英伦广角 2011-11-12 杰克逊的子女出镜

 “If you're a fan of Michael Jackson, make some noise!”

 

50,000 people packed into Cardiff's Millennium¹ Stadium, as Michael Jackson's funny friends and funs celebrated² his contribution to music. The tribute³ concert which was attended by his children went ahead despite a phony rift⁴.

 

“We're very happy to be here on this special night on our father.”

 

Some of the Jackson's were unhappy that it coincided⁵ with involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray in LA, Michael's brothers Tito, Marlon and Jackie defended the decision to go ahead with the gig. 

 

“We have a large family and half of them are in court supporting the trial and other half is here supporting the celebration. ”

 

Everybody agrees totally different, so they have elected to not partake in this, and so we respect their decision and we wanna do this, not only for Michael, but for our mom and dad, it's the positive side of everything, so makes me feel good inside. 

 

“Just call my name, I'll be there….”

 

Leona Lewis, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green took to the stage as did Latoya Jackson who performed in public for the first time in 20 years.

 

“I didn't know it if I wanted do it or not, then I said I have to do it for him, and so I said you know, whether you want to or not, do it for him, and that's what I did.”

 

Motown stars, Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight⁶ were there at the beginning of Jackson's career and reflected on his legacy⁷. 

 

“He's gonna live on forever, because of the contribute, he's changed the music industry completely, nobody's ever done that in life, I mean, you know, we get great out there and great out there, but then Michael Jackson.” 

 

“When you look at any of the, especially the younger generation of entertainers, they're all mimicking⁸ Michael Jackson in some form of fashion, with the dancers behind him and they're doing the dance step with the dancers and so on, so he had a great impact.”

 

Michael Jackson entertained the world for over 40 years, and last night's show proves that even though he's no longer here, his music can still fooling the crowd. 

 

Jane Witherspoon, Sky News.

1 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。

4 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

5 coincided   

vi. 同时发生，符合，一致

参考例句：

• Our opinion of the question coincided. 对于这个问题，我们观点一致。
• The beginning of the solar and lunar years coincided every 13 years. 太阳年和太阴年的起始时间每13年重合一次。

6 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

7 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

8 mimicking   

v.（尤指为了逗乐而）模仿( mimic的现在分词 )；酷似

参考例句：

• She's always mimicking the teachers. 她总喜欢模仿老师的言谈举止。
• The boy made us all laugh by mimicking the teacher's voice. 这男孩模仿老师的声音，逗得我们大家都笑了。 来自辞典例句