Stick Season

• By: Noah Kahan

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

As you promised me that I was more than all the miles combined

你曾向我保证，我比所有路途加起来更重要

You must have had yourself a change of heart like

你一定是变了心，就像

Halfway through the drive

在半路

Because your voice trailed off exactly as you passed my exit sign

因为当你经过我的出口指示牌时，你的声音渐渐消失

Kept on drivin' straight and left our future to the right

我继续直行，把我们的未来留在了右边

Now I am stuck between my anger and the blame that I can't face

现在我困在愤怒和无法面对的责备之间

And memories are somethin' even smoking weed does not replace

回忆是如此深刻，即使吸食大麻也无法取代

And I am terrified of weather 'cause I see you when it rains

我害怕下雨天，因为在雨中我总能看到你

Doc told me to travel, but there's COVID on the planes

医生建议我去旅行，但是飞机上有新冠病毒

And I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticks

我爱佛蒙特州，但现在是萧瑟的季节

And I saw your mom, she forgot that I existed

我见到了你的妈妈，她已经忘记我的存在

And it's half my fault, but I just like to play the victim

一半是我的错，但我只是喜欢扮演受害者

I'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come home for Christmas

我会一直喝酒，直到我的朋友们回家过圣诞节

And I'll dream each night of some version of you

每个夜晚，我都会梦见某种版本的你

That I might not have, but I did not lose

也许我从未拥有过，但我也没有失去

Now you're tire tracks and one pair of shoes

现在你只是轮胎的痕迹和一双鞋子

And I'm split in half, but that'll have to do

我被撕裂成两半，但这也只能这样了

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So I thought that if I piled something good on all my bad

所以我曾以为，如果我在所有坏事之上堆积一些好事

That I could cancel out the darkness I inherited from dad

我就能抵消我从父亲那里继承来的黑暗

No, I am no longer funny, 'cause I miss the way you laugh

不，我不再有趣了，因为我怀念你笑的样子

You once called me forever, now you still can't call me back

你曾称我为永远，现在你仍然不会给我回电话

And I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticks

我爱佛蒙特州，但现在是萧瑟的季节

And I saw your mom, she forgot that I existed

我见到了你的妈妈，她已经忘记我的存在

And it's half my fault, but I just like to play the victim

一半是我的错，但我只是喜欢扮演受害者

I'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come home for Christmas

我会一直喝酒，直到我的朋友们回家过圣诞节

And I'll dream each night of some version of you

每个夜晚，我都会梦见某种版本的你

That I might not have, but I did not lose

也许我从未拥有过，但我也没有失去

Now you're tire tracks and one pair of shoes

现在你只是轮胎的痕迹和一双鞋子

And I'm split in half, but that'll have to do

我被撕裂成两半，但这也只能这样了

Oh, that'll have to do

哦，这也只能这样了

My other half was you

我的另一半是你

I hope this pain's just passin' through

我希望这痛苦只是暂时的

But I doubt it

但我怀疑

And I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticks

我爱佛蒙特州，但现在是萧瑟的季节

And I saw your mom, she forgot that I existed

我见到了你的妈妈，她已经忘记我的存在

And it's half my fault, but I just like to play the victim

一半是我的错，但我只是喜欢扮演受害者

I'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come home for Christmas

我会一直喝酒，直到我的朋友们回家过圣诞节

And I'll dream each night of some version of you

每个夜晚，我都会梦见某种版本的你

That I might not have, but I did not lose

也许我从未拥有过，但我也没有失去

Now you're tire tracks and one pair of shoes

现在你只是轮胎的痕迹和一双鞋子

And I'm split in half, but that'll have to do

我被撕裂成两半，但这也只能这样了

Have to do

只能这样了

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
promised /ˈprɒmɪst/ B1	verb - 承诺
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - 变化 verb - 改变
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - 声音
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - 卡住的
anger /ˈæŋɡər/ B1	noun - 愤怒
blame /bleɪm/ B1	noun - 责备 verb - 责怪
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - 回忆
terrified /ˈtɛrɪfaɪd/ B2	adjective - 吓坏了
weather /ˈwɛðər/ A2	noun - 天气
rains /reɪnz/ A1	verb - 下雨
sticks /stɪks/ A1	noun - 棍子
forgot /fərˈɡɒt/ A1	verb - 忘记
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ B2	noun - 受害者
alcohol /ˈælkəhɒl/ B1	noun - 酒精
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - 梦 verb - 做梦
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - 失去
tires /ˈtaɪər/ A2	noun - 轮胎
tracks /træks/ A2	noun - 痕迹
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - 疼痛

Grammar:

• As you promised me that I was more than all the miles combined

  ➔ 用 "as" 引导的从句，以及用 "that" 引导的间接引语

  ➔ "As" 引入原因或情况。 "That I was more..." 是间接引语，报告所承诺的内容。

• You must have had yourself a change of heart like Halfway through the drive

  ➔ 情态动词表推测："must have" + 过去分词

  ➔ "Must have had" 表示对过去发生的事情的强烈推测。说话者正在推断（对方）改变了想法。

• Kept on drivin' straight and left our future to the right

  ➔ 短语动词 "kept on" + 动名词 (drivin')

  ➔ "Kept on" 意味着继续做某事。 "Drivin'" 是在短语动词之后使用的动名词形式。

• And I am terrified of weather 'cause I see you when it rains

  ➔ 表原因的连词 "'cause"

  ➔ "'Cause" 是 "because" 的非正式缩写。它介绍了说话者害怕天气的原因。

• Doc told me to travel, but there's COVID on the planes

  ➔ 间接引语（间接命令）："told me to travel"

  ➔ "Told me to travel" 报告了医生的建议。 最初的命令可能是：“You should travel.”（你应该去旅行。）

• And it's half my fault, but I just like to play the victim

  ➔ "But" 作为表对比的连词

  ➔ "But" 引入了一个对比鲜明的想法。 虽然承认自己有责任，但他承认自己喜欢扮演受害者的角色。

• I'll drink alcohol 'til my friends come home for Christmas

  ➔ 用 "'til" 引导的时间状语从句

  ➔ "'Til" 是 "until" 的缩写非正式版本。 "'til my friends come home for Christmas" 这个从句表示该行为的持续时间。

• That I might not have, but I did not lose

  ➔ 情态动词 "might" 表示可能性；"did not lose" 一般过去时。

  ➔ "Might not have" 表达了对是否曾经拥有过那个版本的对方的不确定性。 "Did not lose" 是一个一般过去时的陈述。