时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:电影英文歌曲


英语课

A Whiter Shade of Pale是英国前卫摇滚团体Procol Harum在1967年发行的同名专辑中的主打歌。“A Whiter Shade of Pale开头如神启、空灵般的管风琴旋律(据称是借鉴了巴赫“G弦上的咏叹调”之样式)是最令人永难忘怀的,三十多年来有关它的传说不断,同时也是后代试图探讨或诠释六十年代精神的最佳曲目。”



We skipped the light Fandango

Turned cartwheels across the floor

I was feeling kind of seasick 1

But the crowd called out for more

The room was humming harder

As the ceiling flew away

When we called out for another drink

The waiter brought a tray



And so it was that later

As the miller 2 told his tale

That her face, at first just ghostly

Turned a whiter shade of pale



She said there is no reason

And the truth is plain to see

But I wandered through my playing cards

And would not let her be

One of sixteen vestal virgins 3

Who were leaving for the coast

And although my eyes were open

They might just as well've been closed



And so it was that later

As the miller told his tale

That her face, at first just ghostly

Turned a whiter shade of pale



And so it was that later......



1 seasick
adj.晕船的
  • When I get seasick,I throw up my food.我一晕船就呕吐。
  • He got seasick during the voyage.在航行中他晕船。
2 miller
n.磨坊主
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
3 virgins
处女,童男( virgin的名词复数 ); 童贞玛利亚(耶稣之母)
  • They were both virgins when they met and married. 他们从相识到结婚前都未曾经历男女之事。
  • Men want virgins as concubines. 人家买姨太太的要整货。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
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