Kingston Town
歌词:
[English]
[♪ ♪ ♪]
♪ The night seems to fade ♪
♪ But the moonlight lingers on ♪
♪ There is magic... ♪
Where's the original one?
[FANFARE]
[ROOSTER CRIES]
[♪ ♪ ♪]
♪ The night seems to fade ♪
♪ But the moonlight lingers on ♪
♪ There are wonders for everyone ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ The stars shine so bright ♪
♪ But they're fading after dawn ♪
♪ There is magic in Kingston town ♪
♪ Oh, Kingston town ♪
♪ The place I long to be ♪
♪ If I had the whole world ♪
♪ I would give it away ♪
♪ Just to see ♪
♪ The girls at play ♪
♪ When I am king ♪
♪ Surely I would need a queen ♪
♪ And a palace and everything ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And now ♪
♪ I am king ♪
♪ And my queen will come at dawn ♪
♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪
♪ Oh, Kingston town ♪
♪ The place I long to be ♪
♪ If I had the whole world ♪
♪ I would give it away ♪
♪ Just to see the girls at play ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ When I am king ♪
♪ Surely I would need a queen ♪
♪ And a palace and everything ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And now I am king ♪
♪ And my queen will come at dawn ♪
♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪
♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪
♪ Right now ♪
♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪
♪ Right on ♪
♪ She'll be waiting in Kingston town ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER] - Eh?
This is so Bailey...
Lovely melody, innit.
It's a lovely melody, that one.
Lovely melody. Love that.
这首歌中的词汇:
词汇 | 含义 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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moonlight /ˈmuːn.laɪt/ B1 |
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magic /ˈmædʒ.ɪk/ B1 |
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stars /stɑːrz/ A1 |
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bright /braɪt/ B2 |
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town /taʊn/ A1 |
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place /pleɪs/ A1 |
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world /wɜːld/ A1 |
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give /ɡɪv/ A1 |
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girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1 |
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play /pleɪ/ A1 |
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king /kɪŋ/ A2 |
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queen /kwiːn/ A2 |
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palace /ˈpæl.əs/ B1 |
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waiting /ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/ A1 |
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语法:
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The night seems to fade
➔ 一般现在时,表达普遍真理/习惯
➔ 动词 "seems" 使用一般现在时,表示夜晚如何呈现的普遍观察或真理。
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But the moonlight lingers on
➔ 短语动词 "lingers on"
➔ "Lingers on" 意味着比预期更长时间地停留。它暗示着即使黑夜消逝,月光仍然持续存在。
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There are wonders for everyone
➔ "There are" + 复数名词
➔ 这个句子使用 "There are" 结构来表示存在多个 "wonders"。
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The stars shine so bright
➔ 程度副词 (so)
➔ 副词 "so" 增强了形容词 "bright" 的程度,表示高亮度。
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But they're fading after dawn
➔ 现在进行时,表达逐渐发生的动作
➔ 现在进行时 "are fading" 描述了黎明之后一段时间内逐渐发生的动作。
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If I had the whole world
➔ 虚拟语气第二类 (If + 过去时, would + 动词原形)
➔ 这是一个虚拟语气第二类句子,表达一个不真实或不太可能发生的情况及其可能的结果。说话者正在想象拥有整个世界。
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I would give it away
➔ 条件句(结果子句)中使用 "would"
➔ "Would give" 表达了一个假设性的动作,如果条件(拥有整个世界)成立,该动作就会发生。它表明在不真实情况下的意愿或意图。
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Surely I would need a queen
➔ 情态动词 "would" (用于假设情况) 搭配 "surely" 强调。
➔ "Would need" 表达了一种假设性的需求。“Surely” 强调了说话者如果成为国王就需要一位王后的信念。