Before He Cheats – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Carrie Underwood

歌词与翻译

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[中文]

（复仇的音乐开始）

♪ 现在，他可能正在慢舞 ♪

♪ 和一个漂白金发的荡妇 ♪

♪ 她可能正在变得兴奋 ♪

♪ 现在，他可能正在给她买 ♪

♪ 一些水果味的小饮料 ♪

♪ 因为她不会喝威士忌 ♪

♪ 现在，他可能在她身后用球杆 ♪

♪ 教她如何打组合 ♪

♪ 而他不知道 ♪

♪ 我把我的钥匙划进了侧面 ♪

♪ 他的那辆漂亮的小四轮驱动车 ♪

♪ 在他的皮座椅上刻下我的名字 ♪

♪ 我用路易斯维尔的球棒打了两个车灯 ♪

♪ 切割了四个轮胎的一个洞 ♪

♪ 也许下次，他会在出轨前想一想 ♪

♪ 现在，她可能正在唱 ♪

♪ 一种白人垃圾版的香奈儿卡拉OK ♪

♪ 现在，她可能在说，“我喝醉了” ♪

♪ 而他在想，他会走运 ♪

♪ 现在，他可能在涂抹 ♪

♪ 三美元的那种洗手间香水 ♪

♪ 哦，他不知道 ♪

♪ 哦，我把我的钥匙划进了侧面 ♪

♪ 他的那辆漂亮的小四轮驱动车 ♪

♪ 在他的皮座椅上刻下我的名字 ♪

♪ 我用路易斯维尔的球棒打了两个车灯 ♪

♪ 切割了四个轮胎的一个洞 ♪

♪ 也许下次，他会在出轨前想一想 ♪

♪ 我可能为下一个女孩省下了一些麻烦 ♪

♪ 因为下次他出轨时 ♪

♪ 哦，你知道那不会是我 ♪

（复仇的音乐减弱）

♪ 不，不会是我 ♪

（复仇的音乐增强）

♪ 因为我把我的钥匙划进了侧面 ♪

♪ 他的那辆漂亮的小四轮驱动车 ♪

♪ 在他的皮座椅上刻下我的名字 ♪

♪ 我用路易斯维尔的球棒打了两个车灯 ♪

♪ 切割了四个轮胎的一个洞 ♪

♪ 也许下次，他会在出轨前想一想 ♪

♪ 哦，也许下次，他会想 ♪

♪ 在出轨前 ♪

♪ 哦，在出轨前 ♪

♪ 哦 ♪

[英语]

(vengeful music begins)

♪ Right now, he's probably slow dancing ♪

♪ With a bleach-blonde tramp ♪

♪ And she's probably getting frisky ♪

♪ Right now, he's probably buying her ♪

♪ Some fruity little drink ♪

♪ 'Cause she can't shoot whiskey ♪

♪ Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool-stick ♪

♪ Showing her how to shoot a combo ♪

♪ And he don't know ♪

♪ I dug my key into the side ♪

♪ Of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive ♪

♪ Carved my name into his leather seats ♪

♪ I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights ♪

♪ Slashed a hole in all four tires ♪

♪ Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats ♪

♪ Right now, she's probably up singing ♪

♪ Some white-trash version of Shania karaoke ♪

♪ Right now, she's probably saying, "I'm drunk" ♪

♪ And he's a-thinking that he's gonna get lucky ♪

♪ Right now, he's probably dabbing on ♪

♪ Three dollars worth of that bathroom Polo ♪

♪ Oh, and he don't know ♪

♪ Oh, that I dug my key into the side ♪

♪ Of his pretty little souped four-wheel drive ♪

♪ Carved my name into his leather seats ♪

♪ I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights ♪

♪ Slashed a hole in all four tires ♪

♪ Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats ♪

♪ I might've saved a little trouble for the next girl ♪

♪ A-'cause the next time that he cheats ♪

♪ Oh, you know it won't be on me ♪

(vengeful music decreases)

♪ No, not on me ♪

(vengeful music swells)

♪ 'Cause I dug my key into the side ♪

♪ Of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive ♪

♪ Carved my name into his leather seats ♪

♪ I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights ♪

♪ Slashed a hole in all four tires ♪

♪ Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats ♪

♪ Oh, maybe next time, he'll think ♪

♪ Before he cheats ♪

♪ Oh, before he cheats ♪

♪ Oh ♪

重点词汇

词汇	含义
digger /ˈdʌg/ B2	verb - 挖
cheats /tʃiːts/ B1	verb - 作弊
slugger /ˈslʌɡər/ C1	noun - 猛击棒
seat /siːt/ A2	noun - 座位
dish /dɪʃ/ A1	noun - 盘子
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ A2	noun - 威士忌
drinks /drɪŋks/ A2	noun - 饮料
seats /siːts/ A2	noun - 座位
tires /taɪərz/ A2	noun - 轮胎
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - 身体
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - 名字
drive /draɪv/ B1	verb - 驾驶

重点语法结构

• Right now, he's probably slow dancing.

  ➔ 现在进行时。

  ➔ 短语“他可能正在慢舞”使用现在进行时来描述此刻正在发生的动作。

• I dug my key into the side.

  ➔ 简单过去时。

  ➔ 短语“我把钥匙插入侧面”使用简单过去时来描述过去完成的动作。

• Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats.

  ➔ 简单将来时。

  ➔ 短语“他会在欺骗之前考虑”使用简单将来时来表达对未来动作的预测。

• Oh, and he don't know.

  ➔ 非正式缩写。

  ➔ 短语“他不知道”是说“他不知道”的非正式方式，这在口语英语中很常见。

• I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights.

  ➔ 带有特定对象的简单过去时。

  ➔ 短语“我用路易斯维尔球棒打了两个车头灯”使用简单过去时来描述已完成的特定动作。

• A-'cause the next time that he cheats.

  ➔ 非正式缩写和未来参考。

  ➔ 短语“因为他下次欺骗时”使用非正式缩写来指代未来事件。