My Old Friend
歌词:
[English]
My old friend, I recall
The times we had hanging on my wall
I wouldn't trade them for gold
Cause they laugh and they cry me
Somehow sanctify me
They're woven in the stories I have told
And tell again
My old friend, I apologize
For the years that have passed
Since the last time you and I
Dusted off those memories
But the running and the races
The people and the places
There's always somewhere else I had to be
Time gets thin, my old friend
Don't know why, don't know why
Don't know why, don't know why
My old friend, this song's for you
Cause a few simple verses
Was the least that I could do
To tell the world that you were here
Cause the love and the laughter
Will live on long after
All of the sadness and the tears
We'll meet again, my old friend
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
My old friend, my old friend
Goodbye, goodbye
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这首歌中的词汇:
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friend /frɛnd/ A1 |
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recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ B2 |
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times /taɪmz/ A1 |
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wall /wɔːl/ A1 |
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gold /ɡoʊld/ A1 |
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laugh /læf/ A1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A1 |
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stories /ˈstɔːriz/ A1 |
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apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B2 |
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years /jɪərz/ A1 |
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passed /pæst/ A2 |
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memories /ˈmɛməriz/ B1 |
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running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A2 |
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races /ˈreɪsɪz/ A2 |
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places /ˈpleɪsɪz/ A1 |
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verses /ˈvɜːrsɪz/ B1 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1 |
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sadness /ˈsædnəs/ B1 |
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tears /tɪərz/ A1 |
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语法:
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My old friend, I recall the times we had hanging on my wall
➔ 关系从句（简化）
➔ "hanging on my wall" 是一个简化的关系从句，修饰 "the times"。完整的从句是 "the times *that were* hanging on my wall"。 简化从句省略了关系代词和助动词。
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Cause they laugh and they cry me
➔ 不寻常的语序（宾语 + 动词 + 主语）
➔ 标准的语序应该是 "they laugh *at* me and they cry *for* me." 宾语代词 "me" 放在动词和主语之间，创造了一种更富有诗意和强调效果。这种倒装强调了记忆对说话者的影响。
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Somehow sanctify me
➔ 及物动词的用法
➔ 动词 "sanctify" 用作及物动词，意味着它带有直接宾语。在这里，"me" 是直接宾语。"Sanctify" 的意思是使某物神圣或纯洁。记忆被描述为对说话者具有净化或高尚的影响。
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There's always somewhere else I had to be
➔ 过去完成时情态动词 (had to be)
➔ "Had to be" 表示过去的义务或必要性。使用过去完成时形式强调了这种义务过去存在并且现在正在反思。这表明说话者感到不得不优先考虑其他事情而不是与朋友共度时光。
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Cause a few simple verses was the least that I could do
➔ 与 "the least" 的倒装
➔ 句子是倒装的，为了强调。 更典型的顺序是 “A few simple verses was the least thing that I could do”。 通过将 “the least that I could do” 放在句子的末尾，它变得更加突出，并突出了说话者的感觉，即这首歌只是一个小小的姿态。
