Stay, a song by the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, has recently been at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the United States.
Kid Laroi 和 Justin Bieber 的歌曲《Stay》最近登上了美国 Billboard Hot 100 排行榜的榜首。
I do the same thing I told you that I never would I told you I'd change, even when I knew I never could Know that I can't find nobody else as good as you I need you to stay, need you to stay, hey (oh)
我做了同样的事情，我告诉你我永远不会我告诉你我会改变，即使我知道我永远不会知道我找不到像你一样好的人我需要你留下来，需要你留下来，嘿（哦）
Let’s explore some of the grammar behind the words of the song.
让我们探讨一下这首歌歌词背后的一些语法。
In today’s report, we will explore two lines in some detail. You will learn about the noun thing. We will also discuss pronouns and negations.
在今天的报告中，我们将详细探讨两条路线。您将了解名词事物。我们还将讨论代词和否定。
Let’s start with the following line:
让我们从下面一行开始：
I do the same thing I told you that I never would...
我做了同样的事，我告诉过你我永远不会......
Pay careful attention to the singular noun, thing . It is one of the most common nouns in everyday speaking.
请特别注意单数名词 thing 。它是日常用语中最常见的名词之一。
Thing has several somewhat complex meanings. But in the song Stay, the word thing suggests an action or activity.
事物有几个有些复杂的含义。但在歌曲“Stay”中，“事物”一词暗示了一种动作或活动。
If you were to rewrite the words of the song and keep the same basic meaning, the statement might be something like this:
如果你要重写这首歌的歌词并保持相同的基本含义，那么语句可能是这样的：
I do the same action that I told you I would not do.
我做了我告诉过你我不会做的同样的事情。
You will hear Americans use thing to suggest an action in many kinds of everyday situations. For example, a student might say:
您会听到美国人在多种日常情况下使用事物来暗示行动。例如，学生可能会说：
When I get home from school, the first thing I do is take a nap.
当我放学回家时，我做的第一件事就是小睡。
Before I go to bed, the last thing I do is brush my teeth.
睡觉前，我做的最后一件事就是刷牙。
Imperative form and pronoun use
命令形式和代词的使用
Let’s explore another line from the song.
让我们探索一下歌曲中的另一句台词。
Know that I can't find nobody else as good as you...
你知道我找不到比你更好的人了...
The line starts with the imperative form of the verb know. In this form, the subject, you, does not appear.
该行以动词know的祈使形式开始。在这种形式中，主体，即你，不会出现。
Let’s continue with a few more of the words.
我们继续多说几句。
Know that I can’t find nobody else as good as you...
要知道我找不到比你更好的人了...
Pay careful attention to the words “I can’t find nobody.”
请特别注意“我找不到任何人”这句话。
Nobody is a pronoun. It means no person. This suggests a negation .
没有人是代词。意思是没有人。这暗示着否定。
But notice the words that come before nobody also suggest a negation: “I can’t find...”, which is short for “I cannot find.”
但请注意，没有人之前的词也表示否定：“我找不到……”，这是“我找不到”的缩写。
This produces a kind of double negation - I cannot find nobody.
这产生了一种双重否定——我找不到任何人。
This structure is generally not acceptable in traditional grammar. If you were to write the statement on a test, for example, you might want to use a different pronoun, such as “anybody.”
这种结构在传统语法中通常是不可接受的。例如，如果您要在测试中编写陈述，您可能需要使用不同的代词，例如“任何人”。
For example, you could write, “I can’t find anybody.”
例如，您可以写“我找不到任何人”。
The point of this explanation is not to criticize the words of the song. Instead, it is to draw your attention to how pronoun usage might differ between what you see in traditional grammar books and what you might sometimes hear in popular music or shows.
这个解释的目的不是批评这首歌的歌词。相反，它是为了提请您注意代词用法在传统语法书籍中看到的代词用法与您有时在流行音乐或节目中听到的代词用法之间的差异。
Closing thoughts
结束语
In today’s report, we explored some of the words of a popular song. Take what you have learned to study other kinds of materials – books, movies, news reports and so on.
在今天的报告中，我们探讨了一首流行歌曲的一些歌词。用你所学到的知识来研究其他类型的材料——书籍、电影、新闻报道等等。
Pay careful attention to the noun thing. Consider what it could mean in the situation that you find it in.
请特别注意名词事物。考虑一下它在您发现它的情况下可能意味着什么。
And also pay close attention to pronouns such as nobody or anybody. Doing so will give you a clearer idea of how pronoun usage differs between formal and informal language.
还要密切注意诸如“nobody”或“anyone”之类的代词。这样做将使您更清楚地了解正式语言和非正式语言之间代词用法的差异。
We will explore more popular songs, films and shows in future Everyday Grammar programs.
我们将在未来的日常语法课程中探索更多流行歌曲、电影和节目。