yesterday-once-more 歌曲赏析课件

1、Learning English through English songs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】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的必选曲目。当您外出散步、购物、娱乐时，会常常听到附近从

2、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。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，这恰恰正是语言的力量所达不到的。卡伦卡彭特（Karen Carpenter，1950-1983）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。TheCarpenters(卡朋特兄妹)是由美国人Richard和KarenCarpenter兄妹在60年代成立的,乐团一共推出了20余

3、张专辑,几乎每张专辑的推出都登上美国billboard排行榜首位,期间乐团获得多项葛莱美大奖.至今仍有很多歌手翻唱Carpenter的歌曲,他们最有名的作品大概就是这首.上帝总是嫉妒赋有才华的人。1983年,Karen因为减肥而患神经性厌食症节食过度引发心脏衰竭离开人世,成为人们深深的遗憾.这一点既是传奇，又是那些批评“卡朋特”的人乐于提起的事。卡伦其实并不胖，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，这也不知是属于爱美女性，还是属于超级明星的虚荣心在作祟。在Karen的墓碑上刻着这样简单的文字：a star on earth，a star in heaven. Ri

4、chard花了许多时间听他爸爸收集的调子美妙的音乐、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. 到了十五岁就已经是一位天才钢琴家,什么曲子到了他手上,他都能轻松的演奏出来.当全家搬到洛杉矶后,在美国南加州大学学习音乐。Richard和妹妺Karen和负责贝斯和低音喇叭的Wes Jacobs，三人组成了 “The Richard Carpenter Trio”。Karen可以同时打鼓和唱歌.他们常在婚礼或舞会上演奏。在他们赢得在 1966 Hollywood Bowl的The Battle of the Bands“比赛的名声后，他们就录了一些DEMO带并开始走访

5、唱片公司，他们在A&M公司签下了他们的第一张合约，以及第一张唱片：Offering，这张 唱片之后被更名为“Ticket To Ride”，并登 上Top100。 虽然Richard退居幕后但对于整个乐团的成功功不可没。他写出了不少动听的歌曲,例如Yesterday Once More和 Top Of The World.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,这些歌曲全进了TOP40.例如Weve only just begun、Rainy days and Mondays等等.他的直觉带来了令人吃惊的20首TOP40曲子(其中更有12首进入TOP10),像是 Super

6、Star、Rainy days and Mondays、Weve only just begun、Top of the world和Yesterday Once More. Richard 知道要如何巧妙的将乐器和歌声结合在一起。因为这样,他四度被提名为葛莱美奖“最佳制作人。The Carpenters的作品曾被大学拿来作为教材,1997年Richard曾受邀到史丹福大学演讲。 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“随收音机唱”的快乐时光。 3

15、wonder: want to know. 注意不要与wander弄混。 wander是“徘徊”、“随便走”， 而wonder是“不知道”、“想知道”。例如：I wonder why he went there. 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。5when they get to the part: 当他们唱到那一部分。 get to是“唱到”的意思。6breaking her heart:使她伤心 break ones heart: 令伤心断肠例如：The news broke her heart. 那条消息使她

16、肝肠寸断。 7make me cry:使我哭 make sb. do sth. 令某人做某事 例如：The story made us laugh. 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。 9look back on:回顾。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，我认为，能成为那个地方的一员，我还是很幸运的。 10rather sad:颇为伤感 rather

17、表示“颇”“很”例如：The weather is rather cold. 天气很冷。 11sound so good: 听起来动听。 sound是个系动词， 后接形容词，构成系表结构。例如：Your story sounds untrue. 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。 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