The Violet Hour
歌词:
[English]
Your lips are nettles
Your tongue is wine
Your laughter's liquid
But your body's pine
You love all sailors
But hate the beach
You say, "Come touch me"
But you're always out of reach
In the dark you tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
Your arms are lovely
Yellow and rose
Your back's a meadow
Covered in snow
Your thighs are thistles
And hot-house grapes
You breathe your sweet breath
And have me wait
In the dark you tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
I turn the lights out
I clean the sheets
You change the station
Turned up the heat
And now you're sitting
Upon your chair
You've got me tangled up
Inside your beautiful black hair
In the dark you tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
In the dark you tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
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这首歌中的词汇:
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lips /lɪps/ A1 |
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tongue /tʌŋ/ A1 |
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wine /waɪn/ A2 |
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laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1 |
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body /ˈbɒdi/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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sailors /ˈseɪlər/ A2 |
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hate /heɪt/ A2 |
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beach /biːtʃ/ A1 |
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dark /dɑːrk/ A1 |
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flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1 |
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blooms /bluːmz/ B1 |
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violet /ˈvaɪələt/ B1 |
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arms /ɑːrmz/ A1 |
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lovely /ˈlʌvli/ A2 |
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yellow /ˈjeloʊ/ A1 |
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rose /roʊz/ A1 |
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back /bæk/ A1 |
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meadow /ˈmedoʊ/ B1 |
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snow /snoʊ/ A1 |
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breath /breθ/ A1 |
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sweet /swiːt/ A2 |
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beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2 |
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hair /her/ A1 |
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black /blæk/ A1 |
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语法:
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Your lips are nettles
➔ 一般现在时 (隐喻)
➔ 使用一般现在时来描述一种状态。这句话是一种隐喻；嘴唇实际上不是荨麻，但这种比较暗示了一种刺痛、令人不快的品质。动词“are”将主语“Your lips”与名词“nettles”连接起来，展示了它们的特征。
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Your tongue is wine
➔ 一般现在时 (隐喻)
➔ 与前一句类似，使用一般现在时来描述一种隐喻状态。“Wine”暗示着一种丰富、令人陶醉，甚至略带苦涩的品质。
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You say, "Come touch me"
➔ 祈使句和直接引语
➔ “Come touch me”是直接引用，是一个祈使句，一个命令。“come”这个动词是用来告诉某人靠近，后面跟着另一个命令“touch me”。
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But you're always out of reach
➔ 一般现在时; 频率副词
➔ 一般现在时表示一种重复出现的状态。“Always”是一个频率副词，表示这种状态（遥不可及）一直发生。“Out of reach”是一个介词短语，起形容词的作用，描述主语。
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In the dark you tell me of a flower That only blooms in the violet hour
➔ 关系从句; 一般现在时; 介词短语
➔ “That only blooms in the violet hour”是一个关系从句，修饰“flower”。关系代词“that”引入该从句。“Only blooms”是一般现在时，描述花朵何时开放。“In the dark”、“in the violet hour”是介词短语，表示地点或时间。
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You've got me tangled up Inside your beautiful black hair
➔ 现在完成进行时 (暗示); 介词短语
➔ “You've got”是“You have got”的缩写，它可以暗示一种由过去的行为导致的状态（类似于现在完成进行时，尽管这里重点是状态）。短语“tangled up inside your beautiful black hair”是一个复杂的介词短语，描述了被缠住的状态。隐含的意义是这种缠绕是一种持续的情况，尽管歌词陈述了这种情况的结果。
