Foreign Affair(Live) - The Manhattan Transfer

When traveling abroad in the continental style
出国去大陆地区旅游时
It's my belief one must attempt to be discreet
我认为应该谨慎尝试
And subsequently bear in mind your transient position
然后记住你的暂时落脚点
Allows you a perspective that's unique
为自己找到一个独特的视角
And though you'll find your itinerary's a blessing and a curse
尽管你会发现你的行程是祝福和诅咒同行
Your wanderlust won't let you settle down
但是你的漫游欲并不会让你安顿
And you wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content
你会费解曾经自己为何停留于
To stay within the city limits of a small Midwestern town
一个中西部地区的小镇
Most vagabonds I've known don't ever want to find the culprit
大多数我认识的流浪者并不想找出
That remains the object of their long relentless quest
让他们永无止境地去追求的原因
The obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending
一味执着的追逐,而不懂得去欣赏
The pursuit you see and never the arrest
那些追求只是海市蜃楼
Without fear or contradiction bon voyage is always hollered
没有恐惧或矛盾，大喊一路顺风
In conjunction with a handkerchief from shore
手舞来自漫步女孩的手帕
By a girl that drives a rambler and furthermore is overly
忧心忡忡于
Concerned that she won't see him anymore
她不会愿意再见他
Planes and trains and boats and buses
飞机，火车，船，公共汽车
Characteristically evoke a common attitude of blue
都有着共同的特点
Unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport
除非你有行李箱，车票，护照
And the cargo that they're carrying is you
否则，你的行李只有你自己
A foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside
异域之恋并无异于本土之恋
And domestically approved romantic fancy
本土之恋只是因为相似的环境
Is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances knowing
才具有了浪漫的神秘吸引力
It will only be parlayed into a memory
但异域之恋会让记忆更难忘