The Shadow

• 가수: Shawn James

가사:

[English]

[中文]

There I was just mindin' my own business

我当时只是在忙自己的事

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When I saw a shadow out the corner of my eye

当我在眼角看到一个影子

I'd seen that shadow once before, in my life

我在生活中曾见过那个影子一次

Well, it was the day my Father died

那是我父亲去世的那天

So I turned and I fled, but that shadow gave chase

所以我转身逃跑，但那个影子追了上来

Caught me down a dead end way

把我逼到了死胡同

To my surprise when he opened his mouth

令我惊讶的是，当他张嘴时

Well, I could hear my Father say

我听到我父亲说

He said, "Son, I know just where you've been", yeah

他说：“儿子，我知道你去哪儿了”，是的

And I know just how you'll meet your end.

我知道你将如何结束。

You better turn from the path that you're on

你最好离开你现在走的路

Lest you end up just like your old man.

否则你会和你老爹一样。

HOLD UP, WAIT A MINUTE there man! Like...

等一下，等等，伙计！就像...

Did you forget who you were?

你忘了你是谁了吗？

You used to beat my mother down.

你曾经打过我母亲。

Well, she left your sorry ass, because you wouldn't choose

她离开了你这个可怜的家伙，因为你不愿意选择

Your wife and son over your booze.

你的妻子和儿子，而不是你的酒。

Now, I ain't a damn thing, like the man you USED to be.

现在，我一点也不像你曾经的样子。

You better go back to where you belong, ohh

你最好回到你该去的地方，哦

And maybe then you'll begin to see

也许那时你会开始明白

Ohhhhh

哦哦哦

Oooooh

哦哦哦

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이 노래의 어휘:

어휘	의미
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - 阴影
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - 父亲
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生命
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - 见面
turn /tɜrn/ A1	verb - 转
path /pæθ/ B1	noun - 小路
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B2	noun - 惊讶
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A1	verb - 开始
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 男人
sorry /ˈsɔːri/ A2	adjective - 抱歉
choose /tʃuːz/ A2	verb - 选择
belong /bɪˈlɔːŋ/ B1	verb - 属于
beat /biːt/ B2	verb - 打
used /juːzd/ B2	verb - 使用过

문법:

• He said, "Son, I know just where you've been"

  ➔ 引述句 / 过去完成时

  ➔ "know" 表示当前的知识，"you've been" 使用现在完成时，表示过去的行为与现在相关。

• You better turn from the path that you're on

  ➔ 情态动词 'better' + 不定式 / 建议或提议

  ➔ "better" 在这里作为一种情态用法，用来给出建议或强烈的建议，关于某人应该做什么。

• Did you forget who you were?

  ➔ 一般过去时 / 疑问句

  ➔ "forget" 在这里用过去式 "forgot" 以疑问句形式出现，询问某人是否忘记了过去的某事。

• Your wife and son over your booze

  ➔ 介词 'over' 表示关系或选择

  ➔ 'over' 表示与妻子和儿子之间的关系或对比，暗示没有酒他们会更好。

• And maybe then you'll begin to see

  ➔ 用 'will' + 动词原形的将来时态 / 表达可能性

  ➔ 'Will' 表示将来时，暗示开始看到的动作可能在未来发生，带有希望或可能性的意味。