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. 

迈克尔•杰克逊是一个有着伟大遗产的人，他经历了人生的高潮和低谷，但经历了这一切后，他继续高昂着头。迈克尔•杰克逊的遗产包括他的音乐、MTV、把孩子抱出栏杆外的丑闻，以及那桩著名的迈克尔•杰克逊和加文•阿维佐的诉讼。对我来说，我将永远铭记迈克尔•杰克逊的月球漫步，踮着的脚尖和那部《颤栗》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.

杰克逊在上世纪80年代大部分时间里通过他脍炙人口的音乐重新定义了世界：《颤栗》和《真棒》等，以及配合这些歌曲的独特的MTV。当我还是个孩子的时候，《颤栗》MTV曾给了我很大的影响。我去一个朋友家，这样我就能看MTV频道了，还能打扮得像迈克尔一样。MTV一播完，我和朋友就会去他家的地下室，装扮成僵尸跳著名的颤栗舞。就算在学校我还是不能摆脱迈克尔的“控制”：我们去操场玩，试着学电视上迈克尔月球漫步和脚尖点地的动作。我并没有成长于他的鼎盛时期，但是如果路人经过我们的学校，他们一定不会这么想。 

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，他还是不能躲过司法的长臂。90年代后期和21世纪初，他大部分时间都用在了进进出出加利福尼亚州不同的法庭，却总是能找到办法从缝隙中溜走。2003年11月18日，当警方为了寻找娈童案证据而突击搜查梦幻庄园（Neverland）时，他迎来了人生最黑暗的低谷。不幸的是，这并不是梦幻岛河谷庄园最后一次成为杰克逊的难题。2007年10月22日，他的家因欠税而将被没收。 

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——对杰克逊之死的反应——人们看到了他生活中积极的方面，而非负面。当我回顾他的一生时，发现好坏并存。但无论是哪一面，他都走得太匆忙：“生来就是为了带去愉悦，带去激励，带去欢乐。白天还在这里，晚上就已逝去。”

（China.org.cn 译）