像我這樣的人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 毛不易

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

像我這樣優秀的人

Someone as outstanding as me

本該燦爛過一生

Should have shined brightly through life

怎麼二十多年到頭來

How in over twenty years,

還在人海裡浮沉

I'm still drifting in the crowds

像我這樣聰明的人

Someone as clever as me

早就告別了單純

Would have long ago left innocence behind

怎麼還是用了一段情

Why did I still spend time on a love,

去換一身傷痕

Exchanging it for a body full of scars

像我這樣迷茫的人

Someone as lost as me

像我這樣尋找的人

Someone searching like me

像我這樣碌碌無為的人

Someone so ordinary and unfulfilled

你還見過多少人

How many people have you met like this?

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像我這樣庸俗的人

Someone as common as me

從不喜歡裝深沉

I’ve never liked pretending to be deep

怎麼偶爾聽到老歌時

But sometimes when I hear old songs,

忽然也晃了神

Suddenly I get lost in thought

像我這樣懦弱的人

Someone as timid as me

凡事都要留幾分

Always holding back a little in everything

怎麼曾經也會為了誰

How I once cared so much for someone,

想過奮不顧身

Thinking I'd risk everything for them

像我這樣迷茫的人

Someone as lost as me

像我這樣尋找的人

Someone searching like me

像我這樣碌碌無為的人

Someone so plain and unremarkable

你還見過多少人

How many people have you met like this?

像我這樣孤單的人

Someone as lonely as me

像我這樣傻的人

Someone as naive as me

像我這樣不甘平凡的人

Someone unwilling to be ordinary

世界上有多少人

How many people are there in the world?

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像我這樣迷茫的人

Someone as lost as me

像我這樣尋找的人

Someone searching like me

像我這樣碌碌無為的人

Someone so average and unfulfilled

你還見過多少人

How many people have you met like this?

像我這樣孤單的人

Someone as lonely as me

像我這樣傻的人

Someone as naive as me

像我這樣不甘平凡的人

Someone unwilling to accept being ordinary

世界上有多少人

How many people are there in the world?

像我這樣莫名其妙的人

Someone as inexplicable as me

會不會有人

Could there be someone,

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心疼

Who understand the pain,

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
優秀 (yōuxiù) /joʊˈʃjoʊ/ B2	adjective - outstanding, excellent
燦爛 (cànlàn) /ˈtsʰanˌlan/ B2	adjective - bright, brilliant, splendid
聰明 (cōngmíng) /tsʰʊ́ŋmɪŋ/ A2	adjective - intelligent, clever
告別 (gàobié) /kɑʊ̯bje/ B1	verb - to say goodbye, to leave, to bid farewell to
單純 (dānchún) /d̥ant͡ʃʰwən/ B1	adjective - simple, pure, naive
傷痕 (shānghén) /ʂaŋ.xən/ B2	noun - scar, wound
迷茫 (mímáng) /mǐmɑŋ/ B2	adjective - confused, perplexed, at a loss
尋找 (xúnzhǎo) /ɕy̌nt͡ʂɑʊ/ B1	verb - to seek, to look for
碌碌無為 (lùlùwúwéi) /lûlûwúwéi/ C1	adjective - mediocre and accomplishing nothing
庸俗 (yōngsú) /jʊŋsʊ/ B2	adjective - vulgar, philistine, banal
深沉 (shēnchén) /ʃəntʃʰən/ B2	adjective - deep, profound, reserved
懦弱 (nuòruò) /nwɔ̂ɻwɔ̂/ B2	adjective - cowardly, weak
奮不顧身 (fènbùgùshēn) /fə̀npúkûʂə́n/ C1	verb - to dash ahead regardless of one's safety
孤單 (gūdān) /kúdan/ A2	adjective - lonely, alone
不甘平凡 (bùgān píngfán) /pûkan.pʰǐŋfan/ B2	adjective - unwilling to be ordinary, not reconciled to mediocrity
心疼 (xīnténg) /ɕíntəŋ/ B1	verb - to feel sorry for, to love dearly

Key Grammar Structures

• 像我這樣優秀的人

  ➔ 像...這樣 + adjective + 的 + noun (Similar to... such an adjective)

  ➔ The structure "像...這樣 + adjective + 的 + noun" is used to describe a noun with a certain quality, emphasizing the similarity. In this case, it means "a person like me who is so 'excellent'" .

• 本該燦爛過一生

  ➔ 本該 (běngāi): Should have; ought to have

  ➔ "本該" indicates an expectation or what should have happened. "本該燦爛過一生" translates to "should have lived a brilliant life".

• 怎麼二十多年到頭來

  ➔ 到頭來 (dàotóulái): In the end; after all

  ➔ "到頭來" signifies what ultimately happens after a period of time or effort. It's used to express a result that may be contrary to expectations. Here, it means "in the end, after more than twenty years...".

• 還在人海裡浮沉

  ➔ 還在 (háizài): Still; yet

  ➔ "還在" indicates a continuing state or action. "還在人海裡浮沉" means "still drifting in the sea of people".

• 早就告別了單純

  ➔ 早就 (zǎojiù): Long ago; already

  ➔ "早就" emphasizes that something happened a long time ago or has already happened. "早就告別了單純" means "(I) already said goodbye to naivety a long time ago".

• 怎麼還是用了一段情

  ➔ 還是 (háishì): Still; yet

  ➔ "還是" indicates that something is still happening despite expectations or attempts to the contrary. "怎麼還是用了一段情" conveys a sense of disappointment or self-reproach. "How is it that I still used a relationship..."

• 凡事都要留幾分

  ➔ 凡事 (fánshì): Everything; all things

  ➔ "凡事" means "everything" or "in everything". "凡事都要留幾分" indicates a cautious approach to all matters. "In everything, one must leave some room (for oneself)".

• 怎麼曾經也會為了誰

  ➔ 曾經 (céngjīng) + 也 (yě) + 會 (huì) (Once + also + would)

  ➔ "曾經" (céngjīng) indicates something that happened in the past. "也 (yě)" means "also" or "too," adding emphasis. "會 (huì)" indicates possibility or willingness to do something. So, the combination suggests a past action that might seem surprising in retrospect. The speaker is surprised that they *once* would have done something.