Sympathy is a knife

• By: Charli xcx, ariana grande
• Album: BRAT

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

I-i-i-it's a knife when you know they're waitin' for you to choke

当你知道他们在等着你窒息，那就是一把刀

It's a knife when a journalist does a misquote

当记者误引话，那也是一把刀

It's a knife when a friend is suddenly steppin' on your throat

当朋友突然踩在你喉咙上，那就是一把刀

It's a knife when they say that you've been doin' things you don't

当他们说你做过一些你没有做的事，那是一把刀

It's a knife when your old friends hate your new friends

当你的老朋友讨厌你新交的朋友，那是一把刀

When somebody says, "Charli, I think you've totally changed"

有人说：“Charli，我觉得你彻底变了”

It's a knife when somebody says they like the old me, and not the new me

当有人说他们喜欢旧的我，而不喜欢新的我，那就是一把刀

And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?"

我就想，“谁他妈是她？”

'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top

因为当你终于站在顶端时，那就是一把刀

'Cause logically, the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom

逻辑上，下一步就是他们想看到你倒到最低谷

It's a knife when you're finally on top (on top)

当你终于站在顶峰时，那也是一把刀

'Cause logically, the next step is they wanna see you fall, fall, fall

因为下一步就是他们希望你摔得一败涂地

I-i-i-it's a knife when, it's a knife when, it's a knife when (when, when)

当你站在顶端，那就是一把刀（当当）

All this sympathy is just a knife when (when)

所有的同情其实就像一把刀（当当）

It's a knife when, it's a knife when (when, when)

当你知道他们指望你犯错，那就是一把刀

All this sympathy is just a-

当你这么漂亮，他们又觉得你一定是假货（嗯）

It's a knife when you know they're counting on your mistakes

It's a knife when you know they're counting on your mistakes

It's a knife when you're so pretty, they think you must be fake (mm)

当他们在头版上拆解你的身体，那就是一把刀（哦哦，哦）

It's a knife when they dissect your body on the front page (ooh-ooh, ooh)

当他们不相信你，你又为什么要解释？（对）

It's a knife when they won't believe you, why should you explain? (Yeah)

当恶毒的粉丝讨厌善良的粉丝，那就是一把刀

It's a knife when the mean fans hate the nice fans

有人说：“Ari，我觉得你彻底变了” （废话）

When somebody says, "Ari, I think you've totally changed" (no shit)

（那是一把刀）当有人说喜欢旧的我，不喜欢新的我

(It's a knife) when somebody says they like the old me and not the new me

我就想，“谁他妈是她？”

And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?"

因为当你终于站在顶端时，那就是一把刀

'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top (on top)

逻辑上，下一步就是他们想看到你倒到最低谷

'Cause logically, the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom

当你终于站在顶峰时，那也是一把刀

It's a knife when you're finally on top (on top)

It's a knife when you're finally on top (on top)

'Cause logically, the next step is they wanna see you fall, fall, fall

因为下一步就是他们希望你摔得一败涂地

I-i-i-it's a knife when (it's a knife when)

我就想，这是一把刀（这是一把刀）

It's a knife when (it's a knife when)

这是一把刀（这是一把刀）

It's a knife when (when, when)

当你知道他们在算计你的错误，那就是一把刀

All this sympathy is just a knife when (it's a knife when)

所有的同情其实就像一把刀（这是一把刀）

It's a knife when (it's a knife when), it's a knife when (ah)

这是一把刀（这是一把刀），这是一把刀（啊）

All this sympathy is just a kn- (all this sympathy is just a knife)

所有的同情其实就像一把刀（所有的同情其实就像一把刀）

All this expectation is a knife (all this sympathy is just a knife)

所有的期待都像一把刀（所有的同情其实就像一把刀）

All the things I've said are just a knife (all this sympathy is just a knife)

我说过的所有话都像一把刀（所有的同情其实就像一把刀）

All this expectation is a knife (all this sympathy is just a knife, mm-mm, mm)

所有的期待都像一把刀（所有的同情其实就像一把刀，嗯嗯，嗯）

Yeah (ah)

对（啊）

All this expectation is a knife (ah)

所有的期待都像一把刀（啊）

All the things I've said are just a knife (ah)

我说过的所有话都像一把刀（啊）

All this expectation is a knife (ah)

所有的期待都像一把刀（啊）

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
knife /naɪf/ A1	noun - 刀
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - 等待
choke /tʃoʊk/ B2	verb - 窒息
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - 朋友
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - 憎恨
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - 旧的
new /nuː/ A1	adjective - 新的
top /tɒp/ A1	noun - 顶部
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - 落下
bottom /ˈbɒtəm/ A2	noun - 底部
sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ B2	noun - 同情
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - 错误
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - 漂亮的
fake /feɪk/ B1	adjective - 假的
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - 身体
fans /fænz/ A1	noun - 粉丝
expectation /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - 期望

Grammar:

• It's a knife when you know they're waiting for you to choke.

  ➔ 现在进行时。

  ➔ 短语“你知道他们在等着”使用现在进行时来表示一个正在进行的动作。

• It's a knife when a journalist does a misquote.

  ➔ 现在时。

  ➔ 短语“记者做了一个错误的引用”使用一般现在时来表达一个普遍真理。

• It's a knife when they say that you've been doing things you don't.

  ➔ 现在完成进行时。

  ➔ 短语“你一直在做事情”表示一个从过去开始并持续到现在的动作。

• It's a knife when your old friends hate your new friends.

  ➔ 现在时。

  ➔ 短语“你旧朋友讨厌你新朋友”使用一般现在时来描述当前情况。

• It's a knife when they say that you've totally changed.

  ➔ 现在完成时。

  ➔ 短语“你完全改变了”表示在过去某个时刻发生的变化，并与现在相关。

• It's a knife when you're finally on top.

  ➔ 现在进行时。

  ➔ 短语“你终于在顶端”使用现在进行时来表达当前状态。

• All this sympathy is just a knife when.

  ➔ 现在时。

  ➔ 短语“所有这些同情只是一把刀”使用一般现在时来表达一般观察。