该死的英文， 总是让我有挫败感

[recluse]

Someone could be in the room.
Someone may be in the room.

 

[oldbei]

Someone could be in the room.
Someone may be in the room.

Maybe, someone's in the room.
Someone maybe is in the room.
There is, perhaps, some one in the room.
There seems to be somebody in the room.
There is a "nobody" in the room.

这些表达肿么样？

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

小毛叔：
如果仅仅指有人在房，而不明确有多少人
俺脚滴
There seems to be people in the room .

请注意动词和主语在数上的一致性。

There are people dying, oh, and it's time to lend a hand, to life, the greatest gift of all.

小毛叔：
怎么俺脚滴自己的这句翻译没有错误呢……

 

[bloodwolfmoon]

Maybe, someone's in the room.
Someone maybe is in the room.
There is, perhaps, some one in the room.
There seems to be somebody in the room.
There is a "nobody" in the room.

这些表达肿么样？

只有第二句感觉怪怪的，应该变成第一句
其他都正确

 

[laox888]

可以把 underwear，fish 等词理解为整体或者抽象的概念，
把 two pieces of underwear，two tails of fish, two fish 等理解为
整体概念的具体化。

Pants 可能是有两条裤腿的缘故。

有两个央视

 

[oldbei]

只有第二句感觉怪怪的，应该变成第一句
其他都正确

是滴，俺也不知道应该把maybe放在哪儿，除鸟放在句首之外。

 

[recluse]

Maybe, someone's in the room.
Someone maybe is in the room.
There is, perhaps, some one in the room.
There seems to be somebody in the room.
There is a "nobody" in the room.

这些表达肿么样？

Maybe, someone's in the room. 标准英语
Someone maybe is in the room. 标准英语
There is, perhaps, some one in the room. 这个 some one 的拼写有错误
There seems to be somebody in the room. 标准英语
There is a "nobody" in the room. 标准英语，但是意思和其它句子完全不同。

 

[oldbei]

Maybe, someone's in the room. 标准英语
Someone maybe is in the room. 标准英语
There is, perhaps, some one in the room. 这个 some one 的拼写有错误
There seems to be somebody in the room. 标准英语
There is a "nobody" in the room. 标准英语，但是意思和其它句子完全不同。

嗯，俺知道some one 和 someone有所不同，正如sometimes, sometime和 some time有所不同。蛋不大知道细致的区别是神马。

麻省理工学院有关于someone和some one的解释，学习一哈：

someone/some one
Someone refers to an unspecified member of a group of people. Some one refers to an unspecified member of a group of items or people that is being selected for individual attention.

 

[recluse]

只有第二句感觉怪怪的，应该变成第一句
其他都正确

念出来就不对劲，应该算是错的。

但是要套语法规则，又觉得没有错，
这就是语法规则不管用的一个例子。

 

[recluse]

请注意动词和主语在数上的一致性。

There are people dying, oh, and it's time to lend a hand, to life, the greatest gift of all.

学语法的用处就在这里。

 

[oldbei]

念出来就不对劲，应该算是错的。

但是要套语法规则，又觉得没有错，
这就是语法规则不管用的一个例子。

奏俺的英语水平来说，俺目前还处于好多对的句子俺念起来都赶脚不对劲的状态。

 

[recluse]

奏俺的英语水平来说，俺目前还处于好多对的句子俺念起来都赶脚不对劲的状态。

加拿大人说这两句话都是错的：
Someone maybe is in the room.
Someone is maybe in the room.
但这人认为 Someone is probably in the room. 是对的。

所以我相信：Someone is maybe in the room 合乎语法规则，但是不符合习惯。

鸡哥语录，This is one of my basic lines. 也是合乎语法规则，
但不合习惯 (正确的说法是：The bottom line is... )

 

[oldbei]

加拿大人说这两句话都是错的：
Someone maybe is in the room.
Someone is maybe in the room.

但却认为 Someone is probably in the room. 是对的。

俺猜是因为容易听成 Someone may be is 和Someone is may be.

 

[recluse]

梦见温柔 - 臀部颤抖，
在亲吻圣母嘴唇的时候。
Dreaming of the tenderness-the tremble in the hips
Of kissing Mary's lips

By Peter Gabriel

 

[recluse]

Mercy Street 怜悯街
Peter Gabriel 彼得.加布里埃尔

Looking down on empty streets, all she can see
Are the dreams all made solid
Are the dreams made real
俯视空旷的街道，她只能看到
都是变得坚实的这些梦
是变得真实的这些梦

All of the buildings, all of those cars
Were once just a dream in somebody's head
She pictures the broken glass, she pictures the steam
She pictures a soul with no leak at the seam
所有的建筑物，所有这些汽车
在一个人的头脑中曾经只是一个梦想
她描绘了破碎的玻璃，她描绘了蒸汽
她描绘了一个灵魂，接缝处无泄漏

Let's take the boat out，wait until darkness
Let's take the boat out，wait until darkness comes
我们把船开出去吧，等到黑暗
我们把船开出去吧，等到黑暗降临

Nowhere in the corridors of pale green and grey
Nowhere in the suburbs in the cold light of day
There in the midst of it so alive and alone
Words support like bone
在苍白的绿灰色的走廊里无可寻觅
在郊区在寒冷的一天里无可寻觅
在此之间栩栩如生、寂寞无助
话语撑住如架骨

Dreaming of Mercy Street, wear your inside out
Dreaming of mercy in your daddy's arms again
Dreaming of Mercy Street, I Swear they moved that sign
Looking for mercy in your daddy's arms
梦见怜悯街，敞开胸怀
梦见怜悯，回到爸爸拥抱
梦见怜悯街，我发誓他们移动了那路牌
寻找怜悯，在你爸爸怀里

