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现代之形象 – Rainie Yang 杨丞琳

Rainie Yang 杨丞琳

现代之形象 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2016
Genre
Pop
Length
3:43
  1. 他们也听过 你们也听过

    They have heard it, you have heard it too,

  2. 听来听去剩我本人还没听过

    But after all this listening, I’m the one who hasn't heard it yet.

  3. 你听他说 他听他说

    You hear him say, he hears her say,

  4. 当事人也就是我 谁来听我说说?

    But the one involved is me, who will listen to my side?

  5. 你只听过最表面的我

    You've only heard the surface of me,

  6. 道听途说竟然成为唯一沟通

    Gossip has become our only means of communication.

  7. 你的亲朋 你的好友

    Your family, your friends,

  8. 为什么你看到的纸一样薄?

    Why is the paper you see so thin?

  1. 伸个懒腰 从早餐开始必须小心琢磨 (大意会失荆州)

    Stretching out, from breakfast on I must be careful to ponder (carelessness will lead to loss),

  2. 现代的人 一杯咖啡时间 人变成档案快速翻阅 唉

    In modern times, with a cup of coffee, people become files flipped through quickly, sigh.

  3. 不微笑会变骄傲 顾著害羞会变冷漠

    Not smiling can turn into pride, being shy can lead to coldness.

  4. 解释更多 会说你有鬼 对不对? (不对)

    Explaining more will make you seem guilty, right? (Nope)

  5. 累积几天年假 攒了一点闲钱

    Accumulating a few days of vacation, saving up a little spending money.

  6. 逮到机会去几个景点 摘几朵玫瑰

    Seizing the chance to visit a few spots, picking a few roses.

  7. (你们看她花钱如流水 偷懒偷过一个季节)

    (Look at her spending like a waterfall, lazily slipping through a season.)

  8. 在湖底有个世界 最美丽的故事自由纷飞

    At the bottom of the lake lies a world, the most beautiful stories freely flutter.

  9. (你们看她乏味的边缘 只有涟漪蜻蜓点水)

    (Look at her boring edges, only ripples and dragonflies skimming the surface.)

  10. 鲨鱼杀人是误会 我如是说 如是说 如是说

    Shark attacks are just a misunderstanding, that's what I say, that's what I say, that's what I say.

  11. 他们也听过 你们也听过

    They’ve heard it too, and you all have heard it as well.

  12. 听来听去剩我本人还没听过

    After listening around, I realize I'm the only one yet to hear.

  13. 你听他说 他听他说

    You hear him speak, he hears him speak,

  14. 当事人也就是我 谁来听我说说?

    The one involved is me, who will listen to my side?

  15. 你只听过最表面的我

    You've only heard the surface of me,

  16. 道听途说竟然成为唯一沟通

    Gossip turns out to be our only form of communication.

  17. 你的亲朋 你的好友

    Your relatives, your friends,

  18. 为什么你看到的纸一样薄?

    Why does the paper you see feel just as thin?

  19. 检讨一下 到睡前时光 必须小心衡量 (今天一日形象)

    Let's reflect a bit, before bedtime, we must weigh carefully (today's image),

  20. 现代的人 一顿晚餐时间 心变成菜单单点变贵 喔

    In modern times, during dinner time, hearts turn into a menu, prices go up, oh,

  21. 不讨好会变难搞 真心帮人会变虚伪

    Not being agreeable makes you hard to handle, helping sincerely becomes hypocritical,

  22. 做得更多 会说你想红 对不对? (不对)

    Doing more, you say you want to be famous, right? (No.)

  23. 连续几天加班 打了一个哈欠

    After several days of overtime, I let out a yawn.

  24. 好不容易空闲五分钟 去方便方便

    Finally, I have five minutes to spare, just to relieve myself.

  25. (你们看她现在才几点 人不知道飞到哪边)

    (Look at her, what time is it now? No one knows where she has flown off to.)

  26. 在深海有个世界 静热的心等待分享深邃

    In the deep sea, there’s a world, a quiet heart waits to share the profound.

  27. (你们看她海岸多破碎 只有浪花蒸发表面)

    (Look at her, the coast is so shattered, only the waves evaporate on the surface.)

  28. 毒蛇躲进岩石边 都看不见 看不见 看不见

    The venomous snake hides by the rocks, unseen, unseen, unseen.

  29. 他们也听过 你们也听过

    They have heard it, you all have heard it too.

  30. 听来听去剩我本人还没听过

    Listening again and again, I find I haven't heard it myself.

  31. 你听他说 他听他说

    You hear him say, he hears him say,

  32. 当事人也就是我 谁来听我说说?

    The person involved is me; who will listen to me tell my story?

  33. 你只听过最表面的我

    You've only heard the surface of me.

  34. 道听途说竟然成为唯一沟通

    Gossip has surprisingly become our only way to communicate.

  35. 你的亲朋 你的好友

    Your loved ones, your friends,

  36. 为什么你看到的纸一样薄?

    Why is the paper you see so thin?

