Chapter Ⅲ 菁菁校园留驻垂世绝响（9）（2/2）
《最震撼人心的声音》作者：姜宇 2017-02-11 10:27
wondrous age when we frolic playfully without a care in the world, basking in the adoration of parents and relatives, where our biggest concern is studying for that big spelling test come Monday morning. Those of you who are f***liar with The Jackson Five know that I began performing at the tender age of five and that ever since then, I haven’t stopped dancing or singing.
虽然表演和音乐制作的确是我最大的乐趣，可是小的时候我更想和其他的男孩子一样，搭建树上小屋、打水气球仗、玩捉迷藏。但是命中注定我只能羡慕那些笑声和游戏时间，我的职业生活不容停歇。
But while performing and making music undoubtedly remain as some of my greatest joys, when I was young I wanted more than anything else to be a typical little boy. I wanted to build tree houses, have water balloon fights, and play hide and seek with my friends. But fate had it otherwise and all I could do was envy the laughter and playtime that seemed to be going on all around me. There was no respite from my professional life.
不过，每个礼拜天我都要去做“开拓”，这个术语是用于耶和华见证人传教工作的。那时，我就会设想自己的童年和别人的一样充满魔力。而自从我成为名人以后，我就不得不穿戴起肥大的衣服、假发、胡须和眼镜化装出门。我们在加州南部的郊区度过一整天，挨家挨户串门，或者在大型散步区购物中心闲逛，发放我们的《瞭望塔》杂志。我喜欢到那些普通的有郊区特点的房子里去，看那些粗毛地毯，假想着身临其境和孩子们玩强手棋游戏，看老奶奶照看小孩，看所有精彩的、普通的、闪光的日常生活情景。我知道很多人会有争议觉得这没什么大不了，可它们却迷住了我。我常常想自己这种没有童年的感觉是独一无二的，我相信真正能和我分享这种感觉的人更是少之又少。
虽然表演和音乐制作的确是我最大的乐趣，可是小的时候我更想和其他的男孩子一样，搭建树上小屋、打水气球仗、玩捉迷藏。但是命中注定我只能羡慕那些笑声和游戏时间，我的职业生活不容停歇。
But while performing and making music undoubtedly remain as some of my greatest joys, when I was young I wanted more than anything else to be a typical little boy. I wanted to build tree houses, have water balloon fights, and play hide and seek with my friends. But fate had it otherwise and all I could do was envy the laughter and playtime that seemed to be going on all around me. There was no respite from my professional life.
不过，每个礼拜天我都要去做“开拓”，这个术语是用于耶和华见证人传教工作的。那时，我就会设想自己的童年和别人的一样充满魔力。而自从我成为名人以后，我就不得不穿戴起肥大的衣服、假发、胡须和眼镜化装出门。我们在加州南部的郊区度过一整天，挨家挨户串门，或者在大型散步区购物中心闲逛，发放我们的《瞭望塔》杂志。我喜欢到那些普通的有郊区特点的房子里去，看那些粗毛地毯，假想着身临其境和孩子们玩强手棋游戏，看老奶奶照看小孩，看所有精彩的、普通的、闪光的日常生活情景。我知道很多人会有争议觉得这没什么大不了，可它们却迷住了我。我常常想自己这种没有童年的感觉是独一无二的，我相信真正能和我分享这种感觉的人更是少之又少。