这首歌讲了什么

在一个阳光明媚的早晨,歌手 Alex 结识了一位新朋友。他们互相问候、做自我介绍、询问对方来自哪里以及会说什么语言,然后礼貌地道别。这首歌是一份关于英语初次交谈的小指南。

实用词汇与表达

问候语

  • Hello / Hi:日常问候语。
  • Good morning / Good evening:一天中不同时段的问候语。Good evening 也稍微正式一些。
  • How do you do?:非常正式且老派的问候语。通常的回答也是 How do you do? 现在人们更常说 How are you?
  • What's up?:非常随意,用于朋友之间。
  • Greetings:正式用语,在日常口语中很少使用。
自我介绍
  • My name is Alex. / Who are you? 在现实生活中,What's your name? 听起来比 Who are you? 更友好。
  • Nice to meet you. / It's a pleasure to know you. 常用的说法是 It's a pleasure to meet you.
  • I'm happy we met.
你来自哪里?
  • Where are you from? / I am from the city. / I am from Europe.
  • born and raised:在同一个地方出生并长大(I'm from London, born and raised.)。
  • hometown:你长大的城镇或城市。
  • far away:离这里很远的地方。
礼貌用语
  • I am sorry. / Excuse me.
  • Please do not worry. / There is no hurry. (= take your time)
  • Thank you for listening. / Thanks for your time. / Thank you so much.
  • Have a very good day. / Goodbye!
正式还是随意?
  • formal:礼貌且庄重的(Good evening, sir)。
  • casual:轻松且非正式的(What's up?)。
  • as you prefer / whichever you choose:随你喜欢。

语法

  • 使用 be 动词的疑问句:Who are you?, Where are you from?, What is your hometown?
  • 使用 do / did 的疑问句:Do you speak English?(一般现在时),Did you travel from far away?(一般过去时:did + 动词原形)。
  • 一般过去时:I'm happy we met. (meet → met)
  • 使用 will 的将来时:I will say "I am sorry", we will not forget。
  • 第一条件句:If I make a mistake, I will say "I am sorry."(if + 一般现在时,will + 动词原形)
  • 用 Let's + 动词原形提出建议:Let's start a conversation.
  • 缩略形式:It's = It is, I'm = I am, Let's = Let us, What's = What is。这首歌同时使用了这两种形式,因此你可以将它们进行对比。
  • 动名词作主语:Being polite is never a crime.

注意:为了押韵而调整的歌词

有些歌词因为需要押韵,听起来不太寻常。在日常对话中不要照搬它们:

  • Where are you from today? 直接说 Where are you from? 即可。这里的 Today 只是为了和 away 押韵。
  • What is your hometown? I am amazed. 在这里表达惊讶并不合适。它只是为了和 raised 押韵。
  • A wonderful moment, on which we depend. 这句话其实讲不通。它只是为了和 friend 押韵。
  • It's a pleasure to know you. 当你第一次见到某人时,应该说 It's a pleasure to meet you.
  • Do you speak English, or maybe some more? 自然的问法是 Do you speak English, or any other languages?
  • My language is clear 和 the country that you adore 都是不太寻常的表达方式,是为了押韵才这样选词的。
  • Being polite is never a crime. 这是一句俏皮话,并不是固定表达。
  • Excuse me now, I am going my way. 自然的道别方式是 Sorry, I have to go now.