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Let’s Break up ASAP 趁早

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ID: 4359 Intermediate
It’s not uncommon for a relationship to go stagnant, with both parties pretending everything’s alright. 趁早 sung by 张惠妹 is an anthem for such a situation. “如果你不想要, 想退出要趁早”: If you don’t want to be in love anymore, let’s break up before it’s too late. In this episode of Journey into Mandopop, Chi guides you through this Mandopop classic line by line, explaining language teaching points along the way, and why many (and hopefully you!) resonate with it so much.
Fri Aug 07 2020 | Chi
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
后来 hòulái afterwards
习惯 xíguàn habit; custom; usual practice
幸福 xìngfú happiness
天堂 tiāntáng paradise; heaven
到后来才发现爱你是一种习惯，我学会和你说一样的谎。
dào hòulái cái fāxiàn ài nǐ shì yīzhǒng xíguàn ，wǒ xuéhuì hé nǐ shuō yīyàng de huǎng 。
It was only later that I figured that loving you was a habit. I’ve learned to tell lies like you did.
你总是要我在你身旁，说幸福该是什么模样。
nǐ zǒngshì yào wǒ zài nǐ shēn páng ，shuō xìngfú gāi shì shénme múyàng 。
You’ve always wanted me to be next to you, saying how love is supposed to be.
你给我的天堂，其实是一片荒凉。
nǐ gěi wǒ de tiāntáng ，qíshí shì yīpiàn huāngliáng 。
The heaven you gave me was actually a barren land.
要是我早可以和你一刀两断，我们就不必在爱里勉强。
yàoshi wǒ zǎo kěyǐ hé nǐ yīdāoliǎngduàn ，wǒmen jiù bùbì zài ài lǐ miǎnqiǎng 。
If I could have cut off ties with you earlier, we never would have had to force it in love.
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