歌词
It doesn't take a genius to make us feel egregious
并不是一个天才让我们大吃一惊
By rhyming words like "nevermore"
他不过押韵讨巧，用什么“永不复还”
With "four" and "score" and "chamber door
"搭配着“四”，“二十”还有“房门”
And "days of yore" and "more and more"
以及“往昔的时日”还有“更多更多”
Etcetera, etcetera
诸如此类
Etcetera, etcetera
诸如此类
You wouldn't think a plagiarist would be so unoriginal
哪怕剽窃也比这更加富有新意
It's more than just offensive,
这比冒犯侮辱还要过分
Why it's positively criminal!
无疑是明目张胆的犯罪！
So nevermind the premature, let's get on with the burial!
哪管他尚不成熟，我们早早预备下他的葬礼！
We've heard it all before!
我们早已听过全部！
We've heard it all before!
我们早已听过全部！
If some felon steals your jewelry you'd want him locked away,
如果罪犯偷了你的首饰，你一定想让他绳之以法
He's a criminal! He's a criminal!
因为他是罪犯！他是罪犯！
But if he steals your words and makes a fortune from the play,
但假如他偷走你的词句，用这把戏大发横财
He's no genius! He's no genius!
这也算不得天才！这也算不得天才！
Integrity is all I ask, the jury has a simple task
正直是我唯一的要求，陪审团有个简单的任务
Reviewing all the evidence, there really can be no defense,
细细看过所有证据，没有什么可以辩驳
He doesn't have the common sense to be a genius!
他根本没有成为天才的一丁点常识！
A genius.... a genius...
一位天才……一位天才……
A genius is somebody expanding our philosophy
天才是在哲学领域开辟的人
Issuing mediocrity!
针砭时弊！
Avoiding all verbosity
杜绝一切冗长！
Avoiding such verbosity
杜绝这样的冗长！
Poe writes of an orangutan who carries out a fiendish plan
坡却写了一个大猩猩的残酷暴行
Such animal could write the book itself it seems to me!
我觉得这样的畜生也能写出同样的书来
I've discovered a long-lost continent!
我发现了新大陆！
You're a genius! What a genius!
你是个天才！了不起的天才！
I've decided to run for president!
我决定竞选总统！
You're a genius... he's an idiot!
你是天才，而他是蠢材！
And so my friends we'll all agree this only proves my theory
所以朋友们，我们都同意这都证明了我的观点。
It doesn't take a genius to be a genius!
成为天才本就不需要天才！
No it doesn't take a genius to be a genius!
对啊，成为天才本就不需要天才！
There really is no doubt at all, he doesn't have the wherewithal
这点毫无异议，他丝毫没有下述能力
The inspiration,
灵感
Application,
应用
Concentration!
专注
Education!
教育
Innovation!
创新
Reputation
名誉!
Dedication!
奉献
Perspiration!
辛勤
Of true genius!
总之一个真正的天才该有的能力
A genius, a genius, a genius...
天才，天才，天才……
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