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音乐是跨越语言与文化的桥梁，在动听的旋律中，我们不仅能沉浸于情感，还能挖掘出不少实用的英语表达。今天，就让我们走进烟鬼组合和海尔希合作的热门歌曲《Closer》，剖析其中 “beat...to death” 这个有趣又实用的搭配词组。

一、歌词分析

在《Closer》的歌词 “Stay and play that Blink - 182 song that we beat to death in Tucson, OK” 里，“beat...to death” 十分引人注目。“beat” 常见意思是 “击打；敲打”，“to death” 表示 “到死；极度”。“beat...to death” 字面看是 “把……打死”，但在日常和歌词语境中，它是一种夸张的表达，意思是 “反复地做某事，做到厌烦的程度；过度使用某事物”。在歌词里，就生动地描绘出两人曾经在图森反复听那首Blink - 182的歌，都听腻了。

二、其他用法和例句

（一）反复做某事到厌烦

例句：We've beaten this topic to death. Let's move on to something new.（我们已经把这个话题讨论得厌烦了。咱们换个新话题吧。）

例句：They've beaten that old joke to death at every party.（他们在每个聚会上都反复讲那个老笑话，都讲烂了。）

（二）过度使用某物

例句：This old phone has been beaten to death. It barely works anymore.（这部旧手机被过度使用了，几乎都不能正常工作了。）

例句：The old car was beaten to death after years of heavy use.（经过多年的高强度使用，这辆旧车已经破旧不堪了。）

三、小结

“beat...to death” 这个搭配词组虽然从字面看有些暴力色彩，但在实际运用中，它是一种夸张且生动的表达方式。在英语交流和写作中，合理使用这个表达，能让我们的语言更加鲜活有趣，也能更好地理解英语母语者的日常表达和歌词等文学创作中的情感与意图。下次再遇到类似情境，不妨大胆用上 “beat...to death” 吧！

《Closer》

Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you

I drink too much and that's an issue but I’m OK

Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them

But I hope I never see them again

I know it breaks your heart

Moved to the city in a broke down car

And four years, no calls

Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar

And I can't stop

No, I can’t stop

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of the mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

You look as good as the day I met you

I forget just why I left you, I was insane

Stay and play that Blink-182 song

That we beat to death in Tucson, OK

I know it breaks your heart

Moved to the city in a broke down car

And four years, no call

Now I'm looking pretty in a hotel bar

And I can't stop

No, I can't stop

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

That I know you can’t afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of the mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain’t ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

We ain’t ever getting older

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of the mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older (we ain’t ever getting older)

We ain't ever getting older (we ain't ever getting older)

We ain't ever getting older (we ain't ever getting older)

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

No we ain't ever getting older

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