yesterday-once-more 歌曲賞析課件

1、Learning English through English songs聽歌學英語-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!【賞析】這首歌傳唱于全球，廣受歡迎，在大學校園里更為風靡，幾乎成為大學生們英文歌曲演唱比賽的必選曲目。當您外出散步、購物、娛樂時，會常常聽到附近從

2、收音機或錄音機里飄出這首熟悉的歌聲或據(jù)此而改編成的輕音樂，可見其流傳廣。如果有一天您靜下心來，伴著這熟悉的旋律，沉浸在對昔日的無限懷念之中，那過去的美好歲月、恩恩怨怨及滄桑變化都會令您無語凝噎、潸淚下，您就會體會到另一種心境，這恰恰正是語言的力量所達不到的?？▊惪ㄅ硖兀↘aren Carpenter，1950-1983）出生于美國的康涅狄克州，在世界歌壇上享有崇高的聲譽。她的嗓聲優(yōu)美自然，略帶傷感，擅長演唱經(jīng)典懷舊歌曲，卡彭特也是我國青年最喜愛的外國歌星之一。TheCarpenters(卡朋特兄妹)是由美國人Richard和KarenCarpenter兄妹在60年代成立的,樂團一共推出了20余

3、張專輯,幾乎每張專輯的推出都登上美國billboard排行榜首位,期間樂團獲得多項葛萊美大獎.至今仍有很多歌手翻唱Carpenter的歌曲,他們最有名的作品大概就是這首.上帝總是嫉妒賦有才華的人。1983年,Karen因為減肥而患神經(jīng)性厭食癥節(jié)食過度引發(fā)心臟衰竭離開人世,成為人們深深的遺憾.這一點既是傳奇，又是那些批評“卡朋特”的人樂于提起的事?？▊惼鋵嵅⒉慌?，她更多是不愿意承認年華老去，當眼角出現(xiàn)皺紋時，她竟然用減肥去消除它，這也不知是屬于愛美女性，還是屬于超級明星的虛榮心在作祟。在Karen的墓碑上刻著這樣簡單的文字：a star on earth，a star in heaven. Ri

4、chard花了許多時間聽他爸爸收集的調(diào)子美妙的音樂、樂團以及古典音樂。他對音樂產(chǎn)生狂熱的愛好自八歲時開始對鋼琴產(chǎn)生興趣就有了. 到了十五歲就已經(jīng)是一位天才鋼琴家,什么曲子到了他手上,他都能輕松的演奏出來.當全家搬到洛杉磯后,在美國南加州大學學習音樂。Richard和妹妺Karen和負責貝斯和低音喇叭的Wes Jacobs，三人組成了 “The Richard Carpenter Trio”。Karen可以同時打鼓和唱歌.他們常在婚禮或舞會上演奏。在他們贏得在 1966 Hollywood Bowl的The Battle of the Bands“比賽的名聲后，他們就錄了一些DEMO帶并開始走訪

5、唱片公司，他們在A&M公司簽下了他們的第一張合約，以及第一張唱片：Offering，這張 唱片之后被更名為“Ticket To Ride”，并登 上Top100。 雖然Richard退居幕后但對于整個樂團的成功功不可沒。他寫出了不少動聽的歌曲,例如Yesterday Once More和 Top Of The World.成名之后，他整理了一些沒被公司發(fā)行的歌曲來組成了一張專輯,這些歌曲全進了TOP40.例如Weve only just begun、Rainy days and Mondays等等.他的直覺帶來了令人吃驚的20首TOP40曲子(其中更有12首進入TOP10),像是 Super

6、Star、Rainy days and Mondays、Weve only just begun、Top of the world和Yesterday Once More. Richard 知道要如何巧妙的將樂器和歌聲結(jié)合在一起。因為這樣,他四度被提名為葛萊美獎“最佳制作人。The Carpenters的作品曾被大學拿來作為教材,1997年Richard曾受邀到史丹福大學演講。 Pre-listening1. When you see the word yesterday, which of the following will first jump into your mind? Give

7、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 moment when I achieved success.3. When do you have the feeling of yesterday once more?listen to the musicwatch a touching filmlisten to the falling of rain by the wi

8、ndowquarrel 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. .Fill in the blanks:When I was young, _ listen to the radio, Wa

9、iting 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. Listen to the second part of the song once more.

10、 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 memorize each word.Those gold melodiesStill sound

11、 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 yesterday once more. Yesterday Once MoreWhe

12、n 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 the songs I love so well. 4. Lyrics Analysis

13、Looking back on how it wasIn years 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

14、 shines,Every shinga-linga-ling,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.2Those were such happy times, and not so long ago =Those were such happy times of not so long ago. Those指“隨收音機唱”的快樂時光。 3

15、wonder: want to know. 注意不要與wander弄混。 wander是“徘徊”、“隨便走”， 而wonder是“不知道”、“想知道”。例如：I wonder why he went there. 我不明白他為什么去了那兒。 I wandered lonely as a cloud. 我獨自漫游，像一朵孤云。5when they get to the part: 當他們唱到那一部分。 get to是“唱到”的意思。6breaking her heart:使她傷心 break ones heart: 令傷心斷腸例如：The news broke her heart. 那條消息使她

16、肝腸寸斷。 7make me cry:使我哭 make sb. do sth. 令某人做某事 例如：The story made us laugh. 那個故事使我們大笑。He made her sing a Japanese song.他逼她唱一支日本歌曲。 9look back on:回顧。例如：When I look back on my years there, I think I was lucky to be one member of that place. 當我回顧在那兒度過的歲月時，我認為，能成為那個地方的一員，我還是很幸運的。 10rather sad:頗為傷感 rather

17、表示“頗”“很”例如：The weather is rather cold. 天氣很冷。 11sound so good: 聽起來動聽。 sound是個系動詞， 后接形容詞，構(gòu)成系表結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：Your story sounds untrue. 你的故事聽起來不真實。 12come back clearly to me.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. the song is about an old

18、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 and hatred of the presen

19、t 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 waiting for my favorite songs

20、.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 me cry.Those old melodies still sound so good to me.7. Sing the song with the tape. While sin