Stop This Train

• 作者: John Mayer
• 专辑: Where The Light Is

歌词:

[English]

[中文]

No I'm not colorblind

不，我不是色盲

I know the world is black and white

我知道这个世界是黑白的

Try to keep an open mind but

试图保持心胸开阔，但

I just can't sleep on this tonight

我今晚实在无法入睡

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Stop this train

停下这列火车

I wanna get off

我想下车

And go home again

回到家里

I can't take the speed

我承受不了这速度

It's movin' in

它正在逼近

I know I can't

我知道我不能

But honestly

但说实话

Won't someone stop this train?

有人能帮我停下这列火车吗？

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Don't know how else to say it

不知道怎么表达

Don't wanna see my parents go

不想看父母离开

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One generation's length away

距离一代人的长度

From fighting life out on my own

从自己拼命斗争生命起步

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Stop this train

停下这列火车

I wanna get off

我想下车

And go home again

再回到家

I can't take the speed

我承受不了这速度

It's movin' in

它正在逼近

I know I can't

我知道我不能

But honestly

但说实话

Won't someone stop this train?

有人能帮我停下这列火车吗？

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So scared of getting older

害怕变老

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I'm only good at being young

我只擅长年轻

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So I play the numbers game

所以我玩数字游戏

To find a way to say that

想找到办法说出口

Life has just begun

生命才刚刚开始

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Had a talk with my old man

和爸谈了一次

Said, "Help me understand"

他说：“帮我理解”

He said, "Turn 68"

他说：“到了六十八岁”

"You renegotiate"

“你要重新谈判”

"Don't stop this train"

“别停下这列火车”

"Don't for a minute change"

“别片刻改变”

"The place you're in"

“你所在的地方”

"And don't think I couldn't"

“我其实也能理解”

"Ever understand"

“我试过”

"I tried my hand"

“老实说，约翰”

"John, honestly"

“我们永远停不下这列火车”

"We'll never stop this train."

"We'll never stop this train."

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有时候

Once in a while

当一切都好

When its good

感觉就像它应该

It'll feel like it should

而他们都还在

And they're all still around

你依然安全无恙

And you're still safe and sound

不会错过任何事

And you don't miss a thing

直到你在黑暗中开车离去而哭泣

Till you cry when you're drivin' away in the dark

高歌

Singing

停下这列火车

Stop this train

我想下车

I wanna get off

再回到家

And go home again

我承受不了这速度

I can't take the speed

I can't take the speed

It's movin in

它正在逼近

I know I can't

我知道我不能

'Cause now I see

因为现在我明白

I'll never stop this train

我永远也停不下这列火车

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这首歌中的词汇:

词汇	含义
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - 火车
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - 停止 noun - 车站
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - 家
speed /spiːd/ B1	noun - 速度
parents /ˈpeərənts/ A1	noun - 父母
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ B1	noun - 一代
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - 害怕
older /ˈoʊldər/ A1	adjective - 更老的
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - 年轻的
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - 游戏
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 男人
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - 手
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1	noun - 分钟
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - 东西
sound /saʊnd/ A2	adjective - 健康的 noun - 声音

语法:

• I wanna get off

  ➔ 非正式的'wanna'是'want to'的缩略形式。

  ➔ 'Wanna'是'want to'的口语缩略形式。

• I can't take the speed

  ➔ 'Can't'表示不能或不可能。

  ➔ 'Can't'是'cannot'的缩写，表示无法或不可能。

• It's movin' in

  ➔ 'Movin''是'moving'的省略形式，通常在非正式语境中使用。

  ➔ 'Movin''是在非正式英语中常见的'moving'的省略形式。

• And go home again

  ➔ 'Go'用于表示朝某地移动或前往某地。

  ➔ 'Go'表示朝某个特定的地方移动，强调旅行的动作。

• I'll never stop this train

  ➔ 'I'll'是'I will'的缩写，用于表达未来的确定性或决心。

  ➔ 'I'll'是'I will'的缩写，用于表达未来的确定性或决心。

• And you're still safe and sound

  ➔ 'And'用于连接句子，表示添加或继续。

  ➔ 'And'是用于连接词语或短语的连词，常用来添加信息。