Song for a Friend

• By: Jason Mraz
• Album: Mr. A-Z

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

"We are magic," he said

“我们是魔法，”他说

But don't let it all go to your head

但别让它冲昏了头脑

Cause I bet if you all had it all figured out

因为我敢打赌，如果你们都把一切都想明白了

Then you'd never get out of bed

那你们就永远不会起床了

No doubt

毫无疑问

Of all the things that I've read what he wrote me

在我读过的所有东西里，他写给我的

Is now sounding like the man I was hoping

现在听起来像我希望成为的那种人

To be

成为

I keep on keeping it real

我一直保持真我

Cause it keeps getting easier, he'll see

因为这会变得越来越容易，他会明白的

He's the reason that I'm laughing

他是我欢笑的理由

Even if there's no one else

即使没有其他人在身边

He said, you've got to love yourself

他说，你必须要爱自己

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You say, you shouldn't mumble when you speak

你说，说话的时候不要嘟囔

But keep your tongue up in your cheek

但要保持幽默感（字面：把舌头放在脸颊里）

And if you stumble on to something better

如果你偶然发现了更好的东西

Remember that it's humble that you seek

记住你所追求的是谦逊

You got all the skill you need

你拥有你所需要的所有技能

Individuality

个性

You got something

你拥有一些东西

Call it gumption

称它为胆识

Call it anything you want

随便你怎么称呼它

Because when you play the fool now

因为现在你装傻充愣

You're only fooling everyone else

只是在欺骗其他人

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You're learning to love yourself

你正在学习爱自己

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Yes you are, you are, it's you...

是的，是你，是你，就是你...

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There's no price to pay (no, no)

无需付出代价 (不，不)

When you give and what you take

当你付出和收获

That's why it's easy to thank you

这就是为什么很容易感谢你

You, you...

你，你...

You, you, you...

你，你，你...

Let's say take a break from our day

不如让我们从今天的工作中抽身

And get ['n] back to the old garage

回到那间旧车库

Because life's too short anyway

因为人生苦短啊

But at least it's better then average

但至少它比平庸更好

As long as you got me

只要有我陪着你

And I got you

而我也有你

You know we've got a lot to go around

你知道我们有很多东西可以分享

I'll be your friend

我会做你的朋友

Your other brother

你另一个兄弟

Another love to come and comfort you-oo-oo

另一个来安慰你的爱

And I'll keep reminding

我会一直提醒你

If it's the only thing I ever do-oo-oo

如果这是我唯一能做的事

I will always love you

我会永远爱你

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You, you, you...

你，你，你...

You...

你...

(It's true I love, it's true)

（我爱你，这是真的）

(It's you I love, it's you I love, it's you, it's you I love)

（我爱你，我爱你，我爱你，我爱你）

(It's true I love, it's true I love, its true, it's you I love)

（我爱你，这是真的，这是真的，我爱你）

(It's you I love, it's you I love, it's you, it's you I love) Oh it's you, it's you I love

（我爱你，我爱你，我爱你，我爱你）哦，我爱你，我爱你

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Oh, it's you I love

哦，我爱你

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(It's you I love, it's you I love, it's you, it's you I love) Oo, it's you I love...

（我爱你，我爱你，我爱你，我爱你）喔，我爱你...

(It's true I love, it's true I love, its true, it's you I love)

（我爱你，这是真的，这是真的，我爱你）

(It's you I love, it's you I love, it's you, it's you I love) I'm in love in love in love

（我爱你，我爱你，我爱你，我爱你）我恋爱了，恋爱了，恋爱了

I'm in love in love in love with you, I'm love with you

我深深地爱着你，我爱着你

It's you I love, I love, I love

我爱你，我爱你，我爱你

It's you I love, I love, I love

我爱你，我爱你，我爱你

It's you I love, I love, I lo-ove, ooh

我爱你，我爱你，我爱你，哦

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Climb up over the top

攀登到顶峰之上

Survey the state of the soul

审视灵魂的状态

You've got to find out for yourself whether or not you're truly trying

你必须自己去发现你是否真的在努力

Why not give it a shot?

