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Life is Fine

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I went down to the river,

I set¹ down on the bank.

I tried to think but couldn't,

So I jumped in and sank².

I came³ up once and hollered!

I came up twice⁴ and cried!

If that water hadn't a-been so cold

I might've sunk⁵ and died⁷.

But it was⁸ Cold in that water! It was cold!

I took¹⁰ the elevator¹¹

Sixteen floors above the ground¹².

I thought¹⁴ about my baby

And thought I would¹⁵ jump down.

I stood¹⁶ there and I hollered!

I stood there and I cried!

If it hadn't a-been so high

I might've jumped and died.

But it was High up there! It was high!

So since¹⁷ I'm still here livin',

I guess I will live on.

I could've died for love--

But for livin' I was born¹⁸

Though¹³ you may hear me holler,

And you may see me cry--

I'll be dogged, sweet baby,

If you gonna see me die⁶.

Life¹⁹ is fine! Fine as⁹ wine²⁰! Life is fine!

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1 set
n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去
参考例句：
He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。 The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

2 sank
动词sink的过去式
参考例句：
The sun sank below the horizon. 太阳落到了地平线下。 His acting career started brilliantly, then sank into mediocrity. 他的演艺生涯开场时轰轰烈烈，然后就变得庸庸碌碌。

3 came
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。 The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

4 twice
adv.两次；两倍
参考例句：
Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。 I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。

5 sunk
v.（使）下沉，（使）沉没( sink的过去分词 )；sink的过去分词；陷入不快（或沉思）中
参考例句：
They say \"thunk\" on the analogy of'sunk\". 他们根据thunk类推而说sunk。来自《简明英汉词典》 He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking. 他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 die
v.死；死亡
参考例句：
Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。 We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。

7 died
vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的
参考例句：
He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。 He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

8 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

9 as
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。 In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

10 took
vt.带，载(take的过去式)
参考例句：
I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。 It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

11 elevator
n.电梯；升降机
参考例句：
The elevator doesn't stop at floors 1,2 and 3.电梯在一、二、三楼不停。 The elevator went up to the fifth floor.电梯升到了五楼。

12 ground
n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础
参考例句：
The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。 He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

13 though
conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而
参考例句：
It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。 I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

14 thought
n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。 She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

15 would
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？ Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

16 stood
vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。 The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

17 since
adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从
参考例句：
He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。 I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

18 born
v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的
参考例句：
The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。 I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

19 life
n.生活；生命
参考例句：
The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。 At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

20 wine
n.酒，葡萄酒，紫红色；vt./vi.喝酒，请喝酒
参考例句：
After drinking some wine,I feel warm all over.喝酒以后周身发热。 The wine bottle is empty.酒瓶干了。

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