I Shot The Sheriff
歌词:
[English]
(crowd cheering) (upbeat funk music)
♪ It was I who shot the sheriff ♪
♪ But I didn't shoot no deputy ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪
♪ It was I who shot the sheriff ♪
♪ But I didn't shoot no deputy ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ It goes like this ♪
♪ All around in my home town ♪
♪ They are tryin' to track me down ♪
♪ They say they want to bring I in guilty ♪
♪ For the life of a deputy ♪
♪ For the life of a deputy, now ♪
♪ But I say ♪
♪ If I am guilty I will pay ♪
♪ I shot the sheriff ♪
♪ But I swear it was in self-defense ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪
♪ It was I who shot the sheriff ♪
♪ And they say it is a capital offense ♪
♪ Whoo ♪
♪ Now see ♪
♪ Sheriff John Brown always hated ♪
♪ For what, I don't know now ♪
♪ Every time I plant a seed ♪
♪ He say kill them before they grow ♪
♪ He say kill them before they grow now ♪
♪ And so yeah ♪
♪ And so ♪
♪ I, I, I, I shot the sheriff ♪
♪ Lord, I didn't shoot the deputy ♪
♪ It was I who shot the sheriff ♪
♪ But I didn't shoot no deputy ♪
♪ Whoo ♪
♪ Freedom came my way one day now ♪
♪ And I started out of town, yeah ♪
♪ Then all of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown ♪
♪ He was aiming to shoot I down ♪
♪ So I, oh yes I, I shot him down and I say ♪
♪ If I am guilty I will pay ♪
♪ 'Cause I shot the sheriff ♪
♪ But I swear it was in self-defense ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪
♪ It was I who shot the sheriff ♪
♪ And they say it is a capital offense ♪
♪ Whoo ♪
♪ Reflexes had the better of me now ♪
♪ What is to be must be, yeah ♪
♪ Every day the bucket goes to the well and me ah ♪
♪ One day the bottom will drop out ♪
♪ And I say, one day the bottom will drop out, and so ♪
(crowd cheering)
这首歌中的词汇:
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sheriff /ˈʃerɪf/ A2 |
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deputy /ˈdepjəti/ B1 |
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shoot /ʃuːt/ A2 |
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town /taʊn/ A1 |
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track /træk/ B1 |
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guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ B1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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swear /swer/ B1 |
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defense /dɪˈfens/ B1 |
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capital /ˈkæpɪtl/ B2 |
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offense /əˈfens/ B2 |
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hate /heɪt/ A2 |
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plant /plænt/ A2 |
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seed /siːd/ A1 |
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grow /ɡroʊ/ A1 |
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freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1 |
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aim /eɪm/ B1 |
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reflex /ˈriːfleks/ B2 |
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bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ A2 |
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bottom /ˈbɑːtəm/ A2 |
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语法:
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They are tryin' to track me down
➔ 现在进行时，表示正在进行的动作。
➔ 现在进行时表示追踪正在说话时或前后发生。 "tryin'" 是 "trying" 的口语缩写形式。
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They say they want to bring I in guilty
➔ 间接引语; 使用 "I" 而不是 "me" (非标准语法).
➔ 这句话使用间接引语 ('They say...') 和非标准语法结构 ('bring I in')。 在标准英语中，应该是 "bring *me* in"。 这里使用 'I' 可能是为了强调或由于方言。
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If I am guilty I will pay
➔ 第一条件句 (第一类型条件句).
➔ 这是一个第一条件句，表达一种真实的可能性。结构是：If + 一般现在时, will + 动词原形。
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Sheriff John Brown always hated
➔ 一般过去时; 省略 (缺少 "hated" 的宾语)
➔ 该句子使用一般过去时，表示过去完成的动作。动词“hated”的宾语缺失，暗示警长约翰·布朗总是怀有仇恨，但没有明确说明他仇恨什么或谁。这是一个省略的例子。
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He say kill them before they grow
➔ 第三人称单数现在时（错误用法）; 命令语气。
➔ 这句用的是 'He say' 而不是 'He says'，在标准英语中语法不正确，但在某些方言或非正式语中很常见。 'Kill them before they grow' 是命令语气，给出了直接的命令。
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Freedom came my way one day now
➔ 主谓倒装以示强调; 使用 "now" 作为语篇标记。
➔ 虽然通常的语序是 'Freedom *came* my way one day'，但倒装 'Freedom *came* my way one day' 增加了强调。 'Now' 充当语篇标记，提供时间背景或增加情感分量。
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What is to be must be, yeah
➔ 不定式的使用; 哲学性的陈述，暗示命运。
➔ 短语 'What is to be must be' 是一种哲学性的陈述，表达了对决定论或命运的信仰。 'To be' 是不定式形式。 包括 'yeah' 增加了一种随意、会话的语气。
