Fast Car

• By: Luke Combs
• Album: Gettin' Old

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

You know I love to hear y'all sing along

你们知道我喜欢听大家一起唱

This is one of my favorite songs of all time

这首是我一直以来最喜欢的歌之一

It's called "Fast Car"

它叫做《Fast Car》

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ And I want a ticket to anywhere ♪

我想买一张去任何地方的车票

♪ Maybe we make a deal ♪

或许我们可以做个交易

♪ Maybe together we can get somewhere ♪

或许我们一起能去到某个地方

♪ Any place is better ♪

任何地方都比现在好

♪ Starting from zero, got nothing to lose ♪

从零开始，没什么好失去的

♪ Maybe we'll make something ♪

或许我们能创造些什么

♪ Me, myself, I got nothing to prove ♪

我，我自己，没什么需要证明的

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ And I got a plan to get us out of here ♪

我有个计划带我们离开这儿

♪ I been working at the convenience store ♪

我一直在便利店工作

♪ Managed to save just a little bit of money ♪

设法攒了一点点钱

♪ Won't have to drive too far ♪

不用开太远

♪ Just across the border and into the city ♪

只要越过边境进入城市

♪ And you and I can both get jobs ♪

你和我都能找到工作

♪ Finally see what it means to be living ♪

最终明白活着的意义

♪ See, my old man's got a problem ♪

你看，我老爸有些问题

♪ He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is ♪

他与酒为伴，就是这样

♪ He said his body's too old for working ♪

他说他身体太老没法工作

♪ His body's too young to look like his ♪

他的身体看起来又不该是这样

♪ So Mama went off and left him♪

所以妈妈离开了他

♪ She wanted more from life than he could give ♪

她想从生活中得到他给不了的更多

♪ I said, somebody's got to take care of him ♪

我说，总要有人照顾他

♪ So I quit school and that's what I did ♪

所以我退学了，我就是这么做的

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ Is it fast enough so we can fly away? ♪

它够快到能带我们飞走吗？

♪ Still gotta make a decision ♪

仍然要做出决定

♪ Leave tonight or live and die this way ♪

今晚离开，还是就这样苟活至死

♪ So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car ♪

我还记得我们开车兜风的时候，开着你的车

♪ Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk ♪

速度太快，我觉得自己喝醉了

♪ City lights lay out before us♪

城市灯光在我们眼前铺开

♪ And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder ♪

你的手臂搭在我的肩膀上，感觉真好

♪ And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged ♪

我，我，感觉自己属于这里

♪ I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone♪

我，我，感觉自己可以成为某个人，成为某个人，成为某个人

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ We go cruising to entertain ourselves ♪

我们兜风来打发时间

♪ You still ain't got a job ♪

你还是没有找到工作

♪ So I work in the market as a checkout girl ♪

所以我去超市当收银员

♪ I know things will get better♪

我知道情况会好转的

♪ You'll find work and I'll get promoted ♪

你会找到工作，我会得到晋升

♪ And we'll move out of the shelter ♪

我们会搬出收容所

♪ Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs ♪

买一栋更大的房子，住在郊区

♪ So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car ♪

我还记得我们开车兜风的时候，开着你的车

♪ Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk ♪

速度太快，我觉得自己喝醉了

♪ City lights lay out before us♪

城市灯光在我们眼前铺开

♪ And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder ♪

你的手臂搭在我的肩膀上，感觉真好

♪ And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged ♪

我，我，感觉自己属于这里

♪ I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone♪

我，我，感觉自己可以成为某个人，成为某个人，成为某个人

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ I got a job that pays all our bills ♪

我找到一份能支付所有账单的工作

♪ You stay out drinking late at the bar ♪

你却在酒吧里喝酒到很晚

♪ See more of your friends than you do of your kids ♪

见你的朋友比见你的孩子还多

♪ I'd always hoped for better ♪

我一直都希望会更好

♪ Thought maybe together you and me would find it ♪

以为你和我能一起找到它

♪ I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere ♪

我没有任何计划，我不会去任何地方

♪ Take your fast car and keep on driving ♪

开着你的快车，继续开下去吧

♪ So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car ♪

我还记得我们开车兜风的时候，开着你的车

♪ Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk ♪

速度太快，我觉得自己喝醉了

♪ City lights lay out before us♪

城市灯光在我们眼前铺开

♪ And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder ♪

你的手臂搭在我的肩膀上，感觉真好

♪ And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged ♪

我，我，感觉自己属于这里

♪ I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone♪

我，我，感觉自己可以成为某个人，成为某个人，成为某个人

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ Is it fast enough so we can fly away? ♪

它够快到能带我们飞走吗？

♪ Still gotta make a decision ♪

仍然要做出决定

♪ Leave tonight or live and die this way ♪

今晚离开，还是就这样苟活至死

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - 汽车
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - 驾驶 noun - 驾驶
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - 工作 noun - 工作
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - 钱
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - 城市
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - 学校
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A2	noun - 今晚
lights /laɪts/ A2	noun - 灯光
job /dʒɒb/ A2	noun - 工作
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ B1	noun - 避难所
bills /bɪlz/ B1	noun - 账单
bar /bɑːr/ B1	noun - 酒吧
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ B1	noun - 瓶子
decision /dɪˈsɪʒn/ B2	noun - 决定

Grammar:

• Maybe **we make** a deal

  ➔ 现在时 (假设语气)

  ➔ 虽然看起来像一般现在时，但在这种语境下，它可以表达一个假设性的或试探性的建议。“Maybe”暗示了不确定性，缓和了语气。

• Any place is **better**

  ➔ 比较级形容词

  ➔ “Better”是“Good”的比较级形式，表示任何其他地方都优于他们目前的处境。

• I **been working** at the convenience store

  ➔ 现在完成进行时

  ➔ “Been working” 表示一个过去开始并持续到现在的行为。它强调了该活动的持续时间。

• Managed **to save** just a little bit of money

  ➔ 目的不定式

  ➔ 不定式 “to save” 解释了管理的目的。它阐明了行为背后的意图。

• He said his body's **too old for working**

  ➔ “Too” 形容词 “for” 某人/某事

  ➔ “Too + 形容词 + for + 名词/动名词” 的结构表示某事超过了某个限制或不适合某个特定目的。在这种情况下，他的身体超过了工作的年龄限制。

• Is it fast enough **so we can fly away?**

  ➔ 目的状语从句，使用“so that/so as to”（省略）

  ➔ 虽然省略了 “that”，但这个从句表达了预期的结果或目的。它暗示着：“Is it fast enough so that we can fly away?”（它是否足够快，以至于我们可以飞走？）

• Leave tonight **or live and die this way**

  ➔ 平行结构/省略

  ➔ 这个短语暗示了 “或者（我们将）以这种方式生活和死亡”。平行结构强调了两个选项之间的鲜明对比。 “我们将” 在第二个从句中被省略。

• I had a feeling **that I belonged**

  ➔ 在 a feeling/hope/belief 之后的名词性从句

  ➔ “That I belonged” 是一个名词性从句，充当动词 “had” 的宾语。它明确说明了这种感觉的内容。

• You stay out drinking late **at the bar**

  ➔ 表示地点的介词短语

  ➔ 介词短语 “at the bar” 明确说明了深夜饮酒行为发生的地点。