关于amazing grace神曲背后的冷知识

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你听过amazinggrace这首歌吗？生活中我们会用amazing来表达惊叹之情，却不知道与之相关的冷知识，今天给大家分享一首神曲amazinggrace。

Amazing! 这可能是老外口中出现最频繁的口头禅了，但也有一首歌叫amazing grace被誉为神曲，你知道这其中的冷知识吗？今天一线口语给大家分享关于amazing grace的冷知识。

• amazing的用法

• amazing的近义词

• amazing grace是什么歌

• amazing grace背后的冷知识

一、amazing的用法

① adj. 令人惊奇的，惊人的

其在牛津字典中的英文释义是very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration，中文是令人大为惊奇的，尤指令人惊喜，或惊羡、惊叹的。NBA季后赛的宣传口号就是where amazing happens（奇迹发生之地）。

Eg：You can remember the things that at 1 years old, which really made me feel amazing.

你能记得自己一岁时候的事情，真的令我很惊奇。

② n. amazement 惊奇，惊诧

这是amazing的名词形式，和surprise一样，它也可以放在句首，有To one’s amazement和in amazement的词组。

Eg：To my amazement, he failed in this test.

让我惊诧的是他居然考试失败了。

③ v. amaze 使惊奇，使惊愕

Eg：It amazes me that he has married.

他竟然已经结婚了，我感到十分惊奇。

二、amazing的近义词

① marvelous adj. 令人惊异的，不平常的

美国人最爱用的形容词之一。

Eg：Your performance is so marvelous.

你的表演是那么的出色。

② unusual adj. 不寻常的，与众不同的

Eg：I love unusual yours so much. 

我就喜欢如此与众不同的你。

③ astonishing adj. 惊人的，令人惊讶的

Eg：The newspaper has published your astonishing deeds.

你的惊天动地的事迹已经上报纸了。

三、amazing grace是什么歌

Amazing Grace中文名是“奇异恩典”，前阵子《无问西东》热映，影片中沈光耀给孤儿们送去食物，孤儿村的孩子们在破败的草棚里轻声唱起了一首赞美诗，那首诗就是amazing grace。这首诗号称历史上最著名的赞美诗，是人民精神世界的赞歌。它为什么能享有这么高的名誉呢？下面是它的部分歌词：

amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me

奇异恩典 何等甘甜 我罪以得赦免

i once was lost, but now i'm found ，was blind, but now i see

前我失丧 今被寻回 瞎眼今得看见

'twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace that fear relieved

如此恩典 使我敬畏使我心得安慰

how precious did that grace appear the hour i first believed

初信之时 即蒙恩惠 真是何等宝贵

through many dangers, toils, and snares i have already come

许多危险 试练网罗 我已安然经过

'tis grace has brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home

靠主恩典 安全不怕 更引导我归家

……

从这首歌的歌词我们就能感受到这是一首和宗教、上帝、忏悔有关的歌曲。

四、amazing grace背后的冷知识

Amazing grace's lyrics written by the American John Newton. The lyrics full of devout, grateful confession, but also is a testimony of his life. Because he had been selling black slaves, later he  reduced to Africa unfortunately. In a disaster, he was saved by God, so he changed his mind and became the greatest minister at that time.

Amazing grace的歌词是由美国人约翰牛顿所作，歌词充满虔诚、感恩的告白，也是他生命的见证。因为他曾经贩卖黑奴，后来反而沦落非洲。后来一次遇难中，他受到上帝的拯救，于是痛改前非，成为了当时最伟大的传道人。

Amazing grace was originally just a traditional folk song, a song that Christians must sing every time they pray for repentance. Later, it became a popular pop song because of its growing popularity. Because of its extraordinary significance, including repentance, gratitude, atonement, rebirth, etc. At many national ceremonies or great funerals, you can hear this solemn song.

Amazing grace最初只是一首传统的民谣，是基督教徒每次祈祷忏悔时必唱的曲目。后来，它因为流传越来越广，成为了一首脍炙人口的流行歌曲，因为它的意义非凡，包含着忏悔、感恩、赎罪、重生等，现在很多国家典礼或伟人葬礼上，你都能听到这首庄严的歌。

Amazing grace has also appeared in many television dramas, you may not found. In Titanic, the old captain was standing around the sunken cockpit looked around, the dark sea rose "Amazing Grace" melodies; the TV series "Dreams Link" and "White Tower" also appeared this holy, beautiful song. We can see its high reputation.

Amazing grace在很多影视剧里也曾出现过，你可能没有发现。《泰坦尼克号》里老船长站在即将沉没的驾驶舱环顾四周时，黑暗的海面上升起“奇异恩典”的旋律；电视剧《又见一帘幽梦》还有《白色巨塔》中都出现过这首圣洁优美的歌曲.可见它的地位之高，传唱之广。

以上是关于amazing和amazing grace的知识，作为老外的口头禅之一，可想而知它在英语口语中的重要性。了解完amazing grace这首歌的知识，感兴趣的话可以去听听看哟~