影视歌曲：Katie Melua-Perfect Circle

A mask is easily placed,

面具是容易放置，

On a betrayed and broken face.

在背叛和破碎的脸。

A disguise to hide the past,

一种掩饰隐瞒过去，

When you mapped out my skin

当你制定了我的皮肤，

and made the memories last.

并作出最后的记忆。

Some things are never erased¹,

有些事情是永远不会抹去，

And I have run when I’ve been chased,

当我奔跑起来我就要追寻

By recollections of you and me

重拾你我之间的回忆

falling off our homemade castle.

遗失在我们的城堡里

And even when I’m walking straight

即使我一直向前

I always end up in a perfect circle.

我总是出现在一个完美的圆

Oh I try but I just can’t wait,

噢我会尝试但我不能等待

To break out of this perfect circle.

打破这一完美的圆

‘Cos giving into old temptation,

因为使到老的诱惑，

Is like that common twitch².

就是这样共同抽搐。

Oh the silly stupid realisation,

噢的愚蠢愚蠢的实现，

The more you scratch the more you itch³.

你越刮越痒。

Why am I fighting, what’s it for,

我的战斗是为了什么

Must let my mask drop to the floor.

必须扔下我的面具

My scars I shouldn’t hide

我的伤疤 我不应该隐藏

from the people who are on my side,

对我身边的人

Rolling up my sleeves to fight against,

我卷起袖子来对抗

All the things I locked up

所有的事情我关起来

and all the things I fenced.

所有的事情我围栏

But it’s time to let it out

但它的时间让出来

so we can build a brand new castle.

所以我们可以建立一个全新的城堡

And even when I’m walking straight

即使我一直向前

I always end up in a perfect circle.

我总是出现在一个完美的圆

Oh I try but I just can’t wait,

噢我会尝试但我不能等待

To break out of this perfect circle.

打破这一完美的圆

‘Cos giving into old temptation,

因为使到老的诱惑，

Is like that common twitch.

就是这样共同抽搐。

Oh the silly stupid realisation,

噢的愚蠢愚蠢的实现，

The more you scratch the more you itch.

你越刮越痒

And even when I’m walking straight

即使我一直向前

I always end up in a perfect circle.

我总是出现在一个完美的圆

Oh I try but I just can’t wait,

噢我会尝试但我不能等待

To break out of this perfect circle.

打破这一完美的圆

‘Cos giving into old temptation,

因为使到老的诱惑，

Is like that common twitch.

就是这样共同抽搐。

Oh the silly stupid realisation,

噢的愚蠢愚蠢的实现，

The more you scratch the more you itch.

你越刮越痒

1 erased   

v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 )；抹去；清除

参考例句：

• He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误答案，写上了正确答案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He removed the dogmatism from politics; he erased the party line. 他根除了政治中的教条主义，消除了政党界限。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 twitch   

v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛

参考例句：

• The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。
• I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

3 itch   

n.痒，渴望，疥癣；vi.发痒，渴望

参考例句：

• Shylock has an itch for money.夏洛克渴望发财。
• He had an itch on his back.他背部发痒。