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Sheryl Crow - Eye To Eye

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Sheryl Crow - Eye To Eye English, baby! Video Lesson
雪瑞儿·克洛 – 意见一致

Date: Jul 19 2010

Themes: Celebrity, Music

Grammar: Present Progressive Tense

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American rock star Sheryl Crow recently found time backstage at one of her concerts to give an English lesson. Her popular and timeless mix of folk, rock and country has some great slang in the lyrics, so we asked her to teach a phrase from her new album, 100 Miles From Memphis, which comes out this week.

Since her huge hit “All I Wanna Do” in 1994, Sheryl has won 9 Grammy awards for her recordings. But if there was a major award for performing live, Sheryl would have a pile of those, too, because her concerts are very energetic and fun. If you agree with what you just read, then we see eye to eye about Sheryl Crow. Watch the video to learn more about what it means to see eye to eye from the star herself.

美国摇滚明星雪瑞儿·克洛最近在她的一场音乐会中挤出时间,在后台传授一堂英语课。她将通俗、摇滚和乡村音乐融合在一起,令她的歌备受欢迎且永不过时,在她的歌词中有许多经典的俚语,所以我们请她传授一个出自新专辑《100 Miles From Memphis》中的短语,该专辑于本周刚刚出版。
自 1994 年的歌曲“All I Wanna Do”大获成功之后,雪瑞儿凭借其唱片已经赢得了 9 次格莱美奖。但如果有一个专为现场表演设立的奖项的话,那么雪瑞儿也会同样获奖无数,因为她的音乐会活力四射并充满乐趣。如果你同意上述观点,那么我们在与雪瑞儿·克洛有关的事情上意见一致了。观看视频,从这位巨星身上了解更多关于“意见一致”的含义。

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Sheryl

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Jason:  We’re going to talk to Sheryl Crow about what it means to see eye to eye. Hi Sheryl, how are you?

Sheryl:  I’m very good. How are you?

Jason:  I’m great! When we get American celebrities on English, baby! we like to have them give an English lesson. So I was wondering if we could talk about your song “Eye to Eye” that’s on your new record that’s about to come out?

Sheryl:  Yes, we can!

Jason:  What does the phrase “eye to eye” mean to you?

Sheryl:  “If we can’t see eye to eye” is the chorus line, meaning that if we can’t agree, then at least we can hopefully have some respect for each other and the fact that we do disagree. A little aside to that song, Keith Richards is playing on it. So that makes it more special.

Jason:  So did you and Keith see eye to eye when you were working on it, or did you have to kind of coach him to get it the way you wanted it?

Sheryl:  I do whatever Keith tells me. If he’s in the room, I’m just dusting his boots. I’m so much a fan it’s… But I think we pretty much agree on things.

Jason:  Well, thanks so much! Can you give me a high five and say “English, baby”?

Sheryl:  English, baby!

Jason:  Well, there you have it. We talked to Sheryl Crow and she told us that when you see eye to eye, it means you agree with someone about something, that you see it the same way. She and Keith Richards saw eye to eye as they worked on a song together called “Eye to Eye,” for her new record, 100 Miles from Memphis. This is English, baby!

 

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Backstage at her concert, Sheryl Crow looks surprised when Jason asks her to teach an English lesson. But it turns out all she really has to do is talk about her new song “Eye to Eye.”

Sheryl explains that the main lyric of the song is “If we can’t see eye to eye,” which basically means, “If we can’t agree.” The song is about how even if you can’t see eye to eye with someone, at least hopefully you can respect each other.

Keith Richards plays guitar on the song and Sheryl says that they had no problem seeing eye to eye when they were working on it. She admires him a lot and jokes that she’s “dusting his boots” when he is around. It’s easy to see eye to eye with someone you think is really great.

Have you ever had trouble seeing eye to eye with someone? What’s your favorite Sheryl Crow song?

Hear part of “Eye to Eye” or buy 100 Miles from Memphis here.

 

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Judy.huang

Judy.huang

Taiwan

good~:)

03:04 PM Jul 29 2010 |

thuyquyen

Viet Nam

That's great! Thank you.

05:09 AM Jul 29 2010 |

Dulcebh

Dulcebh

Brazil

Hello, this lesson was very good to me, because I had lerned this on class, but I was forgeten. Now I remember and I know that I'll never forget.

03:33 PM Jul 28 2010 |

Shawn Yan

Shawn Yan

Taiwan

I see eye to eye with Sheryl , we may not see eye to eye with others sometimes  ,but having respect for each other is good to us.

04:13 AM Jul 28 2010 |

laura329

laura329

China

Oh,my line is so busy.See eye to eye makes me a little shy.

02:07 PM Jul 27 2010 |

beatrice02

Taiwan

I can't see eye to eye with dicaesber(former commentator) more.

03:11 AM Jul 27 2010 |

dicaesber

Colombia

yes, Sometimes I have trouble seeing eye to eye with my boyfriend, but we still love to each other!

11:54 PM Jul 26 2010 |

gabriel gervasio de souza

Brazil

tudo bom meu nome e gabriel deixe o msn se quiser me conhecer melhor…

07:00 PM Jul 26 2010 |

lyc6011

lyc6011

Hong Kong

I did happen such case and now I know how to say the phrase now. see eye to eye with somebody is good to everyone.  

11:54 AM Jul 26 2010 |

愛ぞ髓緣v

China

I feel a little confused.

10:20 AM Jul 25 2010 |

Majidgb

Majidgb

United States

It gets really hard when my wife and I cannot see eye to eye on things. It gets really hard to settle the argument on even some simple things. Well that's of life: to learn how to get along with those you love but don't see eye to eye. 

07:35 PM Jul 24 2010 |

Holmes nash phil

Malawi

Sheryl eye to eye is your album title or atrack from your album and can you tell us what u mean if you say eye to eye and what makes you to come up with that title.

02:58 PM Jul 24 2010 |

Holmes nash phil

Malawi

Sheryl eye to eye is your album title or atrack from your album and can you tell us what u mean if you say eye to eye and what makes you to come up with that title.

02:57 PM Jul 24 2010 |

Lemson lifa

Malawi

Cool

02:30 PM Jul 24 2010 |

stubbornsjb

China

I always can't see eye to eye with others,that makes me disturbed.

03:53 AM Jul 24 2010 |

maiglocki

Germany

I really love the song 'All I Wanna Do'!!!

12:10 PM Jul 23 2010 |

mossavi

mossavi

Afghanistan

good…

03:01 PM Jul 22 2010 |

Flieger

Germany

...o.k., since last sunday I can not see eye to eye with my girlfriend! 

07:00 AM Jul 22 2010 |

Romio79

Romio79

Russian Federation

Have I ever had trouble seeing eye to eye with someone?))) Very, very often. I can say that it's part of my day-to-day work. Have you ever heard a proverb: two lawyers have three opinions)))

So, Sheryl is right. The important thing is that if you can't see eye to eye you at least must have respect to the opinion of your opponent.   

06:47 PM Jul 21 2010 |

rebel lee

rebel lee

China

I alway have different opinions with the people around me. And I always have conflicts with other people.So,I guess that means I do have trouble seeing eye to eye with others.
I’ve never heard about Sheryl Crow before,so I know nothing about her songs.

01:00 PM Jul 21 2010 |

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