好久不見

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

我來到 你的城市 走過你來時的路

I've come to your city, walking the streets we used to know

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想像著 沒我的日子 你是怎樣的孤獨

Imagining how lonely you are without me on those days

拿著你 給的照片 熟悉的那一條街

Holding the photo you gave me, walking down that familiar street

只是沒了你的畫面 我們回不到那天

But with no image of you, we can't go back to that day

你會不會忽然的出現 在街角的咖啡店

Would you suddenly appear at that corner coffee shop

我會帶著笑臉 揮手寒暄 和你 坐著聊聊天

I'll greet you with a smile, say hi, and sit down to chat

我多麼想和你見一面 看看你最近改變

I really want to see you, see how you've changed lately

不再去說從前 只是寒喧 對你說一句

No more talking about the past, just a casual greeting and a word for you

只是說一句 好久不見

Just to say, long time no see

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拿著你 給的照片 熟悉的那一條街

Holding the photo you gave me, walking down that familiar street

只是沒了你的畫面 我們回不到那天

But with no image of you, we can't go back to that day

你會不會忽然的出現 在街角的咖啡店

Would you suddenly appear at that corner coffee shop

我會帶著笑臉 揮手寒暄 和你 坐著聊聊天

I'll greet you with a smile, say hi, and sit down to chat

我多麼想和你見一面 看看你最近改變

I really want to see you, see how you've changed lately

不再去說從前 只是寒喧 對你說一句

No more talking about the past, just a casual greeting and a word for you

只是說一句 好久不見

Just to say, long time no see

...

...

Grammar:

• 我來到 你的城市

  ➔ Verb + 來 (lái) + place indicating movement towards a location

  ➔ The pattern '來 + place' expresses moving toward or arriving at a location.

• 走過你來時的路

  ➔ 走過 (zǒu guò): 'pass by' or 'walk through' using 過 (guò) to indicate completed action

  ➔ The verb 走過 (zǒu guò) combines 'walk' with 過 (guò) to indicate the action has been completed crossing a place.

• 沒了你的畫面

  ➔ 沒了 (méi le): the combination of 沒 (méi) + 了 (le) indicates something has ceased or is no longer present.

  ➔ The phrase 沒了 (méi le) shows that something no longer exists or has come to an end.

• 你會不會忽然的出現

  ➔ 會不會 (huì bù huì): Modal phrase meaning 'will or will not' expressing doubt or possibility

  ➔ '會不會 (huì bù huì)' functions as a modal phrase to ask whether something might happen or not, indicating doubt or possibility.

• 在街角的咖啡店

  ➔ 在 + location noun + 的: indicating location where an action takes place

  ➔ The structure '在 + location + 的' specifies the location of an action or event.

• 只是不再去說從前

  ➔ 只是不再 + verb phrase: 'Only' + 'no longer' + verb, indicating cessation of an action

  ➔ The pattern '只是不再 + verb' means 'only' or 'just' stopped or no longer doing something.

• 只是寒喧

  ➔ 只是 + noun/verb phrase: 'Just' + a simple or superficial action/statement

  ➔ The phrase '只是' (zhǐ shì) means 'just' or 'simply', indicating a minimal or superficial action or statement.