英语金曲：Father and Son 父与子

It's not time to make a change
现在还不是做出改变的时候
Just relax--take it easy
请放松点吧，别紧张
You're still young--that's your fault¹
你还是太年轻了，那是你的命门
There's so much you have to know
你需要学习的东西还很多
Find a girl, settle² down
找个女孩安定下来，不再浪迹天涯
If you want, you can marry
如果你想，那么你可以步入婚姻的殿堂
Look at me--I am old
看着我，我已逐渐老去
But I'm happy
但我却很活得很开心
I was once like you are now
我也曾像你这样年轻过
And I know that it's not easy
而且我知道那并不容易
To become when you've found
当你发觉外头有些奇妙的事情时
Something going on
务必保持冷静
But take your time--think a lot
凡事三思而后行
Think of everthing you've got
思考你所拥有的一切
For you will still be here tomorrow
因为明天你的人依然会在这儿
But your dreams may not...
而你的梦想却并非如此……
（即做出改变必须谨慎，是否值得为梦想而失去现在所拥有的东西）
How can I try to explain?
我该怎么和你解释呢？
When I do--it turns away again
事实总是和意愿背道而驰
And it's always been the same
历史不断犯着相似的错误
Same old story
同样的故事正在发生
From the moment I could talk
此时此刻我应该教导你
I was ordered to listen
我也应该去聆听你的倾述
Now there's a way, and I know
可我知道那不是最好的方式
That I have to go away
我要离开你的生活
I know, I have to go...
是的，我必须走……
It's not time to make a change
现在还不是做出改变的时候
Just sit down
请坐下
and take it slowly
慢慢去找出解决的办法
You're still young--that's your fault
你还是太年轻了，那是你的缺点
There's so much you have to go through
你还需要经历更多风雨的洗礼
Find a girl, settle down
找个女孩安定下来，不再居无定所
If you want, you can marry
如果你想，那么你可以享受婚姻的幸福
Look at me--I am old
看着我，我已垂垂老矣
But I'm happy
但我依然为你感到欣慰
All the times, that I've cried
多少次我曾独自泪流
Keeping all the things I knew inside
将这所有的一切深藏心底
And it's hard
这是很不容易的
But it's harder to ignore³ it
但更难的是要对它视而不见
If they were right--I'd agree
如果那是对的，我将支持你的决定
But it's them--they know
但你知道，那始终不是我的想法
Not me. Now there's a way, and I know
但现在我知道该怎么做了
That I have to go away
我会离开你的生活，让你自己去闯荡
I know, I have to go.
是的，我该走了……

1 fault   

n.过错；缺点；故障；毛病；vt.挑剔；vi.弄错

参考例句：

• It's not our fault.这不是我方过错。
• I cannot pass over his fault.我不能宽恕他的过失。

2 settle   

vi.安家；定居；停留；vt.使定居；安排；解决

参考例句：

• I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.离开这儿以前，我得把一些私人的事情安排妥当。
• She has decided how she should settle the matter.她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。

3 ignore   

vt. 不理睬, 忽视, 驳回, 忽略;

参考例句：

• Do not ignore others dream for ever.永远不要忽视别人的梦想。
• We chose to ignore her rudeness.我们决定忽视她的粗暴无理。