Reptilia

• By: The Strokes
• Album: Room on Fire

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

("Reptilia")

(“爬行动物”)

♪ He seemed impressed by the way you came in ♪

♪ 他似乎很欣赏 - 你进来的方式 ♪

♪ "Tell us a story, I know you're not boring" ♪

♪ “给我们讲个故事吧，我 - 知道你不会无聊的” ♪

♪ I was afraid that you would not insist ♪

♪ 我害怕你不会坚持 ♪

♪ "You sound so sleepy, just take this, now leave me" ♪

♪ “你听起来很困，拿着 - 这个，现在离开我” ♪

♪ I said, please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast ♪

♪ 我说，如果我太快，请别拖慢我 ♪

♪ You're in a strange part of our town ♪

♪ 你在我们镇上一个奇怪的地方 ♪

♪ Yeah, the night's not over, you're not trying hard enough ♪

♪ 是的，夜晚还没结束，- 你不够努力 ♪

♪ Our lives are changing lanes, you ran me off the road ♪

♪ 我们的生活在变道，- 你把我逼下了路 ♪

♪ The wait is over, I'm now taking over ♪

♪ 等待结束了，我现在要接管 ♪

♪ You're no longer laughing, I'm not drowning fast enough ♪

♪ 你不再笑了，- 我溺水的速度还不够快 ♪

♪ Now every time that I look at myself ♪

♪ 现在每次我看着自己 ♪

♪ "I thought I told you, this world is not for you" ♪

♪ “我以为我告诉过你，- 这个世界不属于你” ♪

♪ The room is on fire as she's fixing her hair ♪

♪ 房间着火了，- 她正在整理头发 ♪

♪ "You sound so angry, just calm down, you found me" ♪

♪ “你听起来很生气，- 冷静点，你找到我了” ♪

♪ I said please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast ♪

♪ 我说如果我太快，请别拖慢我 ♪

♪ You're in a strange part of our town ♪

♪ 你在我们镇上一个奇怪的地方 ♪

♪ Yeah, the night's not over, you're not trying hard enough ♪

♪ 是的，夜晚还没结束，- 你不够努力 ♪

♪ Our lives are changing lanes, you ran me off the road ♪

♪ 我们的生活在变道，- 你把我逼下了路 ♪

♪ The wait is over, I'm now taking over ♪

♪ 等待结束了，我现在要接管 ♪

♪ You're no longer laughing, I'm not drowning fast enough ♪

♪ 你不再笑了，- 我溺水的速度还不够快 ♪

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
impressed /ɪmˈprɛst/ B2	adjective - 印象深刻
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - 故事
bore /bɔːr/ A2	verb - 使感到无聊
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ B1	adjective - 害怕
insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ B2	verb - 坚决坚持
sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ B1	adjective - 困倦的
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - 离开
slow /sloʊ/ B1	adjective - 缓慢的
strange /streɪndʒ/ B1	adjective - 奇怪的
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B2	verb - 改变
lane /leɪn/ A2	noun - 车道
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - 道路
over /ˈoʊvər/ A2	adverb/preposition - 越过，结束
laugh /læf/ A2	verb/noun - 笑、笑声

Grammar:

• He seemed **impressed** by the way you came in

  ➔ 过去分词形容词 (impressed)

  ➔ 动词 "seemed" 将主语 "He" 与形容词 "impressed" 连接起来。“Impressed”是一个过去分词，用作形容词来描述他的感受。“by the way you came in” 这个短语指定了他印象的原因。

• I was **afraid that** you would not insist

  ➔ 形容词 + "that" 子句表示恐惧/担忧

  ➔ "Afraid" 是一个形容词，描述了说话者的情绪状态。“that” 子句介绍了恐惧的内容。情态动词 "would" 从过去的视角表达了未来的行为。

• You sound so sleepy, just **take this, now leave me**

  ➔ 祈使句 (take, leave)

  ➔ 这些是直接命令。“take” 和 “leave” 动词采用基本形式，并且没有明确的主语。“Now” 强调了紧迫性。

• I said, please don't slow me down **if I'm going too fast**

  ➔ 条件从句（类型 1 可能）：if + 现在简单时, 祈使句

  ➔ 这句话使用类型 1 条件句（可能/很可能发生的条件）。“If I'm going too fast” 是条件，“please don't slow me down” 是结果/命令。它暗示了一种真实的可能。

• The wait is over, I'm now **taking over**

  ➔ 现在进行时：taking over

  ➔ “Taking over” 是动词短语 “take over” 的现在进行时形式，意思是承担控制权或责任。现在进行时强调该动作正在发生或正在进行中。

• You're no longer laughing, I'm not **drowning fast enough**

  ➔ 程度副词：fast enough

  ➔ “Enough” 修饰副词 “fast”，表示溺水的速度没有达到期望的水平。结构是副词 + enough，这在衡量程度时很常见。

• "I thought I told you, **this world is not for you**"

  ➔ 一般现在时：普遍真理/事实陈述

  ➔ 一般现在时 "is" 表达了一个普遍且永恒的真理或事实陈述。这断言了一个被认为总是或通常为真的特征。

• Our lives are **changing lanes**, you ran me off the road

  ➔ 现在进行时 (changing) 和过去简单时 (ran)

  ➔ “Changing lanes” 使用现在进行时来描述一个正在进行的过程。“Ran” 使用过去简单时来描述过去已完成的动作。