Don't Blink

• By: Kenny Chesney

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

- When I was a kid, about eight, nine years old.

- 我小时候，大概八九岁吧。

I laid down in the grass and with my buddy,

我和我的伙伴一起躺在草地上，

we counted the stars and moon and all that,

数星星、数月亮，什么都数。

that was a good life.

那是美好的生活。

But today, my God, the life goes like a bullet, too fast.

但现在，我的天，人生就像一颗子弹，太快了。

One day to another look like one hour.

一天接着一天，感觉就像一个小时。

But now since I've been older, different subject.

现在我老了，话题不一样了。

- What would you tell this new generation about life?

- 你会对新一代人说些什么关于人生的道理呢？

- To give love and respect.

- 付出爱和尊重。

Not all day, every day,

不是每天每时每刻，

but at least especially to your mother and father,

但至少特别要对你的父母，

especially mother.

特别是母亲。

(slow country music begins)

(缓慢的乡村音乐开始)

♪ I turned on the evening news ♪

我打开了晚间新闻

♪ Saw an old man being interviewed ♪

看到一位老人正在接受采访

♪ Turning a 102 today ♪

今天满102岁

♪ Asked him what's the secret life ♪

问他长寿的秘诀是什么

♪ He looked up from his old pipe ♪

他从他的老烟斗里抬起头

♪ Laughed and said, "All I can say is" ♪

笑着说，“我只能说”

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ Just like that you're six years old ♪

转眼间你就六岁了

♪ And you take a nap ♪

你打了个盹

♪ And you wake up and you're 25 ♪

醒来时你已经25岁了

♪ And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife ♪

你的高中恋人成了你的妻子

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ You just might miss your babies growing like mine did ♪

你可能会错过你的孩子们长大，就像我一样

♪ Turning into moms and dads ♪

变成妈妈和爸爸

♪ Next thing you know ♪

转眼间

♪ Your better half of 50 years is there in bed ♪

陪伴你五十年的伴侣躺在床上

♪ And you're praying God takes you instead ♪

你祈祷上帝带走的是你

♪ Trust me friend ♪

相信我，朋友

♪ A hundred years goes faster than you think ♪

一百年过得比你想象的还要快

♪ So, don't blink ♪

所以，别眨眼

(calm instrumental music)

(平静的器乐音乐)

♪ I was glued to my TV ♪

我目不转睛地盯着电视

♪ When it looked like he looked at me, and said ♪

好像他看着我，然后说

♪ "Best start putting first things first ♪

“最好把重要的事情放在首位

♪ 'Cause when your glass runs outta sand ♪

因为当你的沙漏里的沙子流完的时候

♪ You can't flip it over, start again ♪

你不能把它翻过来，重新开始

♪ Take every breath God gives you for what it's worth" ♪

珍惜上帝给你的每一次呼吸”

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ Just like that you're six years old ♪

转眼间你就六岁了

♪ And you take a nap ♪

你打了个盹

♪ And you wake up and you're 25 ♪

醒来时你已经25岁了

♪ And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife ♪

你的高中恋人成了你的妻子

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ You just might miss your babies growing like mine did ♪

你可能会错过你的孩子们长大，就像我一样

♪ Turning into moms and dads ♪

变成妈妈和爸爸

♪ Next thing you know ♪

转眼间

♪ Your better half of 50 years is there in bed ♪

陪伴你五十年的伴侣躺在床上

♪ And you're praying God takes you instead ♪

你祈祷上帝带走的是你

♪ Trust me friend ♪

相信我，朋友

♪ A hundred years goes faster than you think ♪

一百年过得比你想象的还要快

♪ So, don't blink ♪

所以，别眨眼

(calm guitar music)

(平静的吉他音乐)

♪ So, I've been trying to slow it down ♪

所以，我一直在努力放慢脚步

♪ I've been trying to take it in ♪

我一直在努力感受当下

♪ In this here today ♪

就在今天

♪ Gone tomorrow world we're living in ♪

在我们所生活的这个瞬息万变的世界里

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ Just like that you're six years old ♪

