《If I Were a Boy》歌词及语法知识

《If I Were a Boy》—— 虚拟语气·过去完成时

歌词原文

If I were a boy
如果我是一个男孩

Even just for a day
哪怕只有一天

I'd roll out of bed in the morning
我会早上从床上翻下来

And throw on what I wanted and go
随便套上我想穿的衣服然后出门

Drink beer with the guys
和哥们一起喝啤酒

And chase after girls
出去泡妞

I'd kick it with who I wanted
看到谁不顺眼就扁

And I'd never get confronted for it
反正我也不会为此负责

Because they'd stick up for me
因为她们也会挺我

If I were a boy
如果我是个男生

I think that I'd understand
我想我会明白

How it feels to love a girl
爱上一个女孩是什么滋味

I swear I'd be a better man
我发誓我会是一个好男人

I'd listen to her
我会听她的话

Cause I know how it hurts
因为我知道有多么痛苦

When you lose the one you wanted
当你失去挚爱

Cause he's taken you for granted
因为他把你的一切都当作理所当然

And everything you had got destroyed
你所有拥有的一切都毁于一旦

If I were a boy
如果我是一个男孩

I would turn off my phone
我会把手机关机

Tell everyone that it's broken
告诉别人它坏掉了

So they think that I was sleeping alone
这样他们就会以为我是一个人睡

I'd put myself first
我把自己放在首位

And make the rules as I go
按照我的性子制定规则

Cause I know that she'd be faithful
因为我知道她一定会遵守

Waiting for me to come home (to come home)
等我回来

If I were a boy
如果我是一个男孩

I think that I could understand
可能就会开始理解

How it feels to love a girl
爱上一个女孩的滋味

I swear I'd be a better man
会发誓成为更好的男人

I'd listen to her
我会听她的话

Cause I know how it hurts
因为我知道有多么痛苦

When you lose the one you wanted
当你失去挚爱

Cause he's taken you for granted
因为他把你的一切都当作理所当然

And everything you had got destroyed
你所有拥有的一切都毁于一旦

It's a little too late for you to come back
你回来的已经太晚

Say it's just a mistake
告诉我只是误会

Think I forgive you like that
以为我会以前那样原谅你

If you thought I would wait for you
如果你认为我会等你

You thought wrong
你大错特错

But you're just a boy
你也仅仅是个男生

You don't understand (and you don't understand)
你永远不会了解

How it feels to love a girl
爱上一个女孩的滋味

Someday you'll wish you were a better man
有天你也开始发誓会成为更好的男人

You don't listen to her
你不会聆听她的内心

You don't care how it hurts
因为你根本不在乎 她有多难受

Until you lose the one you wanted
直到你真的失去她

Cause you've taken her for granted
因为你把她的一切都当作理所当然

And everything that you had got destroyed
亲手将其毁掉

But you're just a boy...
而你只是个男孩

核心语法与词汇精讲

一、虚拟语气（与现在事实相反）

If I were a boy, I'd roll out of bed in the morning.
如果我是男孩，我会早上从床上滚下来。（事实上我不是男孩）

If I were a boy, I think that I'd understand how it feels to love a girl.
如果我是男孩，我想我会明白爱一个女孩的感觉。

If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone.
如果我是男孩，我会关掉手机。

If you thought I would wait for you, you thought wrong.
如果你以为我会等你，你错了。（与过去事实相反）

Someday you'll wish you were a better man.
总有一天你会希望自己是个更好的男人。（wish后的虚拟语气）

二、过去完成时（过去的过去）

everything you had got destroyed
你曾经拥有的一切都被摧毁了（had got = had gotten）

everything that you had got destroyed
你所拥有的都被摧毁了

三、现在完成时

he's taken you for granted
他把你视为理所当然

you've taken her for granted
你把她视为理所当然

四、时间状语从句

When you lose the one you wanted...
当你失去你想要的（那个）时……

Until you lose the one you wanted...
直到你失去你想要的（那个）时……

五、宾语从句

I think that I'd understand
我认为我会明白

I swear I'd be a better man
我发誓我会是个更好的男人

Tell everyone that it's broken
告诉每个人它坏了

So they think that I was sleeping alone
所以他们以为我一个人睡

I know that she'd be faithful
我知道她会忠诚

You don't care how it hurts
你不在乎有多痛

六、固定搭配与高频短语

roll out of bed 从床上滚下来

throw on 匆匆穿上

chase after 追求，追逐

stick up for 支持，为……辩护

listen to 倾听

turn off 关掉

put myself first 把自己放在首位

make the rules 制定规则

as I go 在我前进的过程中

wait for 等待

come back 回来

forgive you 原谅你

wait for you 等你

think wrong 想错了

七、高级词汇

confront v. 面对，对抗

swear v. 发誓

faithful adj. 忠诚的

mistake n. 错误

forgive v. 原谅

八、语法亮点

I'd = I would（虚拟语气缩写）

It's a little too late for you to come back.（It's + adj. + for sb. + to do）

You thought wrong.（主语+谓语+副词补语）

Someday you'll wish you were a better man.（wish后的虚拟语气，were不能用was）