04 我的弟弟
In his teachers' and my parents' eyes, my youngest brother is a sidetracked young man, but in mine, he is a musical genius.
在老師和父母眼中，我的弟弟是個(gè)偏離正途的年輕人，然而在我眼中，他是個(gè)音樂(lè)天才。
He has a terrible attendance record at school and actually quit going twice.
他出勤的記錄很差，實(shí)際上還休學(xué)兩次。
The fact is that it's music which really interests him.
事實(shí)上真正令他感興趣的是音樂(lè)。
Indeed, he has a musical bent; he sings well, is gifted in composing songs, and even formed a band with his buddies.
他的確很有音樂(lè)天分:他歌唱得好，有作詞作曲的天賦，甚至還跟他的哥們兒組成一支樂(lè)團(tuán)。
I enjoy listening to the songs he writes and, although the lyrics are sort of immature，they come straight from the heart.
我喜歡聽(tīng)他寫的歌，雖然歌詞有點(diǎn)不成熟，但那是直接發(fā)自他內(nèi)心的情感。
He says his dream is to make music his career.
他說(shuō)他的夢(mèng)想是獻(xiàn)身音樂(lè)工作。
Who knows if he is on the right track or not?
誰(shuí)知道他走的是不是正途呢?
But I do know that whatever he does, music will always be a part of his life.
但我倒知道不管他做什么，音樂(lè)永遠(yuǎn)是他生活中的一部分。
短語(yǔ)解析:
1.in one's eyes, S + V在某人眼中/心目中
例:In the teacher's eyes，Johnny is something of a dunce.
在老師的眼中.約翰尼是個(gè)笨學(xué)生.
*dunce n.笨學(xué)生;傻瓜
2.enjoy V-ing喜歡/享受……
例:I don't enjoy studying; I just want to pass the tests.
我不喜歡學(xué)習(xí)，只想通過(guò)考試.
3.whatever S十V，…不管……
例:Whatever she sings，I'm sure it will be nice to listen to
不管她唱什么，我敢說(shuō)一定會(huì)很好聽(tīng)。
