A Change Is Gonna Come
歌词:
[English]
(soft music)
♪ I was born by the river ♪
♪ In a little tent ♪
♪ Oh, and just like the river, I've been a runnin' ♪
♪ Ever since ♪
♪ It's been a long ♪
♪ A long time comin', but I know ♪
♪ A change gon' come ♪
♪ Oh yes, it will ♪
♪ It's been too hard living ♪
♪ But I'm afraid to die ♪
♪ 'Cause I don't know what's up there ♪
♪ Beyond the sky ♪
♪ It's been a long ♪
♪ A long time comin', but I know ♪
♪ A change gon' come ♪
♪ Oh yes, it will ♪
♪ I go to the movie ♪
♪ And I go downtown ♪
♪ Somebody keep tellin' me ♪
♪ Don't hang around ♪
♪ It's been a long ♪
♪ A long time comin', but I know ♪
♪ A change gon' come ♪
♪ Oh yes, it will ♪
♪ Then I go to my brother ♪
♪ And I say, brother, help me, please ♪
♪ But he winds up knockin' me ♪
♪ Back down on my knees ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ There've been times that I thought ♪
♪ I couldn't last for long ♪
♪ But now I think I'm able ♪
♪ To carry on ♪
♪ It's been a long ♪
♪ A long time comin', but I know ♪
♪ A change gon' come ♪
♪ Oh yes, it will ♪
(uplifting music)
这首歌中的词汇:
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river /ˈrɪvər/ A1 |
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born /bɔːrn/ A1 |
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tent /tent/ A2 |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A2 |
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living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2 |
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afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2 |
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die /daɪ/ A1 |
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sky /skaɪ/ A1 |
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movie /ˈmuːvi/ A1 |
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downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/ A2 |
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brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1 |
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knees /niːz/ A2 |
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able /ˈeɪbl/ A2 |
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carry /ˈkæri/ A2 |
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语法:
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I was born by the river
➔ 被动语态 (过去式)
➔ 这个句子使用被动语态来强调主语 “I” 接受了出生的动作，而不是执行它。“was born” 表示过去式的被动结构。通常，被动句子的施动者（谁/什么导致了出生）没有明确说明。
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just like the river, I've been a runnin'
➔ 现在完成进行时
➔ “I've been a runnin'” 是 “I have been running” 的口语缩写。它使用现在完成进行时（'have/has been' + 现在分词）。这个时态表达了一个过去开始、持续到现在，并可能持续到未来的动作。“running” 不是字面意义上的行为，而是不断移动和奋斗的隐喻。“runnin'” 前面的 “a” 是非标准的，强调了该动作的持续性。
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A change gon' come
➔ 将来时（going to 的口语形式）
➔ “Gon'” 是 “going to” 的口语缩写。完整的句子是 “A change is going to come”。这表达了一种基于当前证据或可能性的未来意图或预测。它表示强烈期望或相信会发生变化。
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It's been too hard living
➔ 现在完成时（too + 形容词）
➔ “It's been too hard living” 使用现在完成时（'has/have been' + 过去分词）来描述一个从过去开始并持续到现在的状况。使用 “too hard” 强调了这段时期经历的过度困难。隐含的主语是 “life”，完整的表达是 “Living has been too hard”。
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But I'm afraid to die
➔ be afraid to + 动词不定式
➔ be afraid to + 动词不定式 结构表达了对做某事的恐惧或不情愿。在这种情况下，说话者害怕死亡。这种结构通常暗示着对行为的后果或未知方面的恐惧。
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Somebody keep tellin' me
➔ 现在进行时（强调重复，非正式）
➔ “Somebody keep tellin' me” 使用现在进行时 (“keep tellin'”) 来强调该动作的重复性。将 'keep' 与现在分词一起使用突出了某人反复告诉说话者某事的持续性和令人恼火的性质。“telling” 中省略 'g' 在非正式口语中很常见。
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But he winds up knockin' me
➔ 短语动词 "wind up" + 动名词
➔ 短语动词 "wind up" 意味着最终进入某种特定情况或地点，通常是出乎意料地。在这种情况下，“winds up knockin' me” 意味着兄弟的行为出乎意料地导致说话者被击倒。动名词 “knockin'” 紧随短语动词之后。“Knockin' me” 是 knocking me 的口语简称。
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There've been times that I thought
➔ 存在句 "there" + 现在完成时
➔ 这个句子使用存在句 "there" 来引入 “times”（时间）的存在。现在完成时 “There've been”（“There have been” 的缩写）表明这些时间过去存在，并且与现在有关。关系代词 'that'（可以省略）引入了一个关系从句，提供了有关这些 “times” 的更多信息。
