嗯...不好意思把自己在英文作文會話課的文章拿來板上獻醜啦;)
第一篇是我自己從小到大聽音樂的歷程檢視
和Oasis如何像音樂沙漠裡綠洲般豐盈了我的生命,賦予的它另一層意義
對我來說,其他音樂就像海市蜃樓一樣地虛幻,不踏實吧...
以下就是不翻譯的原作:
Feeling Holy-A Quest to "Oasis" By Carol Lin(我的真名啦;)
Once I was a lonely traveler wandering in the music desert. At the age
of twelve, I entered it for I was attracted by a heartbreaking sound of
two-stringed Chinese musical instrument; I used to think that there wasn't
any other music more desolate, sorrowful and lonesome. I remeber clearly
that I always played a melody called "You, Standing in the Wind" after
school. As a sentimental girl in my early teens, I felt like I was in the
midst of suffering; everything seemed to act against me. Until now I am
still afflicted by an unpleasant past experience that during a certain
period of my life, almost every girl in my class refused to talk to me,
even my best friend. However, the most ironic thing is that I didn't have
any clue at all why I underwent such a "public isolation." But there was
one thing I could be sure of: I was all by myself; I had to do everything
on my own. Naturally, this simple but emotional two-stringed music became
my only and best company, sharing all my bitter tears.
Then, as I grew older and went on farther, I found that I needed to
learn another language to communicate with foreigners, to broaden my vision,
and to enrich my journey. Therefore, through the process of learning a major
foreign language-English, I gradually experienced the cultural shock and
differences. In contrast to the repressed emotion the traditional Chinese
music showed, those English love songs sounded a lot more direct and open.
Coincidentally, it happened to be the time I became interested in the opposite
sex, and strangely, I often had crush on men who were much older than me.
Therefore, I felt completely identified with those sweet, loving lyrics, but
at the same time despairingly I knew my blind love could never be granted.
Every time when I sang along with the flowing melody, it seemed to satiate
my craze for an unreachable love.
However, as the exam pressure increased in my last high school year,
I got a lazy disease called "tiredness plus pessimism." I began to seek
momentary escape from all those deadly mathematic formulas and geographic
terms. "Rock 'n roll" was the emergency room. When I threw myself into those
powerful drumbeats and noisy guitar sounds, all my nerves and veins were
livened up. Through screaming and jumping with the music, I was able to
vent all my anxiety and regained energy.Sometimes I even went into ecstasies
while soaking myself in the center of this whirling storm.
But eventually I became numbed; those heavy sounds started to mix up
together and slowly faded away like a blur background music, which never
went deep into my ear. I lost in a mirage where all kinds of music seemed
nothing but illusion to me. I couldn't get any special feeling from any music
any more. Although they sounded beautiful and smooth, I knew they no longer
touched my heart. I needed something that can turn me on, can make my ilfe
meaningful, and can make me complete. I was longing for my grail in the music
desert. I'd been traveling for a long while and I really wanted to settle
In between hope and despair, I saw the dazzling glisten of water from
distance. As I got closer and closer to the source of light, my heart also
beat faster and faster, "Will it be the oasis I've been looking for?" The
answer was never so sure since I heard the magical music flowing out of
that "Wonderwall," an abstract love song decorated with abundant striking
sound of acoustic guitar. In front of me located an amazing "Oasis," which
consists of many incredible songs and lyrics composed by Noel Gallagher, who,
I believe, is the chief of this extraordinary place. Also, behind the trees of
microphone, guitar, drum and bass stood another four members. The whole
combination shaped a band with the devil-may-care attitude and impressive
arrogance. They got that grail- the never-ending talent and potential to make
eternal songs.
It's difficult to tell exactly how I fell in love with Oasis. I've
never heard of such special vocals, which are both cunningly sharp and
heartbreakingly warm. From the many concert videos I watched, no matter how
excessively aggressive and powerful their music is, the blokes of Oasis stood
carelessly and calmly with Liam, the leading vocals, firmly behind the mike.
He always clasped his hands behind his back, lifting his chin to the angle of
45 degrees. Almost completely motionless, he snarled out so much electric
energy focused in his deep and instinct feeling and emotion.Listen to Liam
singing is such an exciting and inspiring experience that I truly feel holy
towards the whole band!
Also, Oasis' melody made my heart itching; as the opening of a song
begins, the slight electric shock will run through my whole body. Then,
all I know is that I can't help singing with the tune. In fact, the chords
Noel uses to compose songs are quite simple; however, through his magical
arrangement, each song is gifted with life and irresistible charm; it's the
kind of music that can fill every void of my body.
Incredibly, reading their lyrics arouses my passion and pride for life
and myself. Their lyrics directly express the human desires for freedom,
liberty and dreams. They often remind me that we're unique individuals and
we definitely should go for it while we are young. "Live Forever" is probably
the best example to show this kind of wild spirit. It's a song about how
important we should concentrate on our own life and achieve our impossible
dreams to live forever spiritually, to die without regrets. I think in this
song I also see my own primal longing to achieve my dreams and leave some
extraordinary deeds to "live forever," to achieve spiritual immortality.
My attitude of life has become more positive and active since I got in touch
with Oasis' music, especially their meaningful lyrics. I am more courageous
and more determined to do what I want to do during my limited life.
So far my quest has come to an end ; I've found my Oasis in the music
desert. However, my true discovery is just about to begin. From now on,
I'm going to uncover what's sleeping in my soul by the holy name of Oasis.
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哇!連paste自己的作文都花了大半個小時...
呼!再接再勵...下篇是Oasis和Blur之間的Brit-pop星際大戰...
Patsy "Gallagher"
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我是派西蓋勒格 暱稱是班森與哈吉斯
Patsy-Liam的演員老婆
Gallagher-Liam和Noel的姓
Benson & Hedges-Noel最愛的香煙牌以及他們家兩隻貓的名字
Cheers!
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