为什么不尝试一下？

Shake it, take control and inevitably wind up fighting for yourself

振作起来，掌控一切，最终不可避免地要为自己而战

All the strengths you have inside still rising

你内心所有的力量都在不断涌现

Climb up over the top

攀登到顶峰之上

Survey the state of the soul

审视灵魂的状态

You've got to find out for yourself whether or not you're truly trying

你必须自己去发现你是否真的在努力

Why not give it a shot?

为什么不尝试一下？

Shake it, take control and inevitably wind up

振作起来，掌控一切，最终不可避免地

And find out for yourself

并自己去发现

All the strengths that you have inside of you

你内心拥有的所有力量

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - 魔法 adjective - 有魔力的
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - 怀疑 verb - 怀疑
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2	verb - 笑
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - 说
skill /skɪl/ B1	noun - 技能
fool /fuːl/ B2	noun - 傻瓜 verb - 欺骗
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - 价格
break /breɪk/ A2	noun - 休息 verb - 打破
short /ʃɔːrt/ A1	adjective - 短的
average /ˈævərɪdʒ/ B1	adjective - 平均的 noun - 平均数
comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ B2	noun - 舒适 verb - 安慰
state /steɪt/ B1	noun - 状态
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - 灵魂
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - 控制 verb - 控制
strengths /streŋθs/ B2	noun - 力量

Grammar:

• "We are magic," he said

  ➔ 直接引语

  ➔ 使用引号来报告某人说出的确切词语。“We are magic” 被呈现为直接引语。

• Cause I bet if you all had it all figured out Then you'd never get out of bed

  ➔ 第二条件句

  ➔ 使用 “if + 过去式，would/could/might + 动词原形” 的结构来描述假设情况及其可能的结果。“If you all had it all figured out, then you'd never get out of bed” 说明了一种不太可能出现的情况。

• Of all the things that I've read what he wrote me Is now sounding like the man I was hoping

  ➔ 过去完成进行时 (was hoping)

  ➔ 使用 "was hoping" 来描述过去某个时间点正在进行的动作; 说话者 *曾经* 期望或想要的东西。

• Cause it keeps getting easier, he'll see

  ➔ 带有 'getting' 的比较形容词

  ➔ 短语 "keeps getting easier" 使用 'getting' 来描述朝着比较形容词 'easier' 的持续变化。它显示了某事物变得更容易的持续过程。

• You say, you shouldn't mumble when you speak

  ➔ "Shouldn't" - 否定的建议/建议

  ➔ "Shouldn't" 表示说话时嘟囔不是一个好主意或不推荐。它以否定形式表达建议。

• And if you stumble on to something better Remember that it's humble that you seek

  ➔ 虚拟语气 (that it's humble)

  ➔ 尽管没有明确使用 'be'，但该句子暗示 "that it be humble that you seek"。 使用 'that' 后跟主语和动词原形是虚拟语气的微妙形式，表达建议或建议。

• Remember that it's humble that you seek

  ➔ 分裂句 (强调)

  ➔ 结构 "It's + [要强调的元素] + that + [句子的其余部分]" 是一个分裂句。它用于强调一个特定的元素，在本例中是 'humble'。

• There's no price to pay When you give and what you take

  ➔ 省略 (省略 'When you give and when you take')

  ➔ 省略用于避免重复并使句子更简洁。“when” 在第二次被省略。完整的句子是“There's no price to pay when you give and when you take”.

• Life's too short anyway But at least it's better then average

  ➔ 带有 'than' 的比较形容词 (better than)

  ➔ 短语 "better than average" 使用比较形容词 'better' 来表示与标准或规范（即 'average'）相比，更高程度的质量。