歌詞と翻訳
この曲は英語の歌詞で、産業革命期の労働者に関する語彙や比喩表現を学べます。ジョニー・キャッシュの深く力強い声とフォーク・ブルースのリズムが特徴で、英語学習者にとって語彙力とリスニング力を高める絶好の教材です。
主要な語彙
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hammer /ˈhæmər/ A1 |
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John Henry /dʒɒn ˈhenri/ B1 |
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steel /stiːl/ B1 |
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swing /swɪŋ/ A2 |
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track /træk/ A2 |
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mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A1 |
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machine /məˈʃiːn/ A2 |
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lay /leɪ/ A2 |
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boss /bɒs/ A2 |
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muscle /ˈmʌsl/ B1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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drive /draɪv/ A2 |
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woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1 |
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said /sed/ A1 |
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hand /hænd/ A1 |
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know /nəʊ/ A1 |
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little /ˈlɪtl/ A1 |
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「The Legend of John Henry's Hammer」の中の“hammer”や“John Henry”の意味、覚えてる?
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主要な文法構造
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John Henry's Papy woke him up one midnight
➔ 所有格の's (John Henry's)
➔ 所有格の's'は、この場合ジョン・ヘンリーの父親のものを表しています。
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Said learn to ball a jack, learn to lay a track, learn to pick and shovel too, and
➔ 命令形動詞 (learn)
➔ 'learn'という動詞は命令や指示をするために使われています。
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Said learn to ball a jack, learn to lay a track, learn to pick and shovel too, and Take my hammer, it'll do anything you tell it to
➔ 助動詞'will' (it'll)
➔ 短縮形'it'll'は'it will'の短縮形で、未来の行動や予測を表します。
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Then the section foreman said hey hammer swinger, i see you brought your own hammer Boy, but what else can all those muscles do?
➔ 助動詞'can'を使った疑問文
➔ この質問は能力や可能性を尋ねるために'can'を使用しています。
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And he said, I can turn a jack, I can lay a track, I can pick and shovel too
➔ 能力を表す助動詞'can'の使用。
➔ 'Can'は、ジョン・ヘンリーが様々な作業を行う能力を表現するために使用されます。
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Well John Henry hammered in the mountain, he'd give a grunt and he'd give groan with Every swing, the women folks for miles around, heard him and come down, to watch him Make the cold steel ring, lord what a swinger, just listen to that cold steel ring
➔ 過去完了進行形 (he'd give)
➔ 'He'd give'は'he would give'の短縮形で、過去の習慣的な行動を示し、その行動の継続的な性質を強調しています。
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But the bad boss come up laughing at John Henry, said you full of vinegar now, but You bout through, were gonna get a steam drill to do your share of drivin, then what's All them muscles gonna do, huh John Henry, gonna take a little bit of vinegar out Of you
➔ 短縮形'were gonna'
➔ 'Were gonna'は非公式で、'were going to'と同じ意味で、将来の計画を表します。
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John Henry said i feed four little brothers, and my baby sister's walking on her Knees, did the lord say that machines outta take the place of living, and what's a Subsitute for bread and beans, I ain't seen it, do engines get rewarded for their Steam
➔ 間接話法 (did the lord say...)
➔ 'did the lord say'というフレーズは間接話法の例であり、ありうる発言の内容を伝えています。
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John Henry said to his captain, a man ain't nothin but a man, but if you bring that Steam drill round, i'll beat it fair and honest, i'll die with my hammer in my hand
➔ 条件文 (if you bring... i'll beat...)
➔ この文は、条件に基づく結果を表現するために、条件構造(「if... then...」)を使用しています。
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Captain tell the people move back further, I'm at the finish line and I ain't no Drill, she's so far behind you ain't got the brains to quit it, when she blows up She'll scatter cross the hills, lord lordy, when she blows up she'll scatter cross The hills
➔ 短縮形'I'm', 'I ain't', 'she's', 'you ain't', 'she'll'
➔ 短縮形の使用は話し言葉の英語で一般的で、カジュアルな口調を加えます。'I'm' (I am), 'I ain't' (I am not), 'she's' (she is), 'you ain't' (you are not), 'she'll' (she will)。
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