I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Prince
• 专辑: Sign O' The Times

歌词与翻译

[中文]

上城！

是啊！

就在去年六月

当她的丈夫那天跑走了。

她止不住地哭泣，

因为她知道他是走定了，永远不回来。

宝贝，那不是你眼里的泪水，对吗？

沃利，我该怎么办？

她就站在吧台边，

她看起来还挺好看的，嗯。

我问她要不要跳舞，

她说她所要的只是一个好男人。

并想知道

我是不是觉得自己有资格。是的。

我说：“宝贝，别浪费时间。”

我知道你在想什么。

也许我确实有资格来一夜情，

但我永远也不能替代你男人的位置。

当她告诉我时，心里疼得很深。

眼里带着泪水。

他是她所有的一切，

现在她竟然想死去。

他让她独自带着一个孩子

还有一个孩子在路上。是的。

她止不住哭泣

因为她知道他要走了，永远不回来了。

她问我我们可不可以做朋友，

我说：“哦，宝贝，那是条死路。”

你知道，我也知道

我们在一起也不会感到满足。

不！

我说：“宝贝，别浪费时间”

我知道你在想什么。

你不会满意的！

和一夜情在一起也不会让你满意。

而且我永远也不能替代你男人的位置。哦！

是啊，是你男人的位置。

哦……

[英语]

Uptown!

Yeah!

It was only last June

when her old man ran away.

She couldn't stop crying,

'cause she knew he was gone to stay.

Baby, it's not tears in your eyes, is it?

Wally, what am I gonna do?

She was standin' by the bar,

she was lookin' alright, yeah.

I asked her if she wanted to dance,

and she said all she wanted was a good man

and wanted to know

if I thought I was qualified. Yeah.

And I said, "Baby, don't waste your time"

I know what's on your mind.

I may be qualified for a one-night stand,

but I could never take the place of your man.

It hurt me so bad when she told me

with tears in her eyes.

He was all she ever had,

and now she wanted to die.

He left her with a baby

and another one on the way. Yeah.

She couldn't stop crying

'cause she knew he was gone to stay.

She asked me if we could be friends,

and I said, "Oh, honey, baby, that's a dead end."

You know and I know

that we wouldn't be satisfied.

No!

And I said, "Baby, don't waste your time"

I know what's on your mind.

You wouldn't be satisfied!

With a one-night stand.

And I could never take the place of your man. Oh!

Yeah, yeah, the place of your man.

Oh...

重点词汇

词汇	含义
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 男人
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - 婴儿
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - 眼泪
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - 眼睛
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - 哭泣
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - 跑步
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - 伤害
waste /weɪst/ B2	verb - 浪费
qualified /ˈkwɒ.lɪ.faɪd/ C1	adjective - 合格的
satisfied /ˈsæt.ɪs.faɪd/ B2	adjective - 满意的
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - 站立 noun - 摊位
dead /dɛd/ A2	adjective - 死亡的
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - 酒吧
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - 跳舞 noun - 舞蹈
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - 好的
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - 地方
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - 停留
left /lɛft/ A2	verb - 离开

重点语法结构

• when her old man ran away.

  ➔ 过去式

  ➔ 动词 “ran” 使用 **过去式**，表示过去已经完成的动作。

• She couldn't stop crying.

  ➔ 情态动词 + 动词原形 + 动名词

  ➔ "couldn't" 是 **情态动词**，表示不能；"stop" 是动词原形；"crying" 是 **动名词**。

• I asked her if she wanted to dance.

  ➔ 间接疑问句

  ➔ "if" 引导 **间接疑问句**；动词 “wanted” 保持 **过去式**，因为主句是过去时。

• and she said all she wanted was a good man.

  ➔ 报告语气

  ➔ "said" 引导 **报告语气**；后面的从句保持原意，用 **过去式** 表达。

• I may be qualified for a one‑night stand.

  ➔ 情态动词 "may"（可能性）

  ➔ "may" 表示 **可能性**，后面接动词原形 “be”。

• but I could never take the place of your man.

  ➔ 情态动词 "could"（能力）+ 否定副词

  ➔ "could" 表示 **能力**（过去时），"never" 加强否定的意义。

• He left her with a baby and another one on the way.

  ➔ 过去式 + 介词短语

  ➔ "left" 用 **过去式**，介词短语 “with a baby...” 提供了补充信息。

• She asked me if we could be friends.

  ➔ 含情态动词 "could" 的间接疑问句

  ➔ "if we could be friends" 是 **间接疑问句**，"could" 表示可能性或能力。

• I know what's on your mind.

  ➔ 名词性从句（what's = what is）

  ➔ "what's"（即 "what is"）引导 **名词性从句**，作动词 “know” 的宾语。

• You wouldn't be satisfied!

  ➔ 情态动词 "wouldn't"（条件）+ 动词原形

  ➔ "wouldn't" 是 **情态动词（条件）**，表示假设或将来的情形，后接动词原形 “be”。