First Day of My Life – Bilingual Lyrics English/Chinese

• By: Bright Eyes
• Album: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes is a perfect song to start with. Its clear, simple lyrics and heartfelt emotion make it easy to follow along and connect with the story. The song's universal theme of love and new beginnings can help you learn vocabulary related to emotions and relationships in a beautiful and memorable way.

[Chinese]

这是我生命中的第一天

发誓我仿佛就出生在门口

我走入雨中，突然一切都变了

他们在沙滩上铺开毯子

你的容颜是我第一眼所见

我想在遇见你之前我是盲目的

现在我不知道我在哪里

我不知道我曾经去过哪里

但我知道我想去哪里

所以我想我应该让你知道

这些事情需要永远

我尤其的迟缓

但我意识到我需要你

我想知道我是否可以回家

...

记得你曾整夜开车

只为了在清晨与我相见

我当时觉得很奇怪

你说一切都变了

你感觉仿佛刚刚醒来

你说：“这是我生命中的第一天

很高兴在遇见你之前我没有死去

但是，现在我不在乎了，我可以和你去任何地方

我可能会很开心”

所以如果你想和我在一起

对于这些事无法预料

我们只能等待和观望

但我宁愿为了薪水而工作

也不愿等待中彩票

...

此外，也许这次有所不同

我的意思是，我真的觉得你喜欢我

...

[English]

This is the first day of my life

Swear I was born right in the doorway

I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed

They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw

I think I was blind before I met you

Now I don't know where I am

I don't know where I've been

But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I'd let you know

That these things take forever

I especially am slow

But I realized that I need you

And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night

Just to meet me in the morning

And I thought it was strange

You said everything changed

You felt as if you'd just woke up

And you said, "This is the first day of my life

I'm glad I didn't die before I met you

But, now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you

And I'd probably be happy"

So if you wanna be with me

With these things there's no telling

We just have to wait and see

But I'd rather be working for a paycheck

Than waiting to win the lottery

Besides, maybe this time it's different

I mean I really think you like me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - 天
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生命
born /bɔːrn/ A2	verb - 出生
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - 雨 verb - 下雨
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - 脸 verb - 面对
blind /blaɪnd/ B1	adjective - 瞎的
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - 事情
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - 家 adverb - 回家
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 时间
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - 夜晚
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - 早上
strange /streɪndʒ/ B1	adjective - 奇怪的
care /ker/ A2	verb - 关心 noun - 照顾
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - 快乐的
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - 工作 noun - 工作

Key Grammar Structures

• Swear I was born right in the doorway

  ➔ 虚拟语气 (暗示)

  ➔ 尽管没有明确使用 “if” 或其他虚拟语气标记，“Swear I *was* born...” 暗示了一种假设性或夸张性的陈述，以强调。 这不是字面意义上的出生，而是一种隐喻。

• Yours is the first face that I saw

  ➔ 关系从句 (省略 that/which)

  ➔ 当关系代词 “that” 作为关系从句的宾语时，可以省略。 “Yours is the first face *that* I saw.”

• I think I was blind before I met you

  ➔ 过去完成时 (was blind *before* met)

  ➔ 使用 'was blind' (一般过去时) 来描述 *在* 遇见这个人 *之前* 的状态，这个人用一般过去时 ('met') 表达。 过去完成时会用在更正式的写作中： “I think I *had been* blind...”

• I realized that I need you

  ➔ 带有 "that" 的名词性从句

  ➔ "that I need you" 充当动词 "realized" 的宾语。

• Remember the time you drove all night Just to meet me in the morning

  ➔ 目的不定式 (to meet)

  ➔ "To meet me in the morning" 解释了熬夜开车的原因。

• You felt as if you'd just woke up

  ➔ 过去完成时虚拟语气 (you'd woke up)

  ➔ 表达 “as if” 引入了过去的一个假设情境。 “You'd woke up” 是 “you had woke up” 的缩写，在虚拟语气中表示过去完成时。

• I'm glad I didn't die before I met you

  ➔ 过去完成时 (didn't die *before* met)

  ➔ 表达一个过去事件的顺序，其中一个事件（死亡）发生在另一个事件（相遇）之前。

• But I'd rather be working for a paycheck Than waiting to win the lottery

  ➔ 第二类条件句（假设），比较结构

  ➔ "I'd rather be working... than waiting..." 在假设的情况下表达了一种偏好。 “I'd” 是 “I would” 的缩写。 它描述了当前没有发生的事情，但说话者宁愿选择它，而不是另一种也没有发生的事情（中彩票）。