The Collector and His Construct

• 가수: ...And Oceans
• 앨범: As in Gardens, so in Tombs

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Into steep stairs leading above

攀登陡峭的阶梯通向上方

The pawn is moved

棋子被移动

Wearing his reverence as an adornment

佩戴崇敬如饰品

Forged from manuscripts

由手稿铸造

Adorned in flowers

装点鲜花

The apostle gives birth to the skies

使徒孕育天空

For the obedient

为了顺从者

Golden pillars as pediments will rise

金色柱子如檐饰般升起

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...

Into deep waters flowing below

流入深水之下

The venturer is thrown

探险者被抛入

Wearing his insurgency as a weight

以叛逆为重

Cast in heresy

被异端所铸

Iconoclastic, the zealot is drowned

偶像破坏者，热忱者被淹没

Orgiastic, the libertine is scorned

狂欢者，放荡者被鄙视

Adored in flowers

装点鲜花

The apostle gives birth to the skies

使徒孕育天空

For the obedient

为了顺从者

Golden pillars as pediments will rise

金色柱子如檐饰般升起

...

...

There in shrines, under signs

在神龛中，在符号之下

By dogma paralyze

被教条麻痹

In between golden walls

在金墙之间

Of the collector and His construct

收藏者与其创造者的

Minds grow stems to the sky

思想长出通向天空的茎

Under the promise of eternal fire

在永恒火焰的承诺下

In abundance in golden halls

黄金殿堂中富足

Of the collector and His construct

收藏者与其创造者的

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...

Upheave the philanthropist

推翻慈善家

The believer dressed in gold

身披黄金的信徒

Contributor to the greater good

为大善贡献

Cleansed in honey and milk

用蜂蜜和牛奶净化

Cast down the recipient

击倒接受者

The apostate that umbra dressed

披着阴影的背叛者

Malefactor to the greater good

大善的罪人

By the ankle, weighed down

被脚踝压着

Iconoclastic, the zealot is drowned

偶像破坏者，热忱者被淹没

Orgiastic, the libertine is scorned

狂欢者，放荡者被鄙视

Adored in flowers

装点鲜花

The apostle gives birth to the skies

使徒孕育天空

For the obedient

为了顺从者

Golden pillars as pediments will rise

金色柱子如檐饰般升起

There in shrines, under signs

在神龛中，在符号之下

By dogma paralyze

被教条麻痹

In between golden walls

在金墙之间

Of the collector and His construct

收藏者与其创造者的

Minds grow stems to the sky

思想长出通向天空的茎

Under the promise of eternal fire

在永恒火焰的承诺下

In abundance in golden halls

黄金殿堂中富足

Of the collector and His construct

收藏者与其创造者的

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이 노래의 어휘:

어휘	의미
adornment /əˈdɔːrnənt, -nɪd/ B2	noun - 装饰品
forged /fɔːrdʒt/ B2	verb - 锻造
apostle /əˈpɒs.əl/ C1	noun - 使徒; 热心的支持者
obey /oʊˈbeɪ/ A2	verb - 服从
pillars /ˈpɪl.ərz/ B1	noun - 柱子
sediment /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ B2	noun - 沉淀物
insurgency /ɪnˈsɜːr.dʒən.si/ C1	noun - 叛乱
zealot /ˈzeɪ.lət/ C1	noun - 狂熱者
scorned /skɔːrnd/ C2	verb - 鄙视
scorn /skɔːrn/ C1	noun - 蔑视 verb - 鄙视
construct /kənˈstrʌkt/ B2	noun - 建筑物 verb - 建造

문법:

• Into steep stairs leading above

  ➔ 介词 + 名词 + 动名词

  ➔ 短语"Into steep stairs leading above"使用介词"Into"表示向某处移动，后接名词"stairs"和现在分词"leading"描述阶梯的动作。

• The pawn is moved

  ➔ 主动语态的简单现在时

  ➔ "The pawn is moved"使用被动语态，强调对主语"pawn"所做的动作，表示现在时态。

• Wearing his reverence as an adornment

  ➔ 现在分词 + 所有格代词 + 名词 + 作为 + 名词

  ➔ "Wearing his reverence as an adornment"使用现在分词"Wearing"，与所有格"his"和名词"reverence"，描述持续的动作，"as"表示角色或用途。

• The apostle gives birth to the skies

  ➔ 主语 + 动词 + 直接宾语 + to + 名词

  ➔ "The apostle gives birth to the skies"具有主语"The apostle"和动词"gives birth"，而"to the skies"是介词短语，表示动作的方向或接受者。

• Minds grow stems to the sky

  ➔ 主语 + 动词 + 直接宾语 + to + 名词

  ➔ "Minds grow stems to the sky"展示了主语"Minds"和动词"grow"的一致性，用"to the sky"作为表示方向或志向的介词短语。

• In abundance in golden halls

  ➔ 介词短语 + in + 形容词 + 名词

  ➔ "In abundance in golden halls"重复使用介词"in"以指示位置和状态，结合形容词"golden"和名词"halls"，营造场景。