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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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m.awasser

m.awasserSuper Member!

Saudi Arabia

hiSmile

10:51 AM Jul 21 2010 |

matrix1

Algeria

hi

 

05:14 PM Jul 20 2010 |

ghaith abbas

Iraq

its really great lesson

i liked that word EYE TO EYE it seems like two persons doin' the same thing at the same time and they assist each other without any madness

do u agree me guys????? 

11:59 PM Jul 19 2010 |

ghaith abbas

Iraq

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

11:44 PM Jul 19 2010 |

zeinabou

zeinabou

Egypt

Its amazing to see eye to eye you and your partner .If not life 'll not be easy at all :{  if not you have to show respect to each other's differences,if not ,welcome  hell :} 

07:49 PM Jul 19 2010 |

ciberd7

ciberd7

Brazil

Sometimes, It´s hard to see eye ti eye with my parents, because they´re always setting new rules and telling me what to do, but it turns out simple to sort out.

I think seeing eye to eyes is a way of understands someone´s point and trying to live with it.

 

07:42 PM Jul 19 2010 |

abdalla143

Somalia

 

 it's  good

 

06:39 PM Jul 19 2010 |

rosendo

rosendo

Mexico

she sings mellow , i like this kinda music.

saludos.

05:54 PM Jul 19 2010 |

primula

primula

Saudi Arabia

Sheryl Crow  is really great hopefully here new album will break the record Cool great lesson

thanks Jason and many thanks to English baby we as members see eye to eye with what english baby presents to us every day Kiss

05:42 PM Jul 19 2010 |

mrinal45

mrinal45

Bangladesh

awesome!!

05:07 PM Jul 19 2010 |

Steven_etc

Steven_etc

Peru

Great lesson. I've never heard of this singer but she looks great and appers to be a nice person. I love this kind of lessons at English Baby!!!

03:23 PM Jul 19 2010 |

m_mahboob

m_mahboob

Pakistan

Sheryl Crow is a rock star and must be doing good, the video clip showing her band performing in a concert which attracting me a lot.

 

Anyways, we have learnt the new vocabulary “see eye to eye” means two parties are being agreed on something.

 

In normal business meetings the clients do not accept proposals at first attempt and we mostly face trouble in see eye to eye with client’s perspective.

12:25 PM Jul 19 2010 |

iwori

iwori

Japan

Seeing eye to eye is sometimes not so easy. To agree the idea it is completely different from your one and seems to be imposible to understand is really tough. But I try to have a flexible thought so we should be patient and don't hurry to reach conclusion.

11:35 AM Jul 19 2010 |

anglorths

Viet Nam

If two people can't see eye to eye to each other in many things for so long a time, then they may have to solve things by an eye for an eye.

"An-eye-for-an-eye-for-an-eye-for-an-eye … ends in making everybody blind"

11:35 AM Jul 19 2010 |

sabreen asiry

Saudi Arabia

very nice

08:30 AM Jul 19 2010 |

andee1

andee1

China

i leaned a vocab "see eye to eye"again tgday.it means to agree.

07:25 AM Jul 19 2010 |

aunglawkeeshein

Myanmar

well actually I have never heard about Sheryl Crow but I do want to try to listen some of her music and songs as I live in another part of the U.S.. I don't much about what's going on there but must say thanks a lot to Sheryl and Jason to let us have the chance to learn what " Eye to Eye " means . Most  of the time , my younger bro . and I don't see eye to eye as I am , like, hoping the best for him and when I feel like he is not trying enough we  happen to that " eye to eye" but some of my students and I see eye to eye . Almost always.

07:20 AM Jul 19 2010 |

littlebau1126

Taiwan

Good. I learn one more phrase today.

 

07:03 AM Jul 19 2010 |

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