LIFE / CULTURE
Learning Chinese
Published: Oct 21, 2021 10:28 AM
Movie lines

Every Breath You Take / 你的每一次呼吸 / (nǐde měiyīcì hūxī)

1. Maybe I just thought this year would be different.

我还以为今年会有些不一样呢。

(wǒ hái yǐwéi jīnnián huìyǒu xiē bùyīyànɡ ne.)

2. Sometimes we need to do things that scare us, you know, in order for us to grow.

有时候我们做一些事会让我们感到害怕,你知道,这样做是为了成长。

(yǒushíhòu wǒmén zuò yīxiē shì huì rànɡ wǒmén ɡǎndào hàipà, nǐzhīdào, zhèyànɡ zuò shì wéile chénɡzhánɡ.)

3. She got kicked out of school.

她被学校开除了。

(tābèi xuéxiào kāichú le.)

4. It's not like she robbed a bank or anything.

这次可不是像抢银行什么的。

(zhècì kě bùshì xiànɡ qiǎnɡyínxínɡ shenme de.)

5. Follow me for one of my favorite features of the home is this smoke marble island.

跟着我看看我最喜欢这间房子的地方吧,就是这个烟灰色的大理石岛。

(ɡēnzhe wǒ kànkàn wǒ zuìxǐhuān zhèjiān fánɡzǐde dìfānɡ bā, jiùshì zhèɡè yānhuīsè de dàlǐshí dǎo.)

6. Have you told her how you feel?

你告诉她你的感受了吗?

 (nǐ ɡàosù tā nǐde ɡǎnshòu le ma?)

7. You think I could just say how I really feel? There's no words can utterly describe it, you know.  

你认为我能直接说出我的感受吗?它用语言根本无法形容,你知道吧。

 (nǐ rènwéi wǒnénɡ zhíjiē shuōchū wǒde ɡǎnshòu ma?tā yònɡ yǔyán ɡēnběn wúfǎ xínɡrónɡ, nǐ zhīdào bā.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT