Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

• By: Sly & The Family Stone

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Lookin' at the devil

看著那惡魔

Grinnin' at his gun

對著他的槍咧嘴笑

Fingers start shakin'

手指開始顫抖

I begin to run

我開始奔跑

Bullets start chasin'

子彈開始追逐

I begin to stop

我開始停下

We begin to wrestle

我們開始扭打

I was on the top

我佔了上風

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

我要感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

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Stiff all in the collar

衣領緊繃僵硬

Fluffy in the face

臉色浮腫虛胖

Chit chat chatter tryin'

閒言碎語吵鬧著

To stop me in the place

想要阻止我前進

Thank you for the party

感謝你的宴會

But I could never stay

但我不能久留

Many things on my mind

心中太多思緒

Words in the way

言語成為阻礙

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

我要感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

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Dance to the music

隨著音樂起舞

All night long

徹夜不停

Everyday people

平凡的人們

Sing a simple song

唱著簡單的歌

Mama's so happy

媽媽非常高興

Mama starts to cry

媽媽開始哭泣

Papa still singin'

爸爸仍然在唱

You can make it if you try

只要你嘗試就能成功

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

我要感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

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Flamin' eyes of people fear, burnin' into you

人們恐懼的眼神，像火焰般灼燒你

Many men are missin' much, hatin' what they do

許多人錯過太多，厭惡他們所做的一切

Youth and truth are makin' love

青春和真理正在結合

Dig it for a starter

好好享受這開端

Dyin' young is hard to take

英年早逝難以接受

Sellin' out is harder

出賣靈魂更加難受

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

我要感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

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Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

我要感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again

我要感謝你讓我再次做回我自己

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
devil /ˈdevəl/ B1	noun - 魔鬼
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - 枪
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - 跑
bullets /ˈbʊlɪts/ A2	noun - 子弹
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - 追赶
wrestle /ˈresəl/ B2	verb - 摔跤
collar /ˈkɑːlər/ B1	noun - 衣领
fluffy /ˈflʌfi/ B2	adjective - 蓬松的
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - 聚会
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - 思想
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - 音乐
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - 人们
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - 歌曲
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - 眼睛
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - 恐惧
youth /juːθ/ B1	noun - 青年
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - 真相

Grammar:

• Lookin' at the devil

  ➔ 现在分词表示同时发生的动作

  ➔ 短语 "Lookin' at the devil" 使用现在分词 "Lookin'" 来描述与隐含的主要动作同时发生的动作。它是 "I am looking at the devil." 的缩写。

• Fingers start shakin'

  ➔ 省略

  ➔ 助动词 “are” 被省略。完整的句子是 “Fingers are starting to shake.”

• Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

  ➔ 使役动词 'let'

  ➔ 动词 "let" 用作使役动词。它表示允许某人做某事。这里，它的意思是 "谢谢你让我再次做我自己。"

• Stiff all in the collar

  ➔ 形容词作为主语补语，省略动词

  ➔ 这句话不完整。隐含的句子是 “He is stiff all in the collar.” 形容词 “stiff” 描述了主语。

• Many things on my mind

  ➔ 介词短语作为后置修饰语，省略

  ➔ 短语 "on my mind" 修饰 "many things”。省略了动词 “are”。完整的句子是 “Many things are on my mind.”

• Mama's so happy

  ➔ 缩写和省略

  ➔ "Mama's" 是 "Mama is" 的缩写形式。这是非正式口语和歌词中常见的特征。

• You can make it if you try

  ➔ 条件从句（零条件）

  ➔ 这句话表达了一个普遍的真理或事实。“if” 从句描述了一个条件，主句描述了结果。在零条件句中，两个从句都使用一般现在时。

• Dyin' young is hard to take

  ➔ 动名词短语作为主语

  ➔ "Dyin' young" 是一个动名词短语，充当句子的主语。它起名词的作用。