种族歧视

l received phone calls, l received threats.

我收到了谩骂的电话还有威胁

There was a lot of prejudice in the business.

当时这行里的种族歧视还满严重的

Black records usually had to cross over from being R&B to pop stations.

非裔唱片通常都是从R&B电台 跨越到流行乐电台

Very rarely did a pop station just go on a black record.

很少有流行乐电台去迎合非裔唱片

lt's the most ridiculous thing in the world when you think of it now

现在想想觉得很荒谬

because it's not like that any more.

因为当今的音乐界 完全不是这么一回事

But it sure was in the '60s and '70s.

但在60与70年代确实如此

Music business was segregated

音乐界当时实行种族隔离政策

and even though the Jackson 5 had crossed over,

虽然杰克逊五人组踏了进来

there was just always this thing that was going on

却永远都还是有些什么

that there was a difference

R&B与流行乐之间

between R&B and pop.

终究还是不一样

Forget the colour, listen to the music.

别管什么肤色了 认真听音乐

Does the music excite your audience? Yes. Play it.

音乐本身是否吸引听众? 有的话就播啊

Ron Alexenburg called us and asked us

郎·亚利山柏打来问我们

if we would produce them.

愿不愿当他们的制作

l wanted to go to proven winners

我想要找已有口碑的人

and that's why l picked up the phone and called Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff

所以才会打电话 给肯尼·甘柏与里昂·瑟夫

and it was only at that time that l found out that they were also

我那时才发现

trying to sign the Jacksons and l said,

他们本来也想签杰克逊家族

'Well, pretend that you signed them but they're gonna be on Epic Records

我说 就假装是你们签到了 只是由史诗唱片公司发行

'and please produce them for me. '

拜托你们过来当制作人

重点讲解

1、prejudice

偏见；成见

There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war.

早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。

There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45.

人们普遍对年龄超过45岁的工人存有偏见。

使有成见；使有偏见；使出现偏袒

I think your South American youth has prejudiced you.

我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。

The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial.

因为担心会使他的审判有失公正，这篇报道被暂时压了下来。

损害；危害；使更糟糕

Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college.

她的研究绝对无意损害这所大学未来的发展。

They claim the council has prejudiced their health by failing to deal with asbestos.

他们声称，理事会没有处理好石棉的问题，从而损害了他们的健康。

2、pick up

拿起；提起；拾起；捡起

He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

他从地板上拾起帽子，重新戴在头上。

Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.

里德利拿起一支铅笔，不停地在手里摆弄着。

（跌倒或被击倒后）使（自己）慢慢站起（或爬起）

Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track.

安东尼自己慢慢爬起来，又开始沿着跑道跑下去。

（通常指开车）接载，取走

We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.

我们第二天早晨开车去机场接苏姗。

She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes.

她去了趟父母家取些干净衣服。

逮捕；拘捕

Rawlings had been picked up by police at his office.

罗林斯已在办公室遭警察拘捕。

The police picked him up within the hour.

警察不到一小时就将他逮捕了。

（不费力地）获得，学会

Where did you pick up your English?

你在哪儿学的英语？

Young people are picking up ideas about good drugs and bad drugs.

年轻人正在形成毒品有好坏之分的观念。