Dancing Through Life

• By: Jonathan Bailey, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Cynthia Erivo
• Album: Wicked: The Soundtrack

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

I see that once again

我又一次看到

The responsibility to corrupt my fellow students falls to me

负责任破坏同学的事情，得我来承担

The trouble with schools is

学校的问题在于

They always try to teach the wrong lesson

它们总是想教错的课

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Believe me, I've been kicked out of enough of them to know

相信我，我被踢出足够多的学校了，知道这是什么原因

They want you to become less callow, less shallow

他们想让你变得不那么稚嫩，不那么浅薄

But I say, why invite stress in?

但我说，何必让压力进来呢？

Stop studying strife

别再学习纷争

And learn to live the unexamined life

学着过未经审视的生活

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Dancing through life, skimming the surface

舞动人生，浮于表面

Gliding where turf is smooth

在平坦的地面上滑行

Life's more painless for the brainless

无脑的生活更无痛

Why think too hard when it's so soothing?

何必想得太多，这样很舒服

Dancing through life, no need to tough it

舞动人生，不需硬撑

When you can slough it off as I do

只要像我一样，洒脱应对

Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters

无关紧要的只是“一无所知”

It's just life, so keep dancing through

这就是生活，所以继续舞蹈吧

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Dancing through life, swaying and sweeping

舞动人生，摇摆扫动

And always keeping cool

保持凉爽从不慌张

Life is fraughtless when you're thoughtless

当你无思想时，生活无拘无束

Those who don't try never look foolish

从不试图的人，永不显得愚蠢

Dancing through life, mindless and careless

舞动人生，心不在焉，随心而动

Make sure you're where less trouble is rife

确保你身处少麻烦的地方

Woes are fleeting, blows are glancing

烦恼转瞬即逝，打击只是轻微

When you're dancing through life

当你在舞动人生

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Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom

我们去奥兹尘舞厅吧

We'll meet there later tonight

今晚我们就在那里见

We can dance 'til it's light

跳到天亮

Find the prettiest girl

找个最漂亮的女孩

Give her a whirl

让她试试手

Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom

直奔奥兹尘舞厅

Come on, follow me

来吧，跟我来

You'll be happy to be there

你一定会高兴在那儿

Dancing through life down at the Ozdust

在奥兹尘跳舞，度过美好时光

If only because dust is what we come to

如果只是因为尘土也是我们的归宿

Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters

无关紧要的只是“毫无所知”

It's just life

这就是生活

It's just life

这就是生活

So keep dancing through

所以继续舞动

Galinda, um, I hope you'll save a dance for me tonight

格琳达，希望今晚你为我留一支舞

I'll be right there, waiting all night

我会一直等在那儿，等一整夜

That's so kind

真贴心

But you know what would be even kinder?

但你知道什么会更贴心吗？

See that tragically beautiful girl?

看到那位悲剧般漂亮的女孩？

The one in the chair

那个坐在椅子上的

It seems so unfair

看起来真不公平

We should go on a spree

咱们得去闹一闹

And not she, gee

别让她孤单

I know someone would be my hero

我知道有人会做我英雄

If that someone were to go invite her

如果那人能去邀请她

(Well, maybe I could invite her)

(也许我可以去邀请她)

Oh, Bick, really?

哎，比克，真的吗？

You would do that for me?

你会为我做这个？

I would do anything for you

我为你什么都愿意

You're good

你真棒

I don't know what you mean

我不知道你什么意思

I love helping others, oh, and I happen to be free tonight, after all

我喜欢帮助别人，哦而且我今晚正有空

Now that we've met one another

既然我们相遇

It's clear we deserve each other

很明显我们是彼此的命中注定

You're perfect (you're perfect)

你完美（你完美）

So we're perfect together

我们天生一对

Born to be forever

注定永远相伴

Dancing through life

舞动人生

You'll never guess what just happened to me

你绝猜不到我刚发生了什么

That perfectly adorable Munchkin boy just asked me out

那只可爱的迷你男孩刚刚约我出来

He said he was too shy to ask me out first

他说他太害羞，没敢先开口

But then Galinda emboldened him (wait, Galinda?)

但之后格琳达激励了他（等等，格琳达？）

Don't, don't you dare say another word against her

别，不要再说她坏话

I'm about to have the happiest night of my life

我快要拥有我生命中最幸福的夜晚

Thanks to Galinda

多亏了格琳达

Finally, for this one night

至少今晚

I'm about to have a fun night

我会过得很开心

With this Munchkin boy Galinda found for me

和那个格琳达帮我找到的迷你男孩一起

And I only wish there were

我只希望能做点什么回报她

Something I could do for her, to repay her

艾尔法巴，你看？我们彼此相配

Elphaba, see? We deserve each other

Elphaba, see? We deserve each other

And Galinda helped it come true

而格琳达帮这个梦想成真

We deserve each other, me and Boq

我和博克是天生一对

Please Elphaba, try to understand

请，艾尔法巴，试着理解

I do

我明白

Galinda, um, Nessa and I were talking about you just now and

格琳达，嗯，内萨和我刚刚在谈你，

Well, we were just talking about you!

