Royals - Lorde

贵族
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh我没有亲眼看到过钻石
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies我只在电影里看到过戒指 (cut one's teeth 初次做某事)
And I'm not proud of my address, in the torn up town我的家住所不足持齿，破烂小镇
No post code envy没人羡慕的区域
But every song's like gold teeth,Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom每首歌都在唱金钱 美酒 浴室里欢戏
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,流血、礼服、酒店里大闹
We don't care, we're driving cadillacs in our dreams.我们不在乎，我们在梦里开着凯迪拉克
But everybody's like cristal, maybach,diamonds on your time piece每个人都在比:开香槟、跑车、钻石
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.私人飞机、度假岛屿、老虎当宠物
We don't care.We aren't caught up in your love affair.我们不在乎，我们不留恋这种名声财富
And we'll never be royals..我们永远不会是皇室贵族
It don't run in our blood,我们没有那种命
that kind of luxe just ain't for us.那种奢华本不属于我们
We crave a different kind of buzz.我们追求的是一种截然不同的生活
Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen Bee让我成为你的主宰，请尊称我为女王大人
And baby I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.亲爱的让我来支配、支配、支配
Let me live that fantasy.让我活在那梦幻里
My friends and I we've cracked the code.我和朋友们早已破解了密码
We count our dollars on the train to the party.拿出所有钱搭火车去派对
And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this,所有知道我们的人会懂我们无所谓
We didn't come from money.我们出身并不有钱
But every song's like gold teeth,grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom.每首歌都在唱金钱、美酒、浴室里欢戏
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,流血、礼服、酒店里大闹
We don't care, we're driving cadillacs in our dreams.我们不在乎，我们在梦里开着凯迪拉克
But everybody's like cristal, maybach, diamonds on your time piece.Royals每个人都在比开香槟、跑车、钻石
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash私人飞机、度假岛屿、老虎当宠物
We don't care we aren't caught up in your love affair我们不在乎，我们不留恋这种名声财富
And we'll never be royals,我们永远不会成为皇室贵族，
It don't run in our blood那不是我们的命
That kind of luxe just ain't for us那种奢华本不属于我们
We crave a different kind of buzz.我们渴望的是另一种忙碌的生活
Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen Bee让我成为你的主宰，请尊称我为女王大人
And baby I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule.亲爱的让我来支配、支配、支配
Let me live that fantasy.让我活在我的梦幻里，
Oooh ooooh ohhh
We're bigger than we ever dreamed,我们比我们所做的梦想要伟大
and I'm in love with being queen.我爱上了当自己皇后的感觉
Oooooh ooooh ohhhhh
life is game without a care生活就是无须在意的游戏
We aren't caught up in your love affair.我们不留恋这种名声财富
And we'll never be royals,我们永远不会是皇室贵族，
It don't run in our blood那不是我们的命
That kind of luxe just ain't for us那种奢华不属于我们
We crave a different kind of buzz我们追求的是一种截然不同的生活
Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen Bee让我成为你的主宰，请尊称我为女王大人
And baby I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule,亲爱的让我来支配、支配、支配
Let me live that fantasy.让我活在梦幻里
词汇扩展:
whop[wɒp]n.重击;打击声;突然摔倒 v.打;抽出;征服;抽出
whopping[ˈwɒpɪŋ] adj.巨大的;很大的;异常大的;庞大的
The company made a whopping 75 million-dollar loss.公司遭受了7500万元的巨额损失。
The Russian leader won a whopping 89.9 percent yes-vote...这位俄罗斯领导人赢得了89.9%的高票支持。
Planned spending amounts to a whopping$ 31.4 billion. 预计的开支高达314亿美元。 (amount to 相当于;总计为)
You're demonstrating some whopping great ego, my friend. 你太自以为是了，朋友。

concerted [kənˈsɜːtɪd] adj.努力的;竭力的;尽力的;共同筹划决定的;同心协力的
a concerted approach/attack/campaign 商定的方法;联合攻击;协同作战
She has begun to make a concerted effort to find a job. 她开始尽全力寻找工作。
It's time for concerted action by world leaders. 是世界各国的首脑采取一致行动的时候了。
Concerted action alone leads to victory. 步调一致就能取得胜利。

polished [ˈpɑːlɪʃt]adj.抛光的;磨光的;擦亮的;优雅的;娴熟的;完美无缺的;炉火纯青的
He is polished, charming, articulate and an excellent negotiator.他文雅、迷人、能言善辩，是一名优秀的谈判人。
It was simply a very polished performance.这简直就是一场完美的演出。

polish v.擦光;磨光;修改;润饰;润色
The children loved sliding round the newly polished floor. 孩子们喜欢在新打光的地板上滑来滑去。
The editors have polished the manuscript. 编辑们为这篇底稿进行了润色。

flippant[ˈflɪpənt] adj.轻率的
a flippant answer/attitude 轻率的回答;轻浮的态度
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant.对不起，我并不是故意油嘴滑舌的。
I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark 我并无冒犯之意。那只是随口说出的一句轻率话。
It was a flippant and unfeeling remark. 这番话既轻率又无情。

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