Nine Ball

• 가수: Zach Bryan

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I don't wanna bet, but my father wrote a check that I bet his ass could never cash

我不想赌，但我爸开了张支票，我敢打赌他兑不了现

He's bettin' on the eight-ball landin' in the side wall, cold-blooded killer if you asked

他赌黑八进边袋，要是你问，他就是个冷血杀手

But every night he needs me to land himself a red-three, corner pocket at 12 a.m.

但每晚他都需要我在凌晨十二点，帮他打进红三，落入底袋

Only twelve years old, but I got ahold of a pool stick I was gifted from him

我才十二岁，就握紧了他送我的球杆

My father is a bettin' man

我父亲是个赌徒

But I got myself a steady hand

但我练就了一双稳手

He's sittin' in the corner with a six-pack of Corona

他坐在角落，一手拿着科罗娜

Bettin' that his son 'll win again

赌他的儿子会再次赢下比赛

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Go bet another six-pack

再去赌一打啤酒

Bet I make comeback

赌我能扳回一局

Count on that this table's got a lean

相信我，这张球桌有点倾斜

Won't you to takе me fishin', and I wanna try out for the sevеnth-grade football team

你为什么不带我去钓鱼呢，我还想试试加入七年级的足球队

He'll probably be nothin', but this town's old drunkard 'nd die on a smoke-stained stool

他可能一事无成，最终会成为镇上的老酒鬼，死在烟熏火燎的凳子上

Right now he's got a bargain that he's taken too far on his boys game of nine-ball pool

现在他已经沉迷于这场九球赌局，越陷越深

My father was a bettin' man

我父亲是个赌徒

But I got myself a steady hand

但我练就了一双稳手

He's sittin' in the corner with a six-pack of Corona

他坐在角落，一手拿着科罗娜

Bettin' that his son 'll win again

赌他的儿子会再次赢下比赛

My father was a bettin' man

我父亲是个赌徒

...

...

My father was a bettin' man

我父亲是个赌徒

But I got myself a steady hand

但我练就了一双稳手

He's sittin' in the corner with a six-pack of Corona

他坐在角落，一手拿着科罗娜

Bettin' that his son 'll win again

赌他的儿子会再次赢下比赛

I don't wanna bet, but my daddy wrote a check that I bet his ass could never cash

我不想赌，但我爸开了张支票，我敢打赌他兑不了现

He's bettin' on the eight-ball landin' in the side wall, cold-blooded killer if you asked

他赌黑八进边袋，要是你问，他就是个冷血杀手

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이 노래의 어휘:

어휘	의미
bet /bɛt/ B1	verb - 打赌 noun - 赌注
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - 父亲
check /tʃɛk/ A2	noun - 支票
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - 现金 verb - 将（支票或汇票）兑换成现金。
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - 杀手
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - 夜晚
pool /puːl/ A2	noun - 台球
stick /stɪk/ A2	noun - 棍子
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 男人
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - 手
corner /ˈkɔːrnər/ A2	noun - 角落
son /sʌn/ A1	noun - 儿子
table /ˈteɪbl/ A1	noun - 桌子
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - 城镇
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - 游戏

문법:

• I don't wanna bet, but my father wrote a check that I bet his ass could never cash

  ➔ 用 "that" 的关系从句；情态动词 "wanna" (want to)

  ➔ 关系从句 "that I bet his ass could never cash" 修饰 "check"。 "Wanna" 是 "want to" 的口语缩写。

• He's bettin' on the eight-ball landin' in the side wall, cold-blooded killer if you asked

  ➔ 用于预测未来的现在进行时 ("He's bettin'")；带 "if" 的省略从句

  ➔ "He's bettin'" 暗示着对未来事件的强烈信念。 "Cold-blooded killer if you asked" 是 "He's a cold-blooded killer if you asked him" 的简写。

• Only twelve years old, but I got ahold of a pool stick I was gifted from him

  ➔ 作为介绍性成分的形容词短语；被动语态 ("I was gifted")

  ➔ "Only twelve years old" 描述了说话人的年龄，并作为介绍。 "I was gifted" 表明台球杆是由其他人（他）赠送给说话者的。

• But I got myself a steady hand

  ➔ 反身代词 ("myself")

  ➔ 反身代词 "myself" 强调说话者通过自己的努力获得了一双稳健的手。

• Bettin' that his son 'll win again

  ➔ 缩写 "'ll" (will)；动名词用作名词 (Bettin')

  ➔ "'ll" 是 "will" 的缩写，表示将来时态。 "Bettin'" 用作名词，是该从句的主语。

• Count on that this table's got a lean

  ➔ 祈使语气 ("Count on that")；所有格 "table's"

  ➔ "Count on that" 是祈使语气，给出了直接的命令。 "Table's" 显示所有格，意味着桌子具有倾斜的性质。

• Won't you take me fishin', and I wanna try out for the seventh-grade football team

  ➔ 反问句 ("Won't you")；情态动词 "wanna"；介词 "for"

  ➔ "'Won't you'" 是一个用于软化请求的反问句。 "Wanna" 是 "want to" 的口语缩写。 "For" 表示尝试的目的。