What I heard then was the melody of children at play. Nothing but that. And I knew that the hopelessly poignant thing was not Lolita's absence from my side, but the absence of her voice from that chorus.

——Lolita

那时，我听到的是孩子们戏谑的旋律，就是这个，没有其他。我知道那是最为伤心无望的不是洛丽塔不再我的身旁，而是，那种旋律中没有她的声音。

——《洛丽塔》

一、你知道melody有几种含义吗？

n.

1.曲调，歌曲 piece of music or a song with a clear or simple tune

He played an old Irish melody.

他演奏了一支古老的爱尔兰曲调。

 

2.旋律 a tune, especially the main tune in a piece of music written for several instruments or voices

The melody still rang in her ears.

那个旋律仍然在她的耳际荡。

 

3.美妙的音乐 beautiful music

The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.

美妙的音乐在我心中回荡。

 

4.乐曲的音符编排 the arrangement of musical notes in a tune

 

二、词义辨析：还有哪些词汇能表示“曲调”的意思

melody, song, tune, theme

这些名词均含有“乐曲、曲调”之意。

melody指悦耳的曲调旋律。

song多指配有歌词的歌曲。

tune指曲调，与配有歌词的歌曲相对。

theme指主旋律。

 

三、最后，做个填词游戏吧

a few bars of ________ drifted towards us
几小节乐曲从远处传来