2015MTV:Childish Gambino - 《Telegraph Ave》

III. Telegraph¹ Ave. (Oakland by Lloyd)-Childish Gambino
Power² 106!
LA, it's ya girl, Yesi Ortiz
Got³ some brand-new music
I need y'all to turn it up and tell me what you think
It's Lloyd called "Oakland" on Power 106
I was⁴ making Japanese⁵
And she's watching DVDs
In Oakland, in Oakland
Now I'm driving up the 5
And she waits till⁶ I arrive
In Oakland, in Oakland
Everything, that I wanted
Only gotta drive for the moment
If you tell me "turn around," then I'm on it
For the moment, but you know me
You know how I get when I'm lonely⁷
I think about you and the moments
Foot on the gas⁹
I'm just trying to pass
All the red lights
And the stop signs
I'm ready to go
Before I get to The Bay¹⁰
Babe, that's a problem¹¹
Because I'm way too scared¹³ to call
And you might¹⁴ get me to stay, and oh
I don't really mind¹⁵ the drive
But I think I'd rather¹⁶ die¹⁷
In Oakland, in Oakland
With my hands on two and ten
So I guess it all depends¹⁸
On Oakland, on Oakland
And I'm nervous¹⁹, truth²⁰ be told
I never saw²¹ me growing old
In Oakland, in Oakland
And if I married²² you tonight
It would²³ probably²⁴ start a riot²⁵
In Oakland, in Oakland
Everything, that I needed
Now that I got you in your feelings²⁷
Everything you won't say, you tweet it
And a nigga don’t like that shit at all
So treated²⁸
Can we just roll²⁹ with the feeling²⁶?
Can we just roll for a minute?
Wait a minute
Foot on the gas
I'm just trying to pass
All the red lights
And the stop signs
I'm ready to go
But I'm really not ready, girl
That's a problem
Cause¹² I'm way too scared to fall
And I know you choose to stay, and oh
All the girlfriends³⁰ saying³¹ "here we go again"
Rich kid³² but he act³³ like a gentleman³⁴
Last one didn't end like it should've been
Two dates and he still wanna get it in
And they're saying it's because of the Internet³⁵
Try her once and it's on to the next chick
X-O the O face on your exes...right?
And we can do the same thing if you wanna have at it
When your thoughts³⁶ can't breathe³⁷ and you thinking³⁸ asthmatic
And you wanna be a mom and I wasn't mad³⁹ at her
I was thinking 'bout⁸ me, I'd be really bad at it
Cause I'm thinking 'bout me, weeks in Dubai
Fourth⁴⁰ of July, house in Kauai, yeah we can try
So let's try
I took⁴¹ off⁴² my nine to five
But you still don't have the time to kiss⁴³ me (just hit me)
And if I left you all alone⁴⁴, would you still pick⁴⁵ up the phone?
It's iffy, you miss me
I got furniture⁴⁶ to move, and we'll both be thirty soon
In Oakland, in Oakland
The only one I know is you, so the fuck I'm supposed⁴⁷ to do?
In Oakland, in Oakland (x8)

1 telegraph   

n.电报，电报机；v.打电报，显示

参考例句：

• A new telegraph line has been set up between the two cities.那两个城市之间架设了一条新的电报线。
• Telegraph communication was broken off.电讯中断了。

2 power   

n.电力，动力；能力，力量，权力

参考例句：

• He lost his power of speech.他失去了说话的能力。
• It is not in my power to do that.做那事非我力所能及。

3 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 Japanese   

n.日本人；日语；日文；adj.日本的；日本语的

参考例句：

• This is of Japanese make.这是日本制造的。
• He began to learn Japanese three years ago.3年前他开始学日语。

6 till   

conj.直到(...为止)；n.(账台中)放钱的抽屉；prep.直到；pron.直到...为止，直到；vt.耕种

参考例句：

• It was not till 11 o'clock that he came back last night.昨晚直到11点他才回来。
• You can come to my house till all hours.你多晚来我家都没关系。

7 lonely   

adj.孤独的，寂寞的，孤零零的，人迹罕至的

参考例句：

• The place is a bit lonely.那个地方有点荒凉。
• I don't feel lonely as I've made new friends here. 我在这里又交了新朋友，一点也不寂寞。

8 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

9 gas   

n.煤气，气体，汽油；vt.毒(死)，加油

参考例句：

• I seem to smell gas.我好像闻到煤气味儿。
• There are several kinds of gas in the air.空气中有几种气体。

