Michael Jackson is the man with a great legacy, one with high highs and low lows, but through it all he seemed to keep his head up high. Michael Jackson's legacy is filled with: his music, music videos, hanging his child over a banister, and the famous trial of Michael Jackson vs. Gavin Arvizo. For me Michael Jackson will be remembered for his moon walk, tip-toe, and his "Thriller" video. 

邁克爾•杰克遜是一個有著偉大遺產的人，他經歷了人生的高潮和低谷，但經歷了這一切后，他繼續高昂著頭。邁克爾•杰克遜的遺產包括他的音樂、MTV、把孩子抱出欄桿外的丑聞，以及那樁著名的邁克爾•杰克遜和加文•阿維佐的訴訟。對我來說，我將永遠銘記邁克爾•杰克遜的月球漫步，踮著的腳尖和那部《顫栗》的MTV。 

Michael Jackson spent most of the 80's revalorizing the world with his catchy music: "Thriller", "Bad", "Black or White", and, also with his unique music videos that accompanied them. His music video "Thriller" had such an impact on me as a child, I would go to a friend's house just so I could watch MTV and dress up like Michael Jackson did. Once the video was done, my friends and I would go to his basement and dress up in "zombielike" clothes and dance to the infamous thriller. Even while I was at school I couldn't escape Michael Jackson's grasp; we would go to the play ground and try and pull off the moves we saw on TV like the moonwalk or the toe stands. I didn't grow up during his prime time, but no outside visitor could have guessed that if they had passed by my school.

杰克遜在上世紀80年代大部分時間里通過他膾炙人口的音樂重新定義了世界：《顫栗》和《真棒》等，以及配合這些歌曲的獨特的MTV。當我還是個孩子的時候，《顫栗》MTV曾給了我很大的影響。我去一個朋友家，這樣我就能看MTV頻道了，還能打扮得像邁克爾一樣。MTV一播完，我和朋友就會去他家的地下室，裝扮成僵尸跳著名的顫栗舞。就算在學校我還是不能擺脫邁克爾的“控制”：我們去操場玩，試著學電視上邁克爾月球漫步和腳尖點地的動作。我并沒有成長于他的鼎盛時期，但是如果路人經過我們的學校，他們一定不會這么想。 

Even with all of Michael Jackson's success in the 80's he wasn't able to avoid the long arm of justice. He spent most of the late 90's and early twenty-first century going in and out of different Californian courtrooms, always finding a way to slip through the cracks. He hit an all time low when the police raided his Neverland Valley Ranch home on Nov. 18, 2003 for evidence against him on the child molestation case. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be the last time that Neverland Valley Ranch would come into question for Michael Jackson. On October 22, 2007, his home was being foreclosed due to back taxes.

即使有80年代的巨大成功，他還是不能躲過司法的長臂。90年代后期和21世紀初，他大部分時間都用在了進進出出加利福尼亞州不同的法庭，卻總是能找到辦法從縫隙中溜走。2003年11月18日，當警方為了尋找孌童案證據而突擊搜查夢幻莊園（Neverland）時，他迎來了人生最黑暗的低谷。不幸的是，這并不是夢幻島河谷莊園最后一次成為杰克遜的難題。2007年10月22日，他的家因欠稅而將被沒收。 

As I look at everyone's Facebook and Myspace reactions to Michael Jackson's death, I am pleased to see that people looked at the positives of his life and not the negatives. When I look back to his life it was filled with both the good and bad moments but in any case he was, Gone Too Soon: "Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight, Here One Day, Gone One Night".

我很欣喜地在其他人的Facebook和Myspace上看到——對杰克遜之死的反應——人們看到了他生活中積極的方面，而非負面。當我回顧他的一生時，發現好壞并存。但無論是哪一面，他都走得太匆忙：“生來就是為了帶去愉悅，帶去激勵，帶去歡樂。白天還在這里，晚上就已逝去。”

（China.org.cn 譯）