Daddy's Hands

• By: Holly Dunn

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

I remember daddy's hands folded silently in prayer

我记得爸爸的双手，静静地合十祈祷。

And reachin' out to hold me when I had a nightmare

当我做噩梦时，伸出手来拥抱我。

You could read quite a story in the caluses and lines

老茧和皱纹里，仿佛写满了故事。

Years of work and worry had left their mark behind

多年的辛劳和忧虑，留下了岁月的痕迹。

I remember daddy's hands how they held my momma tight

我记得爸爸的双手，紧紧地拥抱着妈妈。

And patted my back for somethin' done right

我做对了事情，他会拍拍我的后背。

There are things that I've forgotten that I loved about the man

关于他，我可能已经忘记了一些喜爱的事情。

But I'll always remember the love in daddy's hands

但我永远记得爸爸的双手里，满满的爱。

Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'

当我哭泣时，爸爸的双手是那么的温柔。

Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong

当我做错事时，爸爸的双手又坚硬如铁。

Daddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understand

爸爸的双手不总是温柔，但我渐渐明白。

There was always love in daddy's hands

爸爸的双手里，总是充满了爱。

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I remember daddy's hands workin' 'til they bled

我记得爸爸的双手，工作到流血。

Sacrificed unselfishly just to keep us all fed

无私的付出，只为让我们衣食无忧。

If I could do things over, I'd live my life again

如果可以重来，我想再活一次。

And never take for granted the love in daddy's hands

永远不会再把爸爸双手里的爱，视为理所当然。

Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'

当我哭泣时，爸爸的双手是那么的温柔。

Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong

当我做错事时，爸爸的双手又坚硬如铁。

Daddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understand

爸爸的双手不总是温柔，但我渐渐明白。

There was always love in daddy's hands

爸爸的双手里，总是充满了爱。

Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'

当我哭泣时，爸爸的双手是那么的温柔。

Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong

当我做错事时，爸爸的双手又坚硬如铁。

Daddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understand

爸爸的双手不总是温柔，但我渐渐明白。

There was always love in daddy's hands

爸爸的双手里，总是充满了爱。

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - 手
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ A1	verb - 记得
prayer /preər/ B1	noun - 祈祷
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - 到达
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - 握住
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mer/ B1	noun - 噩梦
read /riːd/ A1	verb - 读
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ A1	noun - 故事
lines /laɪnz/ A2	noun - 线
work /wɜːrk/ A1	noun - 工作 verb - 工作
worry /ˈwɜː.ri/ B1	noun - 担心 verb - 担心
mark /mɑːrk/ B1	noun - 标记
tight /taɪt/ B1	adjective - 紧
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - 爱
soft /sɔːft/ A2	adjective - 软
kind /kaɪnd/ A2	adjective - 善良
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - 硬
steel /stiːl/ B1	noun - 钢
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - 错误的
gentle /ˈdʒentl/ B1	adjective - 温柔的
bled /bled/ B1	verb - 流血
sacrificed /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪst/ B2	verb - 牺牲
granted /ˈɡræn.tɪd/ B2	verb - 授予

Grammar:

• I remember daddy's hands folded silently in prayer

  ➔ 过去式（remember）+ 过去分词作形容词。

  ➔ 这里，“folded” 作为一个形容词，描述了“daddy's hands”。“I remember” 表示过去的动作。 手并没有主动折叠，而是处于折叠状态。

• You could read quite a story in the caluses and lines

  ➔ 情态动词 “could” 表示过去的可能性/能力。

  ➔ “Could read” 表明可以根据父亲的手推断出一个故事。 它暗示了过去存在的能力或机会。

• Years of work and worry had left their mark behind

  ➔ 过去完成时。

  ➔ “Had left” 表明在过去某个时间点之前完成的动作。 多年的工作和担忧在说话者回忆的时间之前留下了痕迹。

• There are things that I've forgotten that I loved about the man

  ➔ 现在完成时 ('I've forgotten') + 关系从句 ('that I loved')。

  ➔ “I've forgotten” 表示在现在之前未指定的时间完成的动作，或者从过去持续到现在的一种状态。“That I loved” 是修饰 “things” 的关系从句。

• Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'

  ➔ 过去式与连词 “when” 一起使用，以描述与时间相关的条件。

  ➔ 这句话描述了在特定时间（说话者哭泣时）父亲的手是什么样的（柔软而友善）。

• Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong

  ➔ 过去式与过去完成时 ('I'd done') 和明喻 ('hard as steel')。

  ➔ “I'd done wrong”（过去完成时）描述了在父亲的手变硬*之前*发生的动作。“Hard as steel” 是一种明喻，将手与钢进行比较，以强调其硬度。

• Daddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understand

  ➔ 过去式 (weren't) + 现在完成时 ('I've come to understand') 表示随着时间的推移理解发生了变化。

  ➔ “Weren't” 描述了一种过去的状态，现在正在重新评估。“I've come to understand” 表明说话者的理解自从过去的状态以来已经发生了变化。

• Sacrificed unselfishly just to keep us all fed

  ➔ 过去式（隐含 - he 'sacrificed'）与目的不定式 ('to keep')。

  ➔ “To keep” 表达了牺牲的目的。 不定式短语解释了父亲为什么要牺牲。

• If I could do things over, I'd live my life again

  ➔ 第二条件句（“If” 从句是过去式，主句是 “would” + 动词原形）。

  ➔ 这句话表达了一种假设的情况及其后果。 它表明说话者正在反思过去，并考虑她会做些什么不同的事情。