The Chronicles of Life and Death
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Vocabulary in this song
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Grammar:
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They're all so happy you've arrived
➔ 主谓一致(缩写形式),现在完成时。
➔ "They're" 是 "They are" 的缩写,体现了现在时的主谓一致。"You've arrived" 使用了现在完成时,表示一个开始于过去并与现在相关的行为。
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She sets you free into this life
➔ 一般现在时; 使用 "into" 来表示移动/方向。
➔ "Sets" 是动词 "set" 的第三人称单数形式,使用一般现在时,描述一种习惯性动作。 介词 "into" 表示从一种状态(依赖状态)到另一种状态(在这个生命中自由)的移动和进入。
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Wouldn't you know that it doesn't matter, we all end up the same
➔ 条件句(混合),否定一致,一般现在时。
➔ "Wouldn't you know" 是一种修辞性问题,表达轻微的惊讶,通常用作习语。 "Doesn't matter" 使用了否定,而 "we all end up the same" 是用一般现在时进行概括。
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As fictional as they may seem
➔ 虚拟语气 (may),比较级
➔ "may" 的使用表明一种可能性或不确定性,将该子句置于虚拟语气中。"As fictional as" 是一种比较结构,表示相似的程度。
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That's what idiots will say
➔ 将来时 (will),关系从句 (what)
➔ "Will say" 是简单将来时,表示将来的动作。"What idiots will say" 充当名词性从句,作为 "That's" 的主语补语。
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You've got some questions, and you want answers
➔ 现在完成时(非正式),连词 (and)
➔ "You've got" 是 "You have got" 或 "You have" 的非正式说法,表示现在完成时。"And" 是一个并列连词,连接两个独立的从句。
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Right back to where you started from
➔ 介词短语 (to where),关系从句 (where)
➔ "To where you started from" 是一个介词短语,充当表示地点的状语。 "Where you started from" 是一个关系从句,修饰介词 "to"。