Next Thing You Know
歌词:
[English]
(tranquil rhythmic music)
♪ You swear that you're stayin' single ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ You meet a girl at a bar ♪
♪ And next thing you know ♪
♪ You get her laughin' it's 2 AM ♪
♪ You're telling your buddies three months in ♪
♪ That she ain't movin' in ♪
♪ But next thing you know ♪
♪ There's a U-Haul trailer ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ Your old apartment ♪
♪ Is y'all's new place ♪
♪ There goes the carpet ♪
♪ But the deer head stays ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ You're savin' money like never before, just to ♪
♪ Spend it all at a jewelry store, gettin' ♪
♪ Down on one knee on her mama's porch ♪
♪ Just prayin' she don't say no ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ Your best man gives a half drunk speech and you're ♪
♪ Sunburnt on a honeymoon beach and you're ♪
♪ Left hand's gettin' used to that ring ♪
♪ And there the next two or three years go ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
(tranquil rhythmic music)
♪ Y'all weren't really tryin' ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ There's a test on the counter ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ She's standin' there cryin' ♪
♪ Noddin' her head, yes ♪
♪ You're half excited ♪
♪ Half scared to death ♪
♪ 'Cause next thing you know ♪
♪ You're wearing scrubs and a funny white hat and the ♪
♪ Doctor's sayin', how you doin' there dad and ♪
♪ Nobody's ever called you that ♪
♪ And you take that drive home slow ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ It's first steps, first dates, first car, it's ♪
♪ 11:01 wonderin' where they are ♪
♪ You're sayin' that USC's too far ♪
♪ It's amazing how fast seventeen years go ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪ (inspirational rhythmic music)
♪ The next thing you know ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ You get to know your wife again and you're ♪
♪ More in love than you've ever been with a ♪
♪ Lot of years of remember when's ♪
♪ And still some down the road ♪
♪ 'Cause next thing you know ♪
♪ You got a yard full of your kid's kids and ya ♪
♪ Take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish, and ya ♪
♪ Tell 'em stories every chance you get ♪
♪ About how fast this life down here can go ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
(inspirational rhythmic music)
这首歌中的词汇:
词汇 | 含义 |
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meet /miːt/ A1 |
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laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2 |
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trailer /ˈtreɪlər/ A2 |
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apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A2 |
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carpet /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ A2 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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jewelry /ˈdʒuːəlri/ B1 |
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knee /niː/ A2 |
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porch /pɔːrtʃ/ B1 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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speech /spiːtʃ/ B1 |
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beach /biːtʃ/ A1 |
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ring /rɪŋ/ A1 |
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test /test/ A2 |
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doctor /ˈdɑːktər/ A1 |
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scrubs /skrʌbz/ B2 |
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语法:
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You swear that you're stayin' single
➔ 用"staying"的现在进行时表示未来的计划
➔ 使用现在进行时"staying"表示保持单身的坚定意图或计划。在这里通常是讽刺性的,暗示这种意图不会持久。
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You get her laughin' it's 2 AM
➔ 使役动词"get" + 宾语 + 不带"to"的不定式
➔ "Get her laughin'" 意味着你让她笑。 这是用“get”表示使役,意思是让某人做某事。 在这种形式中,当“get”后面跟着时,美式英语使用不带“to”的不定式(laughin')。
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Your old apartment is y'all's new place
➔ 所有格代词 "y'all's"
➔ "Y'all's"是"you all's"的缩写,在美国南部英语中用作所有格代词,相当于"your",但指代一群人。
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You're savin' money like never before, just to
➔ 比较副词短语 "like never before"
➔ "Like never before"是一个习惯用语,意思是某事发生的程度或强度比以往任何时候都大。
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Just prayin' she don't say no
➔ 虚拟语气 (非正式省略 "that" 和 "should")
➔ 这句话意味着 "just praying that she doesn't say no" 或 "just praying she should not say no"。 在非正式口语中,表达愿望或渴望的动词(如 "pray")之后,"that" 和 "should" 经常被省略。
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Y'all weren't really tryin'
➔ 过去进行时否定句和 "y'all"
➔ 这使用过去进行时否定式("weren't trying")来描述过去没有发生的持续动作。 "Y'all"是美国南部英语中使用的复数第二人称代词。
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Nobody's ever called you that
➔ 现在完成时与 "ever" 和所有格代词
➔ 现在完成时("Nobody's ever called")用于描述过去在不确定的时间发生的并且与现在相关的事件。 "Ever"强调了到目前为止,说话者一生中从未发生过这种情况。