I Was Only Joking – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Rod Stewart
• 专辑: Foot Loose & Fancy Free

歌词与翻译

[中文]

自学生时代起年少懵懂

总爱挑战规则肆意放纵

道歉后才渐渐看清

自己终究与常人相同

当年和哥们儿自认很酷

个个装成情圣耍帅扮酷

父亲笑我们荒唐离谱

可姑娘们被迷得心跳加速

工作换来换去自在如风

满腔热血对抗社会不公

面对冷漠面孔无动于衷

世界却从未为之撼动

深夜承诺说得炽热滚烫

总在破晓前溜回街巷

挥霍尽大好时光

还借口怪醉人佳酿

亲爱的我那只是玩笑

掩饰内心恐惧的盾矛

究竟多么愚蠢可笑

我注定赢不了

...

从未学会退让妥协

收集情人如蝴蝶翩跹

大奖美梦渐消散如烟

幻象已薄如蝉翼

苏西宝贝你待我赤诚

无私付出满腔柔情

可你将爱看得太重

结局早注定

亲爱的我那只是玩笑

掩饰内心恐惧的盾矛

究竟多么愚蠢可笑

我注定赢不了

是啊宝贝

...

如今你问我是否真诚

这问题总让我胆战心惊

真假虚实难辨清

但我会给你想要的回应

想给你所求的所有

付出真爱非我所长

若真如此何必勉强

宁愿独守空房

我的所为定是荒唐

借歌宣泄心声激荡

向未来坦白罪状

任全世界端详

此刻静默如翻过篇章

第一幕终场未换装

主角欲悄然退场

看客们满脸迷茫

...

[英语]

Ever since I was a kid at school

I messed around with all the rules

Apologised then realised

I'm not different after all

Me and the boys thought we had it sussed

Valentinos all of us

My dad said we looked ridiculous

But boy we broke some hearts

In and out of jobs, running free

Waging war with society

Dumb blank faces stare back at me

But nothing ever changed

Promises made in the heat of the night

Creeping home before it got too light

I wasted all that precious time

And blamed it on the wine

I was only joking my dear

Looking for a way to hide my fear

What kind of fool was I

I could never win

Never found a compromise

Collected lovers like butterflies

Illusions of that grand first prize

Are slowly wearing thin

Susie baby you were good to me

Giving love unselfishly

But you took it all too seriously

I guess it had to end

I was only joking my dear

Looking for a way to hide my fear

What kind of fool was I

I could never win

Yeah baby

Now you ask me if I'm sincere

That's the question that I always fear

Seven is never clear

But I'll tell you what you want to hear

I try to give you all you want

But giving love is not my strongest point

If that's the case it's pointless going on

I'd rather be alone

'Cause what I'm doing must be wrong

Pouring my heart out in a song

Owning up for prosperity

For the whole damn world to see

Quietly now while I turn a page

Act one is over without costume change

The principal would like to leave the stage

The crowd don't understand

重点词汇

词汇	含义
kid /kɪd/ A2	noun - 孩子，年輕人
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - 學校
rules /ruːlz/ A2	noun - 規則
apologise /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B2	verb - 道歉
realise /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B2	verb - 意識到
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ B1	adjective - 不同的
ridiculous /rɪˈdɪkjʊləs/ B2	adjective - 荒謬的
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - 戰爭
society /səˈsaɪəti/ B2	noun - 社會
hearts /hɑːrts/ B1	noun - 心臟；愛情、勇氣
promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ B1	noun - 承諾
precious /ˈpreʃəs/ B2	adjective - 珍貴的
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - 恐懼
compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B2	noun - 妥協
illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ B2	noun - 幻覺
prosperity /prɒˈspɛrɪti/ C1	noun - 繁榮
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - 人群
stage /steɪdʒ/ A2	noun - 舞台; 階段

重点语法结构

• I messed around with all the rules

  ➔ 短语动词

  ➔ “messed around with”这样的“短语动词”将动词（“mess”）与介词（“around”）有时还与另一个介词（“with”）结合起来，创造出新的含义，通常是习语。在这里，它的意思是顽皮或不负责任地行事，常常违反规则。

• Me and the boys thought we had it sussed

  ➔ 过去完成时

  ➔ “过去完成时”（“had sussed”）用于描述在过去另一个动作（在本例中，在“thought”之前）发生之前已经完成的动作。“Sussed”是一个非正式的词，意思是理解或弄明白了。

• Promises made in the heat of the night

  ➔ 过去分词作形容词 (省略关系从句)

  ➔ 过去分词“made”作为形容词修饰“Promises”。这是一个“省略关系从句”，是“Promises *that were* made...”的缩写。它描述了由某个动作产生的特征或状态。

• Looking for a way to hide my fear

  ➔ 现在分词短语 (状语) + 目的不定式

  ➔ “现在分词短语” “Looking for a way...” 充当状语从句，表示主要动作（隐含：“我正在寻找...”）的原因或方式。“to hide”是“目的不定式”，解释了“a way”的目标。

• Are slowly wearing thin

  ➔ 现在进行时 (表示逐渐变化) + 短语动词

  ➔ “现在进行时”（“are wearing”）在这里用来描述一个逐渐的、持续的变化。“Wearing thin”是一个“短语动词”，意思是随着时间的推移变得越来越弱、越来越不有效或越来越不可信。

• Now you ask me if I'm sincere

  ➔ 间接疑问句 (转述疑问句)

  ➔ 这是一个“间接疑问句”，也称为转述疑问句。它将直接疑问句（“Are you sincere？”）改述为一个包含该疑问的陈述句，通常对是/否疑问句使用“if”或“whether”，并保持陈述句的语序。

• But giving love is not my strongest point

  ➔ 动名词作主语

  ➔ “动名词” “giving”（动词的 -ing 形式用作名词）充当句子的“主语”。它指的是给予爱的*行为*。

• If that's the case it's pointless going on

  ➔ 条件从句 + 形容词 + 动名词

  ➔ “If that's the case”是一个“条件从句”，设定了一个条件。“pointless going on”使用“形容词”（“pointless”）后接“动名词”（“going on”）来表达某个行为没有目的或价值。

• I'd rather be alone

  ➔ “Would Rather”表示偏好

  ➔ “I'd rather”是“I would rather”的缩写。这种结构用于表达偏好，意思是“我宁愿独自一人”。它后面跟着不带“to”的动词原形（“be”）。

• 'Cause what I'm doing must be wrong

  ➔ 情态动词表推断 + 名词性从句

  ➔ 情态动词“must”在这里用于表达基于证据的强烈逻辑“推断”或结论。“what I'm doing”是一个“名词性从句”，充当“must be wrong”的主语。