Fast Car

• By: Tracy Chapman
• Album: Tracy Chapman

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

You got a fast car

你有一辆快车

I want a ticket to anywhere

我想要一张去任何地方的票

Maybe we make a deal

也许我们可以达成协议

Maybe together we can get somewhere

也许我们可以一起去某个地方

Any place is better

任何地方都比这里好

Starting from zero, got nothing to lose

从零开始，没什么好失去的

Maybe we'll make something

也许我们会有所成就

Me, myself, I got nothing to prove

我自己没什么好证明的

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You got a fast car

你有一辆快车

I got a plan to get us out of here

我有个计划要带我们离开这里

I been working at the convenience store

我在便利店工作

Managed to save just a little bit of money

勉强存了一点钱

Won't have to drive too far

不需要开太远

Just 'cross the border and into the city

就过了边界，进入城市

You and I can both get jobs

你我都可以找到工作

And finally see what it means to be living

最终看到生活的意义

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See, my old man's got a problem

看，我老爸有个问题

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

他和酒为伴，这就是生活

He says his body's too old for working

他说他的身体太老了，不能工作

His body's too young to look like his

他的身体又太年轻，不能看起来像他

My mama went off and left him

我妈妈离开了他

She wanted more from life than he could give

她想要的生活超出了他能给的

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

我说，总得有人照顾他

So I quit school and that's what I did

所以我辍学了，这就是我所做的

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You got a fast car

你有一辆快车

Is it fast enough so we can fly away?

它快到足以让我们飞走吗？

We gotta make a decision

我们得做个决定

Leave tonight or live and die this way

今晚离开，还是这样生死相依

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So I remember we were driving, driving in your car

所以我记得我们在开车，开着你的车

Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk

速度太快，我感觉像是喝醉了

City lights lay out before us

城市的灯光在我们面前展开

And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

你的手臂温暖地环绕着我的肩膀

And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged

我有一种归属感

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

我有一种感觉我可以成为某人，成为某人，成为某人

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You got a fast car

你有一辆快车

We go cruising to entertain ourselves

我们开车去消遣自己

You still ain't got a job

你还是没有工作

And I work in a market as a checkout girl

我在市场当收银员

I know things will get better

我知道事情会变得更好

You'll find work and I'll get promoted

你会找到工作，我会升职

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

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

所以我记得当我们在开车，开着你的车

Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk

速度太快，我感觉像是喝醉了

City lights lay out before us

城市的灯光在我们面前展开

And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

你的手臂温暖地环绕着我的肩膀

And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged

我有一种归属感

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

我有一种感觉我可以成为某人，成为某人，成为某人

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You got a fast car

你有一辆快车

I got a job that pays all our bills

我有一份能支付我们所有账单的工作

You stay out drinking late at the bar

你晚上在酒吧喝酒到很晚

See more of your friends than you do of your kids

见到的朋友比孩子还多

I'd always hoped for better

我一直希望能更好

Thought maybe together you and me would find it

以为也许你我能一起找到

I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere

我没有计划，我不打算去任何地方

So take your fast car and keep on driving

所以开着你的快车继续前行吧

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

所以我记得当我们在开车，开着你的车

Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk

速度太快，我感觉像是喝醉了

City lights lay out before us

城市的灯光在我们面前展开

And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

你的手臂温暖地环绕着我的肩膀

And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged

我有一种归属感

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

我有一种感觉我可以成为某人，成为某人，成为某人

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You got a fast car

你有一辆快车

Is it fast enough so you can fly away?

它快到足以让你飞走吗？

You gotta make a decision

你得做个决定

Leave tonight or live and die this way

今晚离开，还是这样生死相依

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ A2	noun - 票，入场券
deal /diːl/ B1	noun - 交易，协议 verb - 分配, 分发
border /ˈbɔːrdər/ B1	noun - 边界
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - 货币
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - 汽车
life /laɪf/ B1	noun - 生命
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ B1	noun - 问题
life /laɪf/ B1	noun - 生命期
work /wɜːrk/ A2	noun - 工作 verb - 工作
house /haʊs/ A2	noun - 房子
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ B1	verb - 决定，做出决定
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - 生活，存活

Grammar:

• You got a fast car

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语 "你有" 表示现在的拥有状态。

• I want a ticket to anywhere

  ➔ 情态动词 (想要)

  ➔ 使用 "想要" 表达了一种愿望或希望。

• Maybe we'll make something

  ➔ 一般将来时

  ➔ 短语 "我们将做" 表示未来的行动或意图。

• He says his body's too old for working

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语 "他说" 表示一种习惯性行为或一般真理。

• You gotta make a decision

  ➔ 非正式缩写 (必须)

  ➔ 术语 "必须" 是一种非正式的说法，表示 "必须"。

• I had a feeling that I belonged

  ➔ 一般过去时

  ➔ 短语 "我有" 表示过去完成的动作。

• We'll move out of the shelter

  ➔ 一般将来时

  ➔ 短语 "我们将搬出" 表示未来的计划或意图。

• Take your fast car and keep on driving

  ➔ 命令式

  ➔ 短语 "拿你的快车" 是一个命令或指示。