Easy On Me
Lyrics:
Vocabulary in this song:
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settled /ˈsɛtld/ B1 |
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married /ˈmærɪd/ A2 |
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dreams /driːmz/ B1 |
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things /θɪŋz/ A2 |
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hated /ˈheɪtɪd/ B2 |
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secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B2 |
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hide /haɪd/ A2 |
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look /lʊk/ A1 |
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face /feɪs/ A2 |
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hope /hoʊp/ B1 |
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reminded /rɪˈmaɪndɪd/ B2 |
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wishes /ˈwɪʃɪz/ B1 |
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regrets /rɪˈɡrɛts/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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I heard that you're settled down
➔ 间接引语和现在完成进行时(被动语态)
➔ “I heard that you're settled down”是间接引语;原本可能类似于“You are settled down”。这里的“Settled down”用作形容词,暗示这是一个持续过程达到现在的结果。也可以解释为被动语态,暗示有人帮助你安定下来。
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Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you
➔ 省略关系代词的关系从句和过去简单时
➔ “Things I didn't give to you”是一个关系从句。关系代词(which 或 that)被省略。“I didn't give to you”使用过去简单时。
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Ain't like you to hold back
➔ 非正式缩略形式('Ain't')和“to be + like + someone + to do something”结构
➔ “Ain't”是“is not”或“are not”的非标准缩略形式。“It's not like you to...”结构表示你通常不做某事。
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I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
➔ 目的不定式和习语('Out of the Blue')
➔ “To turn up”是一个目的不定式,解释了她为什么讨厌某件事。“Out of the blue”是一个习语,意思是出乎意料地。
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I had hoped you'd see my face
➔ 过去完成时和条件句(类型 3)
➔ “I had hoped”使用过去完成时,表明一个未实现的希望。这句话暗示了一个条件句(类型 3):如果你看到了我的脸...
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Never mind, I'll find someone like you
➔ 一般将来时('I'll')和作为介词的“like”
➔ “I'll”是“I will”的缩写,表示一般将来时。“Like you”的意思是和你相似;这里,“like”是介词。
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I wish nothing but the best for you, too
➔ 倒装和固定表达
➔ 虽然很微妙,但短语“I wish nothing but the best for you”暗示了一个倒装,因为在语法上你可能会期待“I wish you nothing but the best”。这个短语是一个固定表达。
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Sometimes it lasts in love, But sometimes it hurts instead
➔ 一般现在时和连词
➔ 两个分句都使用一般现在时,描述普遍真理。“But”是一个连接对比想法的连词。