I Heard It Through The Grapevine
歌詞:
[English]
I bet you're wondering how I knew
About your plans to make me blue
With some other guy you knew before
Between the two of us guys
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
I know a man ain't supposed to cry
But these tears i can't hold inside
Losing you would end my life you see
Cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you loved someone else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
People say believe half of what you see
Some and none of what you hear
But I can't help to be confused
If it's true please tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Baby, i heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
Honey, honey i know
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
That you letting me go
I say i heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
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この曲の語彙:
語彙 | 意味 |
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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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文法:
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I bet you're wondering how I knew
➔ 'wondering' の後の間接疑問文
➔ 「how I knew」という句は間接疑問文です。「How did I know?」(私はどうして知っていたのか?)と尋ねる代わりに、話し手は'wondering'を導入句として使用しています。間接疑問文の語順は、直接疑問文のように動詞-主語の順序ではなく、主語-動詞の順序に従います。
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About your plans to make me blue
➔ 目的の不定詞 ('to make me blue')
➔ 不定詞「to make me blue」は「plans」(計画)の目的を説明しています。「What are your plans for?」(あなたの計画は何のためですか?)という質問に答えます。答えは:私を悲しませるため(blue)。
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With some other guy you knew before
➔ 関係節 (you knew before)
➔ 「You knew before」は「some other guy」を修飾する関係節です。関係代名詞(that/whom)は省略されています。
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Between the two of us guys
➔ 前置詞「between」は2つのエンティティに使用されます
➔ 前置詞「between」は、2つのエンティティ間の関係または比較を示すために使用されます。この場合、話し手と他の男性を強調しています。
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It took me by surprise I must say
➔ 挿入句 ('I must say')
➔ 「I must say」は、文に強調または個人的な意見を加える挿入句です。文の核心的な意味に影響を与えることなく削除できます。
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Not much longer would you be mine
➔ 強調のための倒置 (would you be mine)
➔ 通常、文は「You would not be mine much longer」(あなたはもうすぐ私のものにはならなくなるだろう)となります。「would」と「you」の倒置は、差し迫った喪失を強調し、劇的な効果を高めます。
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I know a man ain't supposed to cry
➔ くだけた短縮形 ('ain't') と 'supposed to'
➔ 「Ain't」は、「am not」、「is not」、「are not」、「has not」、および「have not」の非標準的な短縮形です。「Supposed to」は、義務または期待を表します。
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But these tears i can't hold inside
➔ 関係代名詞 'that' または 'which' の省略
➔ 完全な文は「But these tears that I can't hold inside」となります。名詞「tears」と節「I can't hold inside」を結びつける関係代名詞「that」は省略されています。