Israelites
歌词:
[English]
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me, Israelites (ah-ah)
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me, the Israelite
My wife and my kids, they packed up and a-leave me
Darling, she said, "I was yours to receive"
Poor, poor me, the Israelite
Shirt, them a-tear up, trousers are gone
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Poor me, the Israelite
After a storm, there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
Poor, poor me, Israelites, hey
I said I get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me, Israelites, ah
My wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me
Darling, she said, "I was yours to receive"
Poor, poor me, Israelites, ah
Look, shirt, them a-tear up, trousers are gone
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Poor a-poor me, Israelites, ah
After a storm, there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm, you sound your alarm
Poor, poor me, Israelites, hey-hey-hey
Poor, poor me, Israelites
Dem a wonder we not working so hard
Poor, poor me, Israelites
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这首歌中的词汇:
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morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1 |
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slaving /ˈsleɪvɪŋ/ B2 |
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bread /bred/ A1 |
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mouth /maʊθ/ A1 |
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fed /fed/ A1 |
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poor /pʊr/ A1 |
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Israelites /ˈɪzriəˌlaɪts/ B2 |
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wife /waɪf/ A1 |
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kids /kɪdz/ A1 |
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packed /pækt/ A2 |
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darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ A2 |
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receive /rɪˈsiːv/ B1 |
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shirt /ʃɜːrt/ A1 |
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tear /tɪr/ B1 |
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trousers /ˈtraʊzərz/ A1 |
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gone /ɡɔːn/ A2 |
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end /end/ A2 |
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storm /stɔːrm/ A2 |
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calm /kɑːm/ B1 |
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catch /kætʃ/ A2 |
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farm /fɑːrm/ A1 |
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alarm /əˈlɑːrm/ B1 |
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working /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ A1 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A1 |
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语法:
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Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
➔ 现在分词作形容词/副词
➔ "Slaving"是一个现在分词，在这里作状语，描述他早上如何起床。意思是他在为面包努力工作的同时起床。这表示一个同时发生的动作。
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So that every mouth can be fed
➔ 用 "so that" 引导的目的状语从句
➔ "So that" 引导一个表达动作目的的从句。在这个例子中，辛苦工作的目的是"让每个人都能吃饱"。
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My wife and my kids, they packed up and a-leave me
➔ 非标准英语：现在完成时中 "have" 的省略和前缀 "a-" (方言)
➔ 标准英语是 "My wife and my kids, they *have* packed up and *have* left me." "leave" 前面的 "a-" 是一种方言特征，可能是牙买加方言，表示持续或进行时的状态（类似于 "are leaving"）。
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Darling, she said, "I was yours to receive"
➔ 间接引语中的过去时被动语态 / 间接引语
➔ 原始陈述可能是 "I am yours to receive." 在间接引语中，时态会倒退到过去。被动结构强调她是将被接受的对象，而不是主动者。
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Shirt, them a-tear up, trousers are gone
➔ 非标准英语：系词 ("is/are") 的省略，主题化，"a-" 前缀 (方言)
➔ 标准英语："My shirt, it is being torn up; my trousers are gone." 主题化："Shirt"被放在句首以示强调。 "tear" 前面的 "a-" 与之前的方言特征相同，表明正在进行时态：它们正在被撕毁的过程中。
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I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
➔ "want" 之后的目的不定式
➔ "To end up like Bonnie and Clyde" 解释了*为什么*他不想做某事。它表达了他想要避免的目的。 "Want" 之后通常跟着一个不定式来表达想要的动作或状态。
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After a storm, there must be a calm
➔ 情态动词 "must" 表示确定/必要 (哲学意义)
➔ 这里，"must" 不是严格的义务，而是传达了一种强烈的信念或期望，即平静*必然*会随之而来。 这是一个关于普遍真理或原则的陈述。
