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有個簡單的問題 什麼是愛情? There's a simple question: What is love? 00:12
它是否是一種味道 還是引力? Is it a flavor or just gravity? 00:19
從我初戀那天起 先是甜蜜 Ever since my first love, it was sweet at first 00:25
然後緊接就會有風雨 Then storms followed right after 00:32
愛就像 藍天白雲 晴空萬里 突然暴風雨 Love is like the blue sky, white clouds, a clear blue day, suddenly a storm 00:38
無處躲避 總是讓人始料不及 No place to hide, always catching us off guard 00:45
人就像 患重感冒 打著噴嚏 發燒要休息 People are like having a bad cold—sneezing, fever, needing rest 00:51
冷熱交替 歡喜猶豫 樂此不疲 Hot and cold alternates, joy and hesitation, never tiring of it 00:58
叫人頭暈的問題 什麼叫愛情? The dizzying question: What is love? 01:11
它是那麼的真實又很可疑 It's so real but also so suspicious 01:17
研究過許多誓言 海枯石爛 After studying many vows—endless, unbreakable 01:24
發覺越想要解釋越亂 The more I try to explain, the more it gets confusing 01:30
所以説 永遠多長 永遠短暫 永遠很遺憾 So they say, how long is forever? Short or long? Always too regretful 01:36
每個人有每個人不同的體驗 Everyone has their own experience 01:44
那滋味時而在飛 時而下墜 時而又落淚 That feeling sometimes soars, sometimes falls, sometimes makes you cry 01:49
動人電影 自己體會別嫌票太貴 A touching movie—experience it yourself, don't complain about the ticket price 01:57
比如美酒和咖啡都是水 Like wine and coffee, both water 02:04
可一個讓你醒一個讓你醉 One makes you awake, the other makes you drunk 02:10
那麼感情能否以此類推? Can feelings be like that? 02:17
有的很平淡有的撕心裂肺 Some are gentle, some tear your heart apart 02:22
所以說 永遠多長 永遠短暫 永遠很緩慢 So they say, how long is forever? Short or long? Very slow 02:32
每個人有每個人不同的計算 Everyone has their own way of measuring 02:39
神秘的諾言誓言 甚至謊言 自己去領悟 Mystical promises, oaths, even lies—own your understanding 02:44
也許多年 也許瞬間 你自有答案 Maybe years, maybe moments—you'll find your own answer 02:52
所以說 永遠多長 永遠短暫 永遠很緩慢 So they say, how long is forever? Short or long? Very slow 02:57
每個人有每個人不同的計算 Everyone has their own way of measuring 03:05
神秘的諾言誓言 甚至謊言 自己去領悟 Mystical promises, oaths, even lies—own your understanding 03:10
也許多年 也許瞬間 你自有答案 Maybe years, maybe moments—you'll find your own answer 03:18
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答案 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

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[English]
有個簡單的問題 什麼是愛情?
There's a simple question: What is love?
它是否是一種味道 還是引力?
Is it a flavor or just gravity?
從我初戀那天起 先是甜蜜
Ever since my first love, it was sweet at first
然後緊接就會有風雨
Then storms followed right after
愛就像 藍天白雲 晴空萬里 突然暴風雨
Love is like the blue sky, white clouds, a clear blue day, suddenly a storm
無處躲避 總是讓人始料不及
No place to hide, always catching us off guard
人就像 患重感冒 打著噴嚏 發燒要休息
People are like having a bad cold—sneezing, fever, needing rest
冷熱交替 歡喜猶豫 樂此不疲
Hot and cold alternates, joy and hesitation, never tiring of it
叫人頭暈的問題 什麼叫愛情?
The dizzying question: What is love?
它是那麼的真實又很可疑
It's so real but also so suspicious
研究過許多誓言 海枯石爛
After studying many vows—endless, unbreakable
發覺越想要解釋越亂
The more I try to explain, the more it gets confusing
所以説 永遠多長 永遠短暫 永遠很遺憾
So they say, how long is forever? Short or long? Always too regretful
每個人有每個人不同的體驗
Everyone has their own experience
那滋味時而在飛 時而下墜 時而又落淚
That feeling sometimes soars, sometimes falls, sometimes makes you cry
動人電影 自己體會別嫌票太貴
A touching movie—experience it yourself, don't complain about the ticket price
比如美酒和咖啡都是水
Like wine and coffee, both water
可一個讓你醒一個讓你醉
One makes you awake, the other makes you drunk
那麼感情能否以此類推?
Can feelings be like that?
有的很平淡有的撕心裂肺
Some are gentle, some tear your heart apart
所以說 永遠多長 永遠短暫 永遠很緩慢
So they say, how long is forever? Short or long? Very slow
每個人有每個人不同的計算
Everyone has their own way of measuring
神秘的諾言誓言 甚至謊言 自己去領悟
Mystical promises, oaths, even lies—own your understanding
也許多年 也許瞬間 你自有答案
Maybe years, maybe moments—you'll find your own answer
所以說 永遠多長 永遠短暫 永遠很緩慢
So they say, how long is forever? Short or long? Very slow
每個人有每個人不同的計算
Everyone has their own way of measuring
神秘的諾言誓言 甚至謊言 自己去領悟
Mystical promises, oaths, even lies—own your understanding
也許多年 也許瞬間 你自有答案
Maybe years, maybe moments—you'll find your own answer
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

愛情

/àiqíng/

B1
  • noun
  • - romantic love

味道

/wèidào/

B2
  • noun
  • - taste or flavor

引力

/yǐnlì/

C1
  • noun
  • - gravity

甜蜜

/tiánmì/

B2
  • adjective
  • - sweet and joyful

風雨

/fēngyǔ/

B2
  • noun
  • - wind and rain, metaphor for difficulties

藍天

/lántiān/

B1
  • noun
  • - blue sky

暴風雨

/bàofēngyǔ/

B2
  • noun
  • - storm

患重感冒

/huànzhòng gǎnmào/

C2
  • phrase
  • - to suffer from severe cold

打著噴嚏

/dǎzhe pēntì/

C2
  • phrase
  • - sneezing

發燒

/fāshāo/

B2
  • verb
  • - to have a fever

交替

/jiāotì/

B2
  • verb
  • - to alternate

歡喜

/huānxǐ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - joyful, pleased

樂此不疲

/lècǐbùpí/

C1
  • phrase
  • - happy to continue doing something endlessly

頭暈

/tóu yūn/

C1
  • noun
  • - dizziness

Key Grammar Structures

  • 它是否是一種味道 還是引力?

    ➔ The use of "是否" introduces a yes/no question, similar to 'whether'.

  • 每個人有每個人不同的體驗

    ➔ The phrase "有...不同的" expresses possession and difference among subjects.

  • 有的很平淡有的撕心裂肺

    ➔ The pattern "有的...有的..." indicates variability or contrasting experiences among subjects.

  • 自己去領悟

    ➔ The verb "去" followed by another verb signifies a deliberate action or effort to do something.

    ➔ It shows the effort to "understand" or "perceive" something actively.

  • 也許多年 也許瞬間 你自有答案

    ➔ The use of "也許" indicates possibility or uncertainty about time or outcome.

  • 人生像藍天白雲

    ➔ The phrase "像..." is used for similes, meaning "like" or "as".

    ➔ Used to compare life to a scene of clear sky and clouds, illustrating its unpredictability.