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總有些人在山頂 總有些人在山腳 Some people are on the mountaintop, while others are at the foot of the mountain 00:08
明日再看 誰換了個位 上和下 或者倒轉 Tomorrow we'll see who has changed positions, up or down, or even reversed 00:18
總有些人幸福點但卻阻不住你爭氣點 Some are a bit happier, but they can't stop you from striving harder 00:28
是誰話 小嘍囉 沒權不甘心 停在起跑綫 Who says the little guys have no power and are unwilling, stuck at the starting line 00:36
別信他 沒人是 推不翻的 終審法院 能隨便判斷 Don't trust them, no one is unbeatable, even the Supreme Court can't judge so easily 00:45
明明是羣眾 無謂再掙扎 去找齣好戲演 Clearly the people are the crowd, no more need to struggle, just look for a good show to watch 00:56
大家都 愛普通 沒傳奇 大氣候 要清淡 而無味 Everyone loves the ordinary, no legends, the big climate calls for simplicity and dullness 01:03
不信你跟我 在無力買的地皮都有力成為自己 If you don't believe me, even on the land you can't afford, you can still become your own 01:12
大方針 要統一 做隻棋 未鼓∼舞 百家姓 談骨氣 The big plan is to unify, to play the game like a chess piece, untrained dancing, the hundred surnames, speaking of pride 01:21
安份做百姓 直到逃離 委屈世紀 Contentedly be the common folk until escaping the injustice of the century 01:31
在平地 再寫 創世紀 On the flat ground, rewriting the era of creation again 01:39
總有些人在側邊 總有些人做主角 Some are on the side, some take center stage 02:00
別信這種胡言 自行打交叉 塗自己的臉 Don't believe this nonsense, cross your arms, smear your own face 02:08
自某天 被培育 舉高的手 統統要剪凡人命太賤 One day, the raised hands of those cultivated want to cut down ordinary lives, calling them too cheap 02:17
人人路人甲 全受到洗腦 暗星不可以閃 Everyone, every person, brainwashed; the dark star cannot shine 02:28
大家都 愛普通 沒傳奇 大氣候 要清淡 而無味 Everyone loves the ordinary, no legends, the big trend calls for simplicity and dullness 02:35
不信你跟我 在無力買的地皮 都有力成為自己 If you don't believe me, even on the land you can't afford, you can still make yourself strong 02:45
大方針 要統一 做隻棋 未鼓∼舞 百家姓 談骨氣 The big plan is to unite, to make a move like a chess game, untrained dancing, the hundred surnames, discussing pride 02:54
安份做百姓 擇個時辰 翻身躍起 Be a humble citizen, choose a moment to turn things around and leap up 03:03
教上帝嫌棄 別自棄 Don't make God despise you; don't abandon yourself 03:12
大家都 愛普通 沒傳奇 大氣候 要克制 留原地 Everyone loves the ordinary, no legends, the big trend requires restraint, stay where you are 03:31
只怕你跟我在離地八千里 天空裡完成歷險記 I'm just afraid that you and I are eight thousand miles apart, finishing our adventure in the sky 03:40
大方針 要統一 做隻棋 未鼓∼舞 百家姓 談骨氣 The big plan is to unify, to play the game like a chess piece, untrained dancing, the hundred surnames, talking about pride 03:49
忠實做百姓 別要和諧 歡喜痛悲 Stay true to your roots, don’t seek harmony just for its own sake, through joy and pain 04:01
萬人萬套心中真理 Ten thousand people, ten thousand sets of truths in their hearts 04:10
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總有些人在山頂 總有些人在山腳
Some people are on the mountaintop, while others are at the foot of the mountain
明日再看 誰換了個位 上和下 或者倒轉
Tomorrow we'll see who has changed positions, up or down, or even reversed
總有些人幸福點但卻阻不住你爭氣點
Some are a bit happier, but they can't stop you from striving harder
是誰話 小嘍囉 沒權不甘心 停在起跑綫
Who says the little guys have no power and are unwilling, stuck at the starting line
別信他 沒人是 推不翻的 終審法院 能隨便判斷
Don't trust them, no one is unbeatable, even the Supreme Court can't judge so easily
明明是羣眾 無謂再掙扎 去找齣好戲演
Clearly the people are the crowd, no more need to struggle, just look for a good show to watch
大家都 愛普通 沒傳奇 大氣候 要清淡 而無味
Everyone loves the ordinary, no legends, the big climate calls for simplicity and dullness
不信你跟我 在無力買的地皮都有力成為自己
If you don't believe me, even on the land you can't afford, you can still become your own
大方針 要統一 做隻棋 未鼓∼舞 百家姓 談骨氣
The big plan is to unify, to play the game like a chess piece, untrained dancing, the hundred surnames, speaking of pride
安份做百姓 直到逃離 委屈世紀
Contentedly be the common folk until escaping the injustice of the century
在平地 再寫 創世紀
On the flat ground, rewriting the era of creation again
總有些人在側邊 總有些人做主角
Some are on the side, some take center stage
別信這種胡言 自行打交叉 塗自己的臉
Don't believe this nonsense, cross your arms, smear your own face
自某天 被培育 舉高的手 統統要剪凡人命太賤
One day, the raised hands of those cultivated want to cut down ordinary lives, calling them too cheap
人人路人甲 全受到洗腦 暗星不可以閃
Everyone, every person, brainwashed; the dark star cannot shine
大家都 愛普通 沒傳奇 大氣候 要清淡 而無味
Everyone loves the ordinary, no legends, the big trend calls for simplicity and dullness
不信你跟我 在無力買的地皮 都有力成為自己
If you don't believe me, even on the land you can't afford, you can still make yourself strong
大方針 要統一 做隻棋 未鼓∼舞 百家姓 談骨氣
The big plan is to unite, to make a move like a chess game, untrained dancing, the hundred surnames, discussing pride
安份做百姓 擇個時辰 翻身躍起
Be a humble citizen, choose a moment to turn things around and leap up
教上帝嫌棄 別自棄
Don't make God despise you; don't abandon yourself
大家都 愛普通 沒傳奇 大氣候 要克制 留原地
Everyone loves the ordinary, no legends, the big trend requires restraint, stay where you are
只怕你跟我在離地八千里 天空裡完成歷險記
I'm just afraid that you and I are eight thousand miles apart, finishing our adventure in the sky
大方針 要統一 做隻棋 未鼓∼舞 百家姓 談骨氣
The big plan is to unify, to play the game like a chess piece, untrained dancing, the hundred surnames, talking about pride
忠實做百姓 別要和諧 歡喜痛悲
Stay true to your roots, don’t seek harmony just for its own sake, through joy and pain
萬人萬套心中真理
Ten thousand people, ten thousand sets of truths in their hearts
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

