The Harder They Come

• 歌手: Jimmy Cliff
• アルバム: The Harder They Come

歌詞:

[English]

[中文]

Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky

他们告诉我，天上有一个馅饼

Waiting for me when I die

等着我在死后享用

But between the day you're born and when you die

但在你出生和去世之间

They never seem to hear even your cry

他们似乎从未听到过你的哭喊

So as sure as the sun will shine

所以，阳光必定会照耀

I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine

我会得到我应得的份额

And then the harder they come

然后，他们越是来得猛烈

The harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

Ooh, the harder they come

哦，他们越是来得猛烈

The harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

Well, the oppressors are trying to keep me down

那些压迫者试图让我屈服

Trying to drive me underground

试图把我压到地下

And they think that they have got the battle won

他们以为他们赢得了这场战斗

I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done

我说，主啊，原谅他们，他们不知道自己在做什么

'Cause, as sure as the sun will shine

因为，阳光必定会照耀

I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine

我会得到我应得的份额

And then the harder they come

然后，他们越是来得猛烈

The harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

Ooh, the harder they come

哦，他们越是来得猛烈

Harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

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...

And I keep on fighting for the things I want

我会继续为我想要的东西而战

Though I know that when you're dead you can't

虽然我知道死后是无法做到的

But I'd rather be a free man in my grave

但我宁愿在坟墓里做一个自由人

Than living as a puppet or a slave

也不愿像木偶或奴隶那样生活

So as sure as the sun will shine

所以，阳光必定会照耀

I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine

我会得到我应得的份额

And then the harder they come

然后，他们越是来得猛烈

The harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

Ooh, the harder they come

哦，他们越是来得猛烈

Harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

Hey, the harder they come

嘿，他们越是来得猛烈

The harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

...

...

Hey, the harder they come

嘿，他们越是来得猛烈

The harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

Hey, the harder they come

嘿，他们越是来得猛烈

The harder they fall, one and all

他们就会越是跌倒，人人如此

...

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この曲の語彙:

語彙	意味
tell /tel/ A1	verb - 告诉
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - 天空
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - 死亡
born /bɔːrn/ A1	verb - 出生
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - 听到
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - 哭 noun - 哭声
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - 太阳
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - 发光
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - 来
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - 落下
oppressors /əˈpresər/ B2	noun - 压迫者
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - 驾驶，驱使
underground /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/ B1	noun - 地下的，秘密的 adjective - 秘密的
battle /ˈbætl/ B1	noun - 战斗
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B2	verb - 原谅
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - 战斗
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - 死的
free /friː/ A1	adjective - 自由的
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - 坟墓
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - 活着的
puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/ B1	noun - 木偶
slave /sleɪv/ A2	noun - 奴隶

文法:

• Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky

  ➔ 间接引语

  ➔ 最初的说法可能是“天上有一个馅饼”。结构“they tell me of…”报告了别人说的话。

• Waiting for me when I die

  ➔ 现在分词作形容词 / 简化关系从句

  ➔ “Waiting”修饰“pie”。它是“that is waiting”的缩写形式。

• Between the day you're born and when you die

  ➔ 时间状语从句 (使用 "when")

  ➔ “When you die”引入一个时间状语从句，修饰主句的时间框架，表示在特定期间发生的事情。

• They never seem to hear even your cry

  ➔ "Seem" + 不定式

  ➔ “Seem”后跟不定式“to hear”。这种结构表达了一种外观或印象。“even”的使用强调了缺乏关注。

• So as sure as the sun will shine

  ➔ 第一类条件句（隐含）

  ➔ 这句话暗示了一个条件：“如果太阳照耀（它将会照耀，因为这是肯定的），那么……”。这是一种表达对结果的确定性的方式。

• I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine

  ➔ "Gonna" (Going to) - 非正式的将来时 / 物主代词

  ➔ “Gonna”是“going to”的非正式缩写，用于表达未来的意图。“What's mine”是物主代词，指的是“属于我的东西”。

• And then the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all

  ➔ The…the 结构（平行增加/减少）

  ➔ 这种结构表达的是，当一件事增加时（一个人来的有多猛烈），另一件事也会增加（他们跌倒的有多惨）。它显示了一种比例关系。

• I'd rather be a free man in my grave

  ➔ “Would rather” + 不带“to”的不定式

  ➔ “Would rather”表达偏好。它的后面是不带“to”的动词原形（be）。