I Was Made To Love Her

• By: Stevie Wonder
• Album: 20th Century Masters Millenium Collection

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

I was born in Lil' Rock

我出生在小石城

Had a childhood sweetheart

有一个童年甜心

We were always hand in hand

我们总是手牵手

I wore hightop shoes and shirt tails

我穿着高帮鞋和衬衫下摆

Suzy was in pig tails

苏茜扎着双马尾

I know I loved her even then

我知道我那时就爱着她

You know my papa disapproved it

你知道我爸爸不赞成

My mama boohooed it

我妈妈哭哭啼啼

But I told them time and time again

但我一次又一次告诉他们

"Don't you know I was made to love her

“你不知道我就是为了爱她而生的吗

Built my world all around her"

我的世界都是围绕着她建立的”

Yah! Hey, hey, hey

耶！嘿，嘿，嘿

She's been my inspiration

她一直是我的灵感

Showed appreciation

表达了感激

For the love I gave her through the years

对我多年来给予她的爱

Like a sweet magnolia tree

就像一棵甜美的木兰树

My love blossmed tenderly

我的爱温柔地绽放

My life grew sweeter through the years

我的生活随着岁月变得更加甜美

I know that my baby loves me

我知道我的宝贝爱我

My baby needs me

我的宝贝需要我

That's why we made it through the years

这就是我们能够走过岁月的原因

I was made to love her

我就是为了爱她而生

Worship and adore her

崇拜和爱慕她

Hey, hey, hey

嘿，嘿，嘿

All through thick and thin

无论风雨

Our love just won't end

我们的爱永不结束

'Cause I love my baby, love my baby ah

因为我爱我的宝贝，爱我的宝贝啊

My baby loves me

我的宝贝爱我

My baby needs me

我的宝贝需要我

And I know I ain't going nowhere

我知道我不会去任何地方

I was knee high to a chicken

我那时还小得像只小鸡

When that love bug bit me

当爱情的虫子咬了我

I had the fever with each passing year

随着每一年过去，我都发烧

Oh, even if the mountain tumbles

哦，即使山崩地裂

If this whole world crumbles

即使整个世界崩溃

By her side I'll still be standing there

我仍会站在她身边

'Cause I was made to love her

因为我就是为了爱她而生

I was made to live for her, yeah!

我就是为了她而活，耶！

Ah, I was made to love her

啊，我就是为了爱她而生

Built my world all around her

我的世界都是围绕着她建立的

Hey, hey, hey

嘿，嘿，嘿

Oo baby, I was made to please her

哦宝贝，我就是为了取悦她而生

You know Stevie ain't gonna leave her, no

你知道斯蒂维不会离开她，不

Hey, hey, hey

嘿，嘿，嘿

Oo wee baby

哦，宝贝

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - 爱 verb - 爱
made /meɪd/ A1	verb - 制造
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - 世界
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - 年
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - 宝贝，爱人
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 时间
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - 手
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - 甜的
needs /niːdz/ A2	verb - 需要
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A2	verb - 站立
thin /θɪn/ A2	adjective - 薄的
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B1	noun - 发烧
adore /əˈdɔːr/ B2	verb - 崇拜
inspiration /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn/ B2	noun - 灵感

Grammar:

• I was born in Lil' Rock

  ➔ 过去简单被动语态

  ➔ 这个句子使用了过去简单被动语态。结构是"was/were + 过去分词"。在这种情况下，"was born"意味着是别人导致说话者出生，尽管行为者没有明确指出。

• You know my papa disapproved it

  ➔ 过去简单时（规则动词）

  ➔ 这个句子使用了过去简单时，动词是规则动词。“Disapprove”通过添加“-ed”变为“disapproved”。它表示过去一个已完成的动作。

• Don't you know I was made to love her

  ➔ 过去简单被动语态与'to'不定式

  ➔ 这里，“was made to love”将过去简单时中的被动语态（“was made”）与“to”不定式（“to love”）结合在一起。它暗示了一种命运或目标感——说话者注定或被创造出来就是为了爱她。

• She's been my inspiration

  ➔ 现在完成时

  ➔ 这个句子使用了现在完成时。结构是“has/have + 过去分词”。“She's been”是“She has been”的缩写，表示一个在过去开始并持续到现在或与现在相关的动作或状态。

• Our love just won't end

  ➔ 一般将来时（否定缩写）

  ➔ “Won't”是“will not”的缩写，是一般将来时的否定形式。它表达了一种预测或意图，即某事不会在将来发生。

• I was knee high to a chicken

  ➔ 过去简单时与明喻

  ➔ 这是一个用过去简单时描述过去状态的明喻。“Knee high to a chicken”是一个明喻，说明说话者有多么矮小。

• Even if the mountain tumbles, if this whole world crumbles

  ➔ 条件句（第二类 - 假设）

  ➔ 这使用第二类条件句来描述一种假设的情况。结构是“If + 过去简单时, would/could/might + 基本形式”。它表达了一种不太可能或不真实的情况及其可能的结果。

• By her side I'll still be standing there

  ➔ 一般将来时（带缩写）

  ➔ “I'll”是“I will”的缩写，用于表达未来的意图。这句话表明了说话者决心继续支持她，无论发生什么样的假设性灾难事件。