Casablanca為1942年美國愛情電影，如今仍在百大經典電影中榜上有名
而演唱Casablanca同名歌曲歌手是Bertie Higgins
他因為是北非諜影男主角Humphrey DeForest Bogart的死忠影迷
因此催生此歌曲，曲中內容場景就是受到北非諜影影響
11/6(三)下午4:05~5:00 tea time時光《唱歌學英文》單元，高雄市鎮港園社區大學英文老師Mark，就將透由情歌《Casablanca》，帶我們一起聽音樂、學英文、在異國愛情故事裡。
節目內容如下：👇👇
⚫ I fell in love with you watching Casablanca
在觀賞北非諜影之時，我已迷戀於你
Back row of the drive-in show in the flickering light
在汽車劇院的後排、搖曳的燈光中
‧fell(fall) in love with sb與..某人墜入愛河
‧back row (seat) 後排
front row (seat) 前排
‧drive-in (免下車服務)
drive-in show= drive-in theater 免下車戲院(汽車劇院)
‧drive-thru 得來速=drive through
- Popcorn and cokes beneath the stars
星光下的爆米花與可樂
Became champagne and caviar化為香檳與魚子醬
Making love on a long hot summer’s night
漫長而炎熱的夏夜裡，我們一起翻雲覆雨
‧beneath…之下
- I thought you fell in love with me watching Casablanca
在觀賞北非諜影之時，我以為你愛上了我
Holding hands beneath the paddle fans in Rick’s candlelit cafe
燭光熠熠的瑞克咖啡廳、吊扇的下方，我握住了你的手
‧paddle 槳
‧candlelit→candle(蠟燭)+lit(=light)
光源+light/lit (某種光)
例如:sunlit → sunlight日光、firelit → firelight火光、
starlit → starligh星光、moonlit → moonlight月光
- Hiding in the shadows from the spies
躲藏於銀幕的陰影之中
Moroccan moonlight in your eyes
你的眼裡映著摩洛哥的月光
Making magic at the movies in my old Chevrolet
在我那輛老舊的雪佛蘭車裡製造了驚奇
‧Moroccan(adj)摩洛哥的or(n)摩洛哥
Asian 亞洲(人)的；亞洲人、American美國(洲)的；美國人
Canadian 加拿大(人)的；加拿大人
Japanese日本人
- Oh! A kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca
噢，北非諜影裡的吻依舊
But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh [saɪ]
然而一個吻倘若沒有你的嘆息那便不成吻
Please come back to me in Casablanca
請回到當日一起觀賞北非諜影時我的身邊
I love you more and more each day as time goes by
隨著時光流逝，我日復一日愛你更深了
- I guess there’re many broken hearts in Casablanca
我想應當有許多心碎的人們在卡薩布蘭加
You know I’ve never really been there so I don’t know
你知道我從未去過那裡，所以我並不清楚
‧guess 猜測、估計
例如: guess what? 你猜怎麼樣?
I guess (that) 我猜...
Make/have a guess 猜猜看吧
- I guess our love story will never be seen
我想我們的愛情故事永遠不會被亮相
On the big wide silver screen
在那寬大的銀色屏幕上
But it hurt just as bad when I had to watch you go
但當我目送你離去時，內心不禁悽愴
‧hurt（使）感到疼痛;弄傷／造成傷害
例如: My head hurts.我的頭很痛。
Several people were seriously/badly hurt in the explosion(car accident).
有好幾個人在這次爆炸中(車禍)受了重傷。
A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates.
目前的高利率給很多企業造成不利的影響。
- Oh! a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca
噢！北非諜影裡的吻依舊是個吻
But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh
然而一個吻倘若沒有你的嘆息那便不成吻
Please come back to me in Casablanca
請回到當日一起觀賞北非諜影時我的身邊
I love you more and more each day as time goes by
隨著時光流逝，我日復一日愛你更深了
‧each 與 every
例如:I want each of them.