Tell It Like It Is

• By: Aaron Neville
• Album: Tell It Like It Is - The Par Lo Years

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

If you want something to play with

如果你只是想找个玩意儿消遣

Go and find yourself a toy

那就去找个玩具吧

Baby, my time is too expensive

宝贝，我的时间很宝贵

And I'm not a little boy

我可不是个小孩子

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If you are serious

如果你是认真的

Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious

就别玩弄我的感情，那样会让我很生气

But if you want me to love you

但如果你想要我爱你

Then baby I will, girl, you know that I will

宝贝我会的，女孩，你知道我会的

Tell it like it is

坦诚相待

Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide

别害怕让良心指引你

But I know deep down inside of me

但我内心深处知道

I believe you love me, forget your foolish pride

我相信你是爱我的，放下你那愚蠢的骄傲

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Life is too short to have sorrow

人生苦短，何必悲伤

You may be here today and gone tomorrow

也许今天还在，明天就离开了

You might as well get what you want

不如去争取你想要的

So go on and leave, baby, go on and leave

所以离开吧，宝贝，离开吧

Tell it like it is

坦诚相待

I'm nothing to play with

我可不是个玩具

Go and find yourself a toy

去找你的玩具吧

But I tell it like it is

但我实话实说

My time is too expensive and I'm not your little boy

我的时间很宝贵，我可不是你的小男孩

Hmmm... Tell it like it is

嗯...坦诚相待

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - 玩 noun - 玩耍
toy /tɔɪ/ A1	noun - 玩具
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 时间
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - 男孩
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - 心脏
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - 爱 noun - 爱
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - 女孩
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ B1	adjective - 羞愧的
conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ B2	noun - 良心
guide /ɡaɪd/ B1	noun - 向导 verb - 引导
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - 骄傲
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生命
short /ʃɔːrt/ A1	adjective - 短的
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B2	noun - 悲伤
expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ B1	adjective - 昂贵的
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ B1	adjective - 严肃的
furious /ˈfjʊəriəs/ B2	adjective - 狂怒的

Grammar:

• If you want something to play with

  ➔ 条件句 (第一类型)

  ➔ 使用了 "if + 现在简单时, will + 动词原形" 的结构。条件 "if you want something to play with" 之后隐含一个主句 (很可能是一个祈使句，比如 "then find it elsewhere")。

• Baby, my time is too expensive

  ➔ 形容词 "too" + 形容词

  ➔ "expensive" 前面的词 "too" 表示时间对于所暗示的目的（和某人玩耍）来说太宝贵了。

• Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious

  ➔ 祈使句 (否定) + 代词 + 动词

  ➔ "Don't play" 是一个否定祈使句，用来命令 *不要* 做某事。它直接针对听众。

• Then baby I will, girl, you know that I will

  ➔ 用助动词 "will" 强调

  ➔ 重复 "I will" 可以提供强调和保证。以这种方式使用 "will" 表示强烈的意愿。

• Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide

  ➔ 祈使句 (否定) + "to" 不定式

  ➔ "Don't be ashamed" 是一个否定祈使句。 "to let your conscience be your guide" 是一个不定式短语，充当祈使句的宾语。

• Life is too short to have sorrow

  ➔ "Too" + 形容词 + "to" 不定式

  ➔ "too + 形容词 + to + 不定式" 结构表明某物相对于其他事物而言是过度的。 在这种情况下，生命太短暂 *以至于* 不允许悲伤。

• You might as well get what you want

  ➔ "Might as well"

  ➔ "Might as well" 表示没有充分的理由不做某事。 它暗示了一种接受现状并选择可用最佳选择的感觉。