Kingston Town

• 가수: UB40
• 앨범: Labour of Love II

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♪ The night seems to fade ♪

夜色渐渐消退

♪ But the moonlight lingers on ♪

但月光依旧流连

♪ There is magic... ♪

这里有魔法...

Where's the original one?

最初的那份在哪儿？

[FANFARE]

[号角声]

[ROOSTER CRIES]

[鸡鸣]

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♪ The night seems to fade ♪

夜色渐渐消退

♪ But the moonlight lingers on ♪

但月光依旧流连

♪ There are wonders for everyone ♪

每个人都能找到奇迹

♪ Oh ♪

哦

♪ The stars shine so bright ♪

星星闪耀如此明亮

♪ But they're fading after dawn ♪

但在黎明后渐渐消逝

♪ There is magic in Kingston town ♪

金斯敦小镇充满魔力

♪ Oh, Kingston town ♪

哦，金斯敦小镇

♪ The place I long to be ♪

我渴望去的地方

♪ If I had the whole world ♪

如果我拥有整个世界

♪ I would give it away ♪

我会把它全部放弃

♪ Just to see ♪

只为看看

♪ The girls at play ♪

女孩们嬉戏玩耍

♪ When I am king ♪

当我成为国王

♪ Surely I would need a queen ♪

我当然需要一位王后

♪ And a palace and everything ♪

还有一座宫殿和一切

♪ Yeah ♪

耶

♪ And now ♪

现在

♪ I am king ♪

我是国王

♪ And my queen will come at dawn ♪

我的王后将在黎明时到来

♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪

她会在金斯敦小镇等候

♪ Oh, Kingston town ♪

哦，金斯敦小镇

♪ The place I long to be ♪

我渴望去的地方

♪ If I had the whole world ♪

如果我拥有整个世界

♪ I would give it away ♪

我会把它全部放弃

♪ Just to see the girls at play ♪

只为看看 女孩们嬉戏玩耍

♪ Yeah ♪

耶

♪ When I am king ♪

当我成为国王

♪ Surely I would need a queen ♪

我当然需要一位王后

♪ And a palace and everything ♪

还有一座宫殿和一切

♪ Yeah ♪

耶

♪ And now I am king ♪

现在我是国王

♪ And my queen will come at dawn ♪

我的王后将在黎明时到来

♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪

她会在金斯敦小镇等候

♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪

她会在金斯敦小镇等候

♪ Right now ♪

现在

♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪

她会在金斯敦小镇等候

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

哦，耶

♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪

她会在金斯敦小镇等候

♪ Right on ♪

没错

♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪

她会在金斯敦小镇等候

[INDISTINCT CHATTER] - Eh?

[含糊不清的谈话] - 嗯？

This is so Bailey...

这是如此贝利风格...

Lovely melody, innit.

美妙的旋律，不是吗。

It's a lovely melody, that one.

那是一首美妙的旋律。

Lovely melody. Love that.

美妙的旋律。喜欢。

이 노래의 어휘:

어휘	의미
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - 夜晚
moonlight /ˈmuːn.laɪt/ B1	noun - 月光
magic /ˈmædʒ.ɪk/ B1	noun - 魔法 adjective - 魔术的
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - 星星
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - 明亮的
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - 镇
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - 地方
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - 世界
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - 给予
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - 女孩们
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - 玩
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - 国王
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - 女王
palace /ˈpæl.əs/ B1	noun - 宫殿
waiting /ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/ A1	verb - 等待

문법:

• The night seems to fade

  ➔ 一般现在时，表达普遍真理/习惯

  ➔ 动词 "seems" 使用一般现在时，表示夜晚如何呈现的普遍观察或真理。

• But the moonlight lingers on

  ➔ 短语动词 "lingers on"

  ➔ "Lingers on" 意味着比预期更长时间地停留。它暗示着即使黑夜消逝，月光仍然持续存在。

• There are wonders for everyone

  ➔ "There are" + 复数名词

  ➔ 这个句子使用 "There are" 结构来表示存在多个 "wonders"。

• The stars shine so bright

  ➔ 程度副词 (so)

  ➔ 副词 "so" 增强了形容词 "bright" 的程度，表示高亮度。

• But they're fading after dawn

  ➔ 现在进行时，表达逐渐发生的动作

  ➔ 现在进行时 "are fading" 描述了黎明之后一段时间内逐渐发生的动作。

• If I had the whole world

  ➔ 虚拟语气第二类 (If + 过去时, would + 动词原形)

  ➔ 这是一个虚拟语气第二类句子，表达一个不真实或不太可能发生的情况及其可能的结果。说话者正在想象拥有整个世界。

• I would give it away

  ➔ 条件句（结果子句）中使用 "would"

  ➔ "Would give" 表达了一个假设性的动作，如果条件（拥有整个世界）成立，该动作就会发生。它表明在不真实情况下的意愿或意图。

• Surely I would need a queen

  ➔ 情态动词 "would" (用于假设情况) 搭配 "surely" 强调。

  ➔ "Would need" 表达了一种假设性的需求。“Surely” 强调了说话者如果成为国王就需要一位王后的信念。