转眼间你就六岁了

♪ And you take a nap ♪

你打了个盹

♪ And you wake up and you're 25 ♪

醒来时你已经25岁了

♪ And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife ♪

你的高中恋人成了你的妻子

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ You just might miss your babies growing like mine did ♪

你可能会错过你的孩子们长大，就像我一样

♪ Turning into moms and dads ♪

变成妈妈和爸爸

♪ Next thing you know, your better half ♪

转眼间，你的伴侣

♪ Of 50 years is there in bed ♪

陪伴你五十年的伴侣躺在床上

♪ And you're praying God takes you instead ♪

你祈祷上帝带走的是你

♪ Trust me friend ♪

相信我，朋友

♪ A hundred years goes faster than you think ♪

一百年过得比你想象的还要快

♪ So, don't blink ♪

所以，别眨眼

(calm instrumental music)

(平静的器乐音乐)

♪ No, don't blink ♪

不，别眨眼

(calm instrumental music continues)

(平静的器乐音乐继续)

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ Life goes faster than you think ♪

人生过得比你想象的还要快

♪ So, don't blink ♪

所以，别眨眼

♪ Life goes faster than you think ♪

人生过得比你想象的还要快

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ Don't blink ♪

别眨眼

♪ Life goes faster than you think ♪

人生过得比你想象的还要快

(soft guitar music)

(轻柔的吉他音乐)

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
blink /blɪŋk/ B1	verb - 眨眼
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - 年
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - 老的
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 男人
news /njuːz/ A2	noun - 新闻
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B1	noun - 秘密
high school /haɪ skuːl/ A2	noun - 高中
wife /waɪf/ A1	noun - 妻子
babies /ˈbeɪbiz/ A1	noun - 婴儿
moms /mɒmz/ A1	noun - 妈妈们
dads /dædz/ A1	noun - 爸爸们
bed /bed/ A1	noun - 床
friend /frend/ A1	noun - 朋友
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A2	noun - 玻璃
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - 呼吸
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - 世界

Grammar:

• Asked him what's the secret life

  ➔ 间接疑问句

  ➔ 这一行是一个间接问句的例子。不是直接问“生命的秘诀是什么？”，而是将问题嵌入到“Asked him what's the secret life”这个句子中。

• All I can say is

  ➔ 以'all'开始的强调句

  ➔ 这是一种强调句，它强调句子的特定部分。结构是“All + I/主语 + can do/动词 + is + X”，其中 X 被强调。 它用于突出说话者能够说或做的事情。

• Just like that you're six years old

  ➔ 省略（省略主语和动词）

  ➔ 在这里，为了简洁和产生冲击力，省略了主语和动词（“it is”）。 完整的句子可能是“It is just like that, you're six years old.”

• You just might miss your babies growing like mine did

  ➔ 情态动词 'might'（表达可能性）+ 助动词 'did'（为了强调/对比）

  ➔ 'Might'表达了你可能会错过你的孩子成长的可能性。 'Did'在这里用于强调，表明说话者*肯定*错过了他们的孩子成长。 它暗示了与潜在期望的对比或强调。

• Next thing you know, your better half of 50 years is there in bed

  ➔ 习语：'Next thing you know' + 包含隐含'when'的时间从句

  ➔ 'Next thing you know'是一个习语，表示某事发生得很快且出乎意料。 这个短语意味着“在你意识到之前”。 “when”被省略了，但可以理解，如“Next thing you know, *when* your better half...”

• And you're praying God takes you instead

  ➔ 虚拟语气（隐含的愿望）

  ➔ 虽然没有明确使用带有'wish'等词的虚拟语气结构，但该句子暗示了一种愿望或假设的情况：“you're praying (that) God take you instead”。 “Take”是其基本形式，在表示愿望、希望或不真实情况的虚拟语气结构中很常见。

• Cause when your glass runs outta sand

  ➔ 非正式缩写 'Cause (Because) + 短语动词 'run out of'

  ➔ 'Cause'是 'because' 的缩短的非正式版本。 'Run out of' 是一个短语动词，意思是耗尽某物的供应。