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独立摇滚乐团Spoon的第六张正式专辑《Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga》首周上榜,就以4万6千张的销量成绩排在本周Billboard榜单第十位,"The Underdog"加入其中的大号声让听者感觉是十分调皮的旋律。这首歌被电影《17 Again》(重返17岁)用作插曲,出现在Zac扮演的男主角开着跑车穿着帅帅的皮衣来到学校的场景,大大的太阳镜和帅气的扮相使其赢得超高回头率,很有意思的一段剧情。
在线看电影《重返17岁》

Artist: Spoon
Title: The Underdog
Picture yourself in the living room
picture: 想象 living room: 起居室;客厅
Your pipe and slippers set out for you
pipe: 烟斗,<美俚>雪茄 slipper: 拖鞋 set out: 出发
I know you think that it ain't too far
ain’t: (=are not,am not)
But I hear the call of a lifetime ring
lifetime: 一生,终身 ring: (钟、铃等)鸣;响
Felt the need to get up for it
get up: 起床
Oh you cut out the middleman
cut out: 剪去;停止;使无效 middleman: 经济人,中间人
Get free from the middleman
get free: 摆脱...,获得自由,逃脱
You got no time for the messenger
messenger: 送信者
Got no regard for the thing that you don't understand
regard: 注意(某事物);留意
You got no fear of the underdog
fear: 畏惧 underdog: 失败者
That’s why you will not survive!
survive: 幸存
I wanna forget how convention fits
wanna: [方言,口语]=want to convention: 协定;惯例 fit: 适合
But can I get out from under it?
get out from under: 脱离艰困
Can I get it out of me?
get out of: (使)摆脱(某事)
It can't all be wedding cake
wedding: 婚礼的
It can't all be boiled away
boil away: 蒸发掉【消失】
I try but I can't let go of it
let go of: 放手
Can't let go of it,
'Cause you don't talk to the water boy
'cause: =because water boy: [美国英语](比赛暂停时)为运动员送饮水、毛巾者;【指工作不重要的人】[informal. someone who has a very unimportant job. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English]
And there's so much you could learn
But you don't want to know,
You will not back up an inch ever,
back up: 倒退,后退 inch: 英寸
That’s why you will not survive,
The thing that I tell you now
It may not go over well
go over well: 受到热烈欢迎
And it may not be photo-op
photo-op: 【拍照时间】[short for photo opportunity. From Merriam-Webster]
In the way that I spell it out
spell out: 清楚地说明
But you won't hear from the messenger,
Don’t wanna know about something
That you don't understand,
You got no fear of the underdog,
That’s why you will not survive! (Hey!)
词汇解析:Sarah 校对:Awesome




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