Tennessee Waltz田纳西华尔滋
I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz when an old friend I happened to see.
Introduced her to my loved one and while they were dancing, my friend stole my sweetheart from me.
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz. Now I know just how much I have lost.
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee Waltz.
我和爱人随着田纳西华尔滋起舞，就在这时碰巧看见一位老朋友。
我把她介绍给我的爱人。当他们俩在跳舞时，我朋友偷走了我的爱人。
我记得那一夜和那首田纳西华尔滋。现在我知道我的损失有多大。
是的，我失去我的爱人，就在那一夜当他们播放那首动听的田纳西华尔滋时。
本曲大意
这首歌叙述歌者被自己的老朋友横刀夺爱。原因是歌者在舞会上把自己的爱人介绍给一位老朋友，当他们在跳这首田纳西华尔滋时，她的爱人就爱上了她的老朋友。唉，这么一个见异思迁的男人不要也罢。您说是吗？
字词句型分析
1.I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz when an old friend I happened to see.
a.本句正常的写法应为:
I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz when I
happened to see an old friend of mine.
我正和我的爱人随着田纳西华尔滋起舞时，碰巧遇见了一位老友。
本句使用了下列句型:
主词 + was + Ving + when引导的过去式子句
were
正在……就……
例:I was enjoying my ice cream when Peter came in.
（我正在享受冰淇淋时，彼得就进来了。）
b.dance to the music/the song/the beat 随着音乐/歌曲/拍子起舞
例:I love this song very much, Peter. Shall we dance to it?
（我爱死这首歌了，彼得。我们随着它跳舞好吗？）
2.I lost my little darling the night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee Waltz.
句型分析:
a. 为主要子句。
b. 为副词子句。
上列b句原为on the night when...(在……的那晚)。但介系词on及关系副词when习惯上予以省略, 故定冠词the加上时间名词可视为副词连接词。
例:The day he visited Dr. Lee, it was pouring.
（他拜访李博士那天正下着大雨。）
The day系由On the day when (在……的那一天) 化简而成。
例:The moment I took Mary's picture, she fell to the ground unconscious.
（在我为玛丽拍照的那一瞬间，她昏倒了。）
＊The moment系由At the moment when (在……的那一刻) 化简而成。
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