較早前錄影 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 吳浩康

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

很討你厭的他

He's so darn annoying.

回到家 披一身 雪花

Back home, covered in snow.

神情是那麼 盼望 被留下

His expression longs to be left behind.

你願對他 改觀嗎

Would you be willing to see him differently?

曾被你放逐在 荒島的他

He’s the one you once exiled to an island.

是否這地已 沒有位置 給他

Does this place no longer have a space for him?

就恨從前事 早被錄影 舊錄影

It’s just old recordings of past mistakes.

常回帶迫你看清

Constantly replaying, forcing you to see clearly.

他那過去 劣根性

His past flaws and bad habits.

早責備得夠重 又說處罰太輕

Already heavily criticized, yet still deemed punishment too light.

哪怕贖罪了 塵也落定

Even if he’s atoning, dust settles again.

別又再 執著錄影 舊錄影

Don’t cling again to old recordings.

前來公審這廢青

Coming to judge this rebellious youth.

不以情理 擦亮眼睛

Using no sense of reason, just sharpening your eyes.

他 此際已定性

His fate has already been decided.

請不要再瞎說 絕症

Please stop recklessly claiming it’s a death sentence.

他當晚叫爸爸

That night, he called his dad.

捱到等到 這一個他

Enduring, waiting for this very moment.

迢長路遠 先夠力未停下

Long journey on, not stopping yet.

要令判官 都驚訝

Making even the judges surprised.

從自棄 到自重 這種反差

From self-disgust to self-respect, such a contrast.

但觀眾望見 是那 做錯的他

But what the audience sees is that guy who did wrong.

就恨從前事 早被錄影 舊錄影

It’s just old recordings of past mistakes.

常回帶迫你看清

Constantly replaying, forcing you to see clearly.

他那過去 劣根性

His past flaws and bad habits.

早責備得夠重 又說處罰太輕

Already heavily criticized, yet still deemed punishment too light.

哪怕贖罪了 塵也落定

Even if he’s atoning, dust settles again.

別又再 執著錄影 舊錄影

Don’t cling again to old recordings.

前來公審這廢青

Coming to judge this rebellious youth.

不以情理 擦亮眼睛

Using no sense of reason, just sharpening your eyes.

他 此際已定性

His fate has already been decided.

請不要再瞎說 絕症

Please don’t keep talking nonsense, claiming it’s a hopeless case.

一巴掌 已蘇醒

A slap wakes him up.

但路人還要聽 拳拳都有聲

But passersby still want to listen, fists hitting each other with sound.

十萬人仍在 指著錄影 舊錄影

Hundred thousand people pointing at old recordings, shows disbelief.

循環的深表震驚

The cycle of shock runs deep.

可有人會 試著對他 公平

But will anyone try to be fair to him?

他舉夠了例証

He’s given enough examples now.

這審判卻無法 逆轉勝

But this trial can’t turn the tide in his favor.

逆轉勝

Turn the tide in his favor.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
厭 /jàn/ B2	verb - to detest, to loathe
雪花 /ʃwè huā/ A2	noun - snowflake
盼望 /pàn wàng/ B2	verb - to long for, to hope for
放逐 /fàng zhú/ C1	verb - to exile, to banish
荒島 /huāng dǎo/ B2	noun - desert island, uninhabited island
恨 /hèn/ B1	verb - to hate
錄影 /lù yǐng/ B1	noun - video recording verb - to record video
劣根性 /liè gēn xìng/ C2	noun - inherent flaws, ingrained bad habits
贖罪 /shú zuì/ C1	verb - to atone for one's sins
塵 /chén/ B2	noun - dust
執著 /zhí zhuó/ C1	adjective - stubborn, persistent
公審 /gōng shěn/ C1	noun - public trial
廢青 /fèi qīng/ C2	noun - useless youth (slang)
擦亮 /cā liàng/ B2	verb - to polish, to brighten
定性 /dìng xìng/ C1	verb - to characterize, to define the nature of
絕症 /jué zhèng/ C1	noun - terminal illness
審判 /shěn pàn/ B2	noun - trial, judgment
驚訝 /jīng yà/ B2	adjective - surprised, amazed
公平 /gōng píng/ B1	adjective - fair, just
逆轉勝 /nì zhuǎn shèng/ C1	verb - to win after being behind, to come from behind and win

Key Grammar Structures

• 你願對他 改觀嗎

  ➔ 願 + verb (to wish or be willing to do something)

  ➔ The structure "你願" indicates a desire or willingness to do something. It combines the pronoun "你" (you) with "願" (wish/willing).

• 常回帶迫你看清

  ➔ 还/常 + verb (often or repeatedly)

  ➔ The adverb "常" indicates that the action is recurring or frequent. It modifies the verb "回帶" (to bring back).

• 早責備得夠重 又說處罰太輕

  ➔ 得 + adjective + 了 (complement indicating degree)

  ➔ The pattern "得 + adj + 了" is used to express the degree or extent of an attribute. Here, "責備得夠重" means "reproached sufficiently strongly".

• 就恨從前事 早被錄影 舊錄影

  ➔ 就 + verb/noun (indicating emphasis or inevitability)

  ➔ The word "就" emphasizes immediacy or inevitability in the action or situation. It highlights that the condition is definite or unavoidable.

• 逆轉勝

  ➔ Verb phrase: 逆轉勝 (revise to victory)

  ➔ The phrase "逆轉勝" is a verb phrase meaning to turn a disadvantageous situation into a victory through reversal or comeback.