Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the infectious world of Felix Jaehn's "Hot2Touch," a collaboration with Hight and Alex Aiono. This track offers a fantastic opportunity to explore modern English slang, as the title itself is a shortened version of 'too hot to touch.' Experience the blend of house and pop while unraveling a story of desire and elusiveness .
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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SHE KNOWS SHE'S IN CONTROL
➔ Present Simple and Contraction "She's"
➔ "SHE KNOWS" is in the present simple tense, used for facts or general truths. "SHE'S" is a contraction of "she is," also in the present simple, indicating her current state. The phrase "IN CONTROL" is a common idiom meaning to have power or influence.
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TURNS THE HEAT UP, THEN SHE LET'S ME GO
➔ Phrasal Verb and Causative Verb
➔ "TURNS THE HEAT UP" is a phrasal verb meaning to increase the intensity. "LET'S ME GO" uses the causative verb "let," which means to allow or permit someone to do something.
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SETTING THE RULES AND PLAYING IT COOL
➔ Gerunds as Nouns/Descriptive Phrases
➔ "SETTING THE RULES" and "PLAYING IT COOL" use gerunds (verb + -ing) functioning as nouns or descriptive elements, referring to actions. Here, they describe how "easy" it is for "you."
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MY HEART, LIKE A BROKEN CASSETTE
➔ Simile with "like" and Past Participle as Adjective
➔ The word "LIKE" is used here to make a simile, comparing "MY HEART" to "A BROKEN CASSETTE." "BROKEN" is a past participle acting as an adjective, describing the state of the cassette.
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WE'RE GETTING CLOSE
➔ Present Continuous Tense
➔ "WE'RE GETTING CLOSE" uses the present continuous tense (be + verb-ing) to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking or a temporary, ongoing situation.
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BUT SHE'S TOO HOT TO TOUCH
➔ "Too + Adjective + To-Infinitive" Structure
➔ This structure, "TOO HOT TO TOUCH," indicates that something is excessively (TOO) a certain quality (HOT) to perform a specific action (TO TOUCH). It implies a negative consequence or impossibility due to the intensity of the adjective.
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I'VE GOT TO MAKE MY MOVE
➔ "Have got to" (Modal of Necessity)
➔ "I'VE GOT TO" is an informal way of saying "I have to," expressing necessity or obligation. It is followed by the base form of the verb "MAKE."
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YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE BURNING, BURNING UP
➔ Causative Verb "make" and "like + Gerund"
➔ "YOU MAKE ME FEEL" uses the causative verb "make" followed by an object and a base verb, meaning to cause someone to feel something. "LIKE BURNING" uses "like" followed by a gerund to express a sensation or comparison.
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NO, YOU CAN'T STOP THE HURTING
➔ Modal Verb "can't" and "Stop + Gerund"
➔ "CAN'T" is the negative form of the modal verb "can," expressing inability. The verb "STOP" is followed by a gerund ("THE HURTING") when it means to cease an activity.
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SHE KNOWS THAT I WANT IT
➔ Noun Clause with "that"
➔ "THAT I WANT IT" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "KNOWS." The conjunction "THAT" introduces this clause, which provides more information about what she knows.
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