你们的music library里面是不是有很多love songs?
有木有那首歌你能倒背如流但是觉得唱给那个特殊的ta好像多少有些别扭?
今儿我跟大家分享一首很经典的love song,老规矩,先分析歌词,讲解里面的语言点,然后跟你们展示一下怎么改写歌词,去customize your own love song~
歌词摘自百度,歌词下面的翻译是我自己翻的。如果你们有自己觉得更好的翻译版本,欢迎跟我分享哦!
I wanna call the stars down from the sky
I wanna live a day that never dies
I wanna change the world only for you
All the impossible I wanna do
我想让星辰从天空落下
我想让这一天永不结束
我想只为你改变这个世界
我想做一切不可能的事情
wanna=want to 非正式用语,后面直接加动词原形,不要再加to了
同样的用法:
gonna=going to
ain’t=am not/are not/is not
也就是说,ain’t不分人称使用,所以在英语这么“矫情”的语言中,它当然是非正式用语啦,千万不要在老板以及其他你觉得有威严的人面前用哦😉😉😉
e.g.
I wanna take a long long vacation, but my boss, the dragon lady in the office, ain’t gonna let me.
我想休个长假,但我那个吓人的女老板肯定不同意。
P.S.附上我自己模仿的版本 (如需转载,请联系本人。保护知识产权,谢谢合作)
I wanna play all the beautiful tunes for you.
I wanna walk with you through the city that never sleeps.
I’m gonna be a better person just for you.
Whatever you say, I will do.
a day that never dies=a day that never ends
同样的用法,可以引申到下面的例子,注意定语从句,不要缺了主语:(有语法问题,欢迎私信我😘😘😘)
Beijing is a city that never sleeps.
北京是座不夜城。
All the impossible I wanna do.
这就是倒装句!
通俗地讲,陈述句的正常语序是“主语+谓语+宾语+其他成分”,谓语/宾语/其他成分提前或者部分提前,放在主语前面,都可以广义地理解为“倒装句”。所以呢,其实疑问句就可以理解成倒装句,因为疑问句的构成就是把谓语或者部分谓语(助动词)提前啊!
歌词中all the impossible是宾语,放在了句首,主语之前,赶脚好像挺高大上的呢!
其实你自己也能对照歌词的结构比葫芦画瓢:
e.g.
Whatever you say I will do.
你说什么我都照做。(宾语提前)
Away he walked, leaving me there, crying like a baby.
他走了,把我留在原地哭成泪人。(状语/副词提前)
I wanna hold you close under the rain
I wanna kiss your smile and feel the pain
I know what's beautiful looking at you
In a world of lies, you are the truth
我想在雨中把你揽在怀里
我想吻你的微笑,想感受你的疼痛
当我看着你时,我知道什么是美好
在这个充满谎言的世界里,你是唯一的真实
hold you close=be close to you
把你揽在怀里
I know what’s beautiful looking at you.
当我看着你时,我知道什么是美好。
这里注意两个语言点,一个是what引导宾语从句,what既做引导词,又在宾语从句中做主语,其他wh词也可以这么用。其实是个很常见的句型,只是有些童鞋总是以为只有that才能引导宾语从句。that引导从句时在从句中不做成分的,所以that可以省略,明白木有呢?
e.g.
I don’t know what you are talking about.
我不造你在讲神马。
I won’t say who told me the secret.
我才不会说是谁跟我泄密了。
……
looking at you=when I look at you
第二个语言点是分词做伴随状语。这个语法点讲起了稍微复杂一些,所以呢以后在语法专题里咱们详细唠~
In a world of lies, you are the truth.
这句话咱们还可以改写一下:
In a world of bitterness, you are my sweetheart.
在这个充满苦涩的世界里,你是我的甜心宝贝。(艾玛要齁死了…请不要随地撒狗粮)
P.S.附上我自己模仿的版本(如需转载,请联系本人。保护知识产权,谢谢合作)
I wanna stay by your side, regardless of the rain.
I want you to kiss me on the lips so that I cease to complain.
I only see what’s wonderful with you in my life.
In a world of darkness, you are the light.
And baby, every time you touch me
I become a hero
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
And bring you everything you ask for
Nothing is above me
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
When you tell me that you love me
我的宝贝,每次你触碰到我
我就变成了英雄
不管你在哪儿,我都会让你感到安全
给你一切你要的东西
没有什么是我不能为你争取的
当你告诉我你爱我时
我就像一根蜡烛摇曳在黑夜中
no matter + wh + 从句=wh…ever +从句
这个从句叫让步状语从句,这是中学老师就讲过的语法了,那么你会不会用呢?来对照歌词结构比葫芦画瓢吧!
e.g.
Whatever you say, I will do it.
=I will do whatever you say.
(和之前那个Whatever you say, I will do. 其实意思一样一样滴,就是从句的类型不一样,说哪个都对,看你习惯了)
Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be here waiting for you.
=No matter where you go, no matter what you do, I will be here waiting for you.
这句话也是句歌词,来源于right here waiting,经典情歌呢!
above, prep.
这里是引申义,“在我之上”=“我争取不到”
同理,above的反义词beneath也有引申义
This is so beneath you!
你这样也太下作了!
P.S.
这一小段我真的没什么可改的了,就这么继续唱吧!
I wanna make you see just what I was
Show you the loneliness and what it does
You walked into my life to stop my tears
Everything's easy now I have you here.
我想让你看到我是什么样子的
让你知道孤独和它的能耐
你走进我的生活,止住了我的眼泪
自从有了你,一切都容易了很多
P.S.附上我自己模仿的版本(如需转载,请联系本人。保护知识产权,谢谢合作)
I wanna let you know that I will wait.
Show you my heart and how much it aches.
You went into my life and it was never late.
Everything’s great now, which so you’ve made.
And baby, every time you touch me
I become a hero
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
And bring you everything you ask for
Nothing is above me
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
When you tell me that you love me
(同上)
in a world without you
I would always hunger
All I need is your love to make me stronger
在一个没有你的世界里
我会一直渴望着(你的爱)
我所需要的就是你的爱,让我变得更加坚强
hunger, v.≈desire, v.渴望(很文艺的用法哦)
(literary) to have a strong desire or need for sth/ sb
e.g.
I would always hunger for your love.
我一直渴望你的爱。
I have hungered for the promotion for years!
我这些年一直渴望着那个升职!
All I need is + n./for sb. to do sth./that + 从句
e.g.
All I need is a little more of your attention!
=All I need is for you to pay a little more attention to me!
=All I need is that you pay a little more attention to me!
我所需要的就是你多关注一下我!
P.S.
最后这一小段我真的没什么可改的了,就这么继续唱吧!
好啦,这首歌讲完了,你也听了好几遍了吧,那么现在能不能比葫芦画瓢自己创作一首情歌,献给亲爱的ta呢?
By for now,(づ ̄ 3 ̄)づ