答案 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 楊坤, 郭采潔

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[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

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'.

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• 每個人有每個人不同的體驗

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

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• 有的很平淡有的撕心裂肺

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

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• 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.

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• 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.