The Greatest Man I Never Knew – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Reba McEntire
• 专辑: Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits, Volume Two

歌词与翻译

[中文]

我从未真正了解，最伟大的男人

就住在走廊的另一端

每天我们都会说声，“你好”

但彼此从未真正靠近

他埋首于报纸之中

我则待在自己的房间

我又怎会知道，他视我如掌上明珠？

我从未真正了解，最伟大的男人

每天深夜才回到家

他总是沉默寡言

仿佛心事重重

我从未真正了解他

哦，现在回想起来，多么令人悲伤

他给予我们一切，耗尽了他所有

岁月流逝，时光荏苒

记忆也渐渐褪色成黑白

他变得冷漠，如同凛冽的寒风

吹过我的生命

我从未听过的，最伟大的话语

我想我永远也无法听到了

我曾以为永远不会离去的男人

已经去世快一年了

他擅长经商

但还有未完成的事业

他从未说过爱我

或许他以为我明白

...

[英语]

The greatest man I never knew

Lived just down the hall

And everyday we said, "Hello"

But never touched at all

He was in his paper

I was in my room

How was I to know he thought I hung the moon?

The greatest man I never knew

Came home late every night

He never had too much to say

Too much was on his mind

I never really knew him

Oh, and now it seems so sad

Everything he gave to us, took all he had

Then the days turned into years

And the memories to black and white

He grew cold like an old winter wind

Blowing across my life

The greatest words I never heard

I guess I'll never hear

The man I thought could never die

Has been dead almost a year

And was good at business

But there was business left to do

He never said he loved me

Guess he thought I knew

重点词汇

词汇	含义
greatest /ˈɡreɪ.tɪst/ A2	adjective - 最伟大的，最大的
knew /nuː/ A1	verb - 知道 (过去式)
lived /lɪvd/ A1	verb - 居住 (过去式)
touched /tʌtʃt/ A2	verb - 触摸 (过去式)
paper /ˈpeɪ.pər/ A1	noun - 报纸
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - 房间
hung /hʌŋ/ A2	verb - 挂 (过去式)
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - 月亮
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - 晚
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - 思想
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - 伤心
gave /ɡeɪv/ A1	verb - 给 (过去式)
turned /tɜːrnd/ A2	verb - 转 (过去式)
memories /ˈmem.əriz/ B1	noun - 记忆
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - 冷
winter /ˈwɪn.tər/ A1	noun - 冬天
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - 风
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - 词语
business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ A2	noun - 生意
loved /lʌvd/ A1	verb - 爱 (过去式)

重点语法结构

• The greatest man I never knew

  ➔ 省略关系代词的关系从句

  ➔ 这里省略了关系代词“that”或“whom”。 完整的句子是“The greatest man that/whom I never knew”。 当关系代词是关系从句中动词的宾语时，这很常见。“I never knew”修饰“The greatest man”。

• How was I to know he thought I hung the moon?

  ➔ 过去时态的推测情态动词 (How was I to know)

  ➔ “How was I to know”表示说话者过去不可能知道某事。 它表示缺乏意识或远见。“Hung the moon”是一个习语，意思是受到某人的高度钦佩或被视为非常重要。

• Everything he gave to us, took all he had

  ➔ 平行结构

  ➔ 这句话使用平行结构来强调父亲所做的牺牲。 “Gave to us”和“took all he had”在结构上相似，突出了对比和他付出的程度。

• He grew cold like an old winter wind

  ➔ 明喻

  ➔ 这句话使用明喻（“like”）将父亲的情绪状态比作寒冬的严酷。 这说明了他日益增长的情感疏远和超脱。

• The greatest words I never heard

  ➔ 最高级形容词

  ➔ “Greatest”是“great”的最高级形式。 它强调这些未说出口的话是说话者错过的最重要和最有影响的话。 暗示着巨大的失落感和遗憾。

• Guess he thought I knew

  ➔ 省略

  ➔ 完整的句子是“Guess he thought I knew he loved me。” 省略了“he loved me”一词，让听众来推断。 这创造了一种微妙而有力的轻描淡写。