Repent

• By: Shaggy
• Album: Clothes Drop

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Yuh hear mi, God fi repent, yuh know

你听到我说，神要悔改，你知道的

God up, God up, fi real time serious

神啊，神啊，真的很严肃

Yuh dun know, God up, God up, God up

你知道的，神啊，神啊，神啊

Check the state of the world we live in

看看我们生活的世界的状态

Can't you see it's a cryin' shame? (Forgive them)

难道你看不出这是个悲哀的事实吗？（原谅他们）

Leadership fails before it begins

领导力在开始之前就已经失败

Motivated by personal games (forgive them)

出于个人利益的驱动（原谅他们）

Tempers flare and patience wear

脾气暴躁，耐心耗尽

Ten finger pointin' but who is to blame?

十根手指指责，但谁该负责？

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

'Cause we're two steps away from a real disaster

因为我们距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray, forgive them

需要放慢脚步祈祷，原谅他们

Two steps away from a real disaster

距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray

需要放慢脚步祈祷

Fightin' for what they did not create

为他们没有创造的东西而战

Cryin' peace while inflicting pain (forgive them)

一边呼喊和平，一边造成伤害（原谅他们）

Man deciding another man's fate

人决定另一个人的命运

Claiming power in their god's name (forgive them)

以他们的神的名义宣称权力（原谅他们）

Words of love but their actions speak hate

口口声声说爱，但他们的行为却传达仇恨

Seems like mankind has gone insane

人类似乎已经失去了理智

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

'Cause we're two steps away from a real disaster

因为我们距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray, forgive them

需要放慢脚步祈祷，原谅他们

Two steps away from a real disaster

距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray

需要放慢脚步祈祷

(They don't know)

（他们不知道）

If they stick to this path there'll be nothing else left to defend

如果他们坚持这条路，就没有什么可以捍卫的了

(They don't know)

（他们不知道）

Instead of finding a cure, we should look for the means to prevent

与其寻找治疗，不如寻找预防的方法

(They don't know)

（他们不知道）

We can talk to the Lord, ain't no need for a special event

我们可以与主对话，不需要特别的活动

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

'Cause we're two steps away from a real disaster

因为我们距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray, forgive them

需要放慢脚步祈祷，原谅他们

Two steps away from a real disaster

距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray

需要放慢脚步祈祷

Check the state of the world we live in

看看我们生活的世界的状态

Can't you see it's a cryin' shame? (Forgive them)

难道你看不出这是个悲哀的事实吗？（原谅他们）

Leadership fails before it begins

领导力在开始之前就已经失败

Motivated by personal games (forgive them)

出于个人利益的驱动（原谅他们）

Tempers flare and patience wear

脾气暴躁，耐心耗尽

Ten finger pointin' but who is to blame?

十根手指指责，但谁该负责？

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

'Cause we're two steps away from a real disaster

因为我们距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray, forgive them

需要放慢脚步祈祷，原谅他们

Two steps away from a real disaster

距离真正的灾难只有两步之遥

Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

他们以为自己是老板，但谁才是主宰？

Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

生活的节奏加快，一切都变得更快

Need to slow down and pray

需要放慢脚步祈祷

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

Repent, repent, repent, repent

悔改，悔改，悔改，悔改

Forgive them

原谅他们

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
repent /rɪˈpɛnt/ B2	verb - 忏悔
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - 世界
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - 羞耻
leadership /ˈliːdərʃɪp/ B2	noun - 领导力
fail /feɪl/ A2	verb - 失败
motivate /ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ B2	verb - 激励
personal /ˈpɜːrsənəl/ A2	adjective - 个人的
temper /ˈtempər/ B2	noun - 脾气 verb - 缓和
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B1	noun - 耐心
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - 责备
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B2	noun - 灾难
boss /bɔːs/ A2	noun - 老板
master /ˈmæstər/ B1	noun - 主人
pace /peɪs/ B1	noun - 步速
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - 祈祷
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - 和平
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - 疼痛
fate /feɪt/ B1	noun - 命运
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - 力量
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - 精神错乱的
cure /kjʊr/ B1	noun - 治疗方法
defend /dɪˈfend/ B1	verb - 防守

Grammar:

• Yuh hear mi, God fi repent, yuh know

  ➔ 使用牙买加方言/克里奥尔语：“fi”表示“to/for”

  ➔ 这里的“fi”一词用作介词，意思是“to”或“for”。 这是牙买加方言的常见特征。

• Can't you see it's a cryin' shame?

  ➔ 动名词作为形容词 (“cryin'”)

  ➔ “cryin'”一词是“crying”的缩写形式，在这里用作形容词来描述“shame”，从而增加了短语的情感强度。

• Think they're the boss but a who are the master?

  ➔ 疑问句结构，主语-动词倒装，并使用牙买加方言（“who”之前使用“a”）。

  ➔ 该句子没有使用标准的“who is the master?”，而是使用了“a who are the master？”。“a”是牙买加方言的典型特征。 此外，倒装结构强调了问题。

• Life set a pace, every thing's much faster

  ➔ 省略辅助动词（“has”或“is”）和与形容词的比较副词（“much”）。

  ➔ 句子“Life set a pace”可以解释为“Life has set a pace”。 另外，“every thing's much faster”是说“everything is much faster”的一种随意方式，为了简洁起见省略了助动词。

• Fightin' for what they did not create

  ➔ 带有“fighting”的简化形式和否定过去简单时态的关系从句

  ➔ “fightin'”一词是“fighting”的口语缩写。“what”引入了描述他们正在为之奋斗的对象的从句，但那是他们没有创造的东西。

• Instead of finding a cure, we should look for the means to prevent

  ➔ “Instead of” + 动名词 (finding), 情态动词 (should) + 不定式 (look), “the means to” + 不定式 (prevent)

  ➔ 该句子使用“instead of”后跟一个动名词来介绍替代动作。“should look”表示建议或义务。“The means to prevent”表示目的或能力。