Teddy Picker

• By: Arctic Monkeys
• Album: Favourite Worst Nightmare

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

They've sped up to the point where they provoke

他们加速到还没讲完笑话

The punchline before they have told the joke

就急着抛出笑点

Plenty of desperation to be seen

随处可见的绝望

Starin' at the television screen

盯着电视屏幕

They've sped up to the point where they provoke

他们加速到还没讲完笑话

You to tell the fuckin' punchline before you have told the joke

就急着让你说出那该死的笑点

Well sorry, sunshine, it doesn't exist

抱歉，阳光，它不存在

It wasn't in the Top 100 list

它不在前一百名的榜单里

And it's the thousandth time that it's even bolder

这已经是成千上万次地变本加厉

Don't be surprised when you get bent over

当你被占便宜时别惊讶

They told you, but you were dyin' for it

他们告诉过你，但你渴望至极

She saw it and she grabbed it and it wasn't what it seemed

她看见了，抓住了，但它名不副实

The kids all dream of makin' it, whatever that means

孩子们都梦想着成功，不管那意味着什么

Another variation on a theme

又一个主题的变奏

A tangle on the television and the magazine

电视和杂志上的混乱

D'you reckon that they do it for a joke?

你觉得他们这样做是为了开玩笑吗？

D'you reckon that they make 'em take an oath

你觉得他们是不是让他们发誓

That says that "We are defenders of any poser

誓词是“我们是所有装模作样者

Or professional pretender around"

或专业伪装者的捍卫者”

And when did your list replace the twist and turn

什么时候你的名单取代了曲折蜿蜒

Like a fist replaced a kiss?

就像拳头取代了亲吻？

Don't concern us with your bollocks

别用你的废话来烦我们

I don't want your prayer

我不需要你的祈祷

Save it for the mornin' after

留到明天早上之后吧

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And it's the thousandth time that it's even bolder

这已经是成千上万次地变本加厉

Don't be surprised when you get bent over

当你被占便宜时别惊讶

They told you, but you were gaggin' for it

他们告诉过你，但你如饥似渴

Let's have a game on the teddy picker

我们来玩抓娃娃机游戏吧

Not quick enough, can I have it quicker?

不够快，能再快点吗？

Already thick and you're gettin' thicker

已经够迟钝了，你变得越来越迟钝

Let's have a game on the teddy picker

我们来玩抓娃娃机游戏吧

Not quick enough, can I have it quicker?

不够快，能再快点吗？

Already thick and you're gettin' thicker

已经够迟钝了，你变得越来越迟钝

Presumin' that all things are equal

假设一切都是平等的

Who'd want to be men of the people

谁会想成为人民的公仆

When there's people like you?

当有像你这样的人存在时？

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
provoke /prəˈvoʊk/ B2	verb - 激起或引起反应或情感
desperation /ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃən/ B2	noun - 绝望或无助状态
television /ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən/ A2	noun - 用于传送视觉影像和声音的设备
joke /dʒoʊk/ A1	noun - 用来引起笑声的言语或行为
punchline /ˈpʊntʃˌlaɪn/ B1	noun - 笑话的高潮部分，带来幽默
bold /boʊld/ B2	adjective - 表现出勇气或自信
twist /twɪst/ B2	noun - 故事或情境的出乎意料的变化 verb - 旋转或弯曲某物
pretender /prɪˈtɛn.dər/ C1	noun - 声称自己不拥有的权利或头衔的人
gaggin' /ˈgægɪn/ B2	verb (informal) - 想要呕吐
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - 涉及技巧或机会的活动
thick /θɪk/ B2	adjective - 厚的