Better Than Revenge

• 歌手: Taylor Swift
• アルバム: Speak Now

歌詞:

[English]

[中文]

Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did

现在去墙角站着，好好想想你都做了什么

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Time for a little revenge

该来点小小的复仇了

The story starts when it was hot and it was summer and

故事开始于炎热的夏天

I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him

我拥有一切，他就在我想要的地方

She came along, got him alone and let's hear the applause

她出现了，独自接近他，让我们为她鼓掌

She took him faster than you could say, "Sabotage"

她抢走他的速度比你说“破坏”还快

I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it

我从未预料到，根本不会怀疑

I underestimated just who I was dealing with

我低估了我的对手

She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum

她一定知道痛苦像鼓点一样敲打着我

She underestimated just who she was stealing from

她低估了她偷的是谁的

She's not a saint

她不是圣人

And she's not what you think

她也不是你想象的那样

She's an actress, whoa

她是个演员，哇哦

But she's better know

但她更出名

For the things that she does

因为她在床垫上做的事，

On the mattress, whoa

哇哦

Soon she's gonna find, stealing other people's toys on the playground

很快她就会发现，在操场上偷别人的玩具

Won't make it many friends

交不到很多朋友

She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind

她应该记住，她应该记住

There is nothing I do better than revenge

没有什么我比复仇更擅长

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She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list

她看待生活就像一场派对，而她就在名单上

She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it

她看我像个潮流，而她已经过时了

I think her ever-present frown is a little troubling

我认为她永远皱着眉头有点令人不安

And she thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme her name with things

她觉得我疯了，因为我喜欢用一些东西和她的名字押韵

But sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know

但成熟老练不是你穿什么或者你认识谁

Or pushing people down, it gets you where you wanna go

或者把别人踩在脚下，那才能带你去想去的地方

They wouldn't teach you that in prep school so it's up to me

预科学校不会教你这些，所以这取决于我

But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity

但是再多的古董裙子也无法给你尊严

She's not a saint

她不是圣人

And she's not what you think

她也不是你想象的那样

She's an actress, whoa

她是个演员，哇哦

But she's better know

但她更出名

For the things that she does

因为她在床垫上做的事，

On the mattress, whoa

哇哦

Soon she's gonna find, stealing other people's toys on the playground

很快她就会发现，在操场上偷别人的玩具

Won't make it many friends

交不到很多朋友

She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind

她应该记住，她应该记住

There is nothing I do better than revenge

没有什么我比复仇更擅长

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I'm just another thing for you

我只是你的又一个东西

To roll your eyes at, honey

让你翻白眼，宝贝

You might have him, but haven't you heard?

你可能拥有他，但你没听说过吗？

I'm just another thing for you

我只是你的又一个东西

To roll your eyes at, honey

让你翻白眼，宝贝

You might have him but I always get the last word, whoa

你可能拥有他，但我总是笑到最后，哇哦

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She's not a saint

她不是圣人

And she's not what you think

她也不是你想象的那样

She's an actress, whoa

她是个演员，哇哦

But she's better know

但她更出名

For the things that she does

因为她在床垫上做的事，

On the mattress, whoa

哇哦

Soon she's gonna find, stealing other people's toys on the playground

很快她就会发现，在操场上偷别人的玩具

Won't make it many friends

交不到很多朋友

She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind

她应该记住，她应该记住

There is nothing I do better than revenge

没有什么我比复仇更擅长

And do you still feel like you know what you're doing?

你还觉得你知道自己在做什么吗？

'Cause I don't think you do

因为我不觉得你知道

Oh, do you still feel like you know what you're doing?

哦，你还觉得你知道自己在做什么吗？

I don't think you do, I don't think you do

我不觉得你知道，我不觉得你知道

Let's hear the applause

让我们为她鼓掌

Come on, show me how much better you are

来吧，让我看看你有多优秀

So you deserve some much applause 'cause you're so much better

所以你应该得到很多掌声，因为你太优秀了

She took him faster than you could say, "Sabotage"

她抢走他的速度比你说“破坏”还快

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この曲の語彙:

語彙	意味
corner /ˈkɔːrnər/ A2	noun - 角落
revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ B2	noun - 复仇
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - 故事
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A2	noun - 夏季
applause /əˈplɔːz/ B2	noun - 掌声
faster /ˈfæstər/ B2	adjective / adverb - 更快
sabotege /ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ/ C1	noun - 破坏活动
drum /drʌm/ A2	noun - 鼓
actress /ˈǽktrəs/ B2	noun - 女演员
mattress /ˈmætrəs/ B2	noun - 床垫
toys /tɔɪz/ A1	noun - 玩具
friends /frɛndz/ A2	noun - 朋友
dignity /ˈdɪgnɪti/ B2	noun - 尊严
pushing /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - 推
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ C1	noun / adjective - 精神病患者，精神错乱

文法:

• I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him

  ➔ 使用 "where" 的关系从句

  ➔ 单词 "where" 引入一个关系从句，修饰地点 "right there"。 它结合了两个想法：“我把他放在那里” 和 “我想要他在那里”。

• She took him faster than you could say, "Sabotage"

  ➔ 比较状语从句

  ➔ 这句话使用 "faster than" 来比较 "她" 夺走 "他" 的速度与某人可以说出 "Sabotage" 的速度。“Than” 引入了比较从句。

• She underestimated just who she was stealing from

  ➔ 嵌入式问题/间接问题

  ➔ 短语 "who she was stealing from" 充当动词 "underestimated" 的宾语。 这是一个间接问题，不需要通常的提问语序（主谓倒装）。

• There is nothing I do better than revenge

  ➔ 使用 "nothing...better than" 的比较结构

  ➔ 这句话使用 "nothing ... better than" 来表达复仇是说话者最擅长的事情。 这意味着复仇胜过所有其他技能或活动。

• She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it

  ➔ 虚拟语气（非正式用法）

  ➔ 短语 "like I'm a trend" 在非正式的口语中使用虚拟语气（“I am” 代替 “I'm”）来描述假设或想象的情况。

• But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity

  ➔ "No amount of" + 不可数名词

  ➔ "No amount of" 与不可数名词（如 "dignity"）一起使用，表示即使大量的某物也无法达到既定的结果。

• You might have him but I always get the last word

  ➔ 带 "but" 的让步从句

  ➔ 这句话使用 "but" 来对比两个对立的观点：'You might have him'（让步）和 'I always get the last word'（主要观点）。 它表明，尽管另一个人拥有 "他"，但说话者有信心他们将拥有最终决定权。