Love Story

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

We were both young when I first saw you

初次相遇，我们都还年少

I close my eyes and the flashback starts

我闭上双眼，回忆涌上心头

I'm standing there

我站在那里

On a balcony, in summer air

在夏日气息的阳台上

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns

看见灯光，看见派对，还有华丽的礼服

See you make your way through the crowd

看见你在人群中穿梭

And say, "Hello"

然后轻声说，“你好”

Little did I know

我却浑然不知

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles

你就是罗密欧，正向我投掷石子

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

而我父亲说，“离朱丽叶远一点”

And I was crying on the staircase

我独自在楼梯上哭泣

Begging you, "Please don't go"

恳求你，“求你别走”

And I said

我说

"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone

“罗密欧，带我去只有我们两个人的地方

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

我会一直等待，现在我们能做的就是逃离

You'll be the prince, and I'll be the princess

你将会是王子，而我将会是公主

It's a love story, baby, just say yes"

这是一个爱情故事，宝贝，只要说愿意”

So I sneak out to the garden to see you

所以我偷偷溜到花园去见你

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew

我们保持安静，因为他们知道就完了

So close your eyes

所以闭上你的双眼

Escape this town for a little while, oh, oh

暂时逃离这个小镇，哦，哦

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter

因为你是罗密欧，而我是被世人唾弃的罪人

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

而我父亲说，“离朱丽叶远一点”

But you were everything to me

但你就是我的一切

I was begging you, "Please don't go"

我恳求你，“求你别走”

And I said

我说

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone

“罗密欧，带我去只有我们两个人的地方

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

我会一直等待，现在我们能做的就是逃离

You'll be the prince, and I'll be the princess

你将会是王子，而我将会是公主

It's a love story, baby, just say yes"

这是一个爱情故事，宝贝，只要说愿意”

Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel

罗密欧，救救我，他们想告诉我该如何感受

This love is difficult, but it's real

这份爱很艰难，但它是真实的

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess

别害怕，我们能摆脱困境

It's a love story, baby, just say yes

这是一个爱情故事，宝贝，只要说愿意

Oh, oh-oh

哦，哦-哦

...

...

I got tired of waiting

我厌倦了等待

Wondering if you were ever coming around

想知道你是否会回来

My faith in you was fading

我对你的信任正在消退

When I met you on the outskirts of town

当我在郊外再次遇见你

And I said

我说

"Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone

“罗密欧，救救我，我感到如此孤单

I keep waiting for you, but you never come

我一直在等你，但你从未出现

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think"

这是我的幻想吗？我不知道该怎么想”

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

他单膝跪地，掏出戒指

And said

说道

"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone

“嫁给我吧，朱丽叶，你再也不会孤单

I love you, and that's all I really know

我爱你，这是我唯一知道的

I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress

我已经和你的父亲谈过了，去挑选一件白色婚纱吧

It's a love story, baby, just say yes"

这是一个爱情故事，宝贝，只要说愿意”

Oh, oh-oh

哦，哦-哦

Oh, oh-oh, oh

哦，哦-哦，哦

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you

因为初次相遇，我们都还年少

...

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - 年轻的
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - 眼睛
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - 夏天
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - 灯光
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - 人群
daddy /ˈdædi/ A2	noun - 爸爸
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - 哭泣
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - 等待
garden /ˈɡɑːrdn/ A2	noun - 花园
town /taʊn/ A2	noun - 城镇
prince /prɪns/ B1	noun - 王子
princess /ˈprɪnsɛs/ B1	noun - 公主
story /ˈstɔːri/ B1	noun - 故事
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - 信任
ring /rɪŋ/ B2	noun - 戒指
dress /drɛs/ A2	noun - 裙子

Grammar:

• Little did I know that you were Romeo...

  ➔ 含有否定副词的倒装句： "Little did I know"

  ➔ 这个句子使用倒装来强调。 没有写成“I knew little...”，而是写成“Little did I know...”。 助动词“did”出现在主语“I”之前。 它增加了一种惊讶或具有戏剧性的讽刺意味。 简单过去时“were”在“that”之后。

• Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone

  ➔ 祈使语气，关系从句中使用情态动词

  ➔ “Take” 是祈使语气，发出直接命令。 “Somewhere we "can" be alone” 包含一个描述位置的关系从句。“Can” 是表达可能性的情态动词。

• I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

  ➔ 将来进行时和存在句 “there is/are” 结构

  ➔ “I'll be waiting”是将来进行时，表示在未来特定时间将要进行的动作。“All there's left to do”是“All that is left to do”的缩写形式，使用存在句“there is/are”来指示剩下的内容。

• We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew

  ➔ 第二类条件句（假设），连词缩写

  ➔ 这句话是第二类条件句，因为它描述了一种假设情况。 “If they knew”（一般过去时）表明一种不太可能发生的条件。 结果分句“we're dead”表达了结果。 “'Cause” 是 “because” 的缩写形式。

• I got tired of waiting Wondering if you were ever coming around

  ➔ 过去简单时，动名词，“if”引导的嵌入式问题

  ➔ “I got tired” 使用了过去简单时。“Waiting”是动名词，充当介词“of”的宾语。 “Wondering if you were ever coming around” 包含一个嵌入式问题。“If”在更大的句子中引入了问题。

• I keep waiting for you, but you never come

  ➔ 现在进行时（习惯性动作）与现在简单时（一般真理）的对比

  ➔ “I keep waiting” 使用“keep + -ing” 来强调一个重复或习惯性的动作，在这种情况下，是一个令人恼火的动作。“You never come” 是一般现在时，陈述关于对方行为的一个普遍真理。