  37. (他们也听过 你们也听过)

    (They've heard it too, you've heard it too)

  38. (你听他说 他听他说)

    (You hear him say, he hears him say)

  39. 当事人也就是我 谁来听我说说

    The person involved is me, who will listen to my side?

  40. (你只听过最表面的我)

    (You've only heard the surface of me.)

  41. 道听途说竟然成为唯一沟通

    Gossip has surprisingly become our only way to communicate.

  42. (你的亲朋 你的好友)

    (Your loved ones, your friends)

  43. 为什么你看到的纸一样薄?

    Why is the paper you see so thin?

  44. (你听他说 他听他说)

    (You hear him say, he hears him say)

Key vocabulary

一yī
one1
听来听去tīng lái tīng qù
listen around
本人běn rén
self5
当事dāngshì
party
也就是也就是 yě jiù shì
that is
来lái
come
听我tīng wǒ
listen
途tú
path
成为chéng wéi
become2
唯一wéi yī
only5

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现代之形象

他tā们men也yě听tīng过guò 你nǐ们men也yě听tīng过guò

They have heard it, you have heard it too,

听tīng来lái听tīng去qù剩shèng我wǒ本běn人rén还hái没méi听tīng过guò

But after all this listening, I’m the one who hasn't heard it yet.

你nǐ听tīng他tā说shuō 他tā听tīng他tā说shuō

You hear him say, he hears her say,

当dāng事shì人rén也yě就jiù是shì我wǒ 谁shuí来lái听tīng我wǒ说shuō说shuō?

But the one involved is me, who will listen to my side?

你nǐ只zhī听tīng过guò最zuì表biǎo面miàn的de我wǒ

You've only heard the surface of me,

道dào听tīng途tú说shuō竟jìng然rán成chéng为wéi唯wéi一yī沟gōu通tōng

Gossip has become our only means of communication.

你nǐ的de亲qīn朋péng 你nǐ的de好hǎo友yǒu

Your family, your friends,

为wèi什shén么me你nǐ看kàn到dào的de纸zhǐ一yí样yàng薄báo?

Why is the paper you see so thin?

伸shēn个gè懒lǎn腰yāo 从cóng早zǎo餐cān开kāi始shǐ必bì须xū小xiǎo心xīn琢zhuó磨mó (大dà意yì会huì失shī荆jīng州zhōu)

Stretching out, from breakfast on I must be careful to ponder (carelessness will lead to loss),

现xiàn代dài的de人rén 一yì杯bēi咖kā啡fēi时shí间jiān 人rén变biàn成chéng档dàng案àn快kuài速sù翻fān阅yuè 唉ài

In modern times, with a cup of coffee, people become files flipped through quickly, sigh.

不bù微wēi笑xiào会huì变biàn骄jiāo傲ào 顾gù著zhù害hài羞xiū会huì变biàn冷lěng漠mò

Not smiling can turn into pride, being shy can lead to coldness.

解jiě释shì更gèng多duō 会huì说shuō你nǐ有yǒu鬼guǐ 对duì不bu对duì? (不bú对duì)

Explaining more will make you seem guilty, right? (Nope)

累lěi积jī几jǐ天tiān年nián假jiǎ 攒zǎn了le一yì点diǎn闲xián钱qián

Accumulating a few days of vacation, saving up a little spending money.

逮dǎi到dào机jī会huì去qù几jǐ个gè景jǐng点diǎn 摘zhāi几jǐ朵duǒ玫méi瑰guī

Seizing the chance to visit a few spots, picking a few roses.

(你nǐ们men看kàn她tā花huā钱qián如rú流liú水shuǐ 偷tōu懒lǎn偷tōu过guò一yí个gè季jì节jié)

(Look at her spending like a waterfall, lazily slipping through a season.)

在zài湖hú底dǐ有yǒu个gè世shì界jiè 最zuì美měi丽lì的de故gù事shì自zì由yóu纷fēn飞fēi

At the bottom of the lake lies a world, the most beautiful stories freely flutter.

(你nǐ们men看kàn她tā乏fá味wèi的de边biān缘yuán 只zhǐ有yǒu涟lián漪yī蜻qīng蜓tíng点diǎn水shuǐ)

(Look at her boring edges, only ripples and dragonflies skimming the surface.)

鲨shā鱼yú杀shā人rén是shì误wù会huì 我wǒ如rú是shì说shuō 如rú是shì说shuō 如rú是shì说shuō

Shark attacks are just a misunderstanding, that's what I say, that's what I say, that's what I say.

他tā们men也yě听tīng过guò 你nǐ们men也yě听tīng过guò

They’ve heard it too, and you all have heard it as well.

听tīng来lái听tīng去qù剩shèng我wǒ本běn人rén还hái没méi听tīng过guò

After listening around, I realize I'm the only one yet to hear.

你nǐ听tīng他tā说shuō 他tā听tīng他tā说shuō

You hear him speak, he hears him speak,

当dāng事shì人rén也yě就jiù是shì我wǒ 谁shuí来lái听tīng我wǒ说shuō说shuō?

The one involved is me, who will listen to my side?