其实，我们就是在谈你！

How you should join us tonight

你今晚应该加入我们的

At the Ozdust

在奥兹尘

And don't tell me you have nothing to wear

别告诉我你没穿衣服

Because you could wear this

因为你可以穿这个

I mean, it goes with everything you own

它配你所有的衣服

It's really, uh, sharp, don't you think?

真的很酷，你觉得呢？

You know, black is this year's pink

你知道吗，黑色就是今年的粉色

You deserve each other, this hat and you

你和这顶帽子都很配

You're both so smart

你们都那么聪明

You deserve each other so here

你们很般配，所以

Out of the goodness of my heart

出于我一片善心

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Listen, Nessa?

听着，内萨？

Yes?

嗯？

Uh, Nessa

呃，内萨

I've got something to confess

我有件事得坦白

A reason why, well

原因，是嗯

Why I asked you here tonight

我叫你今晚来的理由

And I know it isn't fair

我知道这不公平

Oh, Boq, I know why

哦，博克，我知道为什么

You do?

你知道吗？

It's because I'm in this chair

因为我坐在这把椅子上

And you felt sorry for me

你觉得可怜我

Well, isn't that right?

是不是这么回事？

No! Oh, no, no, I don't feel sorry for you

不！哦，絕对不是，我不觉得你可怜

You're great, I asked you because, because

你很棒，我叫你是因为，因為

Because you are so beautiful!

因为你真的很美！

Oh, Boq, I think you're wonderful!

哦，博克，我觉得你很棒！

And we deserve each other

我们很配

Don't you see? This is our chance

你难道看不到吗？这是我们的机会

We deserve each other

我们相配

Don't we, Boq?

我们是不是，博克？

You know what?

你知道吗？

Let's dance

我们来跳舞吧

What?

什么？

Let's dance!

我们跳舞！

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Dancing through life here at the Ozdust

在奥兹尘舞厅跳舞，度过人生

If only because dust is what we come to

因为尘埃也是我们的归宿

And here's the strange thing, your life could end up changing

奇怪的是，你的生活可能会因此改变

While you're dancing through

当你在舞动人生中

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
responsibility /rɪspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪti/ B2	noun - 责任
corrupt /kəˈrʌpt/ B2	verb - 腐败 adjective - 腐败的
teach /tiːtʃ/ A2	verb - 教,教授
lesson /ˈlɛsn/ A2	noun - 课，教训
callow /ˈkæl.oʊ/ B1	adjective - 缺乏经验的
shallow /ˈʃæ.loʊ/ A2	adjective - 表面的，浅的
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - 压力
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - 学习
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生命
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - 跳舞
surface /ˈsɜːrfɪs/ B1	noun - 表面
smooth /smuːð/ B2	adjective - 光滑的
painless /ˈpeɪn.ləs/ C1	adjective - 无痛的
brainless /ˈbreɪn.ləs/ B2	adjective - 幼稚，愚蠢
mindless /ˈmaɪndləs/ B2	adjective - 无意识的
careless /ˈkɛərləs/ B1	adjective - 粗心的
trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ B2	noun - 麻烦
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - 生活

Grammar:

• The trouble with schools is they always try to teach the wrong lesson.

  ➔ 一般现在时用于表达普遍真理。

  ➔ 在句子中，"学校的问题是..."，动词"是"表示一种状态。

• Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters.

  ➔ 这个句子使用“但是”来表示例外。

  ➔ 在这个语境中，“但是”强调知道没有什么重要是唯一重要的事情。

• Life's more painless for the brainless.

  ➔ 'Life's'是一个所有格的缩写形式。

  ➔ 在这里，“生活”表示生活具有无痛的特性。

• Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom.

  ➔ '让我们'的使用是一个邀请或建议。

  ➔ 在这一行中，“让我们去”暗示了一种共同的行动或体验。

• You deserve each other.

  ➔ 这个句子使用“值得”来表示价值或应得。

  ➔ 在这个语境中，“值得”暗示双方都适合彼此。

• I only wish there were something I could do for her.

  ➔ '希望'的使用表示对不真实事物的渴望。

  ➔ 在这一行中，“我只希望”表达了帮助的渴望。

• When you're dancing through life.

  ➔ '当'的使用引入了一个条件从句。

  ➔ 在这个语境中，“当你在跳舞时”暗示了生活更愉快的场景。