Television The Drug Of The Nation - The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Television The Drug Of The Nation - The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
One nation under God' has turned into
上帝庇佑下的国度已沦陷
One nation under the influence of one **
沦为某种**操控的傀儡
Television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
TV, its satellite links
电视卫星编织的罗网
Our 'United States of Unconsciousness'
让我们成为"无知合众国"
Apathetic, therapeutic an' extremely addictive
麻木不仁 如同毒瘾般令人沉溺
The methadone metronome pumpin' out
像戒毒药剂般机械地输送着
150 channels, 24 hours a day
150个频道 24小时不停歇
You can flip through all of them
你来回切换所有频道
An' still there's nothin' worth watchin'
却依然找不到值得看的内容
TV is the reason why less than 10 per cent
电视就是为何我国仅有不到10%的人
Of our nation reads books daily
还保持着每日阅读的习惯
Why most people think Central America means Kansas
为何多数人以为中美洲就是堪萨斯州
Socialism means Unamerican
社会主义意味着非美国化
An' Apartheid is a new headache remedy
种族隔离成了新型头痛药
Absorbed in its world, it's so hard to find us
沉浸在自己的世界 我们难以被找到
It shapes our minds the most
它最能塑造我们的思想
Maybe the mother of our nation should remind us
或许我们国家的母亲该提醒我们
That we're sittin' too close
我们坐得离电视太近
To the television, the ** of the nation
那个国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
TV is the stompin' ground for political candidates
政客们在电视上粉墨登场
Where bears in the woods are chased
林间熊罴被追逐驱赶
By Grecian formula'd bald eagles
染发雄鹰盘旋其上
TV is mechanized politics' remote control
电视沦为政治操弄的遥控器
Over the masses
操控着芸芸众生
Co-sponsored by environmentally safe gases
由环保安全气体赞助播出
Watch for the PBS special
请关注PBS特别节目
It's the perpetuation of the two party system
这是两党制度的延续
Where image takes precedence over wisdom
形象优先于智慧的制度
Where sound bite politics are served
快餐文化中
To the fast food culture
充斥着碎片化政治
Where straight teeth in your mouth are more important
整齐的牙齿比口中说出的
Than the words that come out of it
话语更重要
Race baiting is the way to get selected
种族煽动是当选的捷径
Willie Horton or Will he not get elected?
威利·霍顿能否赢得选举？
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
TV, is it the reflector or the director ?
电视 是镜子还是导演？
Does it imitate us or do we imitate it?
是它模仿我们 还是我们模仿它？
Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's 12 years old
一个孩子在12岁前目睹1500起谋杀案
An' we wonder why we've created a Jason generation
我们却困惑为何造就了嗜血的一代
That learns to laugh rather than to abhor the horror
他们学会嬉笑而非对暴力感到恐惧
TV is the place where armchair generals
电视是纸上谈兵者的温床
An' quarterbacks can experience first hand
让键盘侠们得以亲身体验
The excitement of video warfare
电子战争的虚假刺激
As the theme song is sung in the background
背景音乐还欢快奏响
Sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with a bad actor taste
甜腻情景剧留下拙劣演技的余味
While pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars
当流行明星蜕变成汽水广告明星
You saw the video, you heard the soundtrack
你看过广告 听过配乐
Well, now go buy the soft drink
现在就去买那款饮料吧
Well, the only cola that I support
而我唯一支持的碳酸饮料
Would be a Union C.O.L.A., cost of living allowance
是工会的生活补贴津贴
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
Back again, 'new an' improved'
卷土重来 "焕新升级"
We return to our irregularly programmed schedule
回归我们混乱的节目编排
Hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer
巧妙隐藏在丰满啤酒广告
An' car commercials
与汽车宣传之间
CNN, ESPN, ABC, BCB, TNT but mostly B.S.
CNN ESPN ABC BCB TNT 尽是胡言乱语
Where oxymoronic language like 'virtually spotless'
充斥着自相矛盾的辞藻 比如"近乎完美无瑕"
'Fresh, frozen', 'light yet filling'
"新鲜冷冻" "轻盈管饱"
An' 'Military Intelligence' have become standard
而"军事情报"已成为标准说辞
TV is a place where phrases are redefined
电视是重新定义词汇的场所
Like 'recession' to 'necessary downturn'
比如将"经济衰退"粉饰为"必要调整"
'Crude oil' on a beach to 'mousse'
把海滩上的"原油"美化成"慕斯"
'Civilian death' to 'collateral damages'
"平民死亡"被称作"附带损伤"
An' being killed by your own army
被己方军队误杀
Is now called 'Friendly fire'
现在竟被称为"友军误伤"
TV is the place where the pursuit of happiness
电视是追求幸福的舞台
Has become the pursuit of trivia
沦为追逐琐碎的消遣
Where toothpaste an' cars have become sex objects
牙膏与汽车都成了欲望的符号
Where imagination is sucked out of children
孩童的想象力被连根拔起
By a cathode ray nipple
通过电子显像管的哺育
TV is the only wet nurse that would create a cripple
电视是唯一会哺育出残缺的乳母
Television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害
On television, the ** of the nation
电视 这国家的**
Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
滋长愚昧 散播毒害