唯一的动力

Bobby Taylor worked hard.

鲍比·泰勒很勤奋

l mean, l can't say it enough. I want people to know.

我不能停止重申这点 我要大家都知道

He worked harder on them than he did with the Vancouvers.

泰勒对他们比对Vancouvers还严格

My motivation was Michael.

迈克尔是我的动力

l just figured this kid here, he's an adult in kid's clothing.

我看着这孩子 外表像孩子但内心却是大人

That was my only motivation.

那是我唯一的动力

Everybody around here knew that Michael Jackson was 'it.

大伙都知道迈克尔·杰克逊是个奇葩

The world just didn't know it.

只是还未公诸于世罢了

Bobby was pushing.

鲍比逼得很紧

When l say he was pushing,

我所谓逼得紧

the next time l seen Bobby or l seen the group,

下次我见到鲍比与团员时

he had called me and said he's working at the Apollo.

他打给我说他在阿波罗剧院演出

And come over to the Apollo, he got a surprise for me.

我一到阿波罗他就给了我个惊喜

And when l went to the Apollo, the Jackson 5 was on the bill.

节目表上竟然有杰克逊五人组的名字

The Apollo was known as the greatest R&B showroom in the world,

阿波罗可是世上最著名的R&B舞台

because many albums had been made from there,

有许多专辑都是在此灌制

James Brown, live at the Apollo.

詹姆斯·布郎的Live at the Apollo

Jackie Wilson played the Apollo.

杰基·威尔逊也曾在阿波罗演出

Gladys Knight and the Pips played the Apollo.

葛兰迪丝·奈与种子也曾在阿波罗演出

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

还有史摩基·罗宾逊与奇迹

Everybody who played the Apollo was a star.

凡是来阿波罗演出的都是巨星

And everybody who was underneath them on a bill

而尾随着他们上节目表的人

was trying to gain that national fame.

都是想要红的艺人

And if you make it there, you're assured of stardom

名字若上了节目表 走红就是迟早的事

because people knew that you've got something very special.

因为大家都清楚你一定是有实力的

lt was a vety tough audience.

那里的观众很刁

And if they did not like you, and you were not a good live act,

他们若不喜欢你或是你唱现场功力不足

even though you may have a hit record, they'd boo you off the stage.

就算你的专辑大卖也一样轰你下台

重点讲解

1、figure

a、数字;(尤指)统计数字

It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.

过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。

b、(0 到 9 的)数字符号，数目字

Crawley, with 14, was the only other player to reach double figures.

克劳利拿到 14 分,是仅有的另外一个得分达两位数的球员。

c、人影;身影

Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.

阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。

d、(绘画作品中的)人物;雕像;塑像

a life-size bronze figure of a brooding, hooded woman.

一个戴着兜帽作沉思状的真人大小青铜女子雕像

2、underneath

a、在…下面；在…底下

The device exploded underneath a van.该装置在一辆货车底下发生了爆炸。

using dogs to locate people trapped underneath collapsed buildings.

利用狗来寻找被困在倒塌的楼房下面的人

b、在下表面；在底面

Check the actual construction of the chair by looking underneath.

看看椅子的下面，检查一下它的实际构造。

The sand martin is a brown bird with white underneath.

崖沙燕是一种褐羽白腹的鸟。

c、在内心深处；心底里

He was as violent as Nick underneath.

在内心深处，他和尼克一样暴躁不安。

Underneath, Sofia was deeply committed to her husband.

索菲娅从内心里对丈夫忠贞不贰。