Arabian Nights
歌词:
[English]
Oh, imagine a land, it's a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where you wander among every culture and tongue
It's chaotic, but, hey, it's home
When the wind's from the East
And the sun's from the West
And the sand in the glass is right
Come on down, stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabian night
As you wind through the streets
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At the fabled bazaars
With the cardamom-cluttered stalls
You can smell every spice
While you haggle the price
Of the silks and the satin shawls
Oh, the music that plays as you move through a maze
In the haze of your pure delight
You are caught in a dance
You are lost in the trance
Of another Arabian night
Arabian nights
Like Arabian days
More often than not are hotter than hot
In a lot of good ways
Arabian nights
Like Arabian dreams
This mystical land of magic and sand
Is more than it seems
There's a road that may lead you
To good or to greed through
The power your wishing commands
Let the darkness unfold or find fortunes untold
Well, your destiny lies in your hands
Only one may enter here
One whose worth lies far within
A diamond in the rough
Arabian nights
Like Arabian days
They seem to excite, take off and take flight
To shock and amaze
Arabian nights
'Neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard could fall and fall hard
Out there on the dunes
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这首歌中的词汇:
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imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1 |
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roam /roʊm/ B2 |
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wander /ˈwɑːndər/ B1 |
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chaotic /keɪˈɑːtɪk/ B2 |
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wind /wɪnd/ A2 |
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fabled /ˈfeɪbld/ C1 |
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bazaar /bəˈzɑːr/ B2 |
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cluttered /ˈklʌtərd/ B2 |
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haggle /ˈhæɡəl/ B2 |
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spice /spaɪs/ B1 |
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delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ B2 |
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trance /træns/ B2 |
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mystical /ˈmɪstɪkəl/ C1 |
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greed /ɡriːd/ B2 |
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commands /kəˈmændz/ B2 |
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fortunes /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/ B2 |
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shock /ʃɑːk/ B2 |
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语法:
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Oh, imagine a land, it's a faraway place
➔ 祈使句，用于建议/邀请
➔ “imagine”一词用作祈使语，邀请听众思考或想象一个场景。 虽然在语法上是命令，但它的功能更像是一种建议或引诱。
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Where the caravan camels roam
➔ 带有 "where" 的关系从句
➔ "Where" 引导一个关系从句，修饰 "a faraway place"。 它指定了这个地方的特征——这是一个大篷车骆驼漫游的地方。
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When the wind's from the East
➔ 省略（省略 "is"）
➔ 短语 “the wind's” 是 “the wind is” 的缩写。 为了简洁和节奏，动词 “is” 经常在非正式的口语或歌曲歌词中省略。
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More often than not are hotter than hot
➔ 主谓倒装（非标准）
➔ 标准的语序是 “Arabian nights are more often than not hotter than hot”。 倒装强调了热的强度。 这通常是为了在诗歌和歌曲中产生风格效果，即使在语法上是不合常规的。
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This mystical land of magic and sand Is more than it seems
➔ 复合名词短语的主谓一致
➔ “This mystical land of magic and sand” 充当单数主语。 尽管它包含多个元素（魔法和沙子），但整个短语被认为是一件事，因此使用单数动词 “is”。
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There's a road that may lead you To good or to greed through The power your wishing commands
➔ 情态动词 “may” 表示可能性, 带有 “that” 的关系从句, 介词 “through” 表示手段。
➔ “May” 提示了一种可能性，而不是一种确定性，即这条路通向善或贪婪。“That may lead you” 是一个定义这条路的关系从句。“Through the power...” 表明结果是通过什么方式确定的。
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A fool off his guard could fall and fall hard
➔ 带有隐含 "if" 的条件句, 情态动词 "could"
➔ 这句话暗示着 “If a fool is off his guard, he could fall and fall hard.”（“如果一个傻瓜放松警惕，他可能会摔倒并摔得很惨。”）。 “Could” 表示一种可能性或潜在的后果。
