ballad

1. N-COUNT A ballad is a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language. 敘事歌; 民間敘事詩

...an eighteenth century ballad about some lost children called the Babes in the Wood. …一首關於迷路兒童的名爲《叢林中的寶貝》的18世紀民間敘事詩。

2. N-COUNT A ballad is a slow, romantic, popular song. 流行情歌

"You Don't Know Paris" is one of the most beautiful ballads that he ever wrote. 《你不了解巴黎》是他寫過的最優美的流行情歌之一。