Matty Groves
歌词:
[English]
A holiday, a holiday
And the first one of the year
Lord Donald's wife came into the church
The gospel for to hear
And when the meeting, it was done
She cast her eyes about
And there she saw little Matty Groves
Walking in the crowd
"Come home with me, little Matty Groves
Come home with me tonight
Come home with me, little Matty Groves
And sleep with me 'til light"
"Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home
And sleep with you tonight
By the rings on your fingers
I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife"
"But if I am Lord Donald's wife
Lord Donald's not at home
He is out in the far cornfields
Bringing the yearlings home"
...
And a servant who was standing by
And hearing what was said
He swore Lord Donald he would know
Before the sun would set
And in his hurry to carry the news
He bent his breast and ran
And when he came to the broad mill stream
He took off his shoes and he swam
...
Little Matty Groves, he lay down
And took a little sleep
When he awoke, Lord Donald
Was standing at his feet
Saying, "How do you like my feather bed
And how do you like my sheet?
How do you like my lady
Who lies in your arms asleep?"
"Oh well, I like your feather bed
And well, I like your sheets
But better I like your lady gay
Who lies in my arms asleep"
"Well, get up, get up", Lord Donald cried
"Get up as quick as you can
It'll never be said in fair England
I slew a naked man"
"Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up
I can't get up for my life
For you have two long beaten swords
And I not a pocket knife"
"Well, it's true I have two beaten swords
And they cost me deep in the purse
But you will have the better of them
And I will have the worse"
"And you will strike the very first blow
And strike it like a man
I will strike the very next blow
And I'll kill you if I can"
...
So Matty struck the very first blow
And he hurt Lord Donald sore
Lord Donald struck the very next blow
And Matty struck no more
And then Lord Donald he took his wife
And he sat her on his knee
Saying, "Who do you like the best of us
Matty Groves or me?"
And then up spoke his own dear wife
Never heard to speak so free
"I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips
Than you or your finery"
...
Lord Donald, he jumped up
And loudly he did bawl
He struck his wife right through the heart
And pinned her against the wall
"A grave, a grave", Lord Donald cried
"To put these lovers in
But bury my lady at the top
For she was of noble kin"
...
这首歌中的词汇:
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wife /waɪf/ A1 |
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home /hoʊm/ A1 |
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sleep /sliːp/ A1 |
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hear /hɪər/ A1 |
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saw /sɔː/ A1 |
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tell /tel/ A1 |
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standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A2 |
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swore /swɔːr/ B1 |
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feet /fiːt/ A1 |
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like /laɪk/ A1 |
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cried /kraɪd/ A2 |
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swords /sɔːrdz/ B1 |
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strike /straɪk/ B1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ A2 |
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dead /ded/ A1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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grave /ɡreɪv/ B1 |
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noble /ˈnoʊbl/ B2 |
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语法:
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Lord Donald's wife came into the church The gospel for to hear
➔ 'for to' + 不定式 的古老用法.
➔ 短语 “for to hear” 是一种较旧且不太常见的说法，表示 “in order to hear” 或 “to hear”。它强调了她来教堂的目的。
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"And sleep with me 'til light"
➔ 省略和介词的古老用法 ('til)。
➔ 完整的短语是 "until light"。“'Til” 是 “until” 的缩写古老形式。该短语还省略了主语和助动词，隐含地表示 “until it is light”。
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By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife
➔ 用 'can' + 状态动词 进行推论。
➔ “Can tell” 表示基于证据的推论。说话者正在使用她手指上的戒指作为证据来推断她是唐纳德勋爵的妻子。这里的 'can' 意味着可以根据证据进行推断。
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"He is out in the far cornfields Bringing the yearlings home"
➔ 现在进行时，用于描述临时情况和正在进行的活动。
➔ “Bringing” 是现在分词，用于描述唐纳德勋爵目前正在执行的动作。它暗示该活动正在进行中，而不是永久状态。
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"How do you like my feather bed And how do you like my sheet?"
➔ 疑问句结构 “How do you like...” 用于询问某人的意见/体验。
➔ 这句话并非字面上询问床和床单的质量。这是一个反问句，意在挑衅，质疑马蒂的舒适度，并暗示挑战。
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"It'll never be said in fair England I slew a naked man"
➔ 未来被动语态结构 ('It'll be said') 和虚拟语气 (虽然不明确，但在 'never be said' 中暗示)。
➔ “It'll be said” 是被动将来时，表示将来会发生说话的行为。隐含的虚拟语气表明说话者希望阻止某事发生。这句话的意思是唐纳德勋爵不希望人们说他杀了一个手无寸铁的人，这将是不光彩的。
