Next Thing You Know

• By: Jordan Davis

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[English]

[中文]

(tranquil rhythmic music)

（宁静的节奏音乐）

♪ You swear that you're stayin' single ♪

♪ 你发誓要保持单身 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ You meet a girl at a bar ♪

♪ 你在酒吧遇见一个女孩 ♪

♪ And next thing you know ♪

♪ 然后你知道的事 ♪

♪ You get her laughin' it's 2 AM ♪

♪ 你让她笑，已经凌晨两点了 ♪

♪ You're telling your buddies three months in ♪

♪ 三个月后你告诉你的朋友们 ♪

♪ That she ain't movin' in ♪

♪ 她不会搬进来 ♪

♪ But next thing you know ♪

♪ 但下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ There's a U-Haul trailer ♪

♪ 有一辆U-Haul拖车 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ Your old apartment ♪

♪ 你以前的公寓 ♪

♪ Is y'all's new place ♪

♪ 成了你们的新家 ♪

♪ There goes the carpet ♪

♪ 地毯也搬走了 ♪

♪ But the deer head stays ♪

♪ 但鹿头还在 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ You're savin' money like never before, just to ♪

♪ 你像从未有过一样存钱，只为 ♪

♪ Spend it all at a jewelry store, gettin' ♪

♪ 在珠宝店花光所有的钱，准备 ♪

♪ Down on one knee on her mama's porch ♪

♪ 在她妈妈的门廊上单膝跪下 ♪

♪ Just prayin' she don't say no ♪

♪ 只希望她不要拒绝 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ Your best man gives a half drunk speech and you're ♪

♪ 你的伴郎醉醺醺地发表演讲，而你 ♪

♪ Sunburnt on a honeymoon beach and you're ♪

♪ 在蜜月海滩上晒伤，而你 ♪

♪ Left hand's gettin' used to that ring ♪

♪ 左手渐渐习惯了那枚戒指 ♪

♪ And there the next two or three years go ♪

♪ 接下来的两三年就这样过去了 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

(tranquil rhythmic music)

（宁静的节奏音乐）

♪ Y'all weren't really tryin' ♪

♪ 你们其实并没有真的想要 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ There's a test on the counter ♪

♪ 桌子上有一个测试 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ She's standin' there cryin' ♪

♪ 她站在那里哭泣 ♪

♪ Noddin' her head, yes ♪

♪ 她点着头，表示同意 ♪

♪ You're half excited ♪

♪ 你一半兴奋 ♪

♪ Half scared to death ♪

♪ 一半又害怕得要命 ♪

♪ 'Cause next thing you know ♪

♪ 因为下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ You're wearing scrubs and a funny white hat and the ♪

♪ 你穿着手术服，戴着搞笑的白帽子， ♪

♪ Doctor's sayin', how you doin' there dad and ♪

♪ 医生问你，爸爸，你好吗？ ♪

♪ Nobody's ever called you that ♪

♪ 从来没有人这样称呼过你 ♪

♪ And you take that drive home slow ♪

♪ 你慢慢开车回家 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ It's first steps, first dates, first car, it's ♪

♪ 是第一次走路，第一次约会，第一次车， ♪

♪ 11:01 wonderin' where they are ♪

♪ 11:01，想知道他们在哪里 ♪

♪ You're sayin' that USC's too far ♪

♪ 你说南加州大学太远了 ♪

♪ It's amazing how fast seventeen years go ♪

♪ 十七年过得真快，令人惊讶 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪ (inspirational rhythmic music)

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪ （鼓舞人心的节奏音乐）

♪ The next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ You get to know your wife again and you're ♪

♪ 你重新认识你的妻子，而你 ♪

♪ More in love than you've ever been with a ♪

♪ 比你以往任何时候都更爱她 ♪

♪ Lot of years of remember when's ♪

♪ 许多年的回忆 ♪

♪ And still some down the road ♪

♪ 还有一些在未来的日子里 ♪

♪ 'Cause next thing you know ♪

♪ 因为下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ You got a yard full of your kid's kids and ya ♪

♪ 你有一个满是你孩子的孩子的院子， ♪

♪ Take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish, and ya ♪

♪ 带他们去教堂，教他们钓鱼， ♪

♪ Tell 'em stories every chance you get ♪

♪ 每次有机会就给他们讲故事 ♪

♪ About how fast this life down here can go ♪

♪ 讲述这生活在这里是多么快 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

♪ Next thing you know ♪

♪ 下一件你知道的事 ♪

(inspirational rhythmic music)

（鼓舞人心的节奏音乐）

Từ vựng có trong bài hát này:

Từ vựng	Nghĩa
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - 遇见
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2	verb - 笑
trailer /ˈtreɪlər/ A2	noun - 拖车
apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A2	noun - 公寓
carpet /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ A2	noun - 地毯
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - 钱
jewelry /ˈdʒuːəlri/ B1	noun - 珠宝
knee /niː/ A2	noun - 膝盖
porch /pɔːrtʃ/ B1	noun - 门廊
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 男人
speech /spiːtʃ/ B1	noun - 演讲
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - 海滩
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	noun - 戒指
test /test/ A2	noun - 测试
doctor /ˈdɑːktər/ A1	noun - 医生
scrubs /skrʌbz/ B2	noun - 工作服

Ngữ pháp:

• You swear that you're stayin' single

  ➔ 用"staying"的现在进行时表示未来的计划

  ➔ 使用现在进行时"staying"表示保持单身的坚定意图或计划。在这里通常是讽刺性的，暗示这种意图不会持久。

• You get her laughin' it's 2 AM

  ➔ 使役动词"get" + 宾语 + 不带"to"的不定式

  ➔ "Get her laughin'" 意味着你让她笑。 这是用“get”表示使役，意思是让某人做某事。 在这种形式中，当“get”后面跟着时，美式英语使用不带“to”的不定式（laughin'）。

• Your old apartment is y'all's new place

  ➔ 所有格代词 "y'all's"

  ➔ "Y'all's"是"you all's"的缩写，在美国南部英语中用作所有格代词，相当于"your"，但指代一群人。

• You're savin' money like never before, just to

  ➔ 比较副词短语 "like never before"

  ➔ "Like never before"是一个习惯用语，意思是某事发生的程度或强度比以往任何时候都大。

• Just prayin' she don't say no

  ➔ 虚拟语气 (非正式省略 "that" 和 "should")

  ➔ 这句话意味着 "just praying that she doesn't say no" 或 "just praying she should not say no"。 在非正式口语中，表达愿望或渴望的动词（如 "pray"）之后，"that" 和 "should" 经常被省略。

• Y'all weren't really tryin'

  ➔ 过去进行时否定句和 "y'all"

  ➔ 这使用过去进行时否定式（"weren't trying"）来描述过去没有发生的持续动作。 "Y'all"是美国南部英语中使用的复数第二人称代词。

• Nobody's ever called you that

  ➔ 现在完成时与 "ever" 和所有格代词

  ➔ 现在完成时("Nobody's ever called")用于描述过去在不确定的时间发生的并且与现在相关的事件。 "Ever"强调了到目前为止，说话者一生中从未发生过这种情况。