Family Affair

• By: Sly & The Family Stone

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

家家有本难念的经，这就是家庭纠葛

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

家家有本难念的经，这就是家庭纠葛

One child grows up to be

一个孩子长大后

Somebody that just loves to learn

热爱学习，渴望知识

And another child grows up to be

另一个孩子长大后

Somebody you'd just love to burn

却让你恨不得一把火烧掉

Mom loves the both of them

妈妈却对他们都一样爱

You see it's in the blood

你看，这就是血浓于水

Both kids are good to Mom

孩子们对妈妈都还算孝顺

"Blood's thicker than mud"

正所谓“血浓于水”

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

家家有本难念的经，这就是家庭纠葛

Newlywed a year ago

新婚才一年

But you're still checking each other out

却还在互相试探

Nobody wants to blow

谁也不想先爆发

Nobody wants to be left out

谁也不想被抛下

You can't leave, 'cause your heart is there

你无法离开，因为你的心在这里

But you can't stay, 'cause you been somewhere else!

你却无法留下，因为你的心早已飘向远方！

You can't cry, 'cause you'll look broke down

你不能哭泣，因为那样会显得你崩溃不堪

But you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all broke down!

但你还是忍不住哭泣，因为你早已彻底崩溃！

It's a family affair

这就是家庭纠葛

It's a family affair

家家都有的难事

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - 家庭 adjective - 家庭的
affair /əˈfeər/ B2	noun - 事情
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - 孩子
grows /ɡroʊz/ A1	verb - 成长
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - 爱 noun - 爱
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - 学习
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - 燃烧
Mom /mɒm/ A1	noun - 妈妈
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - 血液
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - 孩子们
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - 好的
newlywed /ˈnjuːliwɛd/ B2	noun - 新婚夫妇 adjective - 新婚的
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - 年
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - 心脏
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - 哭 noun - 哭声
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - 破产的

Grammar:

• Somebody that just loves to learn

  ➔ 使用 "that" 的关系从句（非限定性）

  ➔ 单词 "that" 引入一个描述 "somebody" 的关系从句。 在这里，关系代词 "that" 指的是 "somebody"。

• Somebody you'd just love to burn

  ➔ 条件语气 （缩写形式 'd 表示 would）

  ➔ "You'd" 是 "you would" 的缩写形式。结构 "would love to" 表达了一种强烈的愿望或偏好，通常在假设的情况下。

• Blood's thicker than mud

  ➔ 比较级形容词 (thicker)

  ➔ "Thicker" 是 "thick" 的比较级形式。 这个短语是一句谚语，意思是家庭关系比其他关系更牢固。

• Newlywed a year ago

  ➔ 形容词作为名词后的补语

  ➔ 这句话省略了 "they were" (主语 + 动词)，使得 "newlywed" 充当描述主语的补语。

• But you can't stay, 'cause you been somewhere else!

  ➔ 现在完成进行时 (been somewhere)

  ➔ 现在完成进行时 "you have been" 暗示着一种影响当前状态的经验。