《名人传记》之迈克尔·杰克逊:偶像的一生(101)财迷心窍
日期:2015-11-13 12:00

(单词翻译:单击)

偶像的一生

l think he, kind of, like, isolated himself from everyone who would say no.
他开始远离那些会对他说不的人
Evetything he wants is, "Yes. Okay, Michael."
他只想要听到 是 好的 迈克尔
lt's hard to have someone there
这么一来就很难碰到


to give you an honest answer, an honest opinion.
会跟你说实话的人
Joseph would always tell him, "Michael, watch your people.
约瑟夫时常提醒他 迈克尔注意身边的人
"Michael, watch your people."
迈克尔注意身边的人
He said, 'l trust my people. My people are good people. '
他总说 我相信我身边的人 他们都是好人
But that's not the case.
事实其实不然
People smile in your face, pat you on the back and stab you at the same time.
人们可以一边称赞着你 却笑里藏刀
These people saw money,
这些人财迷心窍
and they saw somebody who they could get to.
看到一个好骗的人
lt was hard for Michael to say no, as a kid and as an adult.
迈克尔从小到大都不是很会拒绝别人
Because he generated so much wealth and so much profit,
正因他积累了如此多的财富
he became the repeated target of unsavoury characters,
他经常成为一些人的目标
many of them mediocre,
有许多平庸的人
who tried to get near him, promise him the moon
对他天花乱坠地说一番
and then profit themselves by being around him.
然后再利用他赚钱
And l think he received some tremendously bad advice throughout his career when it came to finances.
我认为他的演艺生涯中 在理财方面听取了太多不当意见

重点讲解

1、generate
造成;引起;导致
The Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.
劳工大臣表示,改革将带来新的就业机会。
the excitement generated by the changes in Eastern Europe.
东欧变革引起的骚动
产生(能量);发(电)
The company, New England Electric, burns coal to generate power.
新英格兰电力公司用煤发电。
2、tremendously
巨大的;极大的;大量的
I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest.
我感到胸口堵得难受。
There's tremendous tension between the local population and the refugees
当地居民与难民之间关系非常紧张。
精彩的;出色的;极好的
He was a tremendous person
他是个非常了不起的人。
I thought it was absolutely tremendous.
我认为它精彩极了。
3、throughout
自始至终;从头到尾;贯穿
The national tragedy of rival groups killing each other continued throughout 1990.
敌对派别相互残杀的国家悲剧 1990 年全年都在上演。
Movie music can be made memorable because its themes are repeated throughout the film.
电影音乐要想让人记住不难,因为它的主旋律贯穿影片始终。
遍及;遍布
'Sight Savers', founded in 1950, now runs projects throughout Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia.
创始于 1950 年的国际防盲及救盲组织如今在非洲、加勒比海地区和东南亚各地都开展项目。
As we have tried to show throughout this book, companies that provide outstanding service don't do it by luck.
正如我们一直想在本书中努力表明的那样,提供优质服务的公司靠的不是运气。

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重点单词
  • outstandingadj. 突出的,显著的,未支付的
  • tensionn. 紧张,拉力,张力,紧张状态,[电]电压 vt. 使
  • memorableadj. 值得纪念的,难忘的
  • isolatedadj. 分离的,孤立的
  • pressuren. 压力,压强,压迫 v. 施压
  • generatevt. 产生,发生,引起
  • absolutelyadv. 绝对地,完全地;独立地
  • populationn. 人口 ,(全体)居民,人数
  • mediocreadj. 平庸的,平凡的
  • rivaln. 对手,同伴,竞争者 adj. 竞争的 v. 竞争,