On the Steps of the Palace – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Anna Kendrick

歌词与翻译

[英语]

[中文]

He's a very smart Prince

他是个非常聪明的王子

He's a Prince who prepares

他是个有准备的王子

Knowing this time I'd run from him

知道这次我会逃跑

He spread pitch on the stairs

他在楼梯上涂抹沥青

And I'm caught unawares

而我毫无防备

Well it means that, he cares

这意味着，他在乎

This is more than just malice

这不仅仅是恶意

Better stop and take stock

最好停下来，好好检查一下

While you're standing here stuck

当你站在这里卡住

On the steps of the palace

在城堡的台阶上

All right, what do you want?

好了，你想要什么？

Have to make a decision

必须做个决定

Why not stay and be caught?

为什么不留下来，被抓住？

Should I give that a thought

我应该考虑一下吗

What would be his response?

他的反应会怎样？

But then what if he knew

但如果他知道

Who I am when I know

当我意识到自己是谁时

That I'm not what he thinks

我并不是他想象中的那样

That he wants?

他想要的那样

Or, then, what if I am?

或者，如果我就是这样呢？

What a Prince would envision?

一个王子会想象到什么？

But then how can you know

但你怎么能知道

Who you are 'til you know

你是谁，直到你知道

What you want? Which I don't

你想要什么？而我还不知道

So then which do you pick

那么你会选择哪一个

Where you're safe, out of sight

安全的地方，藏身之处

And yourself, but where everything's wrong?

还有你自己，但一切都错了

Or where everything's right

或者，一切都是对的

But you know that you'll never belong?

但你知道你永远无法属于那地方吗？

And whichever you pick

无论你选择哪个

Do it quick

快点做决定

'Cause you're starting to stick

因为你开始卡住了

To the steps of the palace

在城堡的台阶上

It's my first big decision

这是我做的第一个大决定

The choice isn't easy to make

这个选择不容易

To arrive at a ball

去参加舞会

Is exciting and all

很激动，也很精彩

Once you're there, though, it's scary

但一到那儿，就觉得害怕

And it's fun to deceive

骗人很有趣

When you know you can leave

因为你知道你可以离开

But you have to be wary

但你必须小心

There's a lot that's at stake

有许多事关重大

But I've stalled long enough

但我已经拖延够久了

'Cause I'm still standing stuck

因为我还被卡住

In the stuff on the steps

在台阶上的那些事

Better run along home

还是快点回家吧

And avoid the collision

避免冲突

Though at home they don't care

尽管在家里他们不在乎

I'll be better off there

但我在那儿会更好

Where there's nothing to choose

没有什么要选择的

So there's nothing to lose

所以也就没有什么好失去的

So I'll pry up my shoes

我会把鞋子撬开

Wait, though thinking it through

等等，想清楚了之后

Things don't have to collide

事情不一定要撞上

I know what my decision is

我知道我的决定了

Which is not to decide

其实就是不决定

I'll just leave him a clue

我只会给他留个线索

For example, a shoe

比如说，一只鞋

And then see what he'll do

然后看看他会怎么做

Now it's he and not you

现在是他而不是你

Who'll be stuck with a shoe

会被鞋子困住

In a stew, in the goo

陷在泥沼里，粘在黏糊糊的东西里

And I've learned something, too

我也学到了点什么

Something I never knew

一些我之前不知道的事

...

...

On the steps of the palace

在城堡的台阶上

...

...

重点词汇

词汇	含义
palace /ˈpæl.ɪs/ B1	noun - 宫殿
steps /stɛps/ A2	noun - 阶梯
decision /dɪˈsaɪ.ʒən/ B1	noun - 决定
envision /ɪnˈvɪʒ.ən/ B2	verb - 设想
manage /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ B2	verb - 管理
caring /ˈkeər.ɪŋ/ B1	adjective - 关心的
malice /ˈmæl.ɪs/ C1	noun - 恶意
care /keər/ A2	verb - 照料 noun - 照顾
malice /ˈmæl.ɪs/ C1	noun - 恶意
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - 卡住的
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ A2	verb - 避免
collision /kəˈlɪʒ.ən/ B2	noun - 碰撞
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - 离开
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ B1	verb - 决定
clue /kluː/ B2	noun - 线索
example /ɪgˈzɑːm.pl/ A2	noun - 例子

重点语法结构

• He’s a very smart Prince

  ➔ 'He is'的缩写为'He’s'（主语 + be动词 + 形容词）

  ➔ 使用缩写使讲话更自然、更口语化。

• Knowing this time I'd run from him

  ➔ 使用'would'表示假设或未来可能发生的动作。

  ➔ 'Would'用来表达过去或未来的假设或条件情况。

• Or, then what if he knew

  ➔ 'what if'用来引入假设性的问题或场景。

  ➔ 'what if'用于考虑潜在的结果或可能性。

• And then, what if I am?

  ➔ 'if' 条件句用来探讨可能性或不确定性。

  ➔ 带有'if'的条件句用于考虑不确定性或不同的结果。

• Where you're safe, out of sight

  ➔ 使用介词短语描述位置或状态。

  ➔ 介词短语可以具体说明某物或某人的位置、运动或状态。

• So then which do you pick

  ➔ 'which'用来在多个选项中指定选择，为了构成疑问句会进行倒装。

  ➔ 'which'是用来从已知集合中指定一个或多个项的限定词，常与倒装用于疑问句。

• I know what my decision is

  ➔ 使用带有'know' + 宾语从句的间接引语来表达理解或知识。

  ➔ 'know what my decision is'表示对自己决定的清楚意识或确信。