VOA慢速英语:Michael Jackson, 1958-2009: He Amazed the World with His Music and Dancing

短语讲解：

1. “Billie Jean” first came out on the nineteen eighty-two hit album “Thriller.”

come out出版; 发表
例句：When will the dictionary come out?
那本字典什么时候出版?

2. The group made youthful and fun music that was very popular with both African-Americans and white listeners.

be popular with在…中有声望〔受好评〕
例句：He was popular with the teachers.
老师对他的印象好。

3. Michael Jackson understood the power of these videos in bringing attention to his music and to his image.

bring attention to注意到
例句：The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. 
大公司总是用很大的产品广告来吸引读者。

4. Michael Jackson also went into major debt.

go into进入(某种状态)
例句：He went into a rage when he learned about it.
他听到这事后勃然大怒。

5. And he suffered from injuries and illness that reportedly led him to take many kinds of pain-killing medicines.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

6. In nineteen ninety-three, a thirteen-year-old boy accused him of sexual abuse.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

7.  But ten years later, a similar accusation by another boy led to a criminal trial which began in two thousand five.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：In given conditions, a bad thing can lead to good results.
在一定条件下, 一件坏事可以导致好的结果。

8. He returned to the United States with the aim of planning what was to be a victorious comeback.

with the aim of以…为目标, 其目的是为了
例句：She visited the school with the aim of seeing the library.
她参观学校的目的是看看图书馆。

9. His memory will live on in his unforgettable music.

live on继续活着; 继续存在
例句：The composer's works will always live on.
这位作曲家的作品将永远留在人间。