Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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                             strike /straɪk/ A2 | 
                        
                                                            
 
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                             match /mætʃ/ A1 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             holster /ˈhoʊlstər/ B2 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             geek /giːk/ B1 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             tweak /twiːk/ B2 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             sip /sɪp/ A1 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             cracked /krækt/ A2 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             seal /siːl/ A2 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             switch /swɪtʃ/ A2 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             stack /stæk/ A1 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             recreate /ˌriːkriˈeɪt/ B1 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             coaster /ˈkoʊstər/ A2 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             Balenciaga /ˌbælənsiˈɑːɡə/ C1 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             Bottega /bɒˈteɪɡə/ C1 | 
                        
                                                            
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                             SRT /ɛs ɑr tiː/ C1 | 
                        
                                                            
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Key Grammar Structures
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I been rolled up, yeah, I was geeking
➔ 现在完成进行时(口语中省略 "have")
➔ 句子使用了现在完成进行时 "I **been** rolled up",其中 **been** 是 "be" 的过去分词,通常需要前置助动词 "have"。
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I was tryna strike shit, like a match, late night, yeah
➔ try 后的不定式(口语 "tryna" = "trying to")
➔ "tryna" 是 "trying to" 的口语缩写,后面接不定式 **strike**。
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Strike like I missed it, strike like I hit the pin
➔ 使用 "like" 的比喻
➔ 短语 "like I missed it" 使用 **like** 引入比较,意为 “像我错过一样”。
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You know that shit look real when you already do
➔ 零条件句(一般现在时 + when 从句)
➔ 句子陈述一般真理:"You know ... when you already **do**",在 "when" 从句中使用一般现在时的 **do**。
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I switch the coupe (gang)
➔ 一般现在时
➔ 动词 **switch** 处于一般现在时,表示习惯性或重复性的动作。
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I switch out whips like they switch out shoes
➔ 使用 "like" 的比较从句
➔ 第二部分 "like they **switch** out shoes" 使用 **like** 来比较两个相似的动作。
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I don't put no crushed ice in my soda
➔ 双重否定
➔ 句子中出现了 **don't** 和 **no** 两个否定,形成双重否定,这是口语中常见的非标准用法。
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It's a gun in my holster
➔ 系动词 "be" + 名词补语
➔ 动词 **is** 将主语 **It** 与名词短语 **a gun in my holster** 连接,起主语补语的作用。
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Slide, show them somethin' show them, uh
➔ 祈使句
➔ **Slide** 和 **show** 是祈使句,使用动词原形且没有主语。
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I begged **him** to sell it too
➔ 动词 + 不定式结构(宾语 + to‑不定式)
➔ 动词 **begged** 后跟宾语 **him** 和不定式 **to sell**,构成动词‑宾语‑to‑不定式的结构。
 
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