At Seventeen-Janis Ian

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[00:01.54]At seventeen
// [00:03.60]一峰至爱 Janis Ian
// [00:07.49]I learned the truth at seventeen
在十七岁时，我了解了真相 [00:11.50]That love was meant for beauty queens
爱情注定只属于美丽的女王 [00:14.44]And high school girls with clear siknned smiles
笑靥如花的中学女孩 [00:20.46]Who married young and then retired
很早便结婚退隐 [00:23.49]The valentines i never knew
那对恋人我一直不认识 [00:31.14]The friday night charades of youth
在一个星期五的夜晚，一起玩有关青春的猜字谜游戏 [00:35.88]Were spent on one more beautiful
我度过了一个非常美好的夜晚 [00:39.57]At seventeen i learned the truth
在十七岁时，我了解了真相 [00:47.03]And those of us with ravaged faces
我们那一张张破碎的面孔 [00:50.78]Lacking in the social graces
我们没有礼貌 [00:54.82]Desperately remained at home
绝望地呆在家里 [00:58.70]Inventing lovers on the phone
煲电话粥寻找爱人 [01:02.55]Who called to say come dance with me"
有谁说，来和我跳舞吧 [01:07.19]And murmured vague obscenities
然后嘀咕着些脏话 [01:11.12]It isn't all it seems at seventeen
这并不是全部，似乎就在十七岁 [01:17.98]A brown-eyed girl in hand me downs
一位棕色眼睛的女孩向我伸出手 [01:22.41]Whose name i never could pronounce
她的名字我至今不会念 [01:25.73]Said"pity please the ones who serve
她说，她同情那些从事服务行业的的人 [01:30.49]They only get what they deserve"
她们得到了应有的回报 [01:36.94]And the rich relationed home town queen
那些富人家的女王 [01:41.49]Marries into what she needs
嫁给了理想的人选 [01:44.70]With a guarantee of company and haven for the elderly
保障了公司的发展，也为年长的人提供了庇护 [01:56.52]Remember those who with the game
记住那些在这场博弈中的人们 [02:00.39]Lose the love they sought to gain
失去了他们应得的爱 [02:03.98]In debentures of quality and dubious integrity
在证券质量和完整性上 [02:11.72]The small town eyes would gape at you in dull surprise
那些镇上的眼睛会牢牢地盯住你，让你吃惊不已 [02:18.02]When payment due exceeds accounts received at seventeen
当十七岁，应付款增加，收到账单时 [02:28.78]
[03:19.51]To those of us who knew the pain
我们谁会理解 [03:23.53]Of valentines that never came
从没有过恋爱的痛苦 [03:27.99]And those whose names were never called
那些从未提起过的名字 [03:31.68]When choosing sides for basketball
在打篮球时选择支持哪队 [03:36.92]
[03:38.54]It was long ago and far away
这是很久以前的事，很远很远了 [03:42.68]The world was younger than today
那时世界比现在年轻 [03:47.36]And dreams were all they gave for free
梦想是自由的 [03:51.00]To ugly duckling girls like me
像我这样的丑小鸭 [03:56.28]
[03:57.49]We all played the game and when we dared
我们全都玩这样的游戏 [04:01.90]To cheat ourselves at solitaire
当我们在玩纸牌时作弊 [04:05.63]Inverting lovers on the phone
在电话上与恋人反目 [04:09.37]Repenting other lives unknown
后悔那些没经历过的人生 [04:12.93]They call and say "come dance with me"
他们打来电话，说，来和我跳舞 [04:17.06]And murmur vague obscenities
嘴里嘀咕着脏话 [04:21.87]At ugly girls like me--at seventeen
在十七岁时，像我这样的丑小鸭