我的天 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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意外 /yìwài/ B2 |
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戀愛 /liàn'ài/ B1 |
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夢 /mèng/ A2 |
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感覺 /gǎnjué/ B1 |
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方向 /fāngxiàng/ B1 |
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重聚 /chóngjù/ B2 |
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失去 /shīqù/ B1 |
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再見 /zàijiàn/ A1 |
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興趣 /xìngqù/ B1 |
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缺點 /quēdiǎn/ B2 |
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星空 /xīngkōng/ B2 |
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膚淺 /fūqiǎn/ C1 |
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變 /biàn/ A2 |
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說 /shuō/ A1 |
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擁抱 /yōngbào/ B2 |
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再 /zài/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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多意外 在日落大道的你與我握手
➔ Inversion (Emphasis)
➔ The adjective "多意外" (unexpected) is placed at the beginning for emphasis. The typical word order would be 你與我在日落大道握手, 多意外 (It's unexpected that you and I shook hands on Sunset Boulevard).
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空間感恐怕沒有 想孤身去走
➔ Ellipsis
➔ The subject is omitted. The complete sentence would be “(我)空間感恐怕沒有 想孤身去走” (I probably don't have a sense of space, I want to walk alone).
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是站著做夢的你愛我不久
➔ Subject-Predicate Adjective Phrase
➔ "站著做夢的你" (You who dream while standing) functions as an adjective to describe “你”, where “站著做夢” (dream while standing) is the subject and "的" connect it to 你. It means “You, who are unrealistic and always dreaming”.
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你對我興趣減退擁夠抱夠
➔ Verb + Resultative Complement (夠)
➔ "擁夠抱夠" uses "夠" as a resultative complement, indicating that the actions of hugging and embracing have reached a sufficient or excessive degree. 擁夠 = hug enough, 抱夠 = embrace enough.
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常常如沉悶困獸
➔ Simile (Using 如)
➔ The phrase "如沉悶困獸" (like a dull trapped beast) uses "如" (like) to create a simile, comparing the feeling of being trapped to a dull, caged animal.
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為何戀愛可以當做吸過半支煙
➔ rhetorical question
➔ This is a rhetorical question. The speaker isn't actually asking why love *can* be treated like a half-smoked cigarette, but rather expressing their frustration and disagreement with this treatment.
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笑容看厭 眼中得缺點
➔ Ellipsis (Subject Omission)
➔ The subject is omitted from both clauses. The complete phrases could be understood as: "(我) 笑容看厭, (我) 眼中得缺點" (I am tired of the smile, in my eyes I see only flaws). The subject is implied to be the speaker.
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重聚到散不講路線 突然再見 別再見
➔ AABB structure / Reduplication
➔ The sentence shows an AABB structure - 重聚(AA) 到 散(BB). There is no clear transition when we reunite with each other and disperse. Another, less common AABB structure is 再見別再見 (goodbye, don't see each other anymore)