我們沒開始

• By: 周興哲
• Album: 幾乎是愛情

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

也還好 我們沒開始

It's alright, we never started

過去永遠在進行式

The past is forever in the present continuous tense

太過濃烈的需要稀釋

Too intense feelings need to be diluted

未來還給當時 　

Returning the future to that time

時間總能挑出愛的錯別字

Time can always pick out the typos in love

用盡了心思 不分彼此

Putting our hearts into it, not distinguishing between each other

沒人能阻止

No one could stop it

縱使再難忘 減去輕狂

Even if it's unforgettable, subtract the recklessness

就成了遠方

And it becomes the distant past

世上的合適 都有可是

Every suitability in the world has its 'buts'

不讓人堅持

Preventing people from persisting

預支的幸福 也不算少

The happiness we foreshadowed wasn't small either

只可惜 我們沒開始

It's just a pity, we never started

已擁有各自的天使

Already have our own angels

說往事只能像故事

Talking about the past can only be like stories

把我留在某一句歌詞

Leaving me in a certain line of lyrics

的確很有面子

It's indeed quite flattering

追憶常把分離修得更別緻

Memories often embellish the separation more exquisitely

同樣的日子 換了主詞

Same days, but with a different subject

有新的解釋

With new explanations

能帶著輕傷 走向他方

To be able to head to other places with light wounds

是我的嚮往

Is what I long for

我和你的事 回歸原始

The matter between you and me, return to the origin

單純的支持

Simple support

換一種形式 一起到老

Change the form, and grow old together

別可惜 我們沒開始

Don't regret it, we never started

恍如隔世 到現在 才懂事

Like a lifetime ago, only now I understand

但我知道 那年的偏執

But I know that year's stubbornness

不是幼稚

Wasn't childish

同樣的日子 換了主詞

Same days, but with a different subject

有新的解釋

With new explanations

能帶著輕傷 走向他方

To be able to head to other places with light wounds

是我的嚮往

Is what I long for

我和你的事 回歸原始

The matter between you and me, return to the origin

單純的支持

Simple support

換一種形式 一起到老

Change the form, and grow old together

別可惜 我們沒開始

Don't regret it, we never started

別可惜 我們

Don't regret that we

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
開始 (kāishǐ) /kaɪ ʃɪ/ A1	verb - to start, to begin noun - beginning, start
濃烈 (nóngliè) /nɔŋ lje/ B2	adjective - strong, intense
稀釋 (xīshì) /ɕi ʂʅ/ B2	verb - to dilute, to thin out
錯別字 (cuòbiézì) /tsʰwo pje tsɨ/ C1	noun - misspelled word, wrongly written character
阻止 (zǔzhǐ) /tsu ʈʂɨ/ B1	verb - to prevent, to stop
難忘 (nánwàng) /nan waŋ/ B2	adjective - unforgettable, memorable
輕狂 (qīngkuáng) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ kʰwaŋ/ C1	adjective - frivolous, impetuous
堅持 (jiānchí) /t͡ɕjɛn ʈʂʰɨ/ B1	verb - to persist, to insist
幸福 (xìngfú) /ɕiŋ fu/ A2	noun - happiness, well-being adjective - happy
天使 (tiānshǐ) /tʰjɛn ʂʅ/ A2	noun - angel
往事 (wǎngshì) /waŋ ʂʅ/ B1	noun - past events, the past
分離 (fēnlí) /fən li/ B1	verb - to separate, to split noun - separation
別緻 (biézhì) /bjɛ ʈʂɨ/ B2	adjective - unique; original
輕傷 (qīngshāng) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ ʂaŋ/ B2	noun - minor injury
嚮往 (xiàngwǎng) /ɕjaŋ waŋ/ B2	verb - to yearn for, to long for
原始 (yuánshǐ) /ɥɛn ʂʅ/ B1	adjective - original, primitive
單純 (dānchún) /dan ʈʂʰwən/ A2	adjective - simple, pure
形式 (xíngshì) /ɕiŋ ʂʅ/ A2	noun - form, shape
懂事 (dǒngshì) /tʊŋ ʂʅ/ B1	adjective - sensible; intelligent
偏執 (piānzhí) /pʰjɛn ʈʂʅ/ C1	noun - stubbornness; mania; monomania; obsession

Grammar:

• 也還好 我們沒開始

  ➔ 还好 (hái hǎo) structure: Meaning "fortunately", "luckily", "it's a good thing that..."

  ➔ The line uses "还好" to express relief that the relationship never started. The implication is that starting it would have led to negative outcomes that they avoided. "也" here adds emphasis.

• 過去永遠在進行式

  ➔ Using 在 (zài) + verb to indicate continuous action or state.

  ➔ The phrase "在進行式" (zài jìnxíngshì) literally translates to "in progress form." Combined with the noun "過去 (guòqù)" (past), it implies that the past is always actively shaping the present, or its effects are ongoing.

• 用盡了心思 不分彼此

  ➔ 了 (le) used to indicate a completed action or a change of state.

  ➔ "用盡了心思" means "used up all the heart/effort". 了 indicates the effort has been completely exhausted.

• 縱使再難忘 減去輕狂 就成了遠方

  ➔ 縱使 (zòngshǐ) - even if, even though; Supposition

  ➔ This line uses "縱使" (zòngshǐ) to introduce a hypothetical situation. "減去輕狂" acts as a condition. If you subtract the impulsiveness and recklessness (輕狂) from something, even a memorable (難忘) experience, it becomes distant (遠方).

• 預支的幸福 也不算少

  ➔ 也 (yě) - also, too; used for emphasis or to indicate 'not even'

  ➔ Here, "也" emphasizes that even the happiness that was "borrowed" or "anticipated" (預支的幸福) was not a small amount. It implies that the speaker had at least some significant positive feelings, despite things not working out.

• 說往事只能像故事

  ➔ 只能 (zhǐ néng): can only; can but; only able to.

  ➔ "只能" here expresses limitation. The speaker is saying that the past events can *only* be talked about as if they are detached stories, implying a lack of emotional connection or ability to revisit them in a more intimate way.

• 把我留在某一句歌詞 的確很有面子

  ➔ 的確 (díquè) - indeed; really; certainly; sure enough

  ➔ "的確" strengthens the idea. While being immortalized in a song lyric seems positive, the overall tone of the song suggests a bittersweetness. The speaker acknowledges it's a nice thing ("很有面子") but also implies it's a limited form of connection.