经典偶像

Michael really admired Quincy Jones.

迈克尔很欣赏昆西

Because Quincy had produced Frank sinatra,

因为昆西担任过法兰克辛纳区的制作人

Icon.Ella Fitzgerald,

经典偶像 埃拉费兹杰拉

Icon.Dinah Washington,Icon.

经典偶像黛安娜华盛顿 经典偶像

And so many other acts during his very illustrious career.

在他的事业生涯中 制作过无数大牌的唱片

When he was about to do Off The Wall, he went to him,

他要制作Off The Wall时找上他

asking for suggestions

寻求意见

of people that might be interested in working with him.

顺便询问有兴趣与他合作的名单

And the story goes that Quincy Jones said, 'l'm available, '

听说昆西·斯直接说 我有空啊

and he said, "l would love to work with you."

然后他回 很高兴与你合作

l was in the studio for the Off The Wall sessions,

Off The Wall录制时 我有去录音室探班

and so, l was able to actually watch Michael and Quincy work together.

所以我有机会目睹迈克尔与昆西合作

And Michael really thought of Quincy as sort of the father that he hoped

迈克尔将昆西视为一个父亲的角色

Joseph could have been for him.

他希望约瑟夫扮演的角色

One of the things that Michael toId me he Ioved about working with Quincy

迈克尔曾告诉我他之所以那么喜欢跟昆西合作

Was that Quincy thought Michael's ideas were good ideas.

是因为昆西很认同他的创意

And if you listen to some of the demos,

你若听当中一些测试带

those songs were complete When Michael brought them to Quincy.

会发现有些歌 送交给昆西时已经是完整的

l mean, you could have just put them out.

直接就可以发行了

And Quincy appreciated the fact that Michael had this amazing ability.

昆西很欣赏迈克尔的才能

There was a lot of respect there.

他们互相尊重

重点讲解

1、illustrious

著名的;卓越的;杰出的

the most illustrious scientists of the century.

本世纪最杰出的科学家们

his long and illustrious career.

他漫长辉煌的职业生涯

2、appreciate

欣赏；鉴赏；赏识

Anyone can appreciate our music.

任何人都能欣赏我们的音乐。

In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.

总有一天你会体会到这门语言的优美和微妙之处。

领会；了解；认识

She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict.

她从来没有真正认识到爱尔兰矛盾的深刻和激烈。

He appreciates that co-operation with the media is part of his professional duties.

他懂得与媒体合作是自己工作职责的一部分。

感谢;感激

Peter stood by me when I most needed it. I'll always appreciate that.

当我最需要的时候，彼得在我身边支持我。我将永存感激。

Thanks, lads. I appreciate it.

谢了，哥们儿。我很感激。

3、available

能找到的；可获得的

Since 1978, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%.

自1978年以来，可用于采购图书的经费已经减少了17％。

There are three small boats available for hire.

有3艘小船可供出租。

有空的;有暇的

Mr Leach is on holiday and was not available for comment.

利奇先生休假了，不方便作出评论。