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Hotel California (The Eagles)

On a dark desert highway.行驶在昏黑的荒漠公路上。

Cool wind in my hair.凉风吹过我的头发。

Warm smell of colitas.温馨的colitas香。(注：colitas一词有争议，有人凭借上下文的想象译作大麻)

Rising up through the air.弥漫在空气中。

Up ahead in the distance.抬头遥望远方，

I saw a shimmering light.我看到一丝微弱的灯光。(从这一句开始往下可理解为吸毒后的感觉)

My head grew heavy & my sight grew dim.我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊。(吸毒症状)

I had to stop for the night.我不得不停下来过夜。

There she stood in the doorway.她站在门那儿等候我。(毒品的诱惑)

I heard the mission bell.我听到远处教堂的钟声。(可以理解为一种警钟，就是心底的良知在呼喊。可还是没抵抗住诱惑。)

And I was thinking to myself.我在心里暗自嘀咕。

"is could be Heaven or this could be Hell".这里也许是天堂也可能是地狱。(毒品的天堂地狱)

Then she lit up a candle.她点燃了蜡烛。(点燃大麻)

And she showed me the way.并给我引路。(引向幻境)

There were voices down the corridor.走廊深处传来阵阵说话声。

I thought I heard them say.我隐约听到他们在说……

Welcome to the Hotel California ! 欢迎来到加州旅馆！(毒品的诱惑)

Such a lovely place ! 多么美丽的地方！

Such a lovely face ! 如许可爱的面容！！(毒品让人感觉很亲切)

Plenty of room at the Hotel California ! 这就是永远迎客的加州旅馆！

Any time of year.一年的任何时候

U can find it here ! 你都能在这找到你需要的房间。(毒品随时可以满足你的需要)

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,她的心为珠宝所扭曲。(吸食毒品后的放纵！)

She got the Mercedes bends.她拥有豪华的奔驰车。(拥有的满足感！)

She got a lot of pretty,pretty boys.她有许多漂亮的男孩。(毒品如此的受欢迎！)

That she calls friends.她称之为朋友。(毒品是朋友！)

How they dance in the courtyard.他们在庭院里翩翩起舞。

Sweet summer sweat.甜蜜夏日,香汗伶俐。

Some dance to remember ! 有人翩翩为回忆！

Some dance to forget ! 有人翩翩求忘却！(吸食毒品的目的！)

So I called up the Captain.于是我叫来领班。

"Please bring me my wine." 请给我来些美酒。

He said"We haven't had that spirit here.（他说:我们这再不供应烈酒 ）

since nineteen sixty nine." 自从1969年起。

And still those voices are calling from far away.远处依然传来那些话语。(仍然可理解为幻听)

Wake U up in the middle of the night.在半夜将你惊醒。(对这种放纵生活的惶恐)

Just to hear them say-只听到他们在说……

They livin' it up at the Hotel California.他们在加州旅馆尽情狂欢。

What a nice surprise ! 一切都美好得令人吃惊！

Bring your alibis.使你有了来到这里堕落的借口。

Mirrors on the ceiling.天花板上镶嵌着的镜子。

The pink champagne on ice.粉红色的香槟浸着冰块。

And she said"We are all just prisoners here-然而她却说我们在这都是囚徒。

of our own device".但都是我们自愿在这为欲望而负债的。

And in the master's chambers.在主人的卧房里。

They gathered for the feast.他们为欲望的盛宴而聚在一起。

They stabbed it with their steely knives.他们彼此间用钢刀相互挥刺。(内心的挣扎)

But they just can't kill the beast.但却杀不死心中的恶魔！

Last thing I remember.我所记得的最后一件事就是-

I was running for the door.我拼命跑向大门口。

I had to find the passage back.我必须找到来时的路。

To the place I was before.回到我过去的地方。

"Relax",said the night man.守夜人叫我放宽心.

"We are programmed to receive.我们天生受诱惑(我们只是照常接待)。

You can checkout any time you like.你想什么时候结束(结帐)都可以。

But you can never leave!" 但你永远都无法摆脱！(永远无法离开毒品！)