Today, a baffled lady obrved the shell where my soul dwells 今天，一位困惑的女士观察了我内心深处灵魂寄居的壳
And announced that I'm "articulate"
并宣称我“口才好”
Which means that when it comes to enunciation and diction宁波杭州湾
这意味着我根本不用考虑
I don't even think of it
发音和措辞
‘Cau I’m "articulate"
因为我“口才好”
鸡架子
So when my professor asks a question
所以当我的老师问一个问题
And my answer is tainted with a connotation of urbanized suggestion 我的回答会跟城市化的建议沾边
There’s no misdirected intention
这没有不当的意思
Pay attention
注意
‘Cau I’m “articulate”
因为我“口才好”
So when my father asks, “Wha’ kinda ting is dis?”
所以当我父亲问我：”这是神马东西？“
My “articulate” answer never goes amiss
我“口才好”的回答从来不会出差错
I say “father, this is the impending problem at hand”
我说：”爸爸，这是眼前即将发生的问题“
And when I’m on the block I switch it up just becau I can 所以当我在讲台上我就打开开关，因为我可以做到
So when my boy says, “What’s good with you son?”
所以当我儿子说：”我哪里好？”
I just say, “I jus’ fall out wit dem people but I done!”
我只是说：“我只是觉得#@￥%！”
And sometimes in class
而且有时候在课堂上
I might pau the intellectual sounding flow to ask
我可能会停下智慧的思考问道
“Yo! Why de books neva be about my peoples”
嘿，为什么这些书从来不是有关我们这些人的”Yes, I have decided to treat all three of my languages as equals 是的，我已经决定同等对待我的三种语言Becau I’m “articulate”
因为我“口才好”
But who controls articulation?
但是谁控制口才？
Becau the English language is a multifaceted oration 因为英语是多面的华丽虚饰的语言
Subject to indefinite transformation
受到不定的变化
口袋饼干Now you may think that it is ignorant to speak broken English
你可能认为说蹩脚的英语是愚昧的
But I’m here to tell you that even “articulate” Americans sound foolish to the British
但是我是要告诉你哪怕是“有口才”的美国人在英国人听起来也很愚蠢
So when my Professor comes on the block and says, “Hello”
所以当教授站在讲台上说“大家好”
I stop him and say “Noooo …
我就会制止他说“不对”
You’re being inarticulate … the proper way is to say ‘what’s good’”
你这么说是没口才的... 正确的说法是：“怎么吗”
Now you may think that’s too hood, that’s not cool
现在你可能觉得这太虚伪，不酷
But I’m here to tell you that even our language has rules
但是这里我是要告诉你即使我们的语言是规范的
So when Mommy mocks me and says “ya’ll-be-madd-going-to-the-store” 所以妈妈嘲笑我说到”你过商店去“
I say “Mommy, no, that ntence is not following the law
人体消化系统
我说”妈，不，这个句子不合规范
Never does the word "madd" go before a prent participle
不要把’过‘放在‘去’前面
That’s simply the principle of this English”
这就是英语的规范“
If I had the vocal capacity I would sing this from every mountaintop,
如果我有声乐能力我就会从每个山顶这么唱，
From every suburbia, and every hood
每个郊区，每个人
‘Cau the only God of language is the one recorded in the Genesis 因为最标准的语言是记录在《创世纪》
Of this world saying “it is good"
在这个世界说”它是很好的“
So I may not always come before you with excellency of speech 所以我可以一直在你面前做完美的演讲
But do not judge me by my language and assume
但是不要用我的语言来评论我
That I’m too ignorant to teach
说我不是一个好老师
‘Cau I speak three tongues
因为我可以说三种调调
One for each:
每样一种：
Home, school and friends
家，学校，朋友
I’m a tri-lingual orator
我是三语演说者
Sometimes I’m consistent with my language now
有时候我保持语言的一致
Then switch it up so I don’t bore later
然后换一种，这样我不会不耐烦
Sometimes I fight back two tongues
有时候我在两种语言之间挣扎
While I u the other one in the classroom
当我在教室用另一种语调
And when I mistakenly mix them up
有时候我会混用
I feel crazy like … I’m cooking in the bathroom
我觉得我疯了就像... 我在厕所做饭
I know that I had to borrow your language becau mines was stolen 我知道我必须借用你的语言因为我的语言被盗窃了
But you can’t expect me to speak your history wholly while mines is broken 但是你不能希望我完整的说你的历史而我的历史是破碎的The words are spoken
远古动物这些词汇被
By someone who is simply fed up with the Eurocentric ideals of this ason 那些受够了欧洲中心主义的人
苹果怎么查序列号和激活时间And the reason I speak a composite version of your language
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我说一种复合形式的你们的语言的原因是
Is becau mines was raped away along with my history
因为我的语言已经被历史抹去了
I speak broken English so the profusing gashes can remind us
我说蹩脚的英语可以提醒我们
沣渭新区That our current state is not a mystery
