留下來的人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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觀賞 /guān shǎng/ B2 |
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街景 /jiē jǐng/ B2 |
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動態 /dòng tài/ B2 |
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停步 /tíng bù/ B2 |
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心跳 /xīn tiào/ B1 |
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脈搏 /mài bo/ B2 |
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拼了命 /pīn le mìng/ B2 |
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幸福 /xìng fú/ A2 |
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平衡 /píng héng/ B2 |
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痛楚 /tòng chǔ/ B2 |
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重生 /zhòng shēng/ B2 |
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沉澱 /chén diàn/ B2 |
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懷念 /huái niàn/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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觀賞街景那動態 誰在半路停步
➔ Relative Clause with Subject-Verb Inversion (emphasizing '誰')
➔ Normally, it would be '誰停步在半路'. Inversion '誰在半路停步' emphasizes the 'who' that stopped halfway. This is grammatically correct, though less common in modern spoken Mandarin. '那' refers to the dynamic of the street scene.
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拼了命成就幸福
➔ Verb + 了 + Objective (Expressing completion and intensity)
➔ '拼了命' means 'risking one's life'. Here, '了' indicates the completion of the action and emphasizes the intensity of '拼'. '成就幸福' means 'achieve happiness'.
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可呼吸多數萬次 難道這樣容易
➔ Rhetorical Question (emphasizing the difficulty)
➔ The phrase '難道這樣容易' (is it really that easy?) is a rhetorical question. It doesn't expect an answer, but emphasizes the opposite: breathing tens of thousands of times is NOT easy.
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為何明明在眼前 明明同行但你臨時別去
➔ Repetition for emphasis (明明), adverbial phrase (臨時別去)
➔ The repetition of '明明' (clearly, obviously) emphasizes the feeling of disbelief and frustration. '臨時別去' (leave temporarily) is an adverbial phrase describing how the person left. '別去' implies a relatively short departure.
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可知留低的與重生的 卻在這邊
➔ Passive voice implications, existential '在' (to be at)
➔ '留低的' (those left behind) implies a passive role (being left). '與重生的' (and those reborn/recovering) suggests a new beginning. '在這邊' (are here) indicates existence and location. While '重生的' could also imply reincarnation or a metaphorical rebirth, context here implies recovering from grief.
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怎撐過餘生的浩劫
➔ Interrogative pronoun '怎' (how) + Modal verb + Verb Phrase (expressing a question about ability or method)
➔ '怎' means 'how'. '撐過' means 'to get through' or 'endure'. '餘生的浩劫' means 'the catastrophe of the remaining life'. The question expresses doubt and worry about how to endure life after the loss.
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祈求站在世界的終端相擁嗎
➔ Verb '祈求' (to pray for) + Verb phrase + Interrogative particle '嗎' (question marker)
➔ '祈求' is 'to pray for' or 'to hope for'. The sentence asks if it's possible to hope to embrace at the end of the world. '嗎' turns the statement into a question.
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還能如常還能再對話
➔ Repetition of '還能' (still able to) for Emphasis, Implication of Conditionality.
➔ Repeating '還能' emphasizes the longing and uncertainty about the possibility of things returning to normal or having conversations again. There is an implied condition - IF we meet again, then...
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説過在那一邊見 來待我出現
➔ Subordinate Clause (在那一邊見), Imperative Mood (待我出現)
➔ '説過在那一邊見' (Said we'd meet on that side) introduces a subordinate clause, a promise or agreement. '來待我出現' (Come wait for me to appear) carries the force of an imperative. The '來' softens the imperative and conveys a sense of longing and a gentle request.