Family Tradition
歌词:
[English]
Country music singers
Have always been a real close family
But lately some of my kinfolks
Have disowned a few others and me
I guess it's because
I kinda changed my direction
Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition
They get on me and want to know
Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Over and over
Everybody makes my prediction
So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on
An old family tradition
I am very proud
Of my daddy's name
Although his kind of music
And mine ain't exactly the same
Stop and think it over
Put yourself in my position
If I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family tradition
So don't ask me
Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
If I'm down in a honky-tonk
And some ole slick's trying to give me friction
I'll say leave me alone
I'm singing all night long
It's a family tradition
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Lordy, I have loved some ladies
And I have loved Jim Beam
And they both tried to kill me in 1973
When that doctor asked me
"Son, how did you get in this condition?"
I said, "Hey, Sawbones
I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition"
So don't ask me
Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, why do roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Stop and think it over
Try to put yourself in my unique position
If I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family tradition
...
这首歌中的词汇:
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family /ˈfæməli/ A1 |
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tradition /trəˈdɪʃən/ B1 |
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music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1 |
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drink /drɪŋk/ A1 |
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smoke /smoʊk/ A2 |
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songs /sɔːŋz/ A1 |
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stoned /stoʊnd/ B2 |
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name /neɪm/ A1 |
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sing /sɪŋ/ A1 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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doctor /ˈdɒktər/ A1 |
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unique /juːˈniːk/ B2 |
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kind /kaɪnd/ A2 |
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honky-tonk /ˈhɒŋki tɒŋk/ C1 |
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语法:
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Have always been a real close family
➔ 现在完成进行时 (非正式)
➔ 虽然严格来说是现在完成时*简单式*（have been），但这种用法暗示了一种持续的状态。“Always”强调持续时间。在非常非正式的语境中，人们可能会省略助动词的一部分以缩短它。
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Some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me
➔ 现在完成时；代词“me”作为“disowned”的宾语
➔ *现在完成时* (have disowned) 表明一个动作始于过去并与现在相关。“me”之所以使用是因为它是动词“disowned”的*宾语*。正确的用法需要在此处使用“me”而不是“I”。
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I guess it's because I kinda changed my direction
➔ 缩略形式（“it's”）；“kinda”（“kind of”的非正式缩写）
➔ “it's”是“it is”的*缩略形式*。“kinda”是“kind of”的*非正式缩写*，用于缓和语气。
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Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition
➔ 非正式动词结构（“went and broke”）
➔ “Went and broke”是美国南方英语中常用的*口语表达*。它本质上意味着“broke”，但增加了强调，表明一种冲动或果断的行为。“Went and”意味着他不仅打破了传统，而且是有意或果断地这样做的。
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Hank, why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?
➔ 疑问句; 助动词“do”的用法
➔ 这些是现在简单时态的*疑问句*。对于现在简单时态中的大多数动词，需要使用*助动词*“do”来构成问题。
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Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
➔ 情态动词“must”；关系从句（“that you wrote”）
➔ “Must”表达*义务或必要性*。“That you wrote”是一个*关系从句*，修饰“the songs”，提供有关它们的更多信息。
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Everybody makes my prediction
➔ 一般现在时，集合名词/代词作主语
➔ “Everybody”在这句话中充当*单数代词*，因此动词“makes”是第三人称单数形式。 这是因为这句话指的是集体整体。
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If I get stoned, I'm just carrying on an old family tradition
➔ 条件句（第一类）；一般现在时/一般将来时（带缩略形式）
➔ 这是一个*第一类条件句*。“if”从句（If I get stoned）是一般现在时，主句（I'm just carrying on...）是一般将来时（缩写为“I'm”）。
