一萬小時 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 宇宙人
• Album: 第三張全創作專輯『一萬小時10,000 HOURS』

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

需要多久的時間 平地才能搭起一座山

How long does it take for flat land to build a mountain?

需要多久的時間 海岸才能堆積出沙灘

How long does it take for the coast to accumulate a beach?

一首情歌 怎能計算當初相識的浪漫

How can a love song measure the romance of our first meeting?

一個擁抱 卻能衡量彼此能給的溫暖

A single embrace can measure the warmth we can give each other.

我要變成你的樹 用葉子親吻你的臉

I want to become your tree, kissing your face with my leaves.

讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚 讓我吸收這一切

Let the soil drink your tears, let me absorb it all.

我要帶著妳飛翔 從冰河穿越道草原

I want to fly with you, crossing from glaciers to the grasslands.

讓我完成有你的世界 一萬小時只是個起點

Let me complete a world with you; ten thousand hours is just a starting point.

過了多久的時間 我們走入了平行世界

How much time has passed as we entered a parallel world?

用了多久的時間 我們終於開口說抱歉

How long did it take for us to finally say sorry?

一首情歌 只能計算當初相識的浪漫

A love song can only measure the romance of our first meeting.

一瞬之間 我們進化成最難離開的另一半

In an instant, we evolved into the hardest to leave other half.

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我要變成你的樹 用葉子親吻你的臉

I want to become your tree, kissing your face with my leaves.

讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚 讓我吸收這一切

Let the soil drink your tears, let me absorb it all.

我要帶著妳飛翔 從冰河穿越到草原

I want to fly with you, crossing from glaciers to the grasslands.

讓我完成有你的世界 一萬小時只是個起點

Let me complete a world with you; ten thousand hours is just a starting point.

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我要變成你的樹 用葉子親吻你的臉

I want to become your tree, kissing your face with my leaves.

讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚 讓我吸收這一切

Let the soil drink your tears, let me absorb it all.

我要帶著妳飛翔 從冰河穿越道草原

I want to fly with you, crossing from glaciers to the grasslands.

讓我完成有你的世界 一萬小時只是個起點

Let me complete a world with you; ten thousand hours is just a starting point.

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沒有你的世界 變成了終點

A world without you has become the end.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時間 (shíjiān) /ʂʐˈʅt͡ɕjɛn/ A1	noun - time
山 (shān) /ʂán/ A1	noun - mountain
海 (hǎi) /xǎi/ A1	noun - sea
情歌 (qínggē) /t͡ɕʰǐŋɡɤ/ B1	noun - love song
擁抱 (yōngbào) /jʊŋbɑʊ̯/ B1	noun - hug verb - to hug
樹 (shù) /ʂù/ A1	noun - tree
葉子 (yèzi) /jɛ̂tsɨ/ A2	noun - leaf
親吻 (qīnwěn) /t͡ɕʰínwə̀n/ B2	verb - to kiss
土壤 (tǔrǎng) /tʰùɻɑŋ/ B1	noun - soil
眼淚 (yǎnlèi) /jɛ̀nleɪ/ A2	noun - tears
飛翔 (fēixiáng) /féiɕi̯ɑ̌ŋ/ B2	verb - to fly
冰河 (bīnghé) /biŋxɤ/ B1	noun - glacier
草原 (cǎoyuán) /tsʰɑʊ̯jɥɛ̌n/ B1	noun - grassland
世界 (shìjiè) /ʂɻ̩ t͡ɕjɛ/ A1	noun - world
起點 (qǐdiǎn) /t͡ɕʰǐtjɛ̀n/ B1	noun - starting point
平行 (píngxíng) /pʰǐŋɕǐŋ/ B2	adjective - parallel
進化 (jìnhuà) /t͡ɕìn xu̯a/ B2	verb - to evolve
終點 (zhōngdiǎn) /t͡ʂʊŋtjɛ̀n/ B1	noun - end point

Key Grammar Structures

• 需要多久的時間

  ➔ Use of 需要 + duration noun to express 'how long it takes.'

  ➔ '需要' means 'to need' or 'requires,' and is combined with a time period to indicate duration.

• 一首情歌

  ➔ Use of 一 + measure word + noun to indicate 'a' / 'one' (e.g., 一首情歌).

  ➔ '一' means 'one,' and combined with a measure word indicates a singular item, such as a song.

• 用葉子親吻你的臉

  ➔ Use of 用 + object + verb to indicate 'use this object to do something.'

  ➔ '用' means 'to use,' and is followed by an object and a verb to show the means of action.

• 讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚

  ➔ Use of 讓 + object + verb to express 'let' or 'allow' someone to do something.

  ➔ '讓' means 'let' or 'allow,' causing the subject to perform the action or making something happen.

• 讓我吸收這一切

  ➔ Same as above, 讓 + me + verb to mean 'let me' or 'allow me to.'

  ➔ '讓' with pronoun + verb expresses permission or causation, such as 'let me do something.'

• 沒有你的世界 變成了終點

  ➔ Use of 沒有 + noun to mean 'without' or 'not having' + result clause.

  ➔ '沒有' means 'not have' or 'without,' used to describe absence leading to a result.