Snowchild

• By: The Weeknd
• Album: After Hours

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

I used to pray when I was 16

我16岁的时候常常祈祷

If I didn't make it, then I'd probably make my wrist bleed

如果我没能成功，我可能会割腕自尽

Not to mislead, turn my nightmares into big dreams

并非误导，我将噩梦变成伟大的梦想

Whole squad mobbing even though we only six deep

整个团队出动，即使我们只有六个人

I was singing notes while my niggas played with six keys

我唱着歌，而我的兄弟们玩着六把钥匙（指毒品交易）

Walking in the snow before I ever made my wrist freeze

在我的手腕冻僵之前，我曾在雪中行走

I was blowing smoke, had me dizzy like Gillespie

我吞云吐雾，感觉像Gillespie一样晕眩

Niggas had no homes, we were living in the dead streets

我们无家可归，住在死寂的街道上

You couldn't find me like I'm Hoffa

你找不到我，就像找不到霍法一样

Cover girls jumping out the page like they pop ups

封面女郎从杂志上跳出来，就像弹出窗口一样

Spending all my money on these niggas that I brought up

把我所有的钱都花在这些我带大的兄弟们身上

Taking care of families for my brothers when they locked up

当我的兄弟们被关起来时，我照顾他们的家人

And I had nothing to believe in

我没有任何可以相信的东西

Double cup leaning

双杯摇晃（指喝醉或嗑药的状态）

Couldn't even breathe, and

甚至无法呼吸，而且

For that money, I was fiending

为了那些钱，我一直渴望着

Cali was the mission, but now a nigga leaving

加州是我的目标，但现在我要离开了

Leaving, leaving into the night

离开，离开，融入黑夜

Now a nigga leaving

现在我要离开了

Leaving, leaving into the night

离开，离开，融入黑夜

She like my futuristic sounds in the new spaceship

她喜欢我在新飞船里的未来主义声音

Futuristic sex, give her Phillip K dick

未来主义的性爱，给她菲利普·K的迪克（指科幻感）

She never need a man, she what a man need

她不需要男人，她是男人需要的

So I keep on fallin' for her daily

所以我每天都继续爱上她

We was at Coachella going brazy

我们在科切拉音乐节上疯狂

Stack a couple M's like I was Shady

像Shady一样赚了几百万美元

Now I'm in Tribeca like I'm Jay-Z

现在我在翠贝卡，就像Jay-Z一样

Rockin' Sorayama like he pay me

穿着空山基的衣服，就像他付钱给我一样

I just signed a new deal with Mercedes

我刚和梅赛德斯签了新合同

Got me movin' dirty like I'm Swayze

让我像Swayze一样跳着脏舞

All my diamonds dancing like they Swayze

我的钻石像Swayze一样跳舞

All my diamonds hitting like they Swae Lee

我的钻石像Swae Lee一样闪耀

Jet so big, got a business and a coach

我的飞机很大，有商务舱和教练席

Always livin' on the road

总是生活在路上

Rockin' Louis à la mode, nigga

穿着路易威登的最新款式，黑鬼

And for that money, I been fiending

为了那些钱，我一直渴望着

Cali was the mission, but now a nigga leaving

加州是我的目标，但现在我要离开了

Leaving, leaving into the night

离开，离开，融入黑夜

Now a nigga leaving

现在我要离开了

Leaving, leaving into the night

离开，离开，融入黑夜

20 mill' mansion, never lived in it

价值两千万美元的豪宅，从未住过

Zero edge pool, never dipped in it

无边泳池，从未游过

Superstar neighbor in my business

超级明星邻居打听我的事

Paparazzi tryna catch me slippin', and

狗仔队想抓住我的把柄，而且

Goin' on tour is my vacation

巡回演出是我的假期

Every month, another accusation

每个月都有新的指控

Only thing I'm phobic of is failing

我唯一害怕的就是失败

I was never blessed with any patience

我从未被赋予任何耐心

So a nigga leaving

所以我要离开了

Leaving, leaving into the night

离开，离开，融入黑夜

Now a nigga leaving

现在我要离开了

Leaving, leaving into the night

离开，离开，融入黑夜

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - 祈祷
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mer/ B1	noun - 噩梦
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - 梦 verb - 梦想
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - 雪 verb - 下雪
dead /ded/ A1	adjective - 死的
mission /ˈmɪʃ.ən/ B1	noun - 任务
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - 夜晚
spaceship /ˈspeɪs.ʃɪp/ B1	noun - 宇宙飞船
futuristic /ˌfjuː.tʃəˈrɪs.tɪk/ B2	adjective - 未来主义的
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - 钱
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - 落下
business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ A2	noun - 商业
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - 路
vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ A2	noun - 假期
failing /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/ B2	noun - 失败
patience /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/ B1	noun - 耐心

Grammar:

• I used to pray when I was 16

  ➔ "Used to" 用于过去的习惯

  ➔ 结构"used to + 动词"表示过去的习惯或状态，现在已不再如此。 在这种情况下，它表明歌手在16岁时经常祈祷。

• If I didn't make it, then I'd probably make my wrist bleed

  ➔ 第二条件句 (If + 过去式, would + 动词原形)

  ➔ 这句话使用第二条件句来描述过去的一个假设情况及其可能的结果。 "If I didn't make it" (过去式) 描述了假设的情况，而 "then I'd probably make my wrist bleed" (would + 动词原形) 描述了可能的结果。

• Cover girls jumping out the page like they pop ups

  ➔ 明喻 (like)

  ➔ 这个明喻使用"like"来比较封面女郎从页面中跳出来与弹出式窗口，强调了她们出现的突然和令人惊讶的性质。

• Now I'm in Tribeca like I'm Jay-Z

  ➔ 明喻 (like)

  ➔ 这个明喻使用"like"来比较说话者在翠贝卡的存在与Jay-Z的存在，暗示着财富、地位和对该地区的熟悉程度。

• Got me movin' dirty like I'm Swayze

  ➔ 带有省略的明喻 (like)

  ➔ 这个明喻使用"like"来比较说话者"肮脏"的动作与帕特里克·斯威兹的动作（可能指的是他的舞蹈动作）。 "Got me"暗示着一个使役结构，某事物正在引起这种运动。

• Rockin' Louis à la mode, nigga

  ➔ 法语借词/短语

  ➔ "À la mode"是一个法语短语，意思是“时尚”或“时髦”。 这个短语为描述增添了一丝精致或高级时尚的感觉。

• 20 mill' mansion, never lived in it

  ➔ 省略

  ➔ 这个句子是省略的例子，其中助动词“have”被省略了：“（I've）never lived in it”。 这在非正式口语和歌词中很常见。

• Only thing I'm phobic of is failing

  ➔ 主语补语 (名词)

  ➔ "Failing"是一个动名词（用作名词的动词），用作主语补语，描述了主语（他唯一害怕的东西）是什么。 它重命名或描述了主语。