10 bay   

n.海湾，狗吠声，月桂；vt.吠，使走投无路；vi.吠

参考例句：

• I enjoy the view of the bay in the starlight.我喜欢星光下的海湾风景。
• Dogs sometimes bay at the moon.狗有时会朝着月亮吠叫。

11 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

12 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

13 scared   

adj.吃惊的，吓坏的，惊慌的，

参考例句：

• I'm scared to fly in an airplane.我怕坐飞机。
• Honey,I'm scared to death.亲爱的我害怕得要命。

14 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

15 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

16 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

17 die   

v.死；死亡

参考例句：

• Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
• We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。

18 depends   

v.依靠( depend的第三人称单数 )；依赖；信赖；决定于

参考例句：

• The success or failure of the plan depends on you. 这项计划的成败取决于你。
• Our future prosperity depends on economic growth. 我们未来的繁荣昌盛依赖经济的发展。

19 nervous   

adj.神经的；紧张不安的，神经过敏的

参考例句：

• He feels nervous when he faces so many people.面对那么多人，他感到紧张。
• He was over nervous.他太紧张了。

20 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

21 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

22 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

23 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

24 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

25 riot   

n.暴（骚）乱，（色彩等）极度丰富；vi.聚众闹事

参考例句：

• They had to call the police in order to put down the riot.他们只得叫来警察以平定骚乱。
• Flowers of all sorts are blooming in a riot of colour.百花盛开，万紫千红。

26 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

27 feelings   

n.感情；情绪；心情；情感；感觉( feeling的名词复数 )；感情；同情；知觉

参考例句：

• She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work. 她因离开自己的孩子去工作而感到内疚。
• Are you being completely honest about your feelings? 你丝毫没有隐瞒你的感情吗？

28 treated   

治疗

参考例句：

• He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. 他因遭受如此待遇而怒火满腔。
• I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff. 我受到了工作人员极有礼貌的接待。

29 roll   

vi.卷；摇晃；vt.使滚动；使摇摆；n.卷；名册

参考例句：

• We will need to roll up the paper.我们得把这纸卷起来。
• I'll call the roll before class.课前我要点名。

30 girlfriends   

n.女朋友( girlfriend的名词复数 )；女情人；女伴

参考例句：

• Alice's girlfriends were green with envy when they saw her new dress. 爱丽丝的女友们看到她的新衣服很妒忌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That handsome fellow has lots of moolah and many hopeful girlfriends. 那个英俊的家伙又有钱又有许多想成为他女友的人。 来自辞典例句

31 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

32 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

33 act   

n.行为，行动，法案；v.行动，扮演，下判决

参考例句：

• Welcome to watch my act.欢迎观看我的表演
• Think well before you act.三思而后行

34 gentleman   

n.出身高贵的人，绅士，君子；阁下，先生；男厕所

参考例句：

• He is a real gentleman.他是一个真正的君子。
• If he is anything of a gentleman,he will pay the money.倘若他是位真君子，他会付这笔钱的。

35 internet   

n.因特网；互联网络

参考例句：

• You can find it on the Internet.你可以在因特网上找到它。
• I surf the Internet two hours a day.我每天上网冲浪两个小时。

36 thoughts   

n.思想( thought的名词复数 )；想法；关心；思索

参考例句：

• She struggled to articulate her thoughts. 她竭力表明她的想法。
• Music from the next room obtruded upon his thoughts. 隔壁的音乐声打扰了他的思绪。

37 breathe   

vi.呼吸；vt.轻声说，流露感情，注入

参考例句：

• We have to breathe in and out so many times a minute.我们每分钟都得呼吸那么多次。
• How does a fish breathe under water?鱼在水里怎么呼吸？

38 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

39 mad   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的，生气的，愚蠢的，狂欢的；n.狂怒

参考例句：

• Don't fight with him, he is a mad man.别跟他打架, 他是疯子。
• Mother gets mad with me for coming home late.妈妈为我回家迟了而发火。

40 fourth   

n.四分之一；num.第四

参考例句：

• The fourth lesson is science.第四节是科学课。
• The Fourth of July is the national holiday of the US.七月四日是美国国庆日。

41 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

42 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

43 kiss   

n.吻，轻触；v.吻，接吻；轻拂

参考例句：

• Sweetie,let me kiss you.亲爱的，让我来亲一下。
• My mother gave me a kiss on the forehead.妈妈吻了我的前额。

44 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

45 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

46 furniture   

n.家具(总称)

参考例句：

• This set of the furniture is very good.这套家具非常好。
• The room was full of wooden furniture.房间里摆满了木制家具。

47 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。