Sing and Learn: Adele, пісня Hello

Сиділа я у п’ятницю і думку гадала «Чим же потішити моїх любих читачів у наступний понеділок (тобто сьогодні)?». А Facebook підказав, що є тут одна співачка, яка от-от випустила новий кліп (вперше за останні 3 роки). Отож не будемо зволікати і зустрічаємо у 6-му випуску рубрики Sing and Learn співачку Adele та її пісню Hello.

[Verse 1]
Hello, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years
You'd like to meet, to go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal ya
But I ain't done much healing

Hello, can you hear me?
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

[Pre-Chorus 1]
There's such a difference between us
And a million miles

[Chorus]
Hello from the other side
I must've called a thousand times to tell you
I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried to tell you
I'm sorry, for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

[Verse 2]
Hello, how are you?
It's so typical of me to talk about myself
I'm sorry, I hope that you're well
Did you ever make it out of that town
Where nothing ever happened?

[Pre-Chorus 2]
It's no secret
That the both of us are running out of time

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Ooooohh, anymore
Ooooohh, anymore
Ooooohh, anymore
Anymore

[Chorus]

Grammar:
Коли студенти бачать громіздкі списки of the verbs followed by gerund and infinitive, то засмучено питають що з цим щастям робити. Я раджу слухати більше пісень, адже у lyrics завджи є трохи verb patterns і ця пісня не включення.
Infinitive:

You'd like to meet, to go over everything → Use infinitive after would like (I would like to invite you to my Birthday paty)
They say that time's supposed to heal ya → Use infinitive after suppose (Mike was supposed to call us)
I must've called a thousand times to tell you → Use infinitive to show purpose(I went to the kitchen (Why?) to take some bread)
But when I call you never seem to be home → Use infinitive after seem (John seems to be nice, but I still wouldn’t trust him)
At least I can say that I've tried to tell you→ Use infinitive after try to say that you make an attempt (I tried to open the door, but it was locked)
It's so typical of me to talk about myself→ Use infinitive after particular adjectives (It was so nice of you to help us)

Більше про інфінітив можна почитати тут.

Gerund:

I'm sorry, for breaking your heart → Use gerund after prepositions (Helen is good at cooking)

Детальніше про герундій можна почитати тут.

Used to:

I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be → Use used to + infinitive to talk about past habits and states which are no longer true (I used to smoke when I was 17, but now I have a healthy lifestyle now)

Modals:
I must've called a thousand times to tell you → must + have + V3/Ved is used when we feel sure about something in the past. Тобто в цьому випадку Адель впевнена, що вона йому вже тисячу разів подзвонила.
Детальніше про modals of deduction ви можете прочитати у цій таблиці.

Modals of deduction
PRESENT	PAST
Somebody is knocking on the door! Who is that?	Somebody has eaten my hot dog. Who was that?
It must be John. He promised to visit me today.	It must have been Tom. There is some ketchup on his shirt.
We use MUST when we feel sure that something is true because there’s very strong evidence.	We use MUST + perfect infinitive when we feel sure about something in the past.
It might/may/could be Jehovah’s Witness. They often go door to door.	It might/may/could have been Jane. She was in the kitchen 10 minutes ago.
We use MIGHT, MAY or COULD to say that we think something is possible but we’re not sure.	We use MIGHT, MAY or COULD with the perfect infinitive to say that we think something was possible but we aren’t sure.
It can’t be Sarah. She is in Green Forest now.	It can’t/couldn’t have been Lisa. She is on a diet.
We use CAN’T when we feel sure something is not true.	We use CAN’T/COULDN’T + perfect infinitive when we feel sure something didn’t happen in the past.
It might not/may not be Lisa. I think she would have called if she wanted to visit us.	It might not/may not have been Helen. If I’m not mistaken she wasn’t hungry.
We use MIGHT NOT, MAY NOT to say that we think something isn’t possible but we’re not sure.	We use MIGHT NOT, MAY NOT with the perfect infinitive to say that we think something wasn’t possible but we’re not sure.

Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs:

Tear apart – hurt; cause pain (The death of her hamster tore her apart.)
Run out of – to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left (We've run out of milk so I’ll go to the shop.)

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