里昂夜讀英語美文[488]:布萊頓海灘

Brighton Beach By Allan Taylor

《布萊頓海灘》--艾倫·泰勒

Young girl, so pretty

年輕的女孩，如此美麗

Young boy, not a hair on his face

年輕的男孩，臉上還未有胡須

They're looking out at the big wide world

他們面朝著廣闊天地

This was their time, this was their place

這是他們的時間和領(lǐng)地

He said, "One day I will make you mine, we'll be together till the end of time"

他說：“有一天，我會讓你屬于我，我們一起廝守，直到時間的老去”

Brighton beach in 1959

在1959年的布萊頓海灘

Young woman, flowers in her hair

年輕的女人，頭戴鮮花

Young man plays a mean guitar

年輕的男人，撥弄吉他

So cosmic, but this is the Sixties

看似平和，但在這樣的六十年代

Everything is far out, way too far

每件事都那樣激進，那樣極端

Revolution is in the air

革命氣息四處彌漫

But everyone is "stoned" and they don't care

人們只顧狂歡，漠不關(guān)心

Cause it's New York in 1969

因為這是1969年的紐約

Everybody changes as time goes by

時間流逝，人事變遷

But we can make it if we try

但如果我們努力，諾言終會實現(xiàn)

Another city, bright lights

又一個城市，明亮的街燈

A winning streak, you're hitting the heights

一連串的成功，你達到了目標

Another face you want to get to know

你要去結(jié)識其他的人

Everybody says it's the way to go

而每個人都說那是屬于你的道路

Maybe you came on just a little too strong

可能是一時興起

Maybe you played too hard and it all went wrong

也許是逢場作戲，結(jié)果一切都變了

But it was London town in 1979

這是1979年的倫敦城

Change partners, change of scene

換了身邊的人，換了場景

Kids get stuck somewhere in-between

孩子時不時加到你們的中間

No problem, we can work it out

沒有關(guān)系，我們可以解決

But things get broken, and people shout

但事情敗露，流言四起

She feels guilty, thinking she should have stayed

她充滿了負罪感，希望當時自己沒有離開

He gets scared 'cause the bills aren't paid

要付的賬單讓他心力憔悴

It was somewhere in suburbia in 1989

這是1989年某個市郊

Everybody changes as time goes by

時間流逝，人事變遷

But we can make it if we try

但如果我們努力，諾言終會實現(xiàn)

Take it easy, take it slow

別擔心，慢慢來

There's not much more you need to know

你所知道的已經(jīng)足夠

Looking back on the times you've had

回望舊時光

Hang on to the good, forget the bad

銘記美好，忘掉失誤

Take one last look down memory lane

最后一次回首自己的過去

It's good to be starting over again

重新開始也是好的結(jié)果

Brighton beach in 1999

在1999年的布萊頓海灘

Brighton beach in 1999

在1999年的布萊頓海灘

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