如愿以偿

l liked the way he sang, 'cause he was a star vocalist in his own right.

我很喜欢他唱歌的技巧 他本身就是名歌唱巨星

He knew how to do it, when to do it, why to do it, and why not to do it.

他的技巧拿捏得很好

l saw this little kid spinning and stuff, l said, 'Dang.

我看到这小孩又唱又跳 我说 哗

'send him upstairs when they finish, l want to talk to this kid. '

等他们唱完就让他们上楼吧 我要跟这小子聊聊

Never thought about recording him at that time.

当时并没有想到要让他录音

l said, 'This little guy, l wanna see what's happening. '

我说 这小鬼 我想要看看他有几两重

He was a kid that would worry you, bug you,

这孩子是那种会一直烦你

until you had to do something with him.

烦到你理他为止

lnstead of him going back to Gary, lndiana, from Chicago

他不但没有回印第安纳州瑞城

every night, he'd go and ask Joseph if he could stay with me,

每晚还问乔能不能睡我那

and spend a night at the hotel with me.

跟我一起睡饭店

so he stayed in my face for 10 straight days,

所以他在我面前连续晃了十天

from the time that we woke up in the morning,

每天一早起床

and l'd take and feed this kid.

我就带着他吃饭

lt was pure. This kid wanted what he got.

很单纯 他最后如愿以偿

He was a workaholic.

他是个工作狂

重点讲解

1、spin

a、(使)旋转

The Earth spins on its own axis.

地球绕着地轴自转。

b、(用甩干机或洗衣机)甩干（衣服），给…脱水

Just spin the washing and it's nearly dry.

只需要将洗好的衣物脱水，它就差不多干了。

c、(因醉酒、生病或兴奋而)头晕

My head was spinning from the wine.

我喝了葡萄酒后晕乎乎的。

All those figures make my poor head spin.

那么多数字把我搞得头昏脑胀。

2、spend

a、花(钱);用(钱)

By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money

.到假期结束时，我已经花光了自己所有的钱。

Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products.

商人们花费巨额资金为自己的商品做广告。

b、花费(时间或精力)

Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions.

工程师们花费很多时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。

This energy could be much better spent taking some positive action.

这些精力若用于采取某些积极行动的话，可能会更值得。

c、(在某处)度过(一段时间)

We spent the night in a hotel.

我们在一家旅馆过夜。