Pulling out the papers from the drawers that slide smooth
Tugging at the darkness, word upon word
Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box
To the priest-he's the doctor
He can handle the shocks
Dreaming of the tenderness-the tremble in the hips
Of kissing Mary's lips
平滑地拉出抽屉取出稿纸
一句句一聲聲，默默地睡在暗室
在温暖的天鹅绒盒子里承认所有秘密
对着牧师 - 他是医生
他可以应对这些冲击
梦见温柔 - 臀部颤抖
在亲吻玛丽嘴唇的时候

Mercy, mercy, looking for mercy
Anne, with her father, is out in the boat
Riding the water, riding the waves on the sea
怜悯，怜悯，寻求怜悯
安妮和她的父亲在船上
在水上漂泊，在海上漂泊

 

[oldbei]

Mercy Street 怜悯街
Peter Gabriel 彼得.加布里埃尔

Looking down on empty streets, all she can see
Are the dreams all made solid
Are the dreams made real
俯视空旷的街道，她只能看到
都是变得坚实的这些梦
是变得真实的这些梦

All of the buildings, all of those cars
Were once just a dream in somebody's head
She pictures the broken glass, she pictures the steam
She pictures a soul with no leak at the seam
所有的建筑物，所有这些汽车
在一个人的头脑中曾经只是一个梦想
她描绘了破碎的玻璃，她描绘了蒸汽
她描绘了一个灵魂，接缝处无泄漏

Let's take the boat out，wait until darkness
Let's take the boat out，wait until darkness comes
我们把船开出去吧，等到黑暗
我们把船开出去吧，等到黑暗降临

Nowhere in the corridors of pale green and grey
Nowhere in the suburbs in the cold light of day
There in the midst of it so alive and alone
Words support like bone
在苍白的绿灰色的走廊里无可寻觅
在郊区在寒冷的一天里无可寻觅
在此之间栩栩如生、寂寞无助
话语撑住如架骨

Dreaming of Mercy Street, wear your inside out
Dreaming of mercy in your daddy's arms again
Dreaming of Mercy Street, I Swear they moved that sign
Looking for mercy in your daddy's arms
梦见怜悯街，敞开胸怀
梦见怜悯，回到爸爸怀里
梦见怜悯街，我发誓他们移动了那路牌
寻找怜悯，在你爸爸怀里

Pulling out the papers from the drawers that slide smooth
Tugging at the darkness, word upon word
Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box
To the priest-he's the doctor
He can handle the shocks
Dreaming of the tenderness-the tremble in the hips
Of kissing Mary's lips
平滑地拉出抽屉取出稿纸
一句句一聲聲，默默地睡在暗室
在温暖的天鹅绒盒子里承认所有秘密
对着牧师 - 他是医生
他可以应对这些冲击
梦见温柔 - 臀部颤抖
在亲吻玛丽嘴唇的时候

Mercy, mercy, looking for mercy
Anne, with her father, is out in the boat
Riding the water, riding the waves on the sea
怜悯，怜悯，寻求怜悯
安妮和她的父亲在船上
在水上漂泊，在海上漂泊

这诗深鸟，隐士老师給讲解讲解。

 

[oldbei]

刚刚学到的一个词儿：preternatural。据词典的解释是supernatural的意思。辣它们的意思完全一样吗？

Preternatural vs supernatural

Preternatural and supernatural are words that are sometimes confused. We will examine the difference between the words preternatural and supernatural, where these words came from and some examples of their use in sentences.

Preternatural describes something that is beyond what is expected or normal. Preternatural describes something with qualities that are so beyond the normal it seems as if an unknown force is involved. For instance, the composer Mozart may be described as preternatural, as he was an inexplicable child prodigy and a musical genius. However, he was not a god or angel, he was a mortal man who was gifted with superior genetics, instruction and opportunities. The word preternatural is derived from the Latin phrase praeter naturam, which means beyond nature. Related words are preternaturally, preternaturalism.

Supernatural describes something that is uncanny, something that must be caused by a force beyond the natural. Such diverse things as ghosts, angels, mediumship and elves are considered supernatural. Previously, supernatural described things that were attributable to the divine, but now is used to mean anything that is beyond what may be proved physically and scientifically. The word supernatural is derived from the Latin word supernaturalis, which means above nature. Related words are supernaturally, supernaturalism.

 

[recluse]

这诗深鸟，隐士老师給讲解讲解。

这是Peter Gabriel 为纪念美国女诗人Anne Sexton 写的歌。
Anne Sexton 诗作的主题是性，乱伦，自杀和忏悔。

Peter Gabriel 的歌也包含这些内容，
但是他的粉丝一般把此作当作怀念父母的歌曲。

I Swear they moved that sign
- Anne 找不到 Mercy 街，所以说路牌被人家移走了。

Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box
To the priest
- the warm velvet box 字面上是天主教忏悔室，或有性暗示，
the priest 可能暗指Saxton的父亲。

the tremble in the hips of kissing Mary's lips
- 性+宗教的梦幻，犹如贾宝玉神游太虚幻境的情色体验。

Anne, with her father, is out in the boat
Riding the water, riding the waves on the sea
- 指Anne回归上帝的旅程。

 

[shw019]

Underwear 是一个集合
Pants 跟 scissors 类似 因为都是两个

Flower, vegetable都是集合名词， 都有复数。

 

[shw019]

对于约定俗成的，那就用约定俗成的
对于比较生僻的，那就无所谓，看你想强调什么，强调是复数就加s，否则就不加

很多都不知道是不是约定俗成的， 学习中。