销售破金

Their first record produced by Gamble and Huff,

甘柏与瑟夫帮他们制作的第一张专辑

even though it went gold,

虽然销售破金

wasn't a really huge album for them.

但并不是他们最成功的一张

lt mid-charted in around the 50s

排行榜最高才50多名

and he wanted something that was number one.

他想要首冠军曲

When they did their second album, Goin' Pllaces,

第二张专辑Goin' Places

the album was really a flop.

销售惨淡

He was used to selling

他在摩城时

a million or so albums on Motown.

随便卖都好几百万张

And he really, in no disrespect to them,

他真的很希望

wanted to produce and write all his own material.

能成为创作歌手并自己制作

He wanted to be in charge.

他想要掌权

When l first heard Destiny,

我一听到Destiny时

l liked it very much. l was very proud of them.

就很喜欢 他们让我很骄傲

l thought they did a real good job.

我觉得他们做得很好

He kept reaching for higher plateaus

他的成就愈来愈高

and he felt, maybe, that if the group...

他觉得整个团...

Where he wanted to go, they probably couldn't go with him.

他们可能无法跟他一起到达 他想要去的地方

Michael was beginning to think of himself as a solo artist

迈克尔开始想要单飞

and l always wondered what would happen to the brothers

我一直在思考 若迈克尔离开了这个团体

if Michael left the group.

其他兄弟该怎么办

Without Michael Jackson, that was gonna be a tough road for the Jacksons.

少了迈克尔 迈克尔·杰克逊家族的路会变得很艰幸

And l also believed

我也相信

that that's one of the reasons why Michael put it off for as long as he could.

迈克尔之所以这样才一直担搁单飞的事

Yeah, l figured he'd go solo.

我猜到他会单飞

He was too good. He couldn't carry his brothers forever.

他太杰出了 不可能一辈子扛着其他兄弟

重点讲解

1、wonder

感到疑惑;纳闷儿;想弄明白

I wondered what that noise was.

我纳闷儿那是什么声音。

'He claims to be her father,' said Max. 'We've been wondering about him.'.

“他自称是她父亲，”马克斯说，“我们一直都在怀疑他。”

(对…)大为吃惊，惊叹

He liked to sit and wonder at all that had happened.

他喜欢坐着对发生的一切惊叹不已。

Walk down Castle Street, admire our little jewel of a cathedral, then wonder at the castle.

沿着城堡街走下去，欣赏我们视若珍宝的教堂，继而叹服于城堡的壮观。

奇事;怪事

It's a wonder that it took almost ten years.

这差不多用了10年的时间，真是桩奇事。

The wonder is that Olivier was not seriously hurt.

奥利维尔伤得不重，真是奇迹。

2、put off

推迟；拖延

Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers.

晚育的女性经常会成为最优秀的母亲。

The Association has put the event off until October.

协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。

敷衍；搪塞

The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.

老牧师搪塞他们说时间太晚了。

使反感；使对…失去兴趣

The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage.

离婚的人很多，但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情。

His personal habits put them off.

他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。

使分心；搅扰

She asked me to be serious — said it put her off if I laughed.

她要求我严肃一点——说如果我笑的话会使她分心。

It put her off revising for her exams.

这影响了她复习备考。