取消資格 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳小春

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

老友看見我 也會驚訝

Old friends see me and are surprised

平日杯酒不沾 今晚總喝不厭

Normally I don’t drink, tonight I can't get enough

淺灰色煙圈 浸沒了我的臉

Light gray smoke circles drown my face

寧願聽舊笑話 安慰可免則免

I'd rather hear old jokes to comfort myself if I can avoid it

我說我愛你 夠份量了嗎

I say I love you, is that enough?

我努力試探你 接受我的真心可以嗎

I'm trying to test you, can you accept my sincerity?

我太過愛你 你會被我嚇怕 不是嗎

I love you too much, you'll be scared of me, right?

怎麼你眼裡只得他

Why do you only see him?

我也不知道

I don’t even know

如今這算甚麼 你是否非他不嫁

What does this even mean now? Are you only willing to marry him?

當選了是他 我認輸都不可怕

If he’s chosen, I can’t even be afraid to admit I give up

最怕其實被取消資格

What I fear most is actually losing my qualification

還不知道 拼命掙扎

Still don’t know, struggling desperately

如今這算甚麼 我是否這麼討厭

What does this even mean now? Do I dislike myself that much?

只知道付出 以後都不知怎算

Only know how to give, then don’t know what to do anymore

最怕其實是輸得很遠

What I fear most is losing far away

還不知道 惹人生厭

Still don’t know how to avoid making others hate me

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老友看見我 也會驚訝

Old friends see me and are surprised

平日杯酒不沾 今晚總喝不厭

Normally I don’t drink, tonight I can't get enough

淺灰色煙圈 浸沒了我的臉

Light gray smoke circles drown my face

寧願聽舊笑話 安慰可免則免

I'd rather hear old jokes to comfort myself if I can avoid it

我說我愛你 夠份量了嗎

I say I love you, is that enough?

我努力試探你 接受我的真心可以嗎

I'm trying to test you, can you accept my sincerity?

我太過愛你 你會被我嚇怕 不是嗎

I love you too much, you'll be scared of me, right?

怎麼你眼裡只得他

Why do you only see him?

我也不知道

I don’t even know

如今這算甚麼 你是否非他不嫁

What does this even mean now? Are you only willing to marry him?

當選了是他 我認輸都不可怕

If he’s chosen, I can’t even be afraid to admit I give up

最怕其實被取消資格

What I fear most is actually losing my qualification

還不知道 拼命掙扎

Still don’t know, struggling desperately

如今這算甚麼 我是否這麼討厭

What does this even mean now? Do I dislike myself that much?

只知道付出 以後都不知怎算

Only know how to give, then don’t know what to do anymore

最怕其實是輸得很遠

What I fear most is losing far away

還不知道 惹人生厭

Still don’t know how to avoid making others hate me

...

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多麼想知道

How I wish I knew

如今這算甚麼 你是否非他不嫁

What does this even mean now? Are you only willing to marry him?

當選了是他 我認輸都不可怕

If he’s chosen, I can’t even be afraid to admit I give up

最怕其實被取消資格

What I fear most is actually losing my qualification

還不知道 拼命掙扎

Still don’t know, struggling desperately

如今這算甚麼 我是否這麼討厭

What does this even mean now? Do I dislike myself that much?

只知道付出 以後都不知怎算

Only know how to give, then don’t know what to do anymore

最怕其實是輸得很遠

What I fear most is losing far away

還不知道 惹人生厭

Still don’t know how to avoid making others hate me

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
驚訝 /dʒiŋ jā/ B2	adjective - surprised, astonished
喝 /hē/ A1	verb - to drink
厭 /yàn/ B2	verb - to detest, to loathe
浸沒 /jìn mò/ C1	verb - to submerge, to immerse
安慰 /ān wèi/ B1	verb - to comfort, console noun - comfort, consolation
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
努力 /nǔ lì/ B1	verb - to make an effort, to strive adjective - hardworking
試探 /shì tàn/ B2	verb - to probe, to test
接受 /jiē shòu/ B1	verb - to accept
真心 /zhēn xīn/ B2	noun - sincerity, true heart
嚇怕 /xià pà/ B2	verb - to scare, to frighten
嫁 /jià/ B1	verb - to marry (a man)
當選 /dāng xuǎn/ B2	verb - to be elected
認輸 /rèn shū/ B1	verb - to admit defeat, to concede
取消 /qǔ xiāo/ B2	verb - to cancel, to abolish, to disqualify
資格 /zī gé/ B2	noun - qualifications, eligibility
掙扎 /zhēng zhá/ B2	verb - to struggle, to wrestle
討厭 /tǎo yàn/ B1	adjective - disgusting, annoying
付出 /fù chū/ B1	verb - to pay (price), to expend
輸 /shū/ B1	verb - to lose

Key Grammar Structures

• 我說我愛你 夠份量了嗎

  ➔ Use of the particle '了' to indicate completed action or change of state.

  ➔ '了' (le) indicates that the action of 'saying I love you' has been completed or emphasizes the current state.

• 今日這算甚麼 你是否非他不嫁

  ➔ Use of ‘是否’ to form a yes/no question; ‘非…不’ pattern to express ‘must’ or ‘only’.

  ➔ ‘是否’ (shìfǒu) is used to ask yes/no questions, while ‘非…不’ (fēi...bù) emphasizes necessity or exclusivity, meaning ‘must’ or ‘only if’.

• 還不知道 拼命掙扎

  ➔ Use of 还不知道 (hái bù zhīdào) to express 'still don't know'; 方位动词+verb structure indicating 'trying hard' or 'struggling'.

  ➔ '还不知道' (still don't know) shows ongoing ignorance or uncertainty; the phrase '拼命掙扎' (trying desperately to struggle) uses a verbal construction indicating vigorous effort.

• 老友看見我 也會驚訝

  ➔ Use of 也(也會) to indicate 'also' or 'also will'; verb + 见 to express perception or observation.

  ➔ ‘也會’ (also will) indicates that in addition to others, the subject will also experience or exhibit the action; the verb 见 (to see/observe) shows perception.

• 我太過愛你 你會被我嚇怕 不是嗎

  ➔ Use of 會 (will) to indicate future possibility; 被 (bèi) to form passive voice; 嚇怕 (scare/frighten) as the verb describing causing fear.

  ➔ ‘會’ indicates the potential or future possibility; ‘被’ marks the passive voice, showing that the subject is affected by an action; ‘嚇怕’ is the verb meaning to frighten or scare someone.

• 最怕其實是輸得很遠

  ➔ Use of 最怕 (most afraid) to express greatest fear; 是 to link the subject and predicate; 得 to form complement indicating degree or result.

  ➔ ‘最怕’ (most afraid) highlights the greatest fear in the context; ‘是’ acts as a linking verb; ‘得’ introduces a complement that describes the extent or result of the action.