White Horse

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Say you're sorry, that face of an angel

说你对不起，那张天使的脸

Comes out just when you need it to

正好在你需要的时候出现

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As I paced back and forth all this time

当我这段时间来回踱步

'Cause I honestly believed in you

因为我真的相信你

Holdin' on, the days drag on

坚持着，日子拖得很长

Stupid girl, I should've known, I should've known

傻女孩，我应该早知道，应该早知道

That I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale

我不是公主，这不是童话

I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet

我不是你会让她心动的那个人

Lead her up the stairwell

带她上楼梯

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town

这不是好莱坞，这只是一个小镇

I was a dreamer before you went and let me down

在你让我失望之前，我曾是个梦想家

Now it's too late for you and your white horse

现在你和你的白马已经太晚了

To come around

无法再出现

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Maybe I was naive, got lost in your eyes

也许我太天真，迷失在你的眼中

And never really had a chance

从来没有真正的机会

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My mistake, I didn't know to be in love

我的错误，我不知道要去爱

You had to fight to have the upper hand

你必须努力才能占上风

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I had so many dreams about you and me

我对你和我的梦想有很多

Happy endings, now I know

幸福的结局，现在我知道

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale

我不是公主，这不是童话

I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet

我不是你会让她心动的那个人

Lead her up the stairwell

带她上楼梯

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town

这不是好莱坞，这只是一个小镇

I was a dreamer before you went and let me down

在你让我失望之前，我曾是个梦想家

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Now it's too late for you and your white horse

现在你和你的白马已经太晚了

To come around

无法再出现

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And there you are on your knees

而你跪在那儿

Begging for forgiveness, begging for me

乞求原谅，乞求我

Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry

就像我一直想要的，但我很抱歉

'Cause I'm not your princess, this ain't a fairytale

因为我不是你的公主，这不是童话

I'm gonna find someone someday

我会找到某个人

Who might actually treat me well

可能真的会好好对待我

This is a big world, that was a small town

这是个大世界，那是个小镇

There in my rear-view mirror disappearing now

在我的后视镜中消失

And it's too late for you and your white horse

而你和你的白马已经太晚了

Now it's too late for you and your white horse

现在你和你的白马已经太晚了

To catch me now

无法再追上我

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Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa

哦，哇，哇，哇

Try and catch me now, oh

试着现在追上我，哦

It's too late

已经太晚了

To catch me now

无法再追上我

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sorry /ˈsɑː.ri/ A2	adjective - 抱歉的
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - 脸
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B2	noun - 天使
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - 相信
believed /bɪˈliːvd/ B2	verb - 相信了
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - 握住
dreamer /ˈdriː.mər/ B2	noun - 梦想家
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - 镇
horse /hɔːrs/ A1	noun - 马
world /wɜːrld/ B2	noun - 世界
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - 镇

Grammar:

• Say you're sorry, that face of an angel / Comes out just when you need it to

  ➔ 省略（ellipsis）和关系从句

  ➔ 第二行省略了一个动词，实际上是“comes out just when you need it to *come out*”。“that face of an angel”是一个描述，其中“that”用于指代先前确定的面孔。

• As I paced back and forth all this time / 'Cause I honestly believed in you

  ➔ 从属连词“as”表示时间/原因，以及“cause”（非正式的“because”）

  ➔ “as”可以表示同时发生的时间或原因。在这里，它暗示了原因 - “Because I paced...”。“'Cause”是“because”的缩写非正式版本。

• Stupid girl, I should've known, I should've known

  ➔ 缩写“should've”（should have）+过去分词

  ➔ “Should've known”使用过去完成时情态动词。 表示说话者后悔没有早点意识到某事。

• Maybe I was naive, got lost in your eyes / And never really had a chance

  ➔ 过去简单时态，连词“and”

  ➔ 动词“was”和“got”均为过去简单时态，表示过去发生的行为。“and”连接两个从句。

• My mistake, I didn't know to be in love / You had to fight to have the upper hand

  ➔ 不定式“to be”和“to have”。 过去简单否定形式“didn't know”。 情态动词“had to”。

  ➔ “To be in love”是一个不定式短语。“Had to”表达过去的义务。

• Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry

  ➔ 一般现在时中的频率副词“always”，连词“but”

  ➔ “Always”修饰动词“wanted”。 “But”表达与前一个从句的对比

• Who might actually treat me well

  ➔ 情态动词“might”和副词“actually”

  ➔ “Might”表达可能性。 “Actually”强调某事的真相或现实。

• There in my rear-view mirror disappearing now

  ➔ 现在分词“disappearing”作为形容词，副词“now”

  ➔ “Disappearing”描述了镜子里的场景。“Now”指定了消失的时间。