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我們也許有些心聲不便講 Perhaps there are some feelings we can't express 00:37
因此簡略說 我很忙 So I simply say, I'm very busy 00:44
有時你花半天煎一碗藥湯 Sometimes you spend half a day brewing a bowl of medicine 00:52
這麼守候我 到天光 Waiting for me like this until dawn 00:58
一天天過去 一天天老去 Day by day passes, day by day we grow old 01:05
我看見世界 卻不覺許多東西漸漸泛黃 I see the world, yet many things gradually fade 01:13
任世界多寬廣 未及在你身旁 No matter how vast the world is, it can't compare to being by your side 01:19
逃避你的不安 偶爾撒賴說謊 Avoiding your unease, occasionally making excuses and lying 01:23
檢閱我行囊 那些天 我獨來獨往 Reviewing my baggage, those days I walked alone 01:27
無聲對抗 漸漸地 忌諱著對方 Silently resisting, gradually becoming taboo with each other 01:31
親一親 就像代價高昂 A kiss feels like it comes at a high price 01:35
忘掉時光會過 樹欲靜風不息 風吹不去迷惘 Forgetting that time will pass, the tree wishes to be still but the wind never stops, the wind can't blow away the confusion 01:38
問心一聲愛你為何埋葬 Asking my heart why love for you is buried 01:46
別於病床前 哭出答案 Don't cry for the answer in front of the sickbed 01:51
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以前你的背影高於一座山 Once your silhouette was taller than a mountain 02:10
只可偷望你 那歡顏 I could only steal glances at your smile 02:16
怕捱你的訓斥家都不願返 Afraid of your scolding, I didn't want to go home 02:24
躲於街道裡 更孤單 Hiding in the streets, feeling even lonelier 02:31
一天天過去 一天天老去 Day by day passes, day by day we grow old 02:38
你悄悄軟化 我想過敞開心扉但是極難 You quietly soften, I want to open my heart but it's very difficult 02:45
任世界多寬廣 未及在你身旁 No matter how vast the world is, it can't compare to being by your side 02:52
逃避你的不安 偶爾撒賴說謊 Avoiding your unease, occasionally making excuses and lying 02:56
檢閱我行囊 那些天 我獨來獨往 Reviewing my baggage, those days I walked alone 02:59
無聲對抗 漸漸地 忌諱著對方 Silently resisting, gradually becoming taboo with each other 03:03
親一親 就像代價高昂 A kiss feels like it comes at a high price 03:07
忘掉時光會過 樹欲靜風不息 風吹不去迷惘 Forgetting that time will pass, the tree wishes to be still but the wind never stops, the wind can't blow away the confusion 03:10
問心一聲愛你為何埋葬 Asking my heart why love for you is buried 03:19
別於病床前 哭出答案 Don't cry for the answer in front of the sickbed 03:23
推開你 捉緊你 Pushing you away, holding you tight 03:28
只有父母 用一生的愛 講一種道理 Only parents use a lifetime of love to teach a lesson 03:34
自那天哭一聲 便繫著你心靈 Since that day I cried, I've been tied to your soul 03:41
陪著我數星星 帶我探視美景 Accompanying me to count the stars, taking me to see the beautiful scenery 03:45
闡述了和平 灌輸應有的防衛性 Elucidating peace, instilling the necessary defensiveness 03:49
還指引我 望事物 用雪亮眼睛 Still guiding me to observe things with bright eyes 03:52
只可惜 地上沒有公平 It's a pity that there is no fairness on the ground 03:56
隨著時光荏苒 剩下日子多少 可交給我回應 As time passes, how many days are left, can be left for me to respond 03:59
道出心聲趁你還能聆聽 Expressing my feelings while you can still listen 04:10
在感動來時 一擁作證 When the emotions come, let’s embrace as proof 04:14
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我們也許有些心聲不便講
Perhaps there are some feelings we can't express
因此簡略說 我很忙
So I simply say, I'm very busy
有時你花半天煎一碗藥湯
Sometimes you spend half a day brewing a bowl of medicine
這麼守候我 到天光
Waiting for me like this until dawn
一天天過去 一天天老去
Day by day passes, day by day we grow old
我看見世界 卻不覺許多東西漸漸泛黃
I see the world, yet many things gradually fade
任世界多寬廣 未及在你身旁
No matter how vast the world is, it can't compare to being by your side
逃避你的不安 偶爾撒賴說謊
Avoiding your unease, occasionally making excuses and lying
檢閱我行囊 那些天 我獨來獨往
Reviewing my baggage, those days I walked alone
無聲對抗 漸漸地 忌諱著對方
Silently resisting, gradually becoming taboo with each other
親一親 就像代價高昂
A kiss feels like it comes at a high price
忘掉時光會過 樹欲靜風不息 風吹不去迷惘
Forgetting that time will pass, the tree wishes to be still but the wind never stops, the wind can't blow away the confusion
問心一聲愛你為何埋葬
Asking my heart why love for you is buried
別於病床前 哭出答案
Don't cry for the answer in front of the sickbed
...
...
以前你的背影高於一座山
Once your silhouette was taller than a mountain
只可偷望你 那歡顏
I could only steal glances at your smile
怕捱你的訓斥家都不願返
Afraid of your scolding, I didn't want to go home
躲於街道裡 更孤單
Hiding in the streets, feeling even lonelier
一天天過去 一天天老去
Day by day passes, day by day we grow old
你悄悄軟化 我想過敞開心扉但是極難
You quietly soften, I want to open my heart but it's very difficult
任世界多寬廣 未及在你身旁
No matter how vast the world is, it can't compare to being by your side
逃避你的不安 偶爾撒賴說謊
Avoiding your unease, occasionally making excuses and lying
檢閱我行囊 那些天 我獨來獨往
Reviewing my baggage, those days I walked alone
無聲對抗 漸漸地 忌諱著對方
Silently resisting, gradually becoming taboo with each other
親一親 就像代價高昂
A kiss feels like it comes at a high price
忘掉時光會過 樹欲靜風不息 風吹不去迷惘
Forgetting that time will pass, the tree wishes to be still but the wind never stops, the wind can't blow away the confusion
問心一聲愛你為何埋葬
Asking my heart why love for you is buried
別於病床前 哭出答案
Don't cry for the answer in front of the sickbed
推開你 捉緊你
Pushing you away, holding you tight
只有父母 用一生的愛 講一種道理
Only parents use a lifetime of love to teach a lesson
自那天哭一聲 便繫著你心靈
Since that day I cried, I've been tied to your soul
陪著我數星星 帶我探視美景
Accompanying me to count the stars, taking me to see the beautiful scenery
闡述了和平 灌輸應有的防衛性
Elucidating peace, instilling the necessary defensiveness
還指引我 望事物 用雪亮眼睛
Still guiding me to observe things with bright eyes
只可惜 地上沒有公平
It's a pity that there is no fairness on the ground
隨著時光荏苒 剩下日子多少 可交給我回應
As time passes, how many days are left, can be left for me to respond
道出心聲趁你還能聆聽
Expressing my feelings while you can still listen
在感動來時 一擁作證
When the emotions come, let’s embrace as proof
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

