke I made.The shining mome
12、nt when I achieved success.2. What does yesterday once more mean?Something that happens today feels like some past experience.Something that happened yesterday now happens again.Something in the past comes into my mind.3. When do you have the feeling of yesterday once more?listen to the musicwatch a
13、 touching filmlisten to the falling of rain by the windowquarrel with my friends or family memberslie on my back on the grasslandread an interesting story about ones childhoodlook over my old photosgo back to my schools once I have attended look at the presents others gave me in the past. .While-lis
14、tening1. The song will be played for the first time. Enjoy it and think about which of the following words can best describe the style of the song. rock & roll boring exciting jazzy nostalgic relaxing cheerful very sad2. Listen to the first part of the song and complete the lyrics.Fill in the blanks
15、:When I was young, _ listen to the radio, Waiting for my _ songs. When they _ Id sing along, It made me smile.Those were such _ times, And not so long ago. How I _ where theyd gone.But theyre _ again,Just like a long _ friend.All the songs I love so well. Idfavoriteplayedhappywonderedbacklost3. List
16、en to the second part of the song once more. There are several wrong words in this part. Listen carefully and correct them.Looking back on how it wasIn years come by,And the bad times that I hadMakes today seem rather mad.So much has changed.It was songs of love thatI would sing to then.And Id memor
17、ize each word.Those gold melodiesStill sound so sad to me,As they melt the years away.* Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-wo still shines. Every shing-a-ling -a-ling, that they re starting to sing, so fine. *All my worst memories come back clearly to me; some can even make me smile. Just like before, Its
18、 yesterday once more. Yesterday Once MoreWhen I was young, Id listen to the radio, Waiting for my favorite songs. When they played Id sing along, It made me smile.Those were such happy times, And not so long ago. How I wondered where theyd gone.But theyre back again,Just like a long lost friend.All
19、the songs I love so well. 4. Lyrics AnalysisEvery sha-la-la-laEvery wo-wo still shines,Every shinga-linga-ling,That theyre starting to sing so fine.When they get to the partWhere hes breaking her heart,It can really make me cry,Just like before,Its yesterday once more.Looking back on how it wasIn ye
20、ars gone by,And the good time that I hadMakes today seem rather sad.So much has changed.It was songs of loveThat I would sing to them,And Id memorize each word.Those old melodiesStill sound so good to me, As they melt the years away. Every sha-la-la-laEvery wo-wo still shines,Every shinga-linga-ling
21、,That theyre starting to sing so fine.All my best memoriesCome back clearly to me.Some can even make me cry,Just like before,Its yesterday once more.1When they played Id sing along: =What they sang I would sing along. 在这里，在这里，played的意思是的意思是sang； sing along:跟唱。跟唱。 2Those were such happy times, and no
22、t so long ago =Those were such happy times of not so long ago. Those指指“随收音机唱随收音机唱”的快乐时光。的快乐时光。 3wonder: want to know. 注意不要与注意不要与wander弄混。弄混。 wander是是“徘徊徘徊”、“随便走随便走”， 而而wonder是是“不知道不知道”、“想知道想知道”。例如：例如：I wonder why he went there. 我不明白他为什么去了那儿。我不明白他为什么去了那儿。 I wandered lonely as a cloud. 我独自漫游，像一朵孤云。我独自
23、漫游，像一朵孤云。4All the songs I love so well : =I love all the songs so well. 我如此钟爱（深爱）所有这些歌曲我如此钟爱（深爱）所有这些歌曲so well:如此深，如此好如此深，如此好例如：例如：He speaks English so well! 他的英语说得这么好！他的英语说得这么好！ 5when they get to the part: 当他们唱到那一部分。当他们唱到那一部分。 get to是是“唱到唱到”的意思。的意思。6breaking her heart:使她伤心使她伤心 break ones heart: 令令伤心
24、断肠伤心断肠例如：例如：The news broke her heart. 那条消息使她肝肠寸断。那条消息使她肝肠寸断。 7make me cry:使我哭使我哭 make sb. do sth. 令某人做某事令某人做某事 例如：例如：The story made us laugh. 那个故事使我们大笑。那个故事使我们大笑。He made her sing a Japanese song.他逼她唱一支日本歌曲。他逼她唱一支日本歌曲。 8Just like before:就像从前一样。就像从前一样。 like是个介词，意为是个介词，意为“像像一样一样”。例如：例如：My love is like
25、a red, red rose. 我的爱人像一朵红红的玫瑰。我的爱人像一朵红红的玫瑰。 9look back on:回顾。回顾。例如：例如：When I look back on my years there, I think I was lucky to be one member of that place. 当我回顾在那儿度过的岁月时，当我回顾在那儿度过的岁月时，我认为，能成为那个地方的一员，我认为，能成为那个地方的一员，我还是很幸运的。我还是很幸运的。 10rather sad:颇为伤感颇为伤感 rather表示表示“颇颇”“很很”例如：例如：The weather is rather
26、 cold. 天气很冷。天气很冷。 11sound so good: 听起来动听。听起来动听。 sound是个系动词，是个系动词， 后接形容词，构成系表结构。后接形容词，构成系表结构。例如：例如：Your story sounds untrue. 你的故事听起来不真实。你的故事听起来不真实。 12come back clearly to me.又清清楚楚地回到我身旁。又清清楚楚地回到我身旁。 5. Listen to the song again. Choose from the following statements that can best describe the song.A. t
27、he song is about an old story that happened yesterday.B. the song is the one that the singer usually sang when she was still a little girl.C. the song is about the worriers that the singer has about the future.D. the song is about the singers yearning for the past.E. the song shows the singers fear
28、and hatred of the present life.F. the song tells us a love story about the singer.6. Listen to the song again. Choose fromFollow the teacher and read these sentences aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation skills such as liaison and incomplete plosion. When I was young Id listen to the radio waiti
29、ng for my favorite songs.When they play Id sing along.But they are back again just like a long-lost friend.Looking back on how it was in years gone by and the good time that I had makes today seem rather sad.It was songs of love that I would sing to them and Id memorize each word.Some can even make
30、me cry.Those old melodies still sound so good to me.7. Sing the song with the tape. While singing, try to imitate the singers pronunciation and memorize the words.After-listening1. Some songs are very old, but people still love them, because they can make us think of something in the past. Share you
31、r favourite old songs with each other. You may talk about:The name of the songThe time and the place when first listened to itfeeling of hearing the song for the first timeThe reasons of loving the songYour present feeling toward the song2. Other unforgettable stories related to the song Among the t
32、hree terms yesterday, today and tomorrow, which do you like most? Why?Further listeningOther songs about yesterday MemorySarah Brightman Try to rememberthe Brothers Four Yesterday Once More 昨日重现昨日重现When I was young, 当我年轻时，当我年轻时， Id listen to the radio, 常听收音机，常听收音机，Waiting for my favorite songs. 等待心爱的歌曲。等待心爱的歌曲。When they played Id sing along, 听到播放便随声歌唱，听到播放便随声歌唱，It made me smile.
