A Very Musical Love Story
音乐爱情故事
Happy Valentine’s Day!
情人节快乐！
In America, February 14 is a day devoted to love and romance. Today, we tell a story of love through song lyrics.
在美国，2月14号是一个关于爱和浪漫的日子。今天我们通过韵律来讲述关于关于爱情的故事。
It starts with the search for the perfect mate...
首先从寻找一个完美伴侣开始…
Looking for Love…
《寻找爱情》
Singer Johnny Lee starts our story with “Lookin’ for Love,” a song from 1980.
以歌手约翰尼·李1980年的歌曲《寻找爱情》开始我们的故事。
The words of the song suggest that finding love is not easy. The song goes, looking for love in all the wrong places / looking for love in too many faces. In other words, this man needs to make changes in how and where he searches for a partner.
歌词表明找到爱情并不容易，歌词中，在错的地方寻找爱情、在不同的人群中寻找爱情。换句话说，这个人需要在如何寻找伴侣以及在哪儿寻找伴侣上做出改变。
At the end of “Lookin’ For Love,” Johnny Lee sings: and you came knock in' on my heart’s door / you're everything I've been lookin' for.
歌曲的结尾处约翰尼·李唱到：你来敲我的心门，你就是我要找的人。
The next song tells how that discovery felt.
下一首歌曲讲述如何找感觉。
First Time Ever...
《第一次遇见》
You have to be pretty excited about someone if you think the sun rose in his or her eyes, right? Roberta Flack then sings:
如果你认为他/她眼神如阳光般温柔，你一定会非常兴奋，是吧？罗贝塔·弗莱克唱到：
and the moon and the stars / were the gifts you gave / to the dark and the endless skies.
而月亮和星星也是你给我的礼物，填满漫漫黑夜。
The words from “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” express beautifully that magic of new love.
这些话来自于《第一次遇见你》，表达了对新恋情的美丽幻想。
Love Will Tear…
《爱让我们分开》
So, our man and woman are now partners. But love is complex. Love can create tension. The band Joy Division warned about this in a song written in 1979, “Love Will Tear Us Apart.”
所以，现在我们的男女主人公已成为情侣，但是爱情是复杂的。爱情也会紧张。乔伊·迪维森乐队在1979年写了这首《爱让我们分开》歌。
Let’s Stay Together…
《让我们在一起》
In our story today, the man begs his woman not to let it tear them apart and not to break up. Artist Al Green knows just what to sing: “Let’s Stay Together.”
我们今天的故事，男生请求女生不要让他们的爱情中断、分手。艾尔·格林唱到《让我们在一起》。
Better Together…
《最好在一起》
Since today is Valentine’s Day, we are going to end our story on a positive note. Our lovers do stay together and live “happily ever after.” They are, as musician Jack Johnson sings, “Better Together.”
今天是情人节，我们用一首欢快的音乐结束今天的故事。我们的男女主人公在一起幸福地生活。正如歌手杰克唱到《最好在一起》。
I’m Caty Weaver.
我是凯蒂·威弗尔。
What phrases did you learn from this story about finding and keeping love? Are you searching for love or have you found it? Tell us about it. Post your thoughts in the comments section?
 

A Very Musical Love Story

Happy Valentine’s Day!

In America, February 14 is a day devoted to love and romance. Today, we tella story of love through song lyrics.

It starts with the search for the perfect mate...

Looking for Love…

Singer Johnny Lee starts our story with “Lookin’ for Love,” a song from 1980.

The words of the song suggest that finding love is not easy. The song goes,looking for love in all the wrong places / looking for love in too many faces. Inother words, this man needs to make changes in how and where he searchesfor a partner.

At the end of “Lookin’ For Love,” Johnny Lee sings: and you came knockin' onmy heart’s door / you're everything I've been lookin' for.

The next song tells how that discovery felt.

First Time Ever...

You have to be pretty excited about someone if you think the sun rose in his orher eyes, right? Roberta Flack then sings:

and the moon and the stars / were the gifts you gave / to the dark and theendless skies.

The words from “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” express beautifullythat magic of new love.

Love Will Tear…

So, our man and woman are now partners. But love is complex. Love cancreate tension. The band Joy Division warned about this in a song written in 1979, “Love Will Tear Us Apart.”

Let’s Stay Together…

In our story today, the man begs his woman not to let it tear them apart and not to break up. Artist Al Green knows just what to sing: “Let’s Stay Together.”

Better Together…

Since today is Valentine’s Day, we are going to end our story on a positivenote. Our lovers do stay together and live “happily ever after.” They are, asmusician Jack Johnson sings, “Better Together.”

I’m Caty Weaver.

What phrases did you learn from this story about finding and keeping love? Are you searching for love or have you found it? Tell us about it. Post your thoughts in the comments section?