After Michael Jackson was free of his father and of Motown, and working closely with Quincy Jones, his commercial-pop genius was realised.

迈克尔·杰克逊摆脱了父亲和摩城的束缚，与他在1978年结识的昆西·琼斯密切合作后，他的商业流行音乐天赋才得以挖掘。

MJ: The real big break was when Motown signed us.

MJ：真正的大突破是在摩城签署了我们。

He became head of Motown 's quality control division.

他成为了汽车城质量控制公司的领导人。

He started working at Motown right after high school.

他在高校毕业后就开始在这个汽车城工作。

Berry Gordy had worked in many jobs before starting Motown Records.

戈迪在开始他的摩城公司之前做过许多工作。

Thoroughly frustrated by the dating scene in Motown, he has decided to move.

由于对底特律的约会场所彻底失望，他决定离开。

To the strains of old Motown songs from the waking-up pier, he is gathering litter.

伴着初醒码头特有的老摩城歌曲的旋律，捡着垃圾。

In 1968 the group, originally called the Jackson Brothers, was signed by Motown Records.

1968年，这个名叫“杰克逊兄弟”的组合正式与Motown唱片公司签约。

Motown is known for its special sound that was influenced by jazz, Gospel and rhythm and blues.

摩城是因为他的特别的声音而著名的。

The name " Motown , " for example , is another form of Detroit 's nickname , the "Motor City ".

例如，摩城这个名字，就是底特律的外号“汽车城”的另一种表达形式。

This would probably go for every album he recorded and probably pre-dating [Sony] to his Motown days.

这些歌很可能加入已有的专辑中并且作为他在摩城公司的时光与索尼时代的结合。

He could force hard deals and millions of dollars out of Motown, CBS and Sony in face-to-face confrontations;

面对面地交锋中，他能迫使摩城音乐，CBS和索尼使出强硬手段，一掷百万；

while Universal has profited from the sale of material dating back to the Jackson family's stint with Motown between 1968 and 1976.

于此同时环球唱片也从销售唱片中获利，这些唱片可以追溯到Jackson家族与Motown公司签约的那段时期（1968年-1976年）。

A night of raw uncut deep funk, rowdy afro beat to smooth soul, with Motown stompers and modern and electronic funk excursions.

一个未加修饰的深度放克之夜，融合了底特律重踩、现代感和电子放克旅行在内。

Those with dementia tend to have lowered levels of embarrassment, even when watching themselves sing along to cheesy Motown hits.

失智者往往对尴尬有着较低的反应水平，甚至在观看自己跟着唱出低俗的汽车城风格的歌曲时也是如此。

One of the most explosive performances I've ever witnessed was Jackson sliding across the stage at the Motown twenty-fifth anniversary show.

我曾亲眼目睹过他最具爆炸性的表演，那是在底特律二十五周年展览会上杰克逊在舞台上滑行。

After three hours' daily tutoring, he spent the rest of the day recording the 13 albums the Jacksons released for Motown between 1969 and 1975.

1969到1975年间，在每天3小时的演出过后，他其余的时间都在录歌，这些歌组成了杰克逊五兄弟在摩城的13张专辑。

He took other ideas from the American auto industry, too. The name "Motown," for example, is another form of Detroit's nickname, the "Motor City".

他的另一个念头也来自于美国的汽车工业。例如，摩城这个名字，就是底特律的外号“汽车城”的另一种表达形式。

But Motown created more than records. It also designed the artists' live performances. And it taught them how to sing, dance, walk, talk and dress.

摩城不仅仅是制造唱片。它同时也为艺术家门设计生活中的行为方式。教他们如何唱歌，跳舞，走路，谈话和穿着。

It grew to become one of the most successful black-owned businesses in the United States. This week on our program, we explore the music of Motown.

它长大成为一个最成功的黑人拥有的企业在美国。本周我们的计划，我们探索音乐的汽车城。

Near the end of the show, a young woman came up to me and invited me to play the sax with all the groups on the Motown standard Dancin 'in the Street.

演出快结束之际，一个年青女子走到我跟前，邀请我加入所有乐队成员一起，用萨克斯吹奏他们的常备曲目《在街上跳舞》。

Jill Capone, head of marketing for Universal Motown Records, says she might spend a mere $3,000-5,000 on a video to promote a new artist, or $75,000 for an established act.

吉尔·卡班恩是环球唱片公司市场部负责人，她称花费3000至5000美元就可以做一个视频推广新人，或者75000美元就可以做一个短片。

Now imagine if Motown owner Berry Gordy gathered all of his talent -- Stevie, The Temptations, and Marvin Gaye among them -- to make a big announcement."Crew, it's been a hell of a run.

现在假设摩城老板贝里·戈迪召集他旗下所有的天才——史提夫，诱惑乐队（黑人男声唱团），以及马文·盖伊加入其中-并发表一个轰动的声明，“大家都来看，这是一个绝无仅有的事业！

Motown president Berry Gordy said of his first glimpse of Michael: "He sang his songs with such feeling, inspiration and pain – like he had experienced everything he was singing about."

摩城的总裁贝里·高迪曾这样描述他对迈克尔的第一眼印象：“他唱歌时揉入了那样的感情、灵感和悲伤，彷佛经历过歌中描述的所有事情一样。”