欧美文化博览 回顾迈克尔·杰克逊(4)

The two children slept on the bed,

两个孩子睡在床上,

and Michael and I slept on the floor.

而迈克尔和我睡在地板上。

My heart just bled for him all the time.

我的心一直只为他而跳动。

I love the fact that everything he sang, he sang from his heart.

我深爱着他唱歌的一切事实,他从自己的心中而唱。

Joe was a tyrant¹ to them.

乔对他们而言是一位暴君。

This anesthetic² that ultimately killed Michael Jackson was something he had been doing for a number of years.

多年来迈克尔?杰克逊一直沉迷的这种麻醉剂最终杀死了他。

They were willing to almost throw anything at the jury, hoping something would stick.

他们几乎愿意将所有事情抛给陪审团,希望会坚持下去。

He was my favorite singer, my favorite entertainer.

他是我最喜欢的歌手,我最喜欢的艺人。

There will never be another Michael Jackson.

永远都不会有另一个迈克尔?杰克逊。

I grew up in East Chicago, Indiana.

我在印第安纳州东芝加哥长大。

My mother and father divorced when I was at a young age about six years old.

当我大约6岁的时候我的母亲和父亲离婚。

My mother was Baptist and my sister and I sang in the Baptist choir³.

我的母亲是浸礼会教友，而我和姐姐在唱诗班唱歌。

It made us have a love for music.

这段经历使我们对音乐产生了热爱。

My father used to listen.

我的父亲过去也经常听。

1 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

2 anesthetic   

n.麻醉剂，麻药；adj.麻醉的，失去知觉的

参考例句：

• He was given a general anesthetic.他被全身麻醉。
• He was still under the influence of the anesthetic.他仍处在麻醉状态。

3 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。