How Soon Is Now?

• 作者: The Smiths
• 专辑: Hatful of Hollow, Meat Is Murder

歌词:

[English]

[中文]

I am the son and the heir

我是儿子，也是继承人

Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar

带着一种罪恶又庸俗的羞涩

I am the son and heir

我是儿子，也是继承人

Of nothing in particular

却一无所有

You, shut your mouth, how can you say

你，闭上你的嘴，你怎么敢说

I go about things the wrong way?

我做事情的方式不对？

I am human and I need to be loved

我是人，我需要被爱

Just like everybody else does

就像其他人一样

I am the son and the heir

我是儿子，也是继承人

Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar

带着一种罪恶又庸俗的羞涩

I am the son and heir

我是儿子，也是继承人

Of nothing in particular

却一无所有

You, shut your mouth, how can you say

你，闭上你的嘴，你怎么敢说

I go about things the wrong way?

我做事情的方式不对？

I am human and I need to be loved

我是人，我需要被爱

Just like everybody else does

就像其他人一样

There's a club if you'd like to go

如果你想去，有个俱乐部

You could meet somebody who really loves you

在那里你可能会遇到真正爱你的人

So you go and you stand on your own

所以你去了，独自站着

And you leave on your own

又独自离开

And you go home, and you cry, and you want to die

你回到家，哭泣，想要死去

When you say it's gonna happen now

当你说它现在会发生

Well, when exactly do you mean?

那么，你到底指的是什么时候？

See, I've already waited too long

你看，我已经等得太久

And all my hope is gone

所有的希望都已破灭

You, shut your mouth, how can you say

你，闭上你的嘴，你怎么敢说

I go about things the wrong way?

我做事情的方式不对？

I am human and I need to be loved

我是人，我需要被爱

Just like everybody else does

就像其他人一样

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这首歌中的词汇:

词汇	含义
son /sʌn/ A1	noun - 儿子
heir /eər/ B2	noun - 继承人
shyness /ˈʃaɪnəs/ B2	noun - 害羞
vulgar /ˈvʌlɡər/ C1	adjective - 粗俗的
mouth /maʊθ/ A1	noun - 嘴 verb - 用嘴说
human /ˈhjuːmən/ A2	adjective - 人类的 noun - 人
loved /lʌvd/ A1	verb - 被爱
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - 俱乐部
somebody /ˈsʌmbɒdi/ A2	noun - 某人
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - 站立
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - 哭泣 noun - 哭声
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - 死亡
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - 等待
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - 希望 verb - 希望

语法:

• I am the son and the heir Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar

  ➔ 限定性定语从句

  ➔ 从句“that is criminally vulgar”定义了害羞的类型。关系代词“that”引入了该从句，这对于理解特定类型的害羞至关重要。

• You, shut your mouth, how can you say I go about things the wrong way?

  ➔ 情态动词 (can) 在疑问句中, 间接疑问句

  ➔ “How can you say...” 在疑问句中使用情态动词“can”表达能力或允许。问题中的短语“I go about things the wrong way”用作间接疑问句。

• I am human and I need to be loved Just like everybody else does

  ➔ 省略 (does), 使用“like”的比较从句

  ➔ “everybody else does”是一个省略。它的意思是“everybody else needs to be loved”，但省略了重复的内容。“Just like”这个短语引入了一个比较，表明了对爱的共同需求。

• There's a club if you'd like to go

  ➔ 条件从句 (混合型)

  ➔ “if you'd like to go”是一个条件从句。虽然不是典型的混合条件句，但它暗示了一个礼貌的提议：如果你*想*去（假设性的现在愿望），那么就有一个俱乐部。“'d”是“would”的缩写。

• So you go and you stand on your own And you leave on your own

  ➔ 重复与平行结构, 短语动词 (“stand on your own”, “leave on your own”)

  ➔ “you”的重复和从句的平行结构产生了强调作用。“stand on your own”和“leave on your own”是短语动词，意思是独立自主和独自离开。

• When you say it's gonna happen now Well, when exactly do you mean?

  ➔ 将来时 (gonna), 疑问句 (使用“exactly”强调)

  ➔ “gonna”是“going to”的非正式缩写，表示将来时。疑问句使用“exactly”来强调需要一个具体的时间框架。