【中英對照翻譯】一個底特律人給eminem的公開信

1、Thanks, Marshall. It was 3-13-2003 that I attended a private party celebrating the r elease of 8 Mile on DVD. As the only journalist present who was actually in the fil m, I soon went from interviewer to interviewee.I remember that night like it wasyesterday, Hollywood came to Detroit, again, and we

2、 felt invincible. That was a way you had. As a multi-platinum artist, cultural icon, and die-hard Detroiter, you have frequently contributed to the city of Detroit. And we thank you for it.感謝你,馬歇爾阿姆原名 Marshall Bruce Mathers III .在2003 年3月13日,我參加了一場慶賀?8英里?DVD發(fā)布的私人派對.作為一名 唯一在場也是在電影中扮演某一角色的記者,我很快從采訪者的身

3、份變成 了一名被采訪者.那一晚就像發(fā)生在昨天,又一次從好萊塢到底特律,我們感 覺真是所向披靡.你也是那樣的戰(zhàn)無不勝.作為一名有多張銷量柏金唱片100萬張以上紀(jì)錄的藝術(shù)家、文化偶像、執(zhí)著的底特律人,你經(jīng)常捐助底特律這 座城市.我們?yōu)榇烁兄x你.You have always been that way. You kicked down doors of oppor tunity,and once inside, you opened windows too. You brought your big Jay-Z/Eminem shows to Detroit, you end every tour

4、 in Det roit, you shot a movie in Detroit.You support a city that supported you; in fact, it shaped you, made you. So, it is befitting for y ou to show that love in return.你一直都是那樣-你曾踹開機(jī)遇之門,翻開機(jī)遇之窗,并曾成就過.你在底 特律舉辦了 Jay-Z/Eminem 的演出,你每場巡回演唱會的結(jié)束地都是在底特 律,你還把底特律搬上了電影.你支持著這座城市,它也支持著你.事實上, 這座城市塑造了你,成就了你.所以展示

5、對底特律愛的回報會使你受益.Then I saw your “ Open Letter to Detroit. 不久后我便看到你寫的?致底特律的公開信?.My first thought when I saw the video was a bland, “ Hmm. That ' s nice. "I couldn ' h elp but wonder, what is this about? Where is it coming from so suddenly? The " Great Recession " isn ' rtew t

6、o Detroit. There hasn ' been a major catastrophe and in fact, the ci ty is in an upswing.當(dāng)我看完那段視頻后,第一印象就感覺很平淡無味,嗯.還算不錯吧."我不 禁思考這是怎么了這個想法又是從何油然而生的底特律的 經(jīng)濟(jì)大蕭條又 不是一兩天了.這里還不是敗得很慘,而說實話這座城市正在復(fù)蘇.The Stevie Wonder lyric, “Where were you when I needed you began to play in my head.Stevie Wonder的歌詞開始浮現(xiàn)

7、在我的腦海,當(dāng)我需要你的時候,你在何方I had to ask around, is there something wrong with me becauseI am not really feeling this? Is it just because I don' tlive in Detr oit anymore? I ' venly been gone two years. Or is it because I h ave been in and around Detroit hip-hop for over a decade, I kne w and loved D

8、illa, I knew and loved Proof, I knew and loved Baa tin. I can ' help but remember asking your management about h elping get a mural on the side of St. Andrews, a legendary venu e that you once tried to buy, and being rejected. I can ' help to remember Obie Trice ' failed time at Shady, o

9、utshinedby 50. I can' help but think of all of the Detroit artists who needed your s upport and never got it, or at least didn ' g et enough of it. I can t help but have my south of 8 Mile mentality that says that most white people don' tdo anything without getting paid for it in so me w

10、ay.我不得不四處打聽,是不是由于我不能切實地體驗這種感受而出了問題,還是 由于我不再居住于底特律我才只搬走了兩年啊.抑或是由于我一直身處于底 特律嘻哈文化的氣氛中十幾年了,我了解并喜歡Dilla, Proof 還有Baatin這幾個歌手.我不禁記起我曾向你的治理人員請求幫助我們在圣安德魯大學(xué)的 一邊建一座涂鴉墻,就是你以前打算買下卻被拒絕的那個傳說的地點.我不禁 想起歌手Obie Trice在Shady 唱片公司的慘淡歲月,曾排名 50開外.我 不禁記起所有那些需要你支持的底特律音樂人,他們從來沒有明白或者至少說 沒有足夠明白.我不禁用我8英里南部的思維方式認(rèn)為在某些方面上多數(shù)白人 做任何事

11、情都得是不到報酬的.But, I do remember sitting in that church during Proof ' fauneral a nd watching you sob uncontrollable tears and thinking that you j ust lost your best friend. We all just lost Detroit ' best friend.然而,我還記得在Proof出殯的期間,我坐在教堂里看著你為失去了自己最好 的朋友而難以抑制地抽泣流淚.我們底特律人都失去了一個最好的朋友.It ' taken

12、 you five years to get healthy. To he al your heart,mind, body, and spirit and return to the spotlight, and dominateallover again. It is that heart that I admire. It ' that Marshall that I have love for like a friend.你花了 5年的時間康復(fù),來愈合你心靈上的、意志上的、身體上的以及精神上 的創(chuàng)傷,然后重返歌壇成為公眾關(guān)注的中央并再一次占據(jù)優(yōu)勢地位.我欽 佩你的勇氣.對那樣的

13、 Marshall我會像看待朋友一樣來喜歡.I encourageyou Marshall, to not just make songs, 9 million dollar commercials, or write love letters. I encourage you to spend m oney in and on Detroit. I encourage The Marshall Mathers Found ation to support arts programs in Detroit public schools. I encour age you to buy beat

14、s from local producers, do a mixtape support ing local artists,pay off J. Dilla'medicalbills, put some kids through college, support the Detroit EntertainmentCommission, andget that mural done, let your legacy be not just your music, but your service to the city we all love so much. Because, it

15、' ss川 u s versus the free world.Marshall ,我會支持你,你不要只是寫寫歌,拍拍9百萬元的廣告,或者再寫點情書.我支持你把錢都花在底特律.我支持 Marshall Mathers 基金會能在 底特律的各個公立學(xué)校舉辦文藝節(jié)目.我支持你從本地音樂制作人那買些伴奏 去做混音帶來支持本地的音樂藝人,你應(yīng)該付清 J. Dilla的醫(yī)藥單,保送 一些孩子上大學(xué),支持底特律文娛委員會,把那座涂鴉墻建起來,不要只讓人 們?nèi)バ蕾p你的音樂,也要讓人們因你對這座城市的奉獻(xiàn)而更喜歡你.這是由于 我們?nèi)匀辉诤妥杂墒澜缦鄬?I was always taught that love is a verb. It is an action. I tha