<1. 歌手 & 背景介绍> 艾尔顿 约翰(Elton John) 1947年3月25日出生于英国伦敦市，自幼学习钢琴课程。1969年以一首《Your Song》第一次挤身于英美流行榜前10名。70年代他推出大量优秀的流行歌曲，并取得了令人惊叹的成绩。他曾一连七张专辑荣获冠军，他的魅力感染了欧洲甚至前苏联。1974年至1975年间他处于巅峰时期，年收入达到了700万美元，成为全球报酬最高的摇滚歌手，伦敦杜莎夫人蜡像馆把他的蜡像与许多英国历史上大家熟悉的传奇人物安放在一起。 

 Goodbye England's rose May you ever grow in our hearts you were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart (1) You called out to our country and you whispered to those in pain now you belong to heaven and the stars spell out your name And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind never fading with the sunset when the rain set in (2) And your footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will (3) loveliness we've lost these empty days without your smile this torch (4) we'll always carry for our nation's golden child and even though we try the truth brings us to tears all our words cannot express the joy you brought us through the years and it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind never fading with the sunset when the rain set in and your footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will Goodbye England's rose may you ever grow in our hearts you were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart Goodbye England's rose from a country lost without your soul (6) who'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know (7) and it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind never fading with the sunset when the rain set in and you footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will (X2)

 (1) You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart 你的光芒照耀每一个生命备受蹂躏的地方 tear apart 使分裂 Scandal is tearing the government apart. (2) And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind, never fading with the sunset when the rain set in 你在我心中，你的一生就像那风中的蜡烛。即便下雨天，日落西山的时候，也不会熄灭 Live … life 生活 I just want to live my life in my own way. He's not well enough to live a normal life. (3) Your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will 即使现在你的烛光已经熄灭，你的传奇故事将永远流传 Legend 传奇（人物）；神话 We must put more money into the sport if we want to create the tennis legends of the future. This is a marvelous player who was a legend in his own lifetime. (4) torch 火炬 (5) All our words cannot express the joy you brought us through the years 千言万语也无法表达这些年来，你给我们带来的欢乐 (6) soul 灵魂 (7) Who'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know 你永远无法知道有多少人会永远怀念你的爱心。 Compassion 同情心 Feel/show/have compassion (for) Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime? In turn 轮流地 Each of us in turn had to describe how alcohol had affected our lives. (7) There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors when the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours 在野外的天地你能感受到美好的旋律和节拍，那就是我这个落魄的旅者跟你同步的心跳声 Rhyme 韵律；押韵 Can you think of a rhyme for 'bicycle'? Voyager 航海者；旅行者 In time with/to 与。。。同时 Gloria was tapping her feet in time to the music. star-crossed 运气不好的；落魄的