VOA慢速英語(yǔ): 新年快樂(lè)！

新年快樂(lè)！

Now, VOA Special English presents a special program for New Year’s Eve.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)為新年前夕制作的特別節(jié)目。

That is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called “Auld Lang Syne.” It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

這是一首美國(guó)人在新年除夕會(huì)聽(tīng)到的歌曲。這首歌名叫“友誼地久天長(zhǎng)”。這是新年慶?；顒?dòng)期間會(huì)播放的一首經(jīng)典歌曲。友誼地久天長(zhǎng)是一首蘇格蘭的古詩(shī)。講述要記住老朋友。

The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since.” No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Burns was published in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.

詞組“auld lang syne”的意思是“地久天長(zhǎng)”。沒(méi)有人知道寫(xiě)的這首詩(shī)。但是由蘇格蘭詩(shī)人羅伯特·彭斯寫(xiě)的一個(gè)版本在1976年出版。今天我們聽(tīng)到的歌詞和音樂(lè)是1979年首次出現(xiàn)在一本歌集上。

The song is sung in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve.

在美國(guó)，新年前夕一般會(huì)唱這首歌。

Here is Lou Rawls singing his version of it…

下面是洛·羅爾斯唱的一個(gè)版本…

Another version is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet.

另一個(gè)版本是華盛頓薩克斯四重奏。

As we end our program with “Auld Lang Syne,” I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year.

我們以歌曲“友誼地久天長(zhǎng)”結(jié)束我們今天的節(jié)目，祝愿所有的聽(tīng)眾朋友新年快樂(lè)！