Fast Car

• 作者: Luke Combs
• 专辑: Gettin' Old

歌词:

[English]

[中文]

You know I love to hear y'all sing along

你们知道我喜欢听大家一起唱

This is one of my favorite songs of all time

这首是我一直以来最喜欢的歌之一

It's called "Fast Car"

它叫做《Fast Car》

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ And I want a ticket to anywhere ♪

我想买一张去任何地方的车票

♪ Maybe we make a deal ♪

或许我们可以做个交易

♪ Maybe together we can get somewhere ♪

或许我们一起能去到某个地方

♪ Any place is better ♪

任何地方都比现在好

♪ Starting from zero, got nothing to lose ♪

从零开始，没什么好失去的

♪ Maybe we'll make something ♪

或许我们能创造些什么

♪ Me, myself, I got nothing to prove ♪

我，我自己，没什么需要证明的

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ And I got a plan to get us out of here ♪

我有个计划带我们离开这儿

♪ I been working at the convenience store ♪

我一直在便利店工作

♪ Managed to save just a little bit of money ♪

设法攒了一点点钱

♪ Won't have to drive too far ♪

不用开太远

♪ Just across the border and into the city ♪

只要越过边境进入城市

♪ And you and I can both get jobs ♪

你和我都能找到工作

♪ Finally see what it means to be living ♪

最终明白活着的意义

♪ See, my old man's got a problem ♪

你看，我老爸有些问题

♪ He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is ♪

他与酒为伴，就是这样

♪ He said his body's too old for working ♪

他说他身体太老没法工作

♪ His body's too young to look like his ♪

他的身体看起来又不该是这样

♪ So Mama went off and left him♪

所以妈妈离开了他

♪ She wanted more from life than he could give ♪

她想从生活中得到他给不了的更多

♪ I said, somebody's got to take care of him ♪

我说，总要有人照顾他

♪ So I quit school and that's what I did ♪

所以我退学了，我就是这么做的

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ Is it fast enough so we can fly away? ♪

它够快到能带我们飞走吗？

♪ Still gotta make a decision ♪

仍然要做出决定

♪ Leave tonight or live and die this way ♪

今晚离开，还是就这样苟活至死

♪ So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car ♪

我还记得我们开车兜风的时候，开着你的车

♪ Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk ♪

速度太快，我觉得自己喝醉了

♪ City lights lay out before us♪

城市灯光在我们眼前铺开

♪ And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder ♪

你的手臂搭在我的肩膀上，感觉真好

♪ And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged ♪

我，我，感觉自己属于这里

♪ I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone♪

我，我，感觉自己可以成为某个人，成为某个人，成为某个人

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ We go cruising to entertain ourselves ♪

我们兜风来打发时间

♪ You still ain't got a job ♪

你还是没有找到工作

♪ So I work in the market as a checkout girl ♪

所以我去超市当收银员

♪ I know things will get better♪

我知道情况会好转的

♪ You'll find work and I'll get promoted ♪

你会找到工作，我会得到晋升

♪ And we'll move out of the shelter ♪

我们会搬出收容所

♪ Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs ♪

买一栋更大的房子，住在郊区

♪ So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car ♪

我还记得我们开车兜风的时候，开着你的车

♪ Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk ♪

速度太快，我觉得自己喝醉了

♪ City lights lay out before us♪

城市灯光在我们眼前铺开

♪ And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder ♪

你的手臂搭在我的肩膀上，感觉真好

♪ And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged ♪

我，我，感觉自己属于这里

♪ I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone♪

我，我，感觉自己可以成为某个人，成为某个人，成为某个人

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ I got a job that pays all our bills ♪

我找到一份能支付所有账单的工作

♪ You stay out drinking late at the bar ♪

你却在酒吧里喝酒到很晚

♪ See more of your friends than you do of your kids ♪

见你的朋友比见你的孩子还多

♪ I'd always hoped for better ♪

我一直都希望会更好

♪ Thought maybe together you and me would find it ♪

以为你和我能一起找到它

♪ I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere ♪

我没有任何计划，我不会去任何地方

♪ Take your fast car and keep on driving ♪

开着你的快车，继续开下去吧

♪ So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car ♪

我还记得我们开车兜风的时候，开着你的车

♪ Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk ♪

速度太快，我觉得自己喝醉了

♪ City lights lay out before us♪

城市灯光在我们眼前铺开

♪ And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder ♪

你的手臂搭在我的肩膀上，感觉真好

♪ And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged ♪

我，我，感觉自己属于这里

♪ I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone♪

我，我，感觉自己可以成为某个人，成为某个人，成为某个人

♪ You got a fast car ♪

你有一辆快车

♪ Is it fast enough so we can fly away? ♪

它够快到能带我们飞走吗？

♪ Still gotta make a decision ♪

仍然要做出决定

♪ Leave tonight or live and die this way ♪

今晚离开，还是就这样苟活至死

这首歌中的词汇:

词汇	含义
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - 汽车
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - 驾驶 noun - 驾驶
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - 工作 noun - 工作
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - 钱
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - 城市
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - 学校
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A2	noun - 今晚
lights /laɪts/ A2	noun - 灯光
job /dʒɒb/ A2	noun - 工作
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ B1	noun - 避难所
bills /bɪlz/ B1	noun - 账单
bar /bɑːr/ B1	noun - 酒吧
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ B1	noun - 瓶子
decision /dɪˈsɪʒn/ B2	noun - 决定

语法:

• Maybe *we make* a deal

  ➔ 一般现在时 (将来用法)

  ➔ 这里使用一般现在时来表达未来可能达成的协议或安排。在建议潜在的行动或计划时很常见。“Maybe *we make* a deal”暗示了有条件的未来结果。

• Managed *to save* just a little bit of money

  ➔ 'Managed'之后的表目的不定式

  ➔ 'Managed *to save*' 表明已成功完成一项操作。不定式短语'to save'解释了管理的目的是为了积累金钱。'Manage'通常需要一个不定式。

• His body's *too young to look* like his

  ➔ Too + 形容词 + To + 不定式

  ➔ 此结构表示某物过度或超出限制。“Too young *to look*' 意味着他的身体的年轻使他看起来不像实际那么老。这暗示了外观与实际年龄之间存在显着差异。

• She wanted *more from life than he could give*

  ➔ 与'Than'的比较结构

  ➔ 这句话使用'more than'来比较女性的愿望与她的伴侣可以提供的。“More from life *than he could give*'强调了她的愿望与他的能力之间的差距。这创造了她离开的原因。

• Is it fast enough *so we can fly away*?

  ➔ 'So + Can' 结果从句

  ➔ 在这里，“so we can fly away”表示汽车快速的预期结果或目的。汽车的速度与他们摆脱当前境况的能力直接相关。该从句解释了说话者询问汽车速度的*原因*。

• Speed so fast, *I felt like I was drunk*

  ➔ 用'Like'进行明喻

  ➔ 这使用“like”来创建一个明喻，将速度的感觉与醉酒的感觉进行比较。它强调了体验的迷失方向和压倒性的性质。

• You still *ain't got* a job

  ➔ 收缩和否定助动词

  ➔ "Ain't got"是“haven't got”或“hasn't got”的缩写和非标准形式。它通常在非正式语境中使用，以表达缺乏某物。在更正式的英语中，它将是“You still haven't got a job”或“You still don't have a job”。

• I'd always hoped *for better*

  ➔ 过去完成条件句（隐含）

  ➔ “I'd always hoped”意味着过去的一个未实现的希望。这句话暗示“I had always hoped for better, *but it didn't happen*”。这传达了一种失望和未实现的期望感。