Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain

Telling me just what a fool I've been

I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain

And let me be alone again

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

cry in / be alone /j/ 元音连读加音

言之有物

1. rhyme and rhythm 韵律/押韵和节奏

rhyme 韵律 如：

How nice this is a day

A girl would like to say

She's like a flower fair in May

That always tries her full display

这里的 day/say/may/display属于押韵。

rhythm 节奏

(注意：大写字母是重读音节，小写字母为轻读音节）

How NICE /this IS / a DAY (三音步）

A GIRL / would LIKE / to SAY （三音步）

She's LIKE / a FLO /wer FAIR / in MAY （四音步）

That AL /ways TRIES / her FULL / disPLAY （四音步）

前两行是轻重格三音步，后两行是轻重格四音步，这样构成了抑扬格的节奏。就像音乐中的两拍子。音乐的拍节，在诗歌中就是节奏。

2. I've been a fool.

what a fool I've been=我曾是一个什么样的傻瓜

(the falling rain is) telling me just + what a fool I've been （瓢泼大雨）在告诉我，我曾是一个什么样的傻瓜

3. I wish 句式

wish 的用法：

表示与事实相反或不大可能实现的愿望——虚拟语气

1) wish that sb did sth 希望某人现在做某事

例：I wish I were as strong as you. 我希望和你一样强壮。

(2) wish that sb had done sth 希望某人过去做某事

例：I wish you had told me earlier

要是你早点告诉我就好了。

(3) wish that sb would/could do sth 希望某人将来做某事

例：I wish you would succeed this time.

我希望你这次会成功。

I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain. 我真希望雨停下来，让我无望地哭泣。

4. 词链儿：do XX in vain 白费功夫做XX / 徒劳地做XX

Peter feels he is doing the job in vain. Peter觉得自己做的工作是徒劳无效的（没有意义）。

拓展：try in vain to do XX 试图XX，但失败了。

我怎么也睡不着。

a. I tried in vain to sleep.

b. I tried to sleep, but in vain.

He tried to cover up his mistakes, but in vain. 他试图掩饰他的错误，但办不到。

《Rhythm of the Rain》（雨的旋律）：是一首20世纪60年代The Cascades乐队演唱的歌曲，由约翰·肯莫斯作词作曲，歌曲属于乡村音乐类型。

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