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背景介绍： 《What Was I Made For?》是Billie Eilish演唱的歌曲，为电影《芭比》的原声带，于2023年7月13日发行。
双语歌词
I used to float
曾飘然在空中
Now I just fall down
如今只剩下坠落
I used to know
往昔熟知的真相
But I'm not sure now
如今却心生疑惑
What I was made for
我究竟为何而生
What was I made for?
我为何而生？
Taking a drive
驱车前行
I was an ideal
我曾是理想中的模样
Looked so alive
鲜活如我
Turns out, I'm not real
事实证明 我并非真实存在
Just something you paid for
只是你为我所付出的代价
What was I made for?
我究竟为何而生？
'Cause I, I
因为我 我
I don't know how to feel
不知如何感受
But I wanna try
但我想尝试
I don't know how to feel
我不知如何去感受这一切
But someday I might
但有一天我或许会
Someday I might
有一天我或许会有所领悟
When did it end?
何时才结束？
All the enjoyment
欢愉尽数消失无踪
I'm sad again
我又难过起来
Don't tell my boyfriend
别告诉我的男友
It's not what he's made for
他并非为此而生
What was I made for?
我究竟为何而生？
'Cause I, 'cause I
因为我 我
I don't know how to feel
不知如何感受
But I wanna try
但我想尝试
I don't know how to feel
我不知如何去感受这一切
But someday I might
但有一天我或许会
Someday I might
有一天我或许会有所领悟
Think I forgot
我想 我忘却了
How to be happy
如何俘获快乐
Something I'm not
那是我不具备的特质
But something I can be
但却是我能够拥有的
Something I wait for
我愿为之耐心等候
Something I'm made for
我为此而生
Something I'm made for
我即是为此而生
重点词汇词组
1.Now I just fall down
fall down 倒下，倒地
例：Our apple tree fell downin the storm.
我们的苹果树在暴风雨中被刮倒了。
相关俚语：fall flat （笑话、想法或建议）未达到预想效果
例：He made several jokes and each of them fell flat.
他讲了几个笑话，但每个都不好笑。
2.Taking a drive
take a drive 开车兜风
例：Now you can take a driveright in to the Great Barrier Reef!
现在你可以开车直接冲入大堡礁！
常见搭配：drive sb. to drink 使某人焦虑，让某人心烦
例：You guys will drive me to drink!
你们快把我给烦死了！
3.Turns out, I'm not real
turn out 结果是，证明是
例：If I had known my life was going to turn outlike this, I would have let them kill me.
如果我知道我的一生会是这样的结果，我早就该让他们杀了我。
常见搭配：turn against sb. 与某人反目成仇
例：After the divorce he tried to turn the children againsttheir mother.
他离婚后企图教唆子女反对他们的母亲。
4.Just something you paid for
pay for 付代价
例：Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness.
放弃工作是他为子女幸福所付出的小小代价。
常见搭配：pay off 取得成功，得到好结果
例：All her hard work paid offin the end, and she finally passed the exam.
她的所有努力最终得到了回报，她终于通过了考试。
5.Something I wait for
wait for 等待
例：They were very obliging and offered to wait forus.
他们非常热情，主动提出等候我们。
相关俚语：wait sb's turn 等着轮到某人
例：If people were more polite, they wouldwait their turn.
假如人们更讲礼貌的话，他们就会按顺序等候。
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