赖世雄精讲英文歌曲(3): 大伪装者 The Great Pretender

本曲大意

这首歌叙述一个男孩子虽然失恋了，但仍假装若无其事，一点也不在乎的样子。虽然这么做可以掩饰一个失恋者的心，但偶尔还是得发泄一下。因此，当你（妳）失恋，想哭又怕有失面子时，雄哥建议，不妨立即回家躲在棉被里嚎啕大哭一场，既可发泄又不失面子。或许有读者会想知道雄哥是否有此经验──这是秘密！

英文歌词
Oh, yes, Im the great pretender, pretending that Im doing well. My need is such, I pretend too much. Im lonely, but no one can tell.
Oh, yes, Im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own. I play the game, but to my real shame, youve left me to dream all alone.
Too real is this feeling of make-believe. Too real what I feel, what my heart cant¹ conceal². Oh, yes, Im the great pretender, just laughing and gay like a clown. I seem to be what Im not you see. Im wearing my heart like a crown, pretending that youre still around.

中文歌词

噢，的确，我是个善于伪装的人，假装我仍若无其事的样子。我对妳的需求是如此的强烈以致于我假装过头了。我是如此的寂寞，但却无人能看出来。
噢，的确，我是个最好的伪装者，在属于我的世界里漂流着。我一直玩着伪装的游戏，但令我真正感到羞耻的是，妳竟留下我独自做我的春秋大梦。
对我而言，这种伪装的感觉太真实了。我所感觉的，也就是我内心无法隐藏的感觉实在太真实了。噢，的确，我很善于伪装，并借着扮演一个快乐小丑来嘲弄自己。如今，我好象不是妳表面上所看到的我。我把我内心的悲伤埋藏起来，让我在外表看起来就像个国王般的意气风发，假装着妳仍在我身旁。

字词句型分析

1.Oh, yes, Im the great pretender, pretending that Im doing well.
噢，的确，我很善于伪装，假装我若无其事的样子。

a.本句在暗示作者因失恋而感到痛若, 但又装着一付若无其事的样子。故本句英文可改写为:
My love has just left me; Im feeling very sad. And yet I dont want
to let her know that Im feeling sad because of her. So I pretend as
if nothing has happened. And Im very good at it.
我的爱人已离开了我, 我感到非常地悲伤。然而我不想让她知道我　是因为她才如此, 因此我假装好象什么事都没发生过。而且我对　于伪装很在行。

b.pretender  n. 伪装者
pretend  vt. 伪称, 假装
例:She pretended that she was not at home when we rang the doorbell.
（当我们按门铃时，她假装不在家。）

2.My need is such, I pretend too much.
→My need is such a strong need that I pretend too much.
→My need for you is so strong that I cannot help pretending too much.
我对妳的需要是如此的强烈以致于我伪装得过头了。

3.Im lonely, but no one can tell.
→Im lonely, but Im masking my feelings so that no one can tell how bad I really feel.
我很寂寞，但我一直隐藏着我的感情以致于没有人知道我是多么难过。

a.lonely  a. 寂寞的
例:Since you feel lonely, why dont you come here and join us?
（既然你感到寂寞，何不过来加入我们？）

b.mask  n. 面具 & vt. 隐藏, 掩蔽
例:This perfume wont³ mask the unpleasant smell.
（这香水无法掩蔽这难闻的气味。）

4.Im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own.
→Im the great pretender, and Im adrift in a world of my own.
我是最好的伪装者，在属于我的世界里漂流着。
adrift  a. 漂流的
例:The survivors⁴ were adrift on a raft for six days.
（这些生还者在橡皮艇上漂流了六天。）

5.I play the game, but to my real shame, youve left me to dream all alone.
→I keep on pretending as if we were still going steady, but to my embarrassment⁵, you have left me and what I can do now is dream of you.
→I keep on pretending as if nothing had happened, but deep in my heart, I know you have left me, and thats why I feel embarrassed. All I can do now is dream.
我一直假装没有任何事发生。但是，在我内心深处，我知道妳早已离开了我，那就是我觉得窘困的原因。如今，我所能做的就是只有在梦中想妳。
to my shame　　令我感到羞耻
=to my embarrassment
注意:
to ones + 情绪名词　　令某人……的是
例:To my surprise, she came.
（令我惊讶的是她来了。）
To my disappointment, he failed.
（让我失望的是他失败了。）
＊类似用法尚有: to ones anger (令某人生气的是)、to ones satisfaction
 (令某人满意的是)……。

6.Too real is this feeling of make€?elieve.
=This feeling of make€?elieve is too real.
这种假装的感觉太真实了。／我装得实在太像了。
make-believe  n. 假装
注意:
若将make与believe分开, 则成动词, 有下列重要用法:
make believe that...　　假装……
=pretend that...
例:He made believe that he was rich.（他假装是个有钱人。）

7.Too real what I feel, what my heart cant conceal.
=What I feel€hat my heart cant conceal€s too real.
我所感觉的，也就是我内心无法隐藏的感觉，实在太真实了。
conceal  vt. 隐藏
例:Mary tried to conceal her heavy drinking from her family.
（玛丽试图隐瞒她酗酒的习惯不让家里知道。）

8....Im the great pretender just laughing and gay like a clown.
→...Im the great pretender, and Im simply laughing and gay like a clown.
→...Im good at pretending, and Im making fun of myself by laughing and feeling happy like a clown.
……我很善于伪装，并且借着扮成一个快乐的小丑来嘲弄自己。
a.gay  a. 快乐的
＊此字现在已很少使用, 因为gay在美国俚语中是『男同性恋者』
　的意思。『女同性恋者』则为lesbian。
b.clown  n. 小丑

9.I seem to be what Im not you see.
→Im not the person I appear to be.
我不是妳表面看到的那个样子。
→Because Im trying to hide my feelings, you cannot tell how I really feel.
因为我设法隐藏我的情感，因此妳无法了解我真正的感受。

10.Im wearing my heart like a crown.
若本句按照字面翻译, 则为:
现在我把我的心当成皇冠戴起来。
如果心可以拿出来戴, 那岂不是要闹人命了吗？其实, 本句实等于:
Though Im feeling very bad, Im not going to let people know how bad I feel. Therefore, in appearance, I still look very happy like a king.
虽然我现在心里非常悲伤, 但我并不想让人们知道我的感受。因此, 在表面上, 我依然看起来像个国王般非常快乐。

1 cant   

n.斜穿，黑话，猛扔

参考例句：

• The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
• He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。

2 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

3 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。