Hotel California：加州旅馆 Eagles

Hotel California
Eagles

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering¹ light
My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim: I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway² when the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell "
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say:

Welcome to the Hotel California. Such a lovely place; such a Lovely face
There's plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year, you can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, She got the Mercedes Benz
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
He said," We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say:

Welcome to the Hotel California. Such a lovely Place; such a lovely face
They live it up at the Hotel California. What a nice surprise, bring your alibis³

Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne⁴ on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
And in the master's chambers⁵, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
'Relax' said the nightman, We are programed to receive.
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

重点词汇

Tiffany  n. 贵重珠宝的牌子，与后面的Mercedes Benz（奔驰车）都代指贵重物品
live up  v. 快乐地过日子，尽情狂欢

shimmer  n. 微光	dim  a. 暗淡的，模糊的
heaven  n. 天堂	hell  n. 地狱
light up  v. 点燃	corridor  n. 走廊
Captain  n. （旅店）领班	alibi  n. 借口，托辞，辩解
mirror  n. 镜子	ceiling  n. 天花板
champagne  n. 香槟酒	device  n. 装置，设计，设备
feast  n. 宴会	steely  a. 像钢一样的，似钢的
check out  v. 付帐后离开	colita  n. 大麻

1 shimmering   

v.闪闪发光，发微光( shimmer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。
• The colours are delicate and shimmering. 这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。 来自辞典例句

2 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

3 alibis   

某人在别处的证据( alibi的名词复数 )； 不在犯罪现场的证人； 借口； 托辞

参考例句：

• The suspects all had alibis for the day of the robbery. 嫌疑人均有证据证明抢劫当天不在犯罪现场。
• I'm not trying to beat your alibis any more than I'm trying to prove 'em. 我并不是不让你辩护，我只是想把那个人找出来。

4 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

5 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网