Try a Little Tenderness

• By: Otis Redding
• Album: The Dictionary Of Soul

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Oh, she may be weary

喔，她可能很疲惫

And young girls they do get wearied

年轻的女孩们，她们确实会感到疲倦

Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah, yeah

穿着那件旧旧的粗糙连衣裙，耶，耶

But when she gets weary

但当她感到疲惫的时候

Try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah

试着给她一点温柔，耶，耶

You know she's waiting

你知道她正在等待

Just anticipating

只是在期盼着

For things that she'll never, never, never, never possess, yeah, yeah

那些她永远，永远，永远，永远都无法拥有的东西，耶，耶

But while she's there waiting, without them

但当她还在那里等待，得不到那些东西的时候

Try a little tenderness

试着给她一点温柔

That's all you gotta do

你只需要这么做

It's not just sentimental, no, no, no

不仅仅是多愁善感，不，不，不

She has her grief and care, yeah, yeah-yeah

她有她的悲伤和忧虑，耶，耶，耶

But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle, yeah

但温柔的话语，是那么轻柔地说出，耶

It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah

这让一切更容易，更容易忍受，耶

You won't regret it, no, no

你不会后悔的，不，不

Some girls they don't forget it

有些女孩她们不会忘记的

Love is their own happiness, yeah

爱是她们自己的幸福，耶

But it's all so easy

但一切都很简单

All you gotta do is try

你只需要尝试

Try a little tenderness, yeah

试着给她一点温柔，耶

All you gotta do is, man

你只需要，老兄

Hold her where you want her

拥抱你想拥抱的她

Squeeze her

抱紧她

Don't tease her

别戏弄她

Never leave her

永远别离开她

Get to her, try, try

靠近她，试试，试试

Just try a little tenderness, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah

就试着给她一点温柔，喔，耶，耶，耶

Don't bruise her, no no

别伤害她，不，不

You've got to love her, tease her, don't squeeze her

你要爱她，逗她开心，但别强迫她

Gotta try nah, nah, nah, try

必须尝试，呐，呐，呐，试试

Try a little tenderness, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah

试着给她一点温柔，喔，耶，耶，耶

You've gotta to know what to do, man

你必须知道该怎么做，老兄

Take this advice

听取这个建议

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
weary /ˈwɪəri/ B2	adjective - 疲倦的
tenderness /ˈtendərnəs/ B2	noun - 温柔
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - 等待
anticipating /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ/ B2	verb - 期望
possess /pəˈzes/ B2	verb - 拥有
grief /ɡriːf/ B2	noun - 悲伤
care /keər/ A2	noun - 关心
soft /sɒft/ A2	adjective - 柔软的
gentle /ˈdʒentl/ B1	adjective - 温柔的
bear /beər/ B1	verb - 忍受
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B1	verb - 后悔
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/ A2	noun - 幸福
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - 拿着，抱着
squeeze /skwiːz/ B1	verb - 挤压
tease /tiːz/ B1	verb - 戏弄
bruise /bruːz/ B2	verb - 使瘀伤
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ B1	noun - 忠告

Grammar:

• Oh, she may be weary

  ➔ 情态动词 “may” 表示可能性/不确定性

  ➔ 情态动词 “may” 表示她 “weary” （疲惫）是可能的或大概率的，但这不是一个明确的陈述。

• And young girls they do get wearied

  ➔ 强调性 “do” + 动词

  ➔ 单词 “do” 用于强调动词 “get wearied”。它增加了情感分量并肯定了该陈述。

• Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah, yeah

  ➔ 现在分词 "Wearing" 作为修饰 "girls" 的形容词

  ➔ “Wearing” 描述了女孩，表明她们是穿着 “shaggy dress”（邋遢的连衣裙）的人。 这个短语缩短了句子。

• Just anticipating For things that she'll never possess, yeah, yeah

  ➔ 用 “will” (she'll) 的将来时来表达预测。

  ➔ “She'll never possess” 使用将来时表示说话者认为她在将来的任何时候都不会拥有这些东西。

• It's not just sentimental, no, no, no

  ➔ 使用 “not just” 来限制描述的范围。

  ➔ “Not just sentimental” 表明情况不仅仅是情感上的感受。 还涉及其他因素。

• But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle, yeah

  ➔ 被动语态 ("are spoke") 以非常规的方式用于强调

  ➔ 短语 “are spoke” 在语法上不正确，但在这里用于艺术效果，并引起人们对单词是如何轻柔地说出的关注。 更典型的措辞是 “are spoken”。

• Hold her where you want her

  ➔ 祈使语气，带有地点状语从句。

  ➔ “Hold her” 是一个命令。“Where you want her” 是一个告诉你 *在哪里* 抱住她的从句。

• Don't tease her

  ➔ 否定祈使句。

  ➔ 单词 “don't” 使命令式 “tease her” 变为否定式，意味着你不应该做那个动作。