Red Light Pledge

• 作者: Silverstein

歌词:

[English]

[中文]

The ending's the same

结局都一样

Past mistakes that you made

过去你犯下的错

Come back to haunt you, you!

总会回来缠着你，你！

I made a mistake

我犯了个错

I wish I could take back everything that I did

我真希望我能收回我所做的一切

I wanted to tell you, I really did

我想告诉你，真的

But how do I explain this?

但我该怎么解释呢？

Promise me you will be there until the red light will change

答应我，你会在那里，直到红灯变绿

I would wait forever

我会永远等待

Promise me you will stay here until the darkness will fade

答应我，你会留在这里，直到黑暗消散

I'd wait for you, you!

我会等你，你！

A mistake

一个错误

Wish I could take back everything that I did

希望我能收回我所做的一切

I wanted to tell you, I really did

我想告诉你，真的

But how do I explain?

但我该如何解释？

...

...

I wanted to tell you, what really happened

我想告诉你，到底发生了什么

But how do I explain this?

但我该怎么解释呢？

How do I explain everything?

我该如何解释一切？

Promise me you will be there until the red light will change

答应我，你会在那里，直到红灯变绿

I would wait forever

我会永远等待

Promise me you will stay here until the darkness will fade

答应我，你会留在这里，直到黑暗消散

I'd wait for you

我会等你

A mistake and I'm all on my own, away

一个错误，我独自一人，远去

Wait for you

等你

A mistake and I'm all on my own, by myself

一个错误，我独自一人，独自承受

Wait for you

等你

I'd wait for you, for you

我会等你，等你

I'd wait for you

我会等你

...

...

这首歌中的词汇:

词汇	含义
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - 错误
haunt /hɔːnt/ C1	verb - 萦绕
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	verb - 承诺 noun - 承诺
red /red/ A1	adjective - 红色的 noun - 红色
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - 光 adjective - 轻的
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - 改变 noun - 变化
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - 等待 noun - 等待
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - 永远
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - 停留
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - 黑暗
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - 褪色
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ B1	verb - 解释
ending /ˈendɪŋ/ B1	noun - 结局
own /oʊn/ A2	adjective - 自己的
past /pæst/ A1	noun - 过去

语法:

• Past mistakes that you made come back to haunt you, you!

  ➔ 关系从句 ('that') 和一般现在时 (haunt)

  ➔ 关系从句 "that you made" 修饰 "Past mistakes"。使用一般现在时 "haunt"，因为它描述的是一个普遍真理或重复发生的事件。

• I wish I could take back everything that I did

  ➔ 虚拟语气 (Wish + 过去式)

  ➔ 这表达了对过去情况的遗憾。 "Wish" 后跟过去式从句，表示说话者希望与现在的现实有所不同。

• Promise me you will be there until the red light will change

  ➔ 在两个从句中使用将来时 (will)（承诺和时间从句）

  ➔ 在时间从句（"until the red light will change"）中使用 "will" 在语法上是可以接受的，尽管在 "until"、"when" 等连词之后使用一般现在时更为常见。说话者正在强调未来。

• I wanted to tell you, I really did

  ➔ 强调助动词 'did'

  ➔ 在这里使用 "did" 强调了 "I wanted to tell you" 这个陈述的真实性。它为说话者的话语增加了强度和信念。

• But how do I explain this?

  ➔ 疑问句结构，使用倒装（助动词 'do' 在主语 'I' 之前）

  ➔ 这演示了英语中用助动词提问的标准方法。助动词 "do" 在主语 "I" 之前，表明这是一个问题。