The Suburbs – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Arcade Fire

歌词与翻译

[英语]

[中文]

In the suburbs I, I learned to drive

在郊区我，学会了开车

And you told me we'd never survive

你告诉我我们永远不会幸存

Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving

快拿你妈的钥匙，我们要走了

You always seemed so sure

你总是那么确信

That one day we'd be fighting

总有一天我们会争吵

In a suburban war

在郊区的战火中

Your part of town against mine

你那片城属于你，我的那片属于我

I saw you standing on the opposite shore

我看到你站在对岸

But by the time the first bombs fell

但当第一颗炸弹落下时

We were already bored

我们已经厌倦了

We were already, already bored

我们已经，已经厌倦了

Sometimes I can't believe it

有时候我难以置信

I'm moving past the feeling

我正在走出那种感觉

Sometimes I can't believe it

有时候我难以置信

I'm moving past the feeling again

我又在走出那种感觉

The kids want to be so hard

孩子们想变得坚强

But in my dreams we're still screaming

但在我梦里我们还在尖叫

And running through the yard

在院子里奔跑

When all of the walls that they built

当他们在七十年代建的墙

In the seventies finally fall

终于倒塌

And all of the houses they built

所有建的房子

In the seventies finally fall

在七十年代也终于倒塌

Meant nothing at all?

一切变得毫无意义吗？

Meant nothing at all

毫无意义

It meant nothing

毫无意义

Sometimes I can't believe it

有时候我难以置信

I'm moving past the feeling

我正在走出那种感觉

Sometimes I can't believe it

有时候我难以置信

I'm moving past the feeling

我又在走出那种感觉

And into the night

进入黑夜

So can you understand

你能理解吗

Why I want a daughter while I'm still young?

为什么我还年轻时想要个女儿？

I want to hold her hand

我想牵着她的手

And show her some beauty

给她展示一些美好

Before this damage is done

趁伤还未累积

But if it's too much to ask

但如果这太难要求

If it's too much to ask

如果这太难

Then send me a son

那么告诉我我要一个儿子

Under the overpass

在天桥底下

In the parking lot, we're still waiting

在停车场，我们还在等

It's already passed

时间已经过去

So move your feet from hot pavement

所以把脚从炙热的柏油上移开

And into the grass

走到草地上

'Cause it's already passed

因为时间已经过去

It's already, already passed

已经，已经过去

Sometimes I can't believe it

有时候我难以置信

I'm moving past the feeling

我正在走出那种感觉

Sometimes I can't believe it

有时候我难以置信

I'm moving past the feeling again

我又在走出那种感觉

I'm moving past the feeling

我在走出那种感觉

I'm moving past the feeling

我在走出那种感觉

In my dreams we're still screaming

在梦里我们还在尖叫

We're still screaming

我们还在尖叫

We're still screaming

我们还在尖叫

...

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重点词汇

词汇	含义
suburbs /ˈsʌbɜːrbz/ B1	noun - 郊区
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - 驾驶
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - 幸存
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A1	verb - 离开
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - 战斗
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - 战争
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - 镇
shore /ʃɔːr/ B1	noun - 岸
bombs /bɒmz/ B2	noun - 炸弹
bored /bɔːrd/ A2	adjective - 无聊的
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - 感觉
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - 孩子们
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - 梦
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - 尖叫
yard /jɑːrd/ A2	noun - 院子
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - 墙
houses /ˈhaʊzɪz/ A1	noun - 房子
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - 女儿
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - 美
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ B1	noun - 损害
son /sʌn/ A1	noun - 儿子
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - 等待
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - 热
pavement /ˈpeɪvmənt/ A2	noun - 人行道
grass /ɡræs/ A1	noun - 草

重点语法结构

• In the suburbs I, I learned to drive

  ➔ 一般过去时

  ➔ 用来描述过去完成的动作。

• And you told me we'd never survive

  ➔ 使用'would' + 原形动词表达虚拟语气

  ➔ 表达假设或未来的情况。

• Grab your mother's keys, we're leaving

  ➔ 使用现在进行时描述即将发生的动作

  ➔ '我们要走了'表示近期的计划。

• That one day we'd be fighting

  ➔ 过去时的将来（用'would' + 动词）

  ➔ 以过去的角度表达将来的事件。

• We were already bored

  ➔ 过去完成时，用于强调已完成的动作

  ➔ 表示在过去，厌倦已经开始。

• Sometimes I can't believe it

  ➔ 'Can' + 原形动词（缩写为 'can't'）表达无法或不相信

  ➔ 表达当时无法相信或接受某事。

• And into the night

  ➔ 表示移动或方向的介词短语

  ➔ 描述朝向或进入夜色，作为变化或逃避的隐喻。

• Then send me a son

  ➔ 祈使句作为建议或请求

  ➔ 作为愿望或请求，表达对下一代的期望或不同的愿望。