Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Black Sabbath
• 专辑: Vol. 4

歌词与翻译

[中文]

很久以前，我在脑海中漫游

在那童话与传说之地

沉溺于幸福，不知恐惧为何物

纯真与爱，是我认知的全部

那只是幻象吗？

转眼间，岁月从天来到地久

幸福再也不那么轻易降临

生命诞生于童话与白日梦

纯真不过是另一个虚词

那只是幻象吗？

迷失在混乱的轮转之中

奔跑在泪水的熔炉里

双眼充满愤怒的幻象

躲藏在每一个白日梦中

于是我发现，人生不过是一场游戏

但你知道，从来没有赢家

你竭尽全力，也终将沦为败者

当你离去，世界依旧在转动

是的，当你离去之时！

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[英语]

Long ago I wandered through my mind

In the land of fairy tales and stories

Lost in happiness I knew no fears

Innocence and love was all I knew

Was it illusion?

Soon the days went passing into years

Happiness just didn't come so easy

Life was born of fairy tales and daydreams

Innocence was just another word

Was it illusion?

Lost in the wheels of confusion

Running through furnace of tears

Eyes full of angered illusion

Hiding in every daydream

So I found that life is just a game

But you know there's never been a winner

Try your hardest, just to be a loser

The world will still be turning when you're gone

Yeah when you're gone!

重点词汇

词汇	含义
wandered /ˈwɒndəd/ B2	verb - 漫游
illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ B2	noun - 错觉
innocence /ˈɪnəsns/ C1	noun - 纯真
confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ B1	noun - 困惑
furnace /ˈfɜːnɪs/ C1	noun - 熔炉
angered /ˈæŋɡəd/ B2	adjective - 愤怒的
daydreams /ˈdeɪdriːmz/ B2	noun - 白日梦
loser /ˈluːzə/ A2	noun - 失败者
winner /ˈwɪnə/ A1	noun - 赢家

重点语法结构

• Long ago I wandered through my mind

  ➔ 一般过去时

  ➔ 使用 "wandered" 来描述过去某一确定时间完成的动作。

• Innocence and love was all I knew

  ➔ 定语从句 (省略了 'that')

  ➔ 在 "all" 之后省略了关系代词 "that"，这是英语中常见的用法。

• Soon the days went passing into years

  ➔ 动词 + 动名词 (-ing) 作补语

  ➔ 结构 "went passing" 展示了时间流逝的持续性和进行状态。

• Life was born of fairy tales and daydreams

  ➔ 被动语态

  ➔ 主语 "Life" 承受了 "born" 的动作。

• But you know there's never been a winner

  ➔ 现在完成时

  ➔ 使用 "there's (has) never been" 来指代从古至今的体验。

• Try your hardest, just to be a loser

  ➔ 目的不定式

  ➔ "to be" 表达了努力的结果或目的，此处常带有讽刺意味。

• The world will still be turning

  ➔ 将来进行时

  ➔ "will be turning" 强调了一个在将来会持续进行的动作。

• When you're gone

  ➔ 时间状语从句 (含条件含义)

  ➔ 使用 "when" 来标记主句动作发生的具体时间条件。