Absolute Beginners

• By: David Bowie

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

I've nothing much to offer

我没什么能付出

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There's nothing much to take

也没什么能索取

I'm an absolute beginner

我是个彻头彻尾的新手

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And I'm absolutely sane

而且我绝对清醒

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As long as we're together

只要我们在一起

The rest can go to hell

其他都见鬼去吧

I absolutely love you

我绝对爱你

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But we're absolute beginners

但我们是彻头彻尾的新手

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With eyes completely open

睁大了双眼

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But nervous all the same

却依然紧张

If our love song

如果我们的情歌

Could fly over mountains

能飞越群山

Could laugh at the ocean

能嘲笑大海

Just like the films

就像电影里那样

There's no reason

就没有理由

To feel all the hard times

去感受那些艰难时光

To lay down the hard lines

去划下那些无情的界限

It's absolutely true

这是千真万确的

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Nothing much could happen

没什么大事会发生

Nothing we can't shake

没什么我们无法摆脱

Oh we're absolute beginners

哦，我们是彻头彻尾的新手

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With nothing much at stake

没什么可失去的

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As long as you're still smiling

只要你还在微笑

There's nothing more I need

我就别无所求

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I absolutely love you

我绝对爱你

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But we're absolute beginners

但我们是彻头彻尾的新手

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But if my love is your love

但如果我的爱也是你的爱

We're certain to succeed

我们一定能成功

If our love song

如果我们的情歌

Could fly over mountains

能飞越群山

Sail over heartaches

能驶过心痛

Just like the films

就像电影里那样

If there's reason

如果有理由

To feel all the hard times

去感受那些艰难时光

To lay down the hard lines

去划下那些无情的界限

It's absolutely true

这是千真万确的

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这是千真万确的

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
beginner /bɪˈɡɪnər/ A2	noun - 新手
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - 爱 verb - 爱
mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ B1	noun - 山
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ B2	noun - 海洋
film /fɪlm/ A2	noun - 电影
reason /ˈriːzn/ B1	noun - 理由
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - 困难
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 时间
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - 真相
chance /tʃæns/ B2	noun - 可能性
true /truː/ B2	adjective - 真实

Grammar:

• There's nothing much to take

  ➔ 存在句型：有 + 名词 + 来 + 动词

  ➔ 使用“有 + 名词 + 来 + 动词”的句型，表达某物的存在或可能性。

• As long as we're together

  ➔ 'As long as' 引导条件状语从句，意思是‘只要’

  ➔ “as long as”引导条件状语从句，表示只要满足该条件，主句就会发生。

• I'm absolutely sane

  ➔ 形容词补语描述状态或条件

  ➔ 使用副词*absolutely*与形容词*sane*，强调对精神稳定的确定性。

• If our love song could fly over mountains

  ➔ 条件句中使用'could' 表示可能性

  ➔ 'could' 表示在假设情况下的能力或可能性。

• To feel all the hard times

  ➔ 不定式短语表达目的或情感状态

  ➔ 使用不定式*to feel* 来表达目的或情感体验。

• If my love is your love

  ➔ 用“if”引导的条件句表达假设情况

  ➔ “if” 条件句提出一个假设条件，影响主句的意思。