A Tale By Quincy – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: The Weeknd
• 专辑: Dawn FM

歌词与翻译

[中文]

现在回想起来，我当时根本不知道那到底应该是什么。

而且，真的像是养孩子一样，兄弟。

如果你没有被抚养长大，你就不知道怎么去抚养别人，明白吗？

我只是尽我所能，对他们做到最好，因为…

他们他妈的很清楚我爱他们。

但我没能做到最好。

我根本不知道自己在干什么。

我没有。

我永远不会忘记看到我的母亲被套上束缚衣的情景。

当时我只有七岁，她被带出了我的家。

她被诊断为精神分裂并被送进精神病院。

于是我爸爸只剩下我和我小弟洛伊德相依为命。

后来，我有了一个邪恶的继母。

她进一步强化了我不需要母亲的观念。

在没有母亲的环境中成长。

这留下了深刻的印象，我直到后来很久才真正明白。

它渗透进了我与家人的关系。

以及我曾经谈恋爱的人。

每当我对某个女人太过亲近时，我就会把她切断。

其中一部分是报复性的，也带有恐惧感。

但这也全是潜意识的。

回首过去真是糟心，不是吗？

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[英语]

Looking back now I didn't know what it was supposed to be

And, and it's like raising' kids, man

If you weren't raised, you don't know how to raise, you know?

I just did the best thing I could with them because

They know fucking well I love them

But I didn't do the best I could

I didn't know what the fuck I was doing

I didn't

I will never forget watching my mother get put in a straight jacket

And taken out of my home when I was only seven years old

She was diagnosed with dementia praecox and put in a mental institution

Leaving my daddy alone with me and my little brother Lloyd

I later had an evil stepmother

Who further cemented the idea that I didn't need a mother

Growing up without one

Had long lasting impressions I didn't fully understand until much later in life

It bled into my relationships with family

And those I had become romantically involved with

Whenever I got too close to a woman I would cut her off

Part of that was vindictive and partially based on fear

But it was also totally subconscious

Looking back is a bitch, innit?

重点词汇

词汇	含义
supposed səˈpoʊzd B1	verb - 被认为 (bèi rènwéi)
raising ˈreɪzɪŋ A2	verb - 养育 (yǎng yù)
diagnosed ˈdaɪəɡˌnoʊst B2	verb - 诊断 (zhěn duàn)
dementia dɪˈmenʃə C1	noun - 痴呆 (chī dāi)
praecox ˈpreɪkɒks C2	adjective - 早发的 (zǎo fā de)
institution ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən B2	noun - 机构 (jī gòu)
stepmother ˈstepˌmʌðər A2	noun - 继母 (jì mǔ)
cemented sɪˈmentɪd B1	verb - 固定 (gù dìng)
impressions ɪmˈpreʃənz B1	noun - 印象 (yìn xiàng)
romantically roʊˈmæntɪkli B2	adverb - 浪漫地 (làng màn de)
vindictive vɪnˈdɪktɪv C1	adjective - 报复心的 (bào fù xīn de)
subconscious səbˈskɑːnʃəs C1	adjective - 潜意识的 (qián yì shí de)

重点语法结构

• Looking back now I didn't know what it was supposed to be

  ➔ 过去完成时

  ➔ 过去完成时 ('didn't know') 用于描述在另一个过去动作之前已经完成的动作。

• If you weren't raised, you don't know how to raise, you know?

  ➔ 第一类条件状语从句

  ➔ 第一类条件状语从句 ('If you weren't raised...') 表示一种可能的情况及其结果。

• I just did the best thing I could with them because

  ➔ 一般过去时与 'just'

  ➔ 一般过去时与 'just' ('I just did') 强调过去最近发生的动作。

• She was diagnosed with dementia praecox and put in a mental institution

  ➔ 过去时被动语态

  ➔ 过去时被动语态 ('was diagnosed', 'was put') 强调对主语执行的动作。

• Growing up without one had long lasting impressions

  ➔ 现在完成时

  ➔ 现在完成时 ('has had') 用于描述从过去开始持续到现在的动作。

• Whenever I got too close to a woman I would cut her off

  ➔ 过去进行时与 'would'

  ➔ 过去进行时与 'would' ('I would cut') 描述过去重复发生的动作。

• Looking back is a bitch, innit?

  ➔ 一般现在时与标签疑问句

  ➔ 一般现在时与标签疑问句 ('innit?') 用于确认或同意。