The Contract

• By: Twenty One Pilots
• Album: Breach

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Hello, Clancy.

你好，克兰西。

I check the doors, check the windows, and pull the blinds,

我检查门窗，拉上百叶窗，

I check the clock

我看着时钟

wondering what he will pull this time,

想着他这次会做什么，

I have a feeling that necromancer’s outside,

我感觉外面有个死灵法师，

And I'm just trying to stay quiet.

我只是努力保持安静。

I don’t sleep much, that's crazy, how’d you know that?

我不怎么睡觉，这太疯狂了，你怎么知道？

Keep myself up, that's maybe how you know that,

让我保持清醒，也许就是这样你知道的，

Promises and contracts

承诺和契约

I used to keep,

我曾经守着，

I don’t sleep much, that's crazy, how’d you know that?

我不怎么睡觉，这太疯狂了，你怎么知道？

Keep myself up, that’s maybe how you know that,

让我保持清醒，也许也是你知道的原因，

My hallucination

我的幻觉

I used to see.

我曾经看见。

Wake up and I find out, did a change up,

醒来后我发现，变化了，

Wait-

等等——

Did it change up?

变了吗？

Is it light out yet?

天亮了吗？

Better find out. Bet,

最好快点查查。打赌，

Imma walk around the edge of the room,

我会绕着房间走一圈，

And the bed where I hide my face,

还有我藏脸的床，

Pace around,

踱步，

Better try to breathe,

得试着呼吸，

Pace around,

踱步，

Pace around.

踱步。

I check the doors, check the windows, and pull the blinds,

我检查门窗，拉上百叶窗，

I check the clock

我看着时钟

wondering what he will pull this time,

想着他这次会做什么，

I have a feeling that necromancer’s outside,

我感觉外面有个死灵法师，

And I'm just trying to stay quiet.

我只是努力保持安静。

I don’t sleep much, that's crazy, how’d you know that?

我不怎么睡觉，这太疯狂了，你怎么知道？

Keep myself up, that's maybe how you know that,

让我保持清醒，也许就是这样你知道的，

Promises and contracts

承诺和契约

I used to keep,

我曾经守着，

I don’t sleep much, that's crazy, how’d you know that?

我不怎么睡觉，这太疯狂了，你怎么知道？

Keep myself up, that’s maybe how you know that,

让我保持清醒，也许也是你知道的原因，

My hallucination

我的幻觉

I used to see.

我曾经看见。

I used to see.

我曾经看见。

Sleep I found.

我找到了睡眠。

I wanna get out there,

我想出去外面，

But I don’t try,

但我不试，

I wanna get out there,

我想出去外面，

But I don’t try.

但我不试。

I check the clock

我看着时钟

wondering what he will pull this time,

想着他这次会做什么，

I have a feeling that necromancer’s outside,

我感觉外面有个死灵法师，

And I'm just trying to stay quiet.

我只是努力保持安静。

I don’t sleep much, that's crazy, how’d you know that?

我不怎么睡觉，这太疯狂了，你怎么知道？

Keep myself up, that's maybe how you know that,

让我保持清醒，也许就是这样你知道的，

Promises and contracts

承诺和契约

I used to keep,

我曾经守着，

I don’t sleep much, that's crazy, how’d you know that?

我不怎么睡觉，这太疯狂了，你怎么知道？

Keep myself up, that’s maybe how you know that,

让我保持清醒，也许也是你知道的原因，

My hallucination

我的幻觉

I used to see.

我曾经看见。

I used to see.

我曾经看见。

I used to see.

我曾经看见。

My hallucination

我的幻觉

I used to see.

我曾经看见。

I used to see,

我曾经看见，

It felt so real,

感觉如此真实，

But now I plead,

但现在我恳求，

Just take the deal,

只要达成协议，

I promised you,

我答应你，

A contract,

一个契约，

I promised you,

我答应你，

A contract.

一个契约。

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
contract /ˈkɒn.trækt/ B1	noun - 合同 verb - 签订
hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ B2	noun - 幻觉
knows /noʊz/ A2	verb - 知道
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - 睡觉
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - 拉
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - 停留
promises /ˈprɒm.ɪsɪz/ B2	noun - 承诺
light /laɪt/ A2	adjective - 明亮的
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	noun - 变化 verb - 改变
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - 脸
plead /pliːd/ B2	verb - 恳求

Grammar:

• I check the doors, check the windows, and pull the blinds

  ➔ 使用平行结构（并列连词 'and'）连接多个动作。

  ➔ 使用 'and' 连接多个动作，表示它们按照顺序或同时发生。

• I don’t sleep much, that's crazy, how’d you know that?

  ➔ 使用 'don't' 来表示现在时的否定形式。

  ➔ 'don't' 结合了 'do' + 'not' 来构成否定句。

• Promises and contracts I used to keep

  ➔ 'used to + 动词' 用于表达过去的习惯或状态，现已不再如此。

  ➔ 'used to' 表示过去的习惯或状态，现已不再如此。

• My hallucination I used to see.

  ➔ 关系从句 'that I used to see' 描述过去的经历。

  ➔ 'used to' 在关系从句中表示过去的习惯动作。

• Just take the deal

  ➔ 祈使语气，用于发出命令或请求。

  ➔ 祈使语气表示命令或紧急请求。

• I have a feeling that necromancer’s outside

  ➔ 'that' + 名词性从句表达主观感觉或直觉。

  ➔ 名词性从句 'that necromancer’s outside' 作为动词 'have' 的宾语，表达一种感觉。

• Just take the deal

  ➔ 祈使语气用于发出命令或提建议。

  ➔ 说话人在给出直接的命令或建议，使用祈使语气。