Proud To Be A Problem

• By: Tom MacDonald

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

We've all been hooked on something

我们都曾沉迷于某些事物

Coffee, cocaine, or cigarettes

咖啡、可卡因或香烟

And we've all been asked to sell our souls

我们都被要求出卖灵魂

For a nicer office and a bigger check

为了更舒适的办公室和更高的薪水

And we've all been at the bottom

我们也曾跌落谷底

Had the light cut off, barely payin' rent

被断了电，勉强支付房租

And we've all been in love with someone

我们都曾爱上某人

Who said they'd stay, but they up and left and

他们曾说会留下，但最终还是离开了

We don't ask for help

我们不寻求帮助

We don't cry no tears

我们不会流泪

We know walkin' through hell

我们知道，在地狱中行走

It can take some years

可能需要数年时间

But we don't blame no one 'cause

但我们不责怪任何人，因为

It may be our fault

这可能是我们的错

We may be all the names that we've been called

我们可能就是那些被称呼的所有名字

And maybe we're losers

也许我们是失败者

Maybe we're wrong

也许我们是错的

Maybe we're bad guys, and they knew it all along

也许我们是坏人，他们早就知道了

Or maybe we're perfect, but probably not

或者也许我们是完美的，但可能不是

Either way, babe

无论如何，宝贝

I'm just proud to be a problem they can't solve

我只是很自豪能成为他们无法解决的问题

And we've all been hooked on somethin'

我们都曾沉迷于某些事物

Pills, beer, or mobile phones

药物、啤酒或手机

And we've all done things that we regret

我们都做过让我们后悔的事

To avoid layin' alone

为了避免独自一人

And Lord, we've had some bad days

上帝啊，我们经历过一些糟糕的日子

Depressed, and anxious, or drunk, and stoned

沮丧、焦虑，或者醉酒、high到不行

And we've all had nights when we go to sleep

我们都曾经历过这样的夜晚，当我们入睡时

And don't wanna live no more but

不想再活下去了，但是

We don't ask for help

我们不寻求帮助

We don't cry no tears

我们不会流泪

We know walkin' through hell

我们知道，在地狱中行走

It can take some years

可能需要数年时间

But we don't blame no one 'cause

但我们不责怪任何人，因为

It may be our fault

这可能是我们的错

We may be all the names that we've been called

我们可能就是那些被称呼的所有名字

And maybe we're losers

也许我们是失败者

Maybe we're wrong

也许我们是错的

Maybe we're bad guys, and they knew it all along

也许我们是坏人，他们早就知道了

Or maybe we're perfect, but probably not

或者也许我们是完美的，但可能不是

Either way, babe

无论如何，宝贝

I'm just proud to be a problem they can't solve

我只是很自豪能成为他们无法解决的问题

And we ain't afraid of hard times

我们不害怕艰难的时光

Hard times pass

艰难的时光会过去

And there will be dark nights

会有黑暗的夜晚

But they don't ever last

但它们不会永远持续下去

We ain't waitin' for sunlight

我们不等待阳光

We're pouring out gas

我们在倾倒汽油

We're proud to be the problems

我们很自豪能成为问题本身

Light a match

点燃火柴

And maybe we're losers

也许我们是失败者

Maybe we're wrong

也许我们是错的

Maybe we're bad guys, and they knew it all along

也许我们是坏人，他们早就知道了

Or maybe we're perfect, but probably not

或者也许我们是完美的，但可能不是

Either way, babe

无论如何，宝贝

I'm just proud to be a problem they can't solve

我只是很自豪能成为他们无法解决的问题

And maybe we're losers

也许我们是失败者

Maybe we're wrong

也许我们是错的

Maybe we're bad guys, and they knew it all along

也许我们是坏人，他们早就知道了

Or maybe we're perfect, but probably not

或者也许我们是完美的，但可能不是

Either way, babe

无论如何，宝贝

I'm just proud to be a problem they can't solve

我只是很自豪能成为他们无法解决的问题

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
proud /praʊd/ B1	adjective - 骄傲的
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2	noun - 问题
solve /sɒlv/ B1	verb - 解决
hooked /hʊkt/ B2	adjective - 沉迷的 verb - 钩住
souls /soʊlz/ B2	noun - 灵魂
rent /rent/ A2	noun - 租金 verb - 租用
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - 眼泪
hell /hel/ B1	noun - 地狱
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - 缺点
losers /ˈluːzərz/ B1	noun - 失败者
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - 错误的
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - 坏的
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - 完美的
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	verb - 后悔 noun - 遗憾
anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ B2	adjective - 焦虑的
depressed /dɪˈprest/ B2	adjective - 沮丧的
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - 害怕的
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - 黑暗的
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - 坚硬的 adjective - 困难的

Grammar:

• We've all been hooked on something

  ➔ 现在完成时被动语态 (一直沉迷于...)

  ➔ 现在完成时被动语态表示一种由过去的动作造成的状态。“一直沉迷于”表明成瘾状态是过去经历的结果。

• Who said they'd stay, but they up and left and

  ➔ 带有 'would' 的条件从句 (they'd stay) 之后是习语 'up and left'

  ➔ "They'd stay" 是 "they would stay" 的缩写形式，表示一个承诺。“up and left” 是一个习语，意思是突然且意外地离开。

• We know walkin' through hell, it can take some years

  ➔ 动名词作主语 ('walkin' through hell'), 非人称 'it' ('it can take some years')

  ➔ "Walkin' through hell" (walking) 作为句子的主语。非人称 "it" 指的是一般情况/动作。

• We may be all the names that we've been called

  ➔ 关系从句 ('that we've been called'), 现在完成时被动语态 ('we've been called')

  ➔ 关系从句 "that we've been called" 修饰 "the names"。"We've been called" 意味着其他人用这些名字来称呼说话者。

• Maybe we're bad guys, and they knew it all along

  ➔ 复合句中的一般过去时 ('knew')

  ➔ 该句子使用一般过去时来表示过去已完成的动作。“They knew” 暗示他们在过去的某个时候，已经知道说话者作为“坏人”的潜力。

• Either way, babe, I'm just proud to be a problem they can't solve

  ➔ 目的不定式 ('to be a problem'), 关系从句 ('they can't solve')

  ➔ "To be a problem" 解释了说话者自豪的原因。关系从句 "they can't solve" 修饰名词 "problem"。

• We ain't afraid of hard times

  ➔ 非正式缩略语 ('ain't'), 介词短语 ('of hard times')

  ➔ "Ain't" 是 "am not"、"is not" 或 "are not" 的口语缩写。介词短语 "of hard times" 充当形容词 "afraid" 的宾语。

• We're pouring out gas

  ➔ 现在进行时 ('We're pouring')

  ➔ 现在进行时 "We're pouring" 描述了在说话时或现在时间附近发生的行为，这意味着他们正在积极致力于制造问题（可能在隐喻的意义上）。