《名人传记》之迈克尔·杰克逊:偶像的一生(102)太相信别人
日期:2015-11-14 12:00

(单词翻译:单击)

偶像的一生

Michael was an easy touch,and anybody could take advantage of him
迈克尔人很好 随便什么人都能骗他
just because he trusted everybody's word.
因为他太相信别人
Michael would bring random people into his life for business deals.
迈克尔常会让些不熟的人 进入他的生活或是生意


They would offer him the world and Michael would believe them.
他们说什么迈克尔都相信
Michael told me he only committed to 10 shows at the O2 dome for his comeback concerts.
迈克尔跟我说他谈好 在千禧巨蛋要开十场 复出的演唱会
When he found out that he was committed to 50 shows
后来才发现其实是50场
and there was no way of getting out of it,he snapped.
而且不能退出了 他大怒
He felt like they'd tricked him, he was put up against the wall
他觉得他们骗他 把他逼到了墙角
and let down by people, or misled, l should say.
人们一直令他失望 或是说一直误导他
lt was thrown on him by his manager
是他的经纪人帮他安排的
and, in his state of mind, he could've said yes to anything.
以他当时的精神状况 不管什么他都会答应吧
After l heard that he was doing those many shows,
我听说他要唱那么多场
l started calling him, telling him...
我就打给他跟他说...
Then l heard how they were gonna do 'em every other day,
然后又听说每隔一天就要演出
and l told him he couldn't do it that way. He had to rest.
我跟他说这样不行 他需要休息
And l kept after them.
而我一直盯着这事

重点讲解

1、advantage
有利条件;有利因素;优势
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
他们为了和竞争对手抢夺先机而公然无视法律。
A good crowd will be a definite advantage to me and the rest of the team.
大批观众无疑将成为我和其他队员的一大优势。
优势;有利地位
Men have created a social and economic position of advantage for themselves over women.
男性已经为自己创造了优于女性的社会和经济上的有利地位。
好处;益处;优点
The great advantage of home-grown oranges is their magnificent flavour.
家产柑橘的一大好处是口感极佳。
This custom-built kitchen has many advantages over a standard one.
这间定制的厨房与标准厨房相比存在诸多优点。
2、commit
犯(罪);做(坏事)
I have never committed any crime.
我从来没犯过罪。
This is a man who has committed murder.
这是一个杀人犯。
拨出,调配(资金、资源等)
They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations.
他们呼吁西方国家向极端贫困国家投入更多的钱。
The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain.
政府已经给一个旨在减少酸雨的方案拨了几十亿英镑。
承诺,保证(做);忠于(某人)
I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays.
我建议大家慎重考虑一下答应周日工作的问题。
I'd like a friendship that might lead to something deeper, but I wouldn't want to commit myself too soon.
我希望拥有一份能进一步发展的友谊,但又不想太快作出承诺。

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重点单词
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会
  • kitchenn. 厨房,(全套)炊具,灶间
  • deliberatelyadv. 慎重地,故意地
  • domen. 圆屋顶
  • definiteadj. 明确的,确切的,有把握的
  • advantagen. 优势,有利条件 vt. 有利于
  • committedadj. 献身于某种事业的,委托的
  • randomadj. 随机的,随意的,任意的 adv. 随机地 n.
  • obtainvt. 获得,得到 vi. 通用,流行,存在