The Boy In The Black Dress
Lyrics:
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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punched /pʌntʃt/ B1 |
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trembled /ˈtrɛmbəld/ B1 |
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face /feɪs/ A1 |
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floor /flɔːr/ A1 |
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Masculinity /ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti/ C1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ A2 |
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jaw /dʒɔː/ B1 |
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Confessed /kənˈfɛst/ B1 |
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class /klæs/ A1 |
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wept /wɛpt/ B2 |
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chew /tʃuː/ A2 |
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lie /laɪ/ A2 |
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sad /sæd/ A1 |
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mad /mæd/ B2 |
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boy /bɔɪ/ A1 |
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dress /drɛs/ A1 |
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hate /heɪt/ A2 |
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hate /heɪt/ B1 |
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dead /dɛd/ A2 |
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drown /draʊn/ B1 |
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misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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He trembled as his face kissed the floor
➔ 从属连词 'as'
➔ 连词 "as" 在这里用来表示两个动作同时发生。
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Mr. Bawl expressed nail polish was for girls
➔ 间接引语 (过去时报告现在时)
➔ 报告动词 "expressed" 是过去时,导致被报告的动词 "is" (隐含) 变为 "was"。
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Trying to chew off both his hands
➔ 现在分词短语
➔ 以现在分词 "Trying" 开头的短语充当状语短语,描述主语的动作或状态。
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I wish he was dead
➔ 'Wish' + 过去时 (非真实的现在愿望)
➔ 动词 "wish" 后接过去时 "was" 用来表达现在一个假设的或不真实的情况。
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To drown him in misery
➔ 目的不定式
➔ 不定式短语 "To drown him in misery" 表达了前一行命令 ('tell all of your friends') 的预期结果或目的。
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She taught him things he'd never forget
➔ 关系代词省略
➔ 这是一个修饰 "things" 的定语从句 "(that/which) he'd never forget",其中作宾语的关系代词被省略了。
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About why you feel so bad
➔ 作介词宾语的名词性从句
➔ 从句 "why you feel so bad" 是一个名词性从句,充当介词 "about" 的宾语。
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Because now he can't walk out the door
➔ 原因状语从句 'Because' + 情态动词 'can't'
➔ "Because" 引导一个从属从句,解释主句的原因。"can't" 表达无法做到。
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They all think he lied, but the Lord knows he tried
➔ 并列复合句 + 报告动词 + 隐含的 'that'
➔ 这是一个由 "but" 连接的并列复合句。两个分句都包含报告动词 ("think", "knows"),后面跟着一个省略了 "that" 的从属从句。
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They hate what he is, and they hate what he's not
➔ 作直接宾语的名词性从句
➔ 从句 "what he is" 和 "what he's not" 是名词性从句,充当动词 "hate" 的直接宾语。