I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Letra:
Vocabulario en esta canción:
Vocabulario | Significados |
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knew /nuː/ A1 |
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plans /plænz/ A2 |
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blue /bluː/ A1 |
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loved /lʌvd/ A1 |
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surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1 |
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heard /hɜːrd/ A1 |
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grapevine /ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ B2 |
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lose /luːz/ A2 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A1 |
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tears /tɪərz/ A2 |
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losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1 |
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end /end/ A2 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2 |
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confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1 |
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true /truː/ A1 |
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Gramática:
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I bet you're wondering how I knew
➔ 间接疑问句
➔ 短语 "how I knew" 作为一个名词性从句,嵌入在主句中。不是像 "How did I know?" 这样的直接提问,而是表达了对对方想法的陈述。这种结构在英语中很常见,可以缓和问题或表达好奇。
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With some other guy you knew before
➔ 关系从句(简化)
➔ 短语 "you knew before" 是一个简化的关系从句,修饰 "some other guy"。完整的句子应该是 "some other guy *that/whom* you knew before"。关系代词 (that/whom) 被省略。
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Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
➔ 反问句
➔ 虽然不是字面意义上的附加疑问句,但 "Don't you know that..." 起着类似的作用,邀请同意或强调一个观点。它表达了对听众竟然不知道信息的不信任。
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Not much longer would you be mine
➔ 倒装 (为了强调)
➔ 通常情况下,句子应该是 "You would not be mine much longer"。“would” 和 "you" 的倒装强调了短语 "Not much longer”,吸引人们注意关系中剩余的有限时间。这是为了戏剧性的效果。
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I know a man ain't supposed to cry
➔ 非标准方言 ("ain't")
➔ "Ain't" 是一种非标准缩略语,通常在非正式讲话中使用或表示特定方言。在这种语境下,它代替了 "is not"。请注意,在标准英语中,“I know that a man is not supposed to cry” 将是常见的表达方式。
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But these tears i can't hold inside
➔ 省略 'that'
➔ 单词“that”可以在充当动词对象的定语从句中省略。完整的句子是“But these tears that I can't hold inside”。
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