{听经典英文歌曲--解析歌词}[2]~Rhythm of Rain~
歌词、句型分析 :
1、Listen to the rhythm Of the falling rain,telling me just what a fool I have been.
= As I listen to the rhythm of the falling rain, it seems that it is telling me that I’ve been a stupid guy.
听那淅淅沥沥的雨声,它好象在说,我是个傻瓜。
2、I wish that it would go and let me cry in wain….
=I wish that the rain would stop and let me cry in wain…
我真希望雨停下来,让我无望地哭泣,
in vain 徒然,白费,无效,徒劳的
eg: All our efforts were in vain, which made us very angry.
我们所有的努力都白费了,真令人生气。
3、The only girl I care about has gone away, looking for a brand-new start!
=The only girl that I love has left me and is looking for a new life!
我唯一在乎的姑娘已经离去,去寻找她的新生活。
Care about 喜欢,在乎
eg: She doesn’t care about being ladylike
她不在乎淑女仪态
brand-new a. 全新的
eg: Peter is showing off his brand-new motorcycle to his friends
彼得正在对他的朋友们炫耀他的新摩托车。
4、But little does she know that when she left that day,along with her she took my heart.
=But she doesn’t know that when she left that day,she also took my heart with her.
然而,她不知道,当她离去的那天,也将我的心带走。
But little does she know…此为否定倒装句型。
eg: He was hardly able to tell right from wrong
=Hardly was he able to tell right from wrong
5、Does that seem fair for her to steal my heart away when she don't care?
=Does that seem fair for her to steal my heart away when about me?
既然当时她不在乎我却又把我的心偷走,这样公平吗?
本句中…she don’t care实应为…she doesn't care。但在口语中,尽管主语是第三人称单数,也有用don’t代替doesn't的用法。此处歌词为求发音方便,故用don’t。但正式写作应避免。一定要注意人称与单复数形式一致才是。
6、Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
请让太阳燃起她心中的爱苗。
aglow a. 发热的,放光彩的
set … aglow 使…发光、发热
eg: At dawn the sun will set the sky aglow, which creates a beautiful picture.
黎明时,太阳照亮了天空,构成了一幅美丽的景象。
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