Both Sides Now – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Joni Mitchell
• 专辑: Clouds

歌词与翻译

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[中文]

天使发丝，层层叠叠

还有空中冰淇淋城堡

羽毛峡谷，无处不在

我曾经那样看云

但现在它们只会遮挡阳光

给每个人带来雨雪

本该有那么多事情可以去做

但云阻挡了我的道路

如今，我从正反两面看云

从上方和下方，但不知怎的

我回忆起，那都是云的幻象

我其实根本不了解云

...

月亮和六月，还有摩天轮

那种令人眩晕的，舞动的感觉

当每个童话都变成现实

我曾经那样看待爱情

但现在它只是一场表演

当你离开时，让他们笑着

如果你在意，别让他们知道

不要暴露自己

如今，我从正反两面看爱情

从付出和索取，但不知怎的

我回忆起，那都是爱情的幻象

我其实根本不了解爱情

...

泪水和恐惧，还有感到自豪

大声说出“我爱你”

梦想和计划，还有马戏团的人群

我曾经那样看待生活

但现在老朋友们的行为变得奇怪

他们摇着头，说我变了

好吧，失去了一些，但也得到了一些

在每天的生活中

如今，我从正反两面看生活

从输赢成败，但不知怎的

我回忆起，那都是生活的幻象

我其实根本不了解生活

...

如今，我从正反两面看生活

从高峰低谷，但不知怎的

我回忆起，那都是生活的幻象

我其实根本不了解生活

...

[英语]

Rows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun

They rain and snow on everyone

So many things I would've done

But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's cloud illusions, I recall

I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

The dizzy dancin' way you feel

As every fairy tale comes real

I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show

You leave 'em laughin' when you go

And if you care, don't let them know

Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now

From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions, I recall

I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud

To say "I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange

They shake their heads, they say I've changed

Well, something's lost, but something's gained

In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

It's life's illusions, I recall

I really don't know life at all

I've looked at life from both sides now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's life's illusions, I recall

I really don't know life at all

重点词汇

词汇	含义
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - 云
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - 太阳
rain /reɪn/ A1	verb - 雨
snow /snoʊ/ A1	verb - 雪
sides /saɪdz/ A1	noun - 侧面
illusions /ɪˈluːʒənz/ B2	noun - 幻想
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - 爱 verb - 爱
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - 表演
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - 眼泪
fears /fɪərz/ A2	noun - 恐惧
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - 梦想
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - 朋友
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - 迷失的，丢失的
gained /ɡeɪnd/ B1	verb - 获得，得到

重点语法结构

• So many things I would've done

  ➔ 虚拟语气过去时 (Would have + 过去分词)

  ➔ "would've done" (would have done) 短语表达了过去未发生的假设情景。它用于想象如果情况不同，结果也会不同。“So many things I "would've done"”暗示了遗憾或未实现的潜力。

• But now they only block the sun

  ➔ 一般现在时 (block)

  ➔ 一般现在时 "block" 的使用表示当前或习惯性的动作。它描述了云的当前状态或它们的常规行为。“But now they only "block" the sun”描述了云的负面影响。

• It's cloud illusions, I recall

  ➔ 名词作形容词 (cloud illusions), 一般现在时 (I recall)

  ➔ "Cloud" 用作形容词，描述正在讨论的幻觉类型。“I recall”使用一般现在时，表示说话者的记忆或通常为真的事情。“It's "cloud illusions", I "recall"”指的是最初对云的理想主义看法，现在被认为是具有欺骗性的。

• The dizzy dancin' way you feel

  ➔ 现在分词作形容词 (dancin')

  ➔ "Dancin'" 是一个现在分词，用作形容词来描述名词 "way"。它提供了关于感觉方式的更多信息。“The dizzy "dancin'" way you feel”表达了早期爱情的欣快和无忧无虑的性质。

• You leave 'em laughin' when you go

  ➔ 现在进行时 (You leave 'em laughin')

  ➔ "leave 'em laughin'" 使用现在进行时描述了在说话时发生的动作，表明当你离开一个情境/关系时的一个持续行为。“You leave 'em "laughin'" when you go”暗示了关系的肤浅性。

• Well, something's lost, but something's gained

  ➔ 被动语态 (something's lost, something's gained)

  ➔ 被动语态用于强调行动的结果（损失或收获），而不是导致行动的行为者。“Well, something's "lost", but something's "gained"”暗示了对生活经历带来的变化的接受。