Both Sides Now

• By: Joni Mitchell
• Album: Clouds

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Rows and flows of angel hair

天使发丝，层层叠叠

And ice cream castles in the air

还有空中冰淇淋城堡

And feather canyons everywhere

羽毛峡谷，无处不在

I've looked at clouds that way

我曾经那样看云

But now they only block the sun

但现在它们只会遮挡阳光

They rain and snow on everyone

给每个人带来雨雪

So many things I would've done

本该有那么多事情可以去做

But clouds got in my way

但云阻挡了我的道路

I've looked at clouds from both sides now

如今，我从正反两面看云

From up and down, and still somehow

从上方和下方，但不知怎的

It's cloud illusions, I recall

我回忆起，那都是云的幻象

I really don't know clouds at all

我其实根本不了解云

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Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

月亮和六月，还有摩天轮

The dizzy dancin' way you feel

那种令人眩晕的，舞动的感觉

As every fairy tale comes real

当每个童话都变成现实

I've looked at love that way

我曾经那样看待爱情

But now it's just another show

但现在它只是一场表演

You leave 'em laughin' when you go

当你离开时，让他们笑着

And if you care, don't let them know

如果你在意，别让他们知道

Don't give yourself away

不要暴露自己

I've looked at love from both sides now

如今，我从正反两面看爱情

From give and take, and still somehow

从付出和索取，但不知怎的

It's love's illusions, I recall

我回忆起，那都是爱情的幻象

I really don't know love at all

我其实根本不了解爱情

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Tears and fears and feeling proud

泪水和恐惧，还有感到自豪

To say "I love you" right out loud

大声说出“我爱你”

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

梦想和计划，还有马戏团的人群

I've looked at life that way

我曾经那样看待生活

But now old friends are acting strange

但现在老朋友们的行为变得奇怪

They shake their heads, they say I've changed

他们摇着头，说我变了

Well, something's lost, but something's gained

好吧，失去了一些，但也得到了一些

In living every day

在每天的生活中

I've looked at life from both sides now

如今，我从正反两面看生活

From win and lose and still somehow

从输赢成败，但不知怎的

It's life's illusions, I recall

我回忆起，那都是生活的幻象

I really don't know life at all

我其实根本不了解生活

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I've looked at life from both sides now

如今，我从正反两面看生活

From up and down, and still somehow

从高峰低谷，但不知怎的

It's life's illusions, I recall

我回忆起，那都是生活的幻象

I really don't know life at all

我其实根本不了解生活

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - 云
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - 太阳
rain /reɪn/ A1	verb - 雨
snow /snoʊ/ A1	verb - 雪
sides /saɪdz/ A1	noun - 侧面
illusions /ɪˈluːʒənz/ B2	noun - 幻想
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - 爱 verb - 爱
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - 表演
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - 眼泪
fears /fɪərz/ A2	noun - 恐惧
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - 梦想
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - 朋友
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - 迷失的，丢失的
gained /ɡeɪnd/ B1	verb - 获得，得到

Grammar:

• So many things I would've done

  ➔ 虚拟语气过去时 (Would have + 过去分词)

  ➔ "would've done" (would have done) 短语表达了过去未发生的假设情景。它用于想象如果情况不同，结果也会不同。“So many things I "would've done"”暗示了遗憾或未实现的潜力。

• But now they only block the sun

  ➔ 一般现在时 (block)

  ➔ 一般现在时 "block" 的使用表示当前或习惯性的动作。它描述了云的当前状态或它们的常规行为。“But now they only "block" the sun”描述了云的负面影响。

• It's cloud illusions, I recall

  ➔ 名词作形容词 (cloud illusions), 一般现在时 (I recall)

  ➔ "Cloud" 用作形容词，描述正在讨论的幻觉类型。“I recall”使用一般现在时，表示说话者的记忆或通常为真的事情。“It's "cloud illusions", I "recall"”指的是最初对云的理想主义看法，现在被认为是具有欺骗性的。

• The dizzy dancin' way you feel

  ➔ 现在分词作形容词 (dancin')

  ➔ "Dancin'" 是一个现在分词，用作形容词来描述名词 "way"。它提供了关于感觉方式的更多信息。“The dizzy "dancin'" way you feel”表达了早期爱情的欣快和无忧无虑的性质。

• You leave 'em laughin' when you go

  ➔ 现在进行时 (You leave 'em laughin')

  ➔ "leave 'em laughin'" 使用现在进行时描述了在说话时发生的动作，表明当你离开一个情境/关系时的一个持续行为。“You leave 'em "laughin'" when you go”暗示了关系的肤浅性。

• Well, something's lost, but something's gained

  ➔ 被动语态 (something's lost, something's gained)

  ➔ 被动语态用于强调行动的结果（损失或收获），而不是导致行动的行为者。“Well, something's "lost", but something's "gained"”暗示了对生活经历带来的变化的接受。