iPhone 7 AirPods的广告一推出，背景音乐选用的那首Down就火了。

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=b03666p4k80&width=500&height=375&auto=0

Down是美国二人组合Marian Hill去年夏天推出的首张专辑Act One里的第一波主打单曲。过了大半年才火起来，真的要感谢苹果啊！

Anyway, that's not my point.

这首歌火了之后，很多好心的网友纷纷无偿翻译，于是双语版的歌词随处可见。

基本上，所有的版本都把贯穿全歌的down翻成了“情绪低落的”（或各种同义词）。

这显然是错的。

Down有一种比较俚语化的用法，意思是发出某种邀请，差不多就是“约吗”的那种感觉。一般都是先提出一个proposal，然后说are you down with that或are you down for that。

比如：We plan to pull an all-nighter. Are you down with/for that? （我们准备熬通宵。你加入吗/你行吗？）

Down后面的with that和for that往往可以省略，于是就成了：Are you down?

回过头看Marian Hill这首歌，它说穿了就是在号召某人一起跳舞。不信可以结合歌词的上下文自己感受一下。

Didn't even really wanna go

But if you get me out, you get a show

There's so many bodies on the floor

So baby we should go and add some more

Are you down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

Down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

Everywhere I look are peoples' hands

Thrown up in the air to help them dance

Come on, baby, catch me if you can

I know you don't have any other plans

Are you down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

Down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

Are you... down, down, d-down, down?

Down, down, d-d-down, down, d-down, down?

Are you down, are you down, are you d-d-down?

Are you down, are you down, are you d-d-d-d-down?

Are you... down, down, down, d-d-d-down?

You know we could put them all to shame

Now isn't the time to play it safe

Isn't this the reason why you came?

So, baby, don't you let it go to waste

Are you down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

Down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

Every single thing is feeling right

Started as a quiet Friday night

I don't really think that we should fight this

What if we don't stop until it's light?

Are you down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

Down, d-d-down, d-d-down, d-d-down, down, down?

所以，相信我，这首歌里的down跟“情绪低落的”没有关系，它就是邀约的用法，只不过是比较挑逗的那种。

顺便提一句，down的邀约用法跟up是一样的。这意味着，你在提出某个proposal之后，既可以说：Are you up for that? 也可以说： Are you down for that? 没有任何差别。

反义词能瞬间变同义词，英语就是这么不讲理，让人好不烦恼！I mean, 好烦恼！

P.S. Down的MV终于推出啦！从MV来看，Marian Hill玩了一把文字游戏，把down理解成“下面的”也说得通，但依旧不会是“情绪低落的”。

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=f00235wqcpr&width=500&height=375&auto=0

P.P.S. 不要因为苹果的广告只听Marian Hill这一首歌。他们的风格非常独特，值得你花时间仔细挖掘一番哦！摘一段简介：

Marian Hill are a duo from Philadelphia consisting of singer Samantha Gongol and producer Jeremy Lloyd. Their unique sound combines sparse, minimal electronic beats with seductive vocals (which are often chopped up and manipulated) along with sultry saxophone.