你觉得你丑吗? (Pretty Ugly)

你觉得你自己丑吗?

(请一定要看到底)

I’m very ugly

我很丑

So don’t try to convince me that

I am a very beautiful person

所以别试图说服我

我是个好看的人

Because at the end of the day

因为说到底

I hate myself in every single way

我都恨我自己的一切

And I’m not going to lie to myself by saying

There is beauty inside of me that matters

而我也不会骗我自己说

我内心的美才是最重要的

So rest assured I will remind myself

That I am a worthless, terrible person

所以放心我会提醒自己

我是个一文不值, 糟糕的人

And nothing you say will make me believe

I still deserve love

而无论你说什么也不会让我相信

我仍然值得被爱

Because no matter what

因为无论如何

I am not good enough to be loved

我都不配被爱

And I am in no position to believe that

Beauty does exist within me

我也没有任何理由相信

我有任何美丽的痕迹

Because whenever I look in the mirror I always think

因为当我对着镜子我总是在想

Am I as ugly as people say?

我真的像别人说得那么丑吗?

再读一遍. 

反过来读.

Am I as ugly as people say?

我真的像别人说得那么丑吗?

Because whenever I look in the mirror I always think

因为当我对着镜子我总是在想

Beauty does exist within me

我绝对有美丽的地方

And I am in no position to believe that

我也没有任何理由相信

I am not good enough to be loved

我不配被爱

Because no matter what

因为无论如何

I still deserve love

我仍然值得被爱

And nothing you say will make me believe

而无论你说什么也不会让我相信

That I am a worthless, terrible person

我是个一文不值, 糟糕的人

So rest assured I will remind myself

所以放心我会提醒自己

There is beauty inside of me that matters

我内心的美才是最重要的

And I’m not going to lie to myself by saying

而我也不会骗我自己说

I hate myself in every single way

我都恨我自己的一切

Because at the end of the day

因为说到底

I am a very beautiful person

我是个美丽的人

So don’t try to convince me that

所以别试图说服我

I’m very ugly

我很丑

作者: Abdullah Shoaib

翻译: 兔老爹

这首诗还是很好懂的, 兔老爹我只想讲其中两个非常常用但是容易被误解的习语.

第一个是:

at the end of the day

其实啊, 虽然这个习语在字面上是”一天结束之时”, 但实际用法是引申出来的”说到底, 归根结底, 把所有情况都考虑后”的意思, 比如:

Papa Rabbit says he cares about his fans, but at the end of the day, we need to see what he does.

兔老爹自称他很宠粉, 可是说到底, 咱要看他具体做啥.

第二个词组是:

in a position to…

你如果认为它是”在某个位置”, 请在弹幕打”1″.

好吧, 我估计这次你也不敢打了. (;￢_￢)

这个习语虽然字面是”在某个位置”, 但实际引申为”有能力, 适合去做某件事”, 比如:

Maybe next year Papa Rabbit will be in a better position to launch a course.

也许兔老爹明年才应该推出一门课程. (言下之意就是兔老爹现在我还没有足够能力, 还没有足够多的的粉丝, 咳咳, 或者各种时机还未到.) 

再比如:

After I’ve watched the whole movie, I’ll be in a better position to comment.

等我看完整个电影后, 我才能更好地评论. (言下之意就是, 现在还没看完, 冒失评论就会有失公允, 也就是, right now I’m in no position to comment.)

以上这两个习语, at the end of the day和in a/no position to… 是非常常用的, 英美人士经常挂在嘴边的习语, 所以不要误解了. 而你也可以试着把它俩融入你的口语中, 会让你的英语听起来更地道哟!

好的, 这次就到这里!