心聲

/xīn shēng/

B2
  • noun
  • - inner voice or feelings

/máng/

A1
  • adjective
  • - busy

世界

/shì jiè/

A1
  • noun
  • - world

不安

/bù ān/

B1
  • noun
  • - unease or anxiety

獨來獨往

/dú lái dú wǎng/

B2
  • phrase
  • - to go alone or be independent

迷惘

/mí wǎng/

B2
  • noun
  • - confusion or bewilderment

/ài/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

答案

/dá àn/

A2
  • noun
  • - answer

/kū/

A1
  • verb
  • - to cry

父母

/fù mǔ/

A1
  • noun
  • - parents

星星

/xīng xing/

A1
  • noun
  • - stars

道理

/dào lǐ/

B1
  • noun
  • - reason or principle

美景

/měi jǐng/

B2
  • noun
  • - beautiful scenery

和平

/hé píng/

B1
  • noun
  • - peace

時光

/shí guāng/

B1
  • noun
  • - time or era

Key Grammar Structures

  • 我們也許有些心聲不便講

    ➔ 可能的推測或未來的不確定性 using 也許 (maybe), 有些 (some)

    ➔ 可能的
    推測或未來的不確定性

  • 有時你花半天煎一碗藥湯

    ➔ Temporal adverbial phrase indicating 'sometimes'

    ➔ Temporal
    indicating 'sometimes' or irregular occurrence

  • 一天天過去 一天天老去

    ➔ Repetition of phrase to emphasize continuous passage of time

    ➔ Repetition
    to emphasize ongoing passage of time

  • 檢閱我行囊

    ➔ Formal or literary way to say 'inspect or review one's belongings'

    ➔ Literary/formal
    to review or check belongings or items

  • 忘掉時光會過

    ➔ Future implication using 會 (will), expressing that time will pass

    ➔ Future tense/modal
    using 會 to indicate that time will pass

  • 用一生的愛 講一種道理

    ➔ Using 持续时间 + 的 to specify 'a lifetime of love'

    ➔ Adjective phrase with 的
    indicating 'a lifetime of love'