改变歌路

When you think about Michael Jackson, you think about him as a kid.

想到迈克尔·杰克逊 就想到儿时的他

like when he did some of those earlier songs, like Ben

就像他早期的歌 例如Ben

And then as he grew and evolved and became a young man,

当他慢慢长大 成为一个年轻男子时

l saw the metamorphosis of a beautiful, beautiful flower,

我彷佛看到了美丽花朵的蜕变

just blooming and unfolding.

逐渐绽放

Michael enjoyed what he was doing.

迈克尔很喜爱他的工作

That's why, transition from very young to getting older,

一年一年地成长

it's just one year after another, but doing what the good Lord let us do.

但还是善用着神赐与他的天赋

When MichaeI became a teenager, his voice changed.

迈克尔步入青少年时期时 开始变嗓

He realised that he would be singing different types of music,

他意识到自己需要改变歌路

not kiddie pop songs like he had been most of his career.

不能再像之前一样 唱些小孩的摇滚乐

The first time we worked with the Jackson 5 was vety exciting.

我们与杰克逊五人组的初次合作 很令人兴奋

Because the one thing l noticed about the group,

因为我注意到这个团体

that they were extremely down to earth, very mannerable,

就是他们都很谦虚 很有教养

very, very polite.

非常有礼貌

Michael recorded several songs of mine and the Hollands'

迈克尔录了好几首我跟荷兰的歌

and Forever Came Today was one of my favourites.

其中Forever Came Today是我最喜欢的

重点讲解

1、evolve

进化；演变

The bright plumage of many male birds has evolved to attract females.

很多雄鸟进化出鲜艳的羽毛是为了吸引雌鸟。

Maize evolved from a wild grass in Mexico.

玉米是从墨西哥的一种野生禾本植物进化而来的。

（使）逐步发展;（使）演化

a tiny airline which eventually evolved into Pakistan International Airlines.

最终发展成巴基斯坦国际航空公司的一家小型航空公司

Popular music evolved from folk songs.

流行音乐从民歌演变而来。

2、transition

转变;过渡;变革;变迁

The transition to a multi-party democracy is proving to be difficult.

事实证明，向多党民主制的转型非常艰难。

a period of transition.

过渡时期

(从某一状态或活动)转变，过渡(到另一状态或活动)

Most of the discussion was on what needed to be done now as we transitioned from the security issues to the challenging economic issues.

随着我们由安全议题转向具有挑战性的经济议题，讨论最多的就是目前需要做些什么。

There was a significant decline in the size of the business as the company transitioned to an intellectual property company.

随着公司向知识产权公司转型，其业务规模显著下降。

3、extremely

（用于形容词和副词前）非常，极其

My mobile phone is extremely useful.

我的手机非常有用。

These headaches are extremely common.

这类头痛非常常见。