你nǐ只zhī听tīng过guò最zuì表biǎo面miàn的de我wǒ

You've only heard the surface of me,

道dào听tīng途tú说shuō竟jìng然rán成chéng为wéi唯wéi一yī沟gōu通tōng

Gossip turns out to be our only form of communication.

你nǐ的de亲qīn朋péng 你nǐ的de好hǎo友yǒu

Your relatives, your friends,

为wèi什shén么me你nǐ看kàn到dào的de纸zhǐ一yí样yàng薄báo?

Why does the paper you see feel just as thin?

检jiǎn讨tǎo一yí下xià 到dào睡shuì前qián时shí光guāng 必bì须xū小xiǎo心xīn衡héng量liáng (今jīn天tiān一yí日rì形xíng象xiàng)

Let's reflect a bit, before bedtime, we must weigh carefully (today's image),

现xiàn代dài的de人rén 一yí顿dùn晚wǎn餐cān时shí间jiān 心xīn变biàn成chéng菜cài单dān单dān点diǎn变biàn贵guì 喔wō

In modern times, during dinner time, hearts turn into a menu, prices go up, oh,

不bù讨tǎo好hǎo会huì变biàn难nán搞gǎo 真zhēn心xīn帮bāng人rén会huì变biàn虚xū伪wěi

Not being agreeable makes you hard to handle, helping sincerely becomes hypocritical,

做zuò得dé更gèng多duō 会huì说shuō你nǐ想xiǎng红hóng 对duì不bu对duì? (不bú对duì)

Doing more, you say you want to be famous, right? (No.)

连lián续xù几jǐ天tiān加jiā班bān 打dǎ了le一yí个gè哈hā欠qian

After several days of overtime, I let out a yawn.

好hǎo不bù容róng易yì空kòng闲xián五wǔ分fēn钟zhōng 去qù方fāng便biàn方fāng便biàn

Finally, I have five minutes to spare, just to relieve myself.

(你nǐ们men看kàn她tā现xiàn在zài才cái几jǐ点diǎn 人rén不bù知zhī道dào飞fēi到dào哪nǎ边biān)

(Look at her, what time is it now? No one knows where she has flown off to.)

在zài深shēn海hǎi有yǒu个gè世shì界jiè 静jìng热rè的de心xīn等děng待dài分fēn享xiǎng深shēn邃suì

In the deep sea, there’s a world, a quiet heart waits to share the profound.

(你nǐ们men看kàn她tā海hǎi岸àn多duō破pò碎suì 只zhǐ有yǒu浪làng花huā蒸zhēng发fā表biǎo面miàn)

(Look at her, the coast is so shattered, only the waves evaporate on the surface.)

毒dú蛇shé躲duǒ进jìn岩yán石shí边biān 都dōu看kàn不bú见jiàn 看kàn不bú见jiàn 看kàn不bú见jiàn

The venomous snake hides by the rocks, unseen, unseen, unseen.

他tā们men也yě听tīng过guò 你nǐ们men也yě听tīng过guò

They have heard it, you all have heard it too.

听tīng来lái听tīng去qù剩shèng我wǒ本běn人rén还hái没méi听tīng过guò

Listening again and again, I find I haven't heard it myself.

你nǐ听tīng他tā说shuō 他tā听tīng他tā说shuō

You hear him say, he hears him say,

当dāng事shì人rén也yě就jiù是shì我wǒ 谁shuí来lái听tīng我wǒ说shuō说shuō?

The person involved is me; who will listen to me tell my story?

你nǐ只zhī听tīng过guò最zuì表biǎo面miàn的de我wǒ

You've only heard the surface of me.

道dào听tīng途tú说shuō竟jìng然rán成chéng为wéi唯wéi一yī沟gōu通tōng

Gossip has surprisingly become our only way to communicate.

你nǐ的de亲qīn朋péng 你nǐ的de好hǎo友yǒu

Your loved ones, your friends,

为wèi什shén么me你nǐ看kàn到dào的de纸zhǐ一yí样yàng薄báo?

Why is the paper you see so thin?

(他tā们men也yě听tīng过guò 你nǐ们men也yě听tīng过guò)

(They've heard it too, you've heard it too)

(你nǐ听tīng他tā说shuō 他tā听tīng他tā说shuō)

(You hear him say, he hears him say)

当dāng事shì人rén也yě就jiù是shì我wǒ 谁shuí来lái听tīng我wǒ说shuō说shuō

The person involved is me, who will listen to my side?

(你nǐ只zhī听tīng过guò最zuì表biǎo面miàn的de我wǒ)

(You've only heard the surface of me.)

道dào听tīng途tú说shuō竟jìng然rán成chéng为wéi唯wéi一yī沟gōu通tōng

Gossip has surprisingly become our only way to communicate.

(你nǐ的de亲qīn朋péng 你nǐ的de好hǎo友yǒu)

(Your loved ones, your friends)

为wèi什shén么me你nǐ看kàn到dào的de纸zhǐ一yí样yàng薄báo?

Why is the paper you see so thin?

(你nǐ听tīng他tā说shuō 他tā听tīng他tā说shuō)

(You hear him say, he hears him say)