21st Century Breakdown

• By: Green Day
• Album: 21st Century Breakdown

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

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♪♪

♪ Born into Nixon, I was raised in hell ♪

尼克松时代出生，地狱中长大

♪ A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled ♪

福利制度下的孩子，与工会为邻

♪ The last one born and the first one to run ♪

我是最后一个出生，第一个逃离的人

♪ My town was blind from refinery sun ♪

我的小镇被炼油厂的阳光蒙蔽

♪ My generation is zero ♪

我们这一代一无所有

♪ I never made it as a working class hero ♪

我从未成为工人阶级的英雄

♪ 21st century breakdown ♪

21世纪的崩溃

♪ I once was lost but never was found ♪

我曾经迷失，却从未被找到

♪ I think I'm losing what's left of my mind ♪

我想我快要失去理智了

♪ To the 20th century deadline ♪

在20世纪的末日之前

♪ (Oohh) ♪

♪ (Oohh) ♪

♪ I was made of poison and blood ♪

我由毒药和鲜血铸成

♪ Condemnation is what I understood ♪

我所理解的只有谴责

♪ Video games of the Towers’ fall ♪

电子游戏中倒塌的大厦

♪ Homeland security could kill us all ♪

国土安全可能会杀死我们所有人

♪ My generation is zero ♪

我们这一代一无所有

♪ I never made it as a working class hero ♪

我从未成为工人阶级的英雄

♪ 21st century breakdown ♪

21世纪的崩溃

♪ I once was lost but never was found ♪

我曾经迷失，却从未被找到

♪ I think I'm losing what's left of my mind ♪

我想我快要失去理智了

♪ To the 20th century deadline ♪

在20世纪的末日之前

♪ We are the class of the class of thirteen ♪

我们是十三班的学生

♪ Born in the era of humility ♪

出生在谦逊的年代

♪ We are the desperate in the decline ♪

我们是衰落中的绝望者

♪ Raised by the bastards of 1969 ♪

被1969年的混蛋们养大

♪ My name is no one, the long lost son ♪

我叫无名，失散多年的儿子

♪ Born on the fourth of July ♪

生于七月四日

♪ Raised in the era of heroes and cons ♪

在英雄和骗子的时代长大

♪ That left me for dead or alive ♪

他们让我自生自灭

♪ I am a nation, a worker of pride (pride) ♪

我是一个国家，一个自豪的工人

♪ My debt to the status quo ♪

我对现状的亏欠

♪ The scars on my hands and the means to an end ♪

我手上的伤疤，以及达到目的的手段

♪ It's all that I have to show ♪

这就是我所能展示的一切

♪ (hey, hey, hey) ♪

♪ (hey, hey, hey) ♪

♪ I swallowed my pride and I choked on my faith ♪

我吞下骄傲，被信仰噎住

♪ I've given my heart and my soul ♪

我献出了我的心和灵魂

♪ I've broken my fingers and lied through my teeth ♪

我打断了手指，谎话连篇

♪ The pillar of damage control ♪

损害控制的支柱

♪ I've been to the edge and I've thrown the bouquet (hey) ♪

我去过边缘，扔掉了花束

♪ Of flowers left over the grave ♪

坟墓上剩下的鲜花

♪ I sat in the waiting room, wasting my time ♪

我坐在候诊室里，浪费时间

♪ And waiting for judgement day ♪

等待着审判日的到来

♪ Praise liberty ♪

赞美自由

♪ The freedom to obey ♪

服从的自由

♪ It's the song that strangles me ♪

这首歌扼杀了我

♪ Well, don't cross the line ♪

别越界

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♪ Oh, dream, America, dream ♪

哦，梦，美国，梦

♪ I can't even sleep ♪

我甚至无法入睡

♪ From the light's early dawn ♪

从黎明的光芒

♪ Oh, scream, America, scream ♪

哦，尖叫，美国，尖叫

♪ Believe what you see ♪

相信你所看到的

♪ From heroes and cons ♪

来自英雄和骗子

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - 跑
blind /blaɪnd/ B1	adjective - 瞎的
breakdown /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ B2	noun - 故障
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - 头脑
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B2	noun - 毒药
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - 血液
security /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ B1	noun - 安全
desperate /ˈdɛspərət/ B2	adjective - 绝望的
decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ B2	noun - 下降
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - 骄傲
scars /skɑːr/ B1	noun - 疤痕
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - 信念
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - 心脏
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - 灵魂
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - 损害
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2	noun - 自由
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - 梦

Grammar:

• Born into Nixon, I was raised in hell.

  ➔ 被动语态

  ➔ 短语"我被抚养"使用被动语态来表示主语接受了这个动作。

• My generation is zero.

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语"我的一代是"使用一般现在时来表达一个普遍真理。

• I think I'm losing what's left of my mind.

  ➔ 现在进行时

  ➔ 短语"我正在失去"使用现在进行时来表示一个正在进行的动作。

• I was made of poison and blood.

  ➔ 被动语态

  ➔ 短语"我被制造"使用被动语态来表示主语是由外部力量创造的。

• Praise liberty.

  ➔ 命令语气

  ➔ 短语"赞美自由"使用命令语气来发出命令或请求。

• We are the desperate in the decline.

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语"我们是绝望的人"使用一般现在时来描述一种存在状态。

• I sat in the waiting room, wasting my time.

  ➔ 过去进行时

  ➔ 短语"浪费我的时间"使用过去进行时来表示过去正在进行的动作。