事事要求完美

We would perform all night, tell you the truth, evety day.

每天都要表演一整晚

Voice of Michael Jackson lnterview courtesy of J. Randy Taraborrelli

迈克尔·杰克逊口述 访谈由J·蓝迪·塔拉普雷利提供

We would be dancing, doing James Brown,

我们会跳舞 模仿詹姆斯·布郎

and a lot of people throwing money on stage, and standing ovations.

有许多人会扔钱上台 站立替我们鼓掌

And then, soon as we drove home, we'd get up and go to school.

然后一回到家门口 就差不多要去学校了

And we couldn't keep our pants up 'cause we had so much money in 'em.

口袋满满的钱重到裤子一直往下掉

l mean, change just broke 'em.

零钱重到把裤子撑破了

And there Was this man's house, who used to sell candy,

有个人在家里卖糖果

we used to stop there and just load up, eat candy for days.

我们以前都会去买一大堆 吃它个好几天

They had a studio at home and they had these big mirrors and stuff.

他们家有设置录音室 还有许多大镜子

And they would say, 'Do it again, do it again, do it again, do it again. '

他们会说 再来一次 再一次 再一次

And next thing you know, seven, eight, nine hours go by,

晃眼八 九个小时就过了

but they were looking for perfection.

但他们要求的是完美

They were focused, that's what l liked about them.

他们很专注 我很欣赏这点

They were serious about doing it, and it was about perfection.

他们非常的认真 事事要求完美

Johnny Jackson and Ronnie Rancifer

约翰·杰克逊与罗尼·兰斯福

were part of the early Jackson 5.

早期曾与杰克逊五人组合作

They were not named members

他们并不是正式成员

but they were a part of the group, and an integral part of the group.

但却是那大家族的一分子 很重要的组成

Back then, we didn't have the greatest instruments in the world.

那时我们的乐器并不是最好的

Other big name groups, they would have big PAs and all that.

其他那些著名乐团 都有大型扩音机之类的

Jacksons didn't have that, but what they had was soul.

杰克逊家族并没有 但是他们充满灵魂

see... And soul goes a long way.

灵魂的魅力是无法抵挡的

You can have $10 jillion worth of equipment, baby,

就算你拥有昂贵的器材

but if you ain't got no soul, you might as well stay home.

少了灵魂也是白搭

重点讲解

1、perform

a、做，执行，履行（尤指复杂的任务或行动）

We're looking for people of all ages who have performed outstanding acts of bravery, kindness or courage.

我们正在寻找那些见义勇为、乐于助人、勇气可嘉的人，年龄不限。

His council had had to perform miracles on a tiny budget.

他的委员会不得不以极少的预算去创造奇迹。

b、动词起…作用；有…功能

A complex engine has many separate components, each performing a different function.

一个复杂发动机有很多独立零部件，每个零部件具有不同作用。

c、演出；表演；演奏

Gardiner has pursued relentlessly high standards in performing classical music.

加德纳一直不懈地追求古典音乐演奏的高水准。

This play was first performed in 411 BC.

该剧于公元前411年首演。

2、get up

a、起立；站起来

I got up and walked over to where he was.

我起身走到他那边。

b、起床

They have to get up early in the morning.

他们大清早就得起床。

c、穿…服装；打扮；装扮

They knew how to get themselves up in those days.

那时候，他们懂得打扮。

an old tramp got up in a velvet smoking-jacket.

身穿一件天鹅绒吸烟服的老流浪汉