零下幾分鐘 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅
• Album: C'mon in~

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

想念像蚊子 神出鬼沒

Longing is like mosquitoes, appearing out of nowhere

咬我一口 但我沒喊痛

They bite me, but I don't cry out in pain

走過地鐵白煙 紐約寒冬

Walking through the subway's white mist in New York's cold winter

走不過 心中的黑洞

Can't get past the black hole inside my heart

我呼吸 吸不到需要的熱

I breathe but can't get the heat I need

沿路上 飄來爵士老歌

Jazz old songs drifting along the street

老先生 帶著孩子等車

An old man with a child waiting for the train

我在這

I'm here

零下幾分鐘 把時光暫停了

A few minutes below zero, freezing time in place

把找不到路的我給冰凍

Frozen me, lost and unable to find my way

這時間地點

This time, this place

對於我這遊客 只等於寂寞

To me, just loneliness as a traveler

可樂拌飯了幾天以後

After a few days of Coke and rice

忘了住這旅館第幾週

Forgot which week I'm staying at this hotel

混亂的世界 加一公克寂寞

A chaotic world, a gram of loneliness added

成就了 最完美的心痛

Creates the most perfect heartbreak

沒關係 事情沒那麼嚴重

It's okay, things aren't that serious

不就是 愛念了莫名的咒

Isn't it just loving and unknowingly cursing

人的心 脆弱得像個氣球

The human heart, fragile like a balloon

被狠狠戳破

Pierced and burst dramatically

零下幾分鐘 時代廣場之中

A few minutes below zero, in Times Square

我數不清的記憶 咆哮著

Countless memories roaring within me

冷風加音樂 是雙倍的折磨

Cold wind and music, double the torment

享受的人是我

I'm the one enjoying it

要或不要都沒用

Whether I want it or not, it doesn't matter

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

零下幾分鐘 把時光暫停了

A few minutes below zero, freezing time in place

把找不到路的我給冰凍

Frozen me, lost and unable to find my way

這時間地點

This time, this place

對於我這遊客 只等於寂寞

To me, just loneliness as a traveler

零下幾分鐘 時代廣場之中

A few minutes below zero, in Times Square

數不清的記憶咆哮著

Countless memories roaring

冷風加音樂

Cold wind and music

天知道 享受的是我

God knows, I enjoy it

要或不要都沒用

Whether I want it or not, it doesn't matter

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
想念 /xiǎng niàn/ B1	verb - to miss; to remember with longing
蚊子 /wén zi/ A2	noun - mosquito
咬 /yǎo/ A2	verb - to bite
地鐵 /dì tiě/ A2	noun - subway
寒冬 /hán dōng/ B1	noun - severe winter; midwinter
黑洞 /hēi dòng/ B2	noun - black hole
呼吸 /hū xī/ A2	verb - to breathe
爵士 /jué shì/ B1	noun - jazz
暫停 /zàn tíng/ B1	verb - to suspend; to pause
冰凍 /bīng dòng/ B1	verb - to freeze
遊客 /yóu kè/ A2	noun - tourist
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	adjective - lonely; solitary
混亂 /hùn luàn/ B2	adjective - chaotic; in disarray
心痛 /xīn tòng/ B1	noun - heartache; heartbreak
脆弱 /cuì ruò/ B2	adjective - fragile; weak
氣球 /qì qiú/ A2	noun - balloon
記憶 /jì yì/ B1	noun - memory
咆哮 /páo xiào/ C1	verb - to roar; to bellow
折磨 /zhé mó/ B2	verb - to torment; to torture
享受 /xiǎng shòu/ B1	verb - to enjoy

Key Grammar Structures

• 把時光暫停了

  ➔ Use of '把' to indicate the handling or manipulation of an object.

  ➔ '把' introduces the object being acted upon and emphasizes the action performed.

• 想念像蚊子 神出鬼沒

  ➔ Comparison using '像' to indicate 'like' or similarity.

  ➔ '像' is used to compare one thing to another, akin to 'like' in English.

• 會讓我沒喊痛

  ➔ Use of '會' to express future intention or probability.

  ➔ '會' indicates that something will happen or is likely to happen in the future.

• 我數不清的記憶 咆哮著

  ➔ Use of '數不清' to indicate 'countless' or 'uncountable'.

  ➔ '數不清' describes a large, uncountable number of things, emphasizing magnitude.

• 沒關係 事情沒那麼嚴重

  ➔ Use of '沒關係' and '沒那麼嚴重' to express 'it's okay' and 'not that serious'.

  ➔ '沒關係' means 'it's okay' or 'no problem', and '沒那麼嚴重' means 'not that serious'.