Beatles，頗有創(chuàng)意的命名——這種低級生物既代表了一種不流俗套、略帶自嘲的幽默感，又恰到好處地將英文的beat（節(jié)奏、打擊）之意蘊(yùn)藏其中。 作為一個樂隊，Beatles已經(jīng)成為過去；作為一種文化象征，Beatles卻超越了時空。 生命中的一天：A day in the life  　 　　　 昨天：Yesterday

《生命中的一天》A day in the life	《昨日》Yesterday

本期撰稿人：麥艷文華南師范大學(xué)外文學(xué)院英語系03級學(xué)生。喜歡文字帶來的啟迪，喜歡圖案帶來的思考，喜歡音樂帶來的感觸，深深熱愛著這個五顏六色的世界。

    Lyrics        

Yesterday             byBeatles

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

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　Words and phrases

1. not half：not at all（一點(diǎn)也不，根本不），常用于口語中，用來加重語氣。如：Paper tiger is not half so fierce as it is painted．（紙老虎根本不像描繪的那樣可怕。）

2.long for + n.=long to do: have an intense desire for sth; want sth very much（渴望，非常想有某物），如：The people of the world long for the peace.（全世界人民渴望和平。）

3. easy game：person or thing that can easily be attacked, exploited or made a victim（容易受攻擊的人或事物，容易吃虧、上當(dāng)、受害的人），這里應(yīng)該解釋為“簡單、純真”。

 中文歌詞

昨日                披頭士

昨日，所有煩惱仿佛都已遠(yuǎn)去。
現(xiàn)在它們似乎在此停留。
噢，我寧回昨日。

突然間，
我迷失了自己，
被陰影籠罩。
噢，昨日突然重現(xiàn)。

她為何離我而去，我不知道，她也不愿意說。
可能是我說錯了話，如今我真的渴望重回昨日。

昨日，愛情簡單純真；
現(xiàn)在，我卻想逃開。
噢，我寧回昨日。

她為何離我而去，我不知道，她也不愿意說。
可能是我說錯了話，如今我真的渴望重回昨日。

昨日，愛情簡單純真；
現(xiàn)在，我卻想逃開。
噢，我寧回昨日。

嗯……