When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. 押韵:
day/away
sand/hand
2. kneeling /l/在美音中软腭化
言之有物:
1. break of day 天亮/晨光初露/破晓
He reached the factory at the break of the day.
他天亮时到达的工厂。
2. I wished that I could fly away.
我希望我能飞翔。
I wish I could...
虚拟语气的特点:与现实相反。
我希望我能飞,但我不可能会飞。
虚拟语气的规则:退一格。
I wish I could(can退到could)...
I wish I had a big house.(have退一格为had)
我希望我有个大房子(现实是我没有)。
I wish I could help you. (can退一格为could)
我希望我能帮到你(现实是我帮不到)。
I'm sorry. I wish I could help, but I think…
抱歉。我希望我能帮忙,但我觉得……
图片源自《犯罪现场调查》
★原声例句:I wish I could go back to the classroom that day and push through my fear to talk about the fact that something actually happened.
我希望我能回到那天的教室里,克服自己的恐惧,说出发生了什么。
He wished he had more time to right his wrongs.
他希望有更多的时间修正他犯下的错。
图片源自《绿箭》
I wish you really were my father.
我真希望你是我的父亲。
图片源自《恋爱手册》
I wish, man-I wish you'd talked. There's an explanation.
我希望你那时和我谈谈,我可以解释的。
图片源自《新闻编辑室》
3. instead of kneeling in the sand 而不是跪在沙子里
3. teardrops 泪珠
My teardrops fell like rain that day.
那天我泪如雨下。
For future reference, just draw a teardrop on your face.
给你个建议供以后参考,在脸上画颗泪珠。
图片源自《打工姐妹花》
活学活用:
请用 I wish I could...随意造句
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