Hello in There
歌词:
[English]
We had an apartment in the city
And me and Loretta liked living there
Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown
A life of their own
And left us alone
John and Linda live in Omaha
And Joe is somewhere on the road
We lost Davy in the Korean War
And I still don't know what for
Don't matter anymore
You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say
"Hello in there, hello"
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Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more
She sits and stares through the back door screen
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream
That we've both seen
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
We worked together at the factory
But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?"
"Nothin', what's with you?
Nothin' much to do"
You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say
"Hello in there, hello"
So if you're walkin' down the street sometime
And spot some hollow, ancient eyes
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
As if you didn't care
Say, "Hello in there, hello"
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这首歌中的词汇:
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apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A2 |
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city /ˈsɪti/ A1 |
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kids /kɪdz/ A1 |
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grown /ɡroʊn/ A1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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lost /lɔːst/ A1 |
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war /wɔːr/ A2 |
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trees /triːz/ A1 |
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rivers /ˈrɪvərz/ A1 |
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people /ˈpiːpl/ A1 |
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lonesome /ˈloʊnsəm/ B2 |
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door /dɔːr/ A1 |
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news /nuːz/ A2 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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factory /ˈfæktəri/ A2 |
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street /striːt/ A1 |
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eyes /aɪz/ A1 |
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ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ B2 |
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语法:
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Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown
➔ 过去完成时
➔ 过去完成时 ('it'd been' - it had been) 强调了孩子们长大这件事发生在叙述者所指的时间*之前*。 它突出了时间上的距离。 我们用它来表明某件事发生在过去另一件事之前。
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And I still don't know what for
➔ 间接疑问句 / 省略
➔ 这是一个嵌入在陈述句中的间接疑问句。它是 "I still don't know *what he died for*." 的缩写。 省略号表示省略了多余的词。 这使得它听起来像对话一样自然。
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You know that old trees just grow stronger
➔ 普遍真理 / 一般现在时
➔ 一般现在时 "grow" 用于表达关于老树的普遍真理或普遍事实。 这赋予该陈述一种永恒性和普遍性的感觉。
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Waiting for someone to say
➔ 现在分词作形容词
➔ "Waiting" 充当修饰 "old people" 的形容词，描述他们的状态。 它显示了他们持续的行动，并增加了忧郁的语气。
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Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more
➔ 主语代词重复 (强调) 和频率副词
➔ 主语 "Me and Loretta, we" 的重复是一种略微非标准但有效的方式来强调主语。频率副词 "much" 表示对话量减少。"More" 的意思是“更多”。
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Like some forgotten dream That we've both seen
➔ 关系代词被省略的关系子句
➔ "That we've both seen" 是一个修饰 "dream" 的关系子句。 关系代词（that/which）在作为关系子句的宾语时可以省略。
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But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?"
➔ 第二条件句 (假设)
➔ 这句话使用了第二条件句，这是现在或将来的假设情况。 结构是 “if + 过去式，would/could/might + 动词原形”。 这表示不确定性和事件发生的可能性很低。
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As if you didn't care
➔ 'As if' 子句 (表达不真实的情况)
➔ 短语 “as if” 引入了一个子句，表达了与事实相反的内容。 过去时 “didn't care” 意味着您 *确实* 关心，即使观察您的人可能另有想法。 它强调了外表和现实之间的脱节。
