Tighten Up
歌词:
[English]
Hi everybody. I'm Archie Drell and the Drells from Houston, Texas. We don't
Only sing but we dance just as good as we walk. In Houston we just started a
New dance called the Tighten Up. This is the music we tighten up to.
First tighten up on the drums. Come on now drummer. I want you to tighten
It up for me now. oh yeah
Tighten up on that bass now. Tighten it up. ha ha Yeah
Now let that guitar fall in. Oh yeah
Tighten up on that organ now.
Ya, do the tighten up. Yeah now.
I said if you can do it now,
It sure would be tough.
Now look here. Come on now. Make it mellow.
Let's tighten up now. Do the tighten up.
Everybody can do it now. So let's do it.
We're gonna tighten up. Let's do the tighten up.
You can do it now. So baby get to it.
Let's do your left now. Let's do your right.
You can do it. But don'tcha just do it light.
Come on and tighten up. Tighten it up now.
Come on now drum. Tighten it up.
Tighten up that bass. Oh yeah
Now look here. I want that guitar to fall in on that.
Tighten it up now. Oh yeah
Now tighten it up organ.
There everybody, tighten it up.
Now look here. We gonna make it mellow for ya now.
We gonna make it mellow now.
Tighten up. You can tighten up.
这首歌中的词汇:
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dance /dæns/ A1 |
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walk /wɔːk/ A1 |
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music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1 |
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drums /drʌmz/ A1 |
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drummer /ˈdrʌmər/ A2 |
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bass /beɪs/ A2 |
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guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ A1 |
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organ /ˈɔːrɡən/ A2 |
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mellow /ˈmeloʊ/ B2 |
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tighten /ˈtaɪtn/ B1 |
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tough /tʌf/ B1 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A2 |
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语法:
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We don't Only sing but we dance just as good as we walk.
➔ 关联连词（不仅...而且）
➔ 原始句子的结构在语法上是非正式的，但可以理解。更正式的结构是：“我们不仅唱歌，而且跳舞和走路一样好”或“我们不仅唱歌而且跳舞……”。这强调了该团体擅长唱歌和跳舞。
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In Houston we just started a New dance called the Tighten Up.
➔ 过去时 (Started)
➔ 动词“started”（开始）表示过去开始和结束的动作。上下文暗示舞蹈的流行开始于相对较近的时间。
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This is the music we tighten up to.
➔ 子句末尾的介词
➔ 虽然通常最好避免在正式写作中以介词结尾，但在非正式的口语和歌词中很常见。介词“to”支配动词“tighten up”。
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Come on now drummer. I want you to tighten It up for me now.
➔ 祈使语气和宾语代词 (It)
➔ “Come on”用于鼓励行动。“Tighten it up”是命令式的，直接命令鼓手。“it”这个代词指的是鼓。
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I said if you can do it now, It sure would be tough.
➔ 条件句 (第一类型/很可能)
➔ 这类似于第一类型条件句，但使用方式非常规。 这表明，如果现在可以进行“收紧”，那将是非常困难的。 这是一个有趣的评论，暗示根本不应该困难。
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You can do it. But don'tcha just do it light.
➔ 缩写和否定祈使句 (Don'tcha)
➔ “Don'tcha”是“don't you”（不要）的口语缩写。这是一个否定祈使句，建议不要轻描淡写地跳舞。使用“light”（轻）表示没有热情或精力。
