Almost Home

• Por: Craig Morgan, Jelly Roll
• Álbum: Enlisted

Letra:

[English]

[中文]

He had plastic bags wrapped 'round his shoes

他用塑料袋裹着他的鞋

He was covered with the evening news

他浑身都是晚报

Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands

手上套着一双旧羊毛袜

Bank sign was flashing five below

银行招牌闪烁着零下五度

It was freezing rain and spitting snow

下着冻雨，飘着雪

He was curled up behind some garbage cans

他蜷缩在一些垃圾桶后面

I was afraid that he was dead

我害怕他已经死了

I gave him a gentle shake

我轻轻地摇了摇他

When he opened up his eyes

当他睁开眼睛

I said, "Old man, are you okay?"

我说：“老人家，你没事吧？”

What'd he say, Jelly?

他说什么，Jelly？

I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

我刚从一棵棉白杨树上爬下来

I was running from some honey bees

我正在躲避一些蜜蜂

Drip-drying in the summer breeze

在夏日微风中晾干

After jumping into Calico Creek

跳进卡利科溪之后

I was walking down an old dirt road

我走在一条古老的土路上

Past a field of hay that had just been mowed

经过一片刚被割过的草地

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone

伙计，我真希望你别管我

'Cause I was almost home

因为我快到家了

...

...

Then he said, "I's just comin' round the barn

然后他说：“我刚从谷仓那边过来

'Bout the time you grabbed my arm"

就在你抓住我胳膊的时候”

When I heard momma holler, "Son, hurry up"

当我听到妈妈喊着“儿子，快点”

I was close enough for my old nose

我已经足够靠近，我的老鼻子

To smell fresh cobbler on the stove

闻到了炉子上新鲜的馅饼的味道

And I saw daddy loading up the truck

我看到爸爸在装载卡车

Cane poles on the tailgate

甘蔗杆放在后挡板上

Bobbers blowing in the wind

浮标在风中飘动

Since July of '55

自从55年七月

That's as close as I've been

那是我离家最近的一次

Yeah, I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

是的，我刚从一棵棉白杨树上爬下来

I was running from some honey bees

我正在躲避一些蜜蜂

Drip-drying in the summer breeze

在夏日微风中晾干

After jumping into Calico Creek

跳进卡利科溪之后

I was walking down an old dirt road

我走在一条古老的土路上

Past a field of hay that had just been mowed

经过一片刚被割过的草地

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone

伙计，我真希望你别管我

'Cause I was almost home

因为我快到家了

I said, "Old man, you're gonna freeze to death

我说：“老人家，你会被冻死的

Let me drive you to the mission"

让我送你去救助站”

He said, "Boy, if you'd left me alone

他说：“孩子，如果你没管我

Right now, I'd be fishing"

现在，我正在钓鱼呢”

I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

我刚从一棵棉白杨树上爬下来

I was running from some honey bees

我正在躲避一些蜜蜂

Drip-drying in the summer breeze

在夏日微风中晾干

After jumping into Calico Creek

跳进卡利科溪之后

I was walking down an old dirt road

我走在一条古老的土路上

Past a field of hay that had just been mowed

经过一片刚被割过的草地

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone

伙计，我真希望你别管我

'Cause I was almost home (I was almost home)

因为我快到家了（我快到家了）

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone

伙计，我真希望你别管我

'Cause I was almost home

因为我快到家了

...

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Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - 一个人居住的地方
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ B1	verb - 用脚快速移动的动作
freeze /friːz/ B2	verb - 因寒冷而变硬或固体
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - 轻柔的风
field /fiːld/ A2	noun - 一片开阔的土地
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - 供车辆或人行走的道路
jumping /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/ B1	verb - 将自己从地面推向空中
shake /ʃeɪk/ B2	verb - 快速上下或左右移动某物
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - 蜜蜂制作的甜物质
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - 生活了很长时间
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 成年男性
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 某事发生的时刻或时期
truck /trʌk/ A2	noun - 用于运输货物的大型车辆
cobbler /ˈkɒblər/ B2	noun - 制作或修理鞋子的人

Gramática:

• He had plastic bags wrapped 'round his shoes

  ➔ 过去分词作形容词（简化关系从句）

  ➔ 这里，“wrapped”作为形容词修饰“plastic bags”。完整的关系从句是“plastic bags that were wrapped around his shoes”。 为了简洁，将其简化为分词短语。

• Bank sign was flashing five below

  ➔ 描述性语言：使用“flashing”来强调寒冷的温度。

  ➔ 虽然语法上很简单，但“flashing”的使用为极度寒冷增添了一种紧迫感和可见度，因为银行标志通常会显示温度。 这意味着一个鲜明，容易注意到的温度读数。

• I was afraid that he was dead

  ➔ "afraid"后的名词性从句

  ➔ “That he was dead”是一个名词性从句，充当介词“afraid”的宾语。“that”引导该从句。

• I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

  ➔ 过去简单时，描述过去已完成的动作。

  ➔ 动词“climbed”是过去简单时，表示爬出树的动作已经完成。

• Man, I wish you'd just left me alone

  ➔ 虚拟语气 (Wish Clause) 用于描述过去不真实的情况

  ➔ 结构“I wish + you'd (you had) + 过去分词”表达了对过去不同结果的后悔或愿望。 在这里，说话者希望听者没有干预。

• I's just comin' round the barn

  ➔ 非标准英语缩写和方言：“I's”而不是“I was”

  ➔ 这是一个方言变体的例子，其中不遵循标准语法规则。说话者正在使用非标准缩写“I's”而不是“I was”来反映特定的区域或社会方言。

• To smell fresh cobbler on the stove

  ➔ 目的不定式：“To smell”表达了足够接近的原因。

  ➔ 不定式短语“to smell fresh cobbler”解释了足够接近的目的或原因； 它表明了说话者足够接近的*原因*。

• Right now, I'd be fishing

  ➔ 虚拟语气 (隐含)：缺少“If”从句。

  ➔ 这是第二类条件句的结果从句，暗示了当前的一种假设情况。 完整的句子可能是“If you had left me alone, I'd be fishing”。