Chris Medina Was Used By 'American Idol'
Chris Medina被”美國(guó)偶像“利用
American Idol initially portrayed Chris Medina as a star in the making. Producers spent a lot of time on his backstory, which is no surprise—the emotional situation of Medina and his disabled fiancée captured viewers' hearts across the nation.
“美國(guó)偶像”一開(kāi)始將Chris Medina描繪成一個(gè)即將升起的明星。制作人投入了大量的時(shí)間渲染他的悲慘故事——毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，Medina感人的生活狀態(tài)和他的殘疾的未婚妻捕獲了全美觀眾的心。
The show told of how Medina's girlfriend Ramos became brain damaged and confined to a wheelchair shortly after their engagement. Knowing a good scene when they had it, the American Idol judges invited Ramos into Medina's audition for a group hug.
在”美國(guó)偶像“節(jié)目中，Medina的女朋友Ramos在他們定婚后不久就腦部受傷，不得不在輪椅上度日。當(dāng)”美國(guó)偶像“的裁判們?cè)诹私鈺r(shí)，他們就知道這會(huì)是一個(gè)一個(gè)感人故事，然后就在Medina出場(chǎng)時(shí)邀請(qǐng)Ramos成為親友團(tuán)。
Fans rallied for Medina, even after he was was sent home just before the top 24. In the episode in which he was cut, Jennifer Lopez got a lot of press for breaking down in tears while fellow judges Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler tried to comfort her. Host Ryan Seacrest even dramatically described Lopez’s reaction to ending Medina’s Idol run as “an unprecedented meltdown.”
而當(dāng)Medina未能晉級(jí)24后，他的粉絲仍然力挺他。在Medina遭到淘汰的那一期，Jennifer Lopez甚至因?yàn)槌惺懿涣司薮蟮膲毫Χ粶I下，另外兩個(gè)評(píng)委Randy Jackson和Steven Tylor都在一旁安慰她。主持人Ryan Seacrest甚至夸張地將Lopze對(duì)Medina在”美國(guó)偶像“的止步的反應(yīng)說(shuō)成是”前有未有的i“
It all made for great television. It's just too bad they don't give a damn about him now.
在這所有的一切都是為了電視收視率。但他們現(xiàn)在對(duì)他不聞不問(wèn)。
While many of the most popular contestants typically join the audience in Idol's finale, Medina says he received no invitation for the May 25 show. Yesterday, the singer tweeted, "Just found out I will not be at the finale for #AmericanIdol sad and disappointed."
許多人氣參賽者都會(huì)受邀參加”美國(guó)偶像“決賽，但Medina稱他并沒(méi)有受邀參加五月25日的決賽。昨天（5月18日），Medina在他的Twitter上稱：”我發(fā)現(xiàn)我不能出席#美國(guó)偶像的決賽了。很沮喪，失望?！?
Not that he's bitter. A truly nice guy, Medina says the show doesn't owe him a thing, and that he's grateful for all the show has given him already.
并不是他羨慕嫉妒恨。Medina是一位純爺們。他說(shuō)節(jié)目組并不欠他什么，他對(duì)于這個(gè)節(jié)目所給予他的一切已是很感激了。
Still, he's a little taken aback, telling Patch.com:
當(dāng)然，他還是有點(diǎn)放不開(kāi)。他對(duì)Patch.com說(shuō)：
I wanted to believe that I made a big enough impact on the show, even to have just one seat in the audience ... But I couldn't get my hands on a ticket.
我相信我為節(jié)目產(chǎn)生了足夠大的影響力，也足以讓我（在決賽的觀眾席中）有一席之地……但我卻得不到一張入場(chǎng)券。
I know the show can't make room for everyone, but they've got nothing for the guy whose sad story they used to boost their ratings? Come on. How about instead of featuring some washed-up celebrity hawking their latest crappy movie, they clear out a couple of seats—one for Medina, and one for his fiancée?
我知道這個(gè)節(jié)目并不會(huì)給所有人留有位置，可是，當(dāng)他們利用Mendina的不幸故事來(lái)提升收視率時(shí)，他們什么都沒(méi)有得到嗎？別這樣。為什么要邀請(qǐng)一些過(guò)氣的明星，讓他們吆喝最近的爛電影，何不將他們剔除掉，騰出一些位置來(lái)，給Medina和他的未婚妻呢？
J.Lo, get off your majestic diamond-studded ass and make it happen.
J. Lo放下你那張肥大的，用珠寶裝飾起來(lái)的屁股吧，讓Medina出席決賽吧。
Despite the diss, Medina is doing pretty well post-Idol: his single "What Are Words," written by Rodney Jerkins and released just a day after his elimination, has sold over 70,000 copies. Not only that, he's booked performances and appearances across the Midwest, and even as far away as Norway.
Medina盡管很失望，不過(guò)，他卻在”美國(guó)偶像“淘汰后做得風(fēng)生水起：他的單曲”承諾（What Are Words）“, 由Rodney Jerkins作詞，在淘汰后的第一天發(fā)布。這首歌總共賣(mài)出7萬(wàn)份。不僅如此，他還預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)參加一些演唱會(huì)，以及出席美國(guó)中西部，甚至是在挪威舉辦的一些活動(dòng)。
Good for him, and I'm sure Idol played a big part in helping make this happen. Still, it's sad to hear how quickly contestants can be forgotten, once they aren't contributing to the Ford/Coca-Cola/AI money machine.
這對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)很不錯(cuò)。我還確信，”美國(guó)偶像“項(xiàng)目對(duì)此也出了不少的力?？墒牵诳吹絽①惾藛T不能給”福特-可口可樂(lè)杯“”美國(guó)偶像“的賺錢(qián)機(jī)構(gòu)服務(wù)后，就如此快地被遺忘后，還是很不爽。
Do you think it's lame Medina couldn't get a ticket for the finale?
你也覺(jué)得Medina不能得到一張”美國(guó)偶像“決賽比賽的入場(chǎng)券而感到很悲催吧？ p.s. 今天翻譯這篇文章是由于聽(tīng)到Medina的What Are Words這首歌！無(wú)所謂”美國(guó)偶像“節(jié)目的無(wú)恥操作與利用，只是喜歡Medina的這首歌。 歌詞如下： Anywhere you are, I am near Anywhere you go, I'll be there Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see How every single promise I keep Cuz what kind of guy would I be If I was to leave when you need me most What are words If you really don't mean them When you say them What are words If they're only for good times Then they don't When it's love Yeah, you say them out loud Those words, They never go away They live on, even when we're gone And I know an angel was sent just for me And I know I'm meant to be where I am And I'm gonna be Standing right beside her tonight And I'm gonna be by your side I would never leave when she needs me most What are words If you really don't mean them When you say them What are words If they're only for good times Then they don't When it's love Yeah, you say them out loud Those words, They never go away They live on, even when we're gone Anywhere you are, I am near Anywhere you go, I'll be there And I'm gonna be here forever more Every single promise I keep Cuz what kind of guy would I be If I was to leave when you need me most I'm forever keeping my angel close
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