Father & Son

• 歌手: Yusuf, Cat Stevens
• アルバム: Tea For The Tillerman 2

歌詞:

[English]

[中文]

It's not time to make a change

现在还不是做出改变的时候

Just relax, take it easy

放松点，别着急

You're still young, that's your fault

你还年轻，这就是你的“错”啊

There's so much you have to know

你还有很多需要了解的

Find a girl, settle down

找个女孩，安定下来

If you want you can marry

如果愿意，你可以结婚

Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

看看我，我老了，但我很快乐

I was once like you are now

我也曾像你现在一样

And I know that it's not easy

我知道这并不容易

To be calm when you've found

当你发现

Something going on

有些事情发生的时候，要保持冷静

But take your time, think a lot

但慢慢来，好好想想

Think of everything you've got

想想你所拥有的一切

For you will still be here tomorrow

因为明天你依然会在这里

But your dreams may not

但你的梦想可能不会

How can I try to explain?

我该如何解释？

When I do he turns away again

当我尝试时，他总是再次转过身去

It's always been the same, same old story

一直如此，老生常谈

From the moment I could talk

从我学会说话的那一刻起

I was ordered to listen

我就被要求倾听

Now there's a way

现在有了出路

And I know that I have to go away

我知道我必须离开

I know I have to go

我知道我必须走

It's not time to make a change

现在还不是做出改变的时候

Just relax, take it slowly

放松点，慢慢来

You're still young, that's your fault

你还年轻，这就是你的“错”啊

There's so much you have to go through

你还有很多要经历的

Find a girl, settle down

找个女孩，安定下来

If you want you can marry

如果愿意，你可以结婚

Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

看看我，我老了，但我很快乐

All the times that I've cried

在我哭泣的那些时候

Keeping all the things I knew inside

把所有我知道的事情都藏在心里

It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it

这很艰难，但更难的是忽略它

If they were right I'd agree

如果他们是对的，我会同意

But it's them they know, not me

但他们了解的是他们自己，不是我

Now there's a way

现在有了出路

And I know that I have to go away

我知道我必须离开

I know I have to go

我知道我必须走

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この曲の語彙:

語彙	意味
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 时间
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - 变化 verb - 改变
relax /rɪˈlæks/ A2	verb - 放松
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - 年轻
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - 缺点
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - 知道
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - 找到
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - 女孩
settle /ˈsetl/ B1	verb - 安定
marry /ˈmæri/ A2	verb - 结婚
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - 看
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - 老的
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - 快乐的
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - 梦想
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ B1	verb - 解释
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - 说话
listen /ˈlɪsn/ A1	verb - 听
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - 硬的 adjective - 困难的
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B2	verb - 忽视