造就巨星

He wasn't always patient.

他不是次次都很有耐性

He wasn't always saying things that you wanna hear,

也不会总是说好听的话

or saying it right.

或是很得体的话

But what he said and what he was doing was just trying to make them stars.

但他的所作所为 都是为了要造就巨星

Our last day at the Regal Theater

我们在理格剧院的最后一天

is when l went to Joe, l said,

我跟乔说

'say now, why don't you let me put these kids at Motown? '

不如你让我把这群孩子们 签到摩城吧

And Joe said those words to me, 'Man, l thought you'd never ask. '

乔这么回答我 老兄 我等的就是你这句话

We were in New York City.

我们当时在纽约

And we had just finished performing with James Brown.

才刚结束与詹姆斯·布郎的演出

We were opening up for him.

我们帮他开场

Bobby Taylor had been begging Berry to check us out.

鲍比·泰勒一直恳求贝瑞来观赏

And he wouldn't do it because he had another kid on his label.

他一直不愿意 因为他旗下还有另一名歌手

And he was catching a lot of flak from the state

州政府一直找他麻烦

about working this kid who's underage.

因为这孩子还未成年

Berry would say, 'l never wanna have anything to do with kids in this business.

贝瑞说 我在这行 再也不想跟儿童扯上边

'lt's too much problems.

太麻烦了

'l can't even handle one. What am l gonna do with five? '

我连一个都搞不定了 更何况是五个

And the one kid was little stevie Wonder.

那个孩子就是史提夫·旺达

重点讲解

1、patient

a、患者；病人

The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient's chances.

病人越早接受治疗，康复的可能性就越大。

She was tough but wonderful with her patients.

她很严厉，但对患者却很好。

b、能忍耐的；有耐心的

Please be patient — your cheque will arrive.

请耐心点——你的支票会来的。

He was endlessly kind and patient with children.

他对孩子们总是非常好，很有耐心。

2、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、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。

d、（人）表现良好/很差；（事物）运转良好/糟糕

He had not performed well in his exams.

他考试没考好。

England performed so well against France at Wembley.

在温布利球场上，英格兰队表现出色，击败了法国队。