Appreciation of good songs, listening to songs to learn English - One Friend A (confidant) friend

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The creation of songs is generally regarded as a mode of performing arts, a kind of leisure and entertainment for the public!

Personally, I think that songs are not just performance arts or entertainment, and most songs are works with multi-layered cultural connotations. Songs have both poetic charm and touching rhythms, which express the author's views and emotions, and some lyrics will have a complete story that reflects the values and phenomena of contemporary society. Because of such a rich connotation, listening to and singing nostalgic English songs is the most suitable tool for me to learn about the culture of Western countries and learn their language.

This column "Appreciation of Good Songs, Listening to Songs to Learn English" hopes to share nostalgic English old songs, so that friends who want to improve their English skills can have an easier channel to learn English. By sharing the author's inspiration when writing the song and the background of the time at that time, this is equivalent to providing a "context" for learning English, so as to improve English thinking> improve flexible understanding of English> and improve English expression skills.

Most of the nostalgic English songs shared in "Gemini Perspective" are slower and easy to master, and some of them have story content, with simple and beautiful words and correct grammar. It is well worth using as a reference for learning English. At the back of each song, learning points are also integrated, and some noteworthy points are given to the friends to wake up.

"One Friend" is a 1984 work by country music singer Dan Seal, which didn't have much success in the music scene at the time, but re-recorded it in 1987 with a single album, and it went straight to his seventh country music chart number one single!

This song says the essence of "a (confidant) friend"!

Mutual understanding, respect and trust;

Shoulder to shoulder in difficult times, never give up;

When we are together, we can achieve each other's dreams!

One Friend 一个（知己）朋友 --- by Dan Seals

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One (1) Friend

I always thought you were the best.

I've always thought you were the best.

I guess I always will.

I guess I always will. (Would think you're the best)

I always felt that we were blessed, and I feel that way still.

I've always felt like we're blessed, and I still feel that way.

Sometimes we took the hard road, but we always saw it through.

Sometimes we take the hard road, but we always see it through (persevere all the way, complete the journey/task).

If I had only one friend left (2), I'd want it to be you.

If I only had one (confidant) friend left, I would wish it was you.

Sometimes the world was on our side.

Sometimes the world is on our side.

Sometimes it wasn't fair.

Sometimes it's not fair.

Sometimes it gave a helping hand.

Sometimes it gives a helping hand.

Sometimes we didn't care.

Sometimes we don't care.

'Cause (3) when we were together, it made the dream come true.

Because when we're together, it makes that dream come true.

If I had only one friend left, I'd want it to be you.

If I only had one (confidant) friend left, I would wish it was you.

Someone who understands me, and knows me inside out，and helps keep me together (4).

Someone who understands me and understands me inside and out and helps keep me together (protects my dignity).

And believes without a doubt that I could move a mountain, someone to tell it (5) to.

Someone told it that I could move a mountain, and there was no doubt about it.

If I had only one friend left, I'd want it to be you.

If I only had one (confidant) friend left, I would wish it was you.

'Cause when we were together, it made the dream come true.

Because when we're together, it makes that dream come true.

If I had only one friend left, I'd want it to be you.

If I only had one (confidant) friend left, I would wish it was you.

Someone who understands me, and knows me inside out，and helps keep me together.

Someone who understands me and understands me inside and out and helps keep me together (protects my dignity).

And believes without a doubt that I could move a mountain, someone to tell it to.

Someone told it that I could move a mountain and believed it without a doubt.

If I had only one friend left, I'd want it to be you.

If I only had one (confidant) friend left, I would wish it was you.

学习点 Learning Points：

1. One Friend --- The title of the song uses "One Friend" instead of "A Friend", because "A Friend" in English refers to an ordinary friend, while "One Friend" refers to a special reference, not an ordinary friend but a "close friend, confidant".

2. Left --- is an interesting word that can be a noun, adjective, or verb. Here is the past participle of the verb "Leave, to leave, to keep, to remain, to remain, to abandon".

3. 'cause--- is a colloquial shorthand for "because".

4. keep me together --- How can you "keep me together"? I guess it should mean "preserving the face and dignity", not "the body is not complete"!

5. The "It" should mean "One Friend", probably because the lyrics do not explain whether this friend is male or female, so the pronoun "It" is used.

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