Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点:
yesterday重音在第一个音节上;
troubles
言之有物
1. 词链儿:seems so far away 似乎如此遥远
far away 有时可看作一个形容词:遥远的
His thoughts were far away and he didn't hear a word of what you said.
他心不在焉,你说什么他都没听见。(代替absent-minded)
You needed to be far away from all of this.
你需要远离这一切。
Once upon a time, in a far away land... 很久很久以前,在一个遥远的地方...
2. 词链儿:it looks as though... 看起来好像...
as though=as if 好像
It looked as though it might rain at any minute
看上去好像马上就要下雨了。
He nodded as though she understood the old woman
他点点头,好像听懂了那位老妇人的话似的。
It looks as though we have enough. 看起来我们有够多了。
3. 词链儿:here to stay 留在这里
拓展:XX is here to stay 被广泛接受
Mobile phones are definitely here to stay. 智能手机已经被广泛使用。
Are video games a fad, or are they here to stay? 电玩游戏只是一时的流行还是会被广泛接受?
活学活用
请用 as though 随意造句
《披头士乐队——昨天》(The Beatles——Yesterday)是披头士发行的一首巴洛克流行风格歌曲,是乐队的巅峰之作。由保罗·麦卡特尼作词、作曲、演唱,乔治·马丁制作,收录于披头士于1965年8月6日发行的录音室专辑《Help!》。
1966年3月15日,该曲在第8届格莱美奖中获得年度制作、年度单曲等六项提名。1997年,该曲选入格莱美名人堂。歌曲优美的旋律、隽永的歌词,刻画出听众心灵深处那失落在时间洪流中的影子。歌词唱出了主角感叹世事变迁,惋惜昨日又无力改变的无奈。
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