山頂 (shāndǐng)

/ʃan dɪŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - mountaintop, summit

山腳 (shānjiǎo)

/ʃan tɕjaʊ/

A2
  • noun
  • - foot of a mountain

位 (wèi)

/weɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - position, place

幸福 (xìngfú)

/ɕiŋ fu/

B1
  • adjective
  • - happy, blessed

爭氣 (zhēngqì)

/ʈʂɤŋ t͡ɕʰi/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be eager to make a good showing; to strive to be worthy

權 (quán)

/t͡ɕʰɥan/

B1
  • noun
  • - right, power

不甘心 (bùgānxīn)

/pu kan ʃin/

B2
  • adjective
  • - unwilling to accept defeat; not reconciled to

停 (tíng)

/tʰiŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to stop

終審法院 (zhōngshěnfǎyuàn)

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ ʂən fan ɥan/

C1
  • noun
  • - court of final appeal

判斷 (pànduàn)

/pʰan twan/

B2
  • verb
  • - to judge, to determine

羣眾 (qúnzhòng)

/t͡ɕʰy̌n ʈ͡ʂʊŋ/

B1
  • noun
  • - the masses, the people

掙扎 (zhēngzhá)

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ ʈ͡ʂa/

B2
  • verb
  • - to struggle

傳奇 (chuánqí)

/ʈ͡ʂʰwan t͡ɕʰi/

B2
  • noun
  • - legend, legendary

地皮 (dìpí)

/ti pʰi/

B1
  • noun
  • - land, plot of land

骨氣 (gǔqì)

/kù t͡ɕʰi/

B2
  • noun
  • - unyielding integrity, moral courage

百姓 (bǎixìng)

/pai ɕiŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - common people

逃離 (táolí)

/tʰao li/

B1
  • verb
  • - escape, flee

委屈 (wěiqu)

/weɪ tɕʰy/

B1
  • adjective
  • - wronged, aggrieved

創世紀 (chuàngshìjì)

/ʈʂʰwaŋ ʂɨ t͡ɕi/

C1
  • noun
  • - Genesis, new era

Key Grammar Structures

  • 總有些人在山頂

    ➔ Use of the existential verb ‘有’ (yǒu) to indicate existence or presence.

    ➔ The phrase '總有些人在山頂' uses '有' to express that some people exist on the mountain top.

  • 明日再看

    ➔ Use of the adverb '再' to indicate 'again' or 'later' in future tense.

    ➔ The phrase '明日再看' uses '再' to convey 'look again tomorrow' or 'see later tomorrow'.

  • 別信他

    ➔ Use of the imperative form with '別' (bié) to give a command or prohibition: 'don't believe him'.

    ➔ The phrase '別信他' uses '別' to tell someone 'do not believe him'.

  • 直到逃離

    ➔ Use of '直到' (zhídào) to mean 'until' or 'up to the point'.

    ➔ The phrase '直到逃離' expresses 'until escaping'.

  • 做隻棋

    ➔ Use of the word '做' (zuò) meaning 'to make' or 'to do', combined with '棋' (qí) meaning 'chess' or 'game'.

    ➔ The phrase '做隻棋' means 'to make a chess piece' or metaphorically 'to play the game'.

  • 談骨氣

    ➔ Use of the verb '談' (tán) meaning 'to discuss' or 'to talk about', combined with '骨氣' (gǔ qì) meaning 'integrity' or 'spirit'.

    ➔ The phrase '談骨氣' refers to discussing or advocating for integrity and spirit.

  • 萬人萬套心中真理

    ➔ Use of '萬人萬套' as an idiomatic expression meaning 'everyone has their own way', combined with '心中真理' meaning 'truth in heart'.

    ➔ The phrase '萬人萬套心中真理' suggests that each person has their own truth or perspective.