访谈录 2009-05-26&05-29 《美国偶像》评委西蒙-考威

And you get into Twitter today, right?

 

Of course, we’re twittering.

 

And that’s the same question.

 

Lots of stuff.

 

All right, you've been waiting for this since yesterday, I know it. In part two of my interview with Simon Cowell, I played myself in the role.

 

Great.

 

Uh, what is the America’s favorite judge going to do next? Will he be leaving Idol¹ after next season? Watch.

 

They say 69% of people when asked to watch Idol, say they’re less likely to watch if Simon’s not on it.

 

That sounds low.

 

It sounds low? 69%? Even Barak Obama doesn’t have 69%.

 

You’re sure that you didn’t get the nine and the six the other way round!

 

What’re you gonna do after next year?

 

Ah... I haven’t got a clue what’s going to happen. Uh, if it was the end, I would say we’ve all had a great run.

 

American Idol makes six points something billion dollars for News Corp. Why do you think they would let you go?

 

I feel like kinda a decision, really. It's simply I don’t believe, genuinely you can do this job, all the same job, year after year after year. Cuz then you get bored. I think the audience could get bored. And luckily, there’s always something else you can do.

 

Is it suddenly, in America, bad to be rich and successful? Are you getting that sense?

 

I hope not. I think that if you’ve inherited money as a kid, and you behave like a complete idiot, and you’re obnoxious², and you’re rude to people. And people know you haven’t earned it. British, American and Russian, they are gonna hate you. If you've earned hard for your money, you’ve worked hard, and you made some money, I don’t think anybody will resent that. I don’t think you’re a jealous country, and I don't think Britain is a jealous country.

 

Have we changed?

 

Not, really no. Um, I think, people, this is still the American Dream, you know, work hard, do well and make money, there’s nothing wrong with that.

 

Simon, you don't understand what it’s like dealing³ with all my success.

 

Listen, I don’t know how you got, you cope with it.

 

You always knew my ego⁴ is out of control.

 

To be fair, you work with the biggest egos⁵ in the world on your channel. So if you have some kind of, like, strategy now. I would be in a huge surprise.

 

Gotcha.

 

That’s why I like Fox News. That’s where the egos are.

 

I hope someday to get you next to me on the couch every day in bed, and up at 2:30 in the morning, on the couch at six (Never.)talking to them.

 

Honestly? I couldn't do that. Now I could do the evening thing. You know, I could have a show called Cowell, or Cow. Just talk and run, and I love that.

 

You know what, you say that twice, you’ll have a show named Cowell.

 

That’s what I said.

 

Are you gonna put the role of Simon Cowell?

 

Yeah, I'll think about it.

 

Then, I know it’s gonna run.

 

Simon, thanks so much.

 

Always a pleasure.

 

It’s good seeing you.

 

Thank you.

 

He also has The X Factor, he also has Britain's Got Talent, The America's Got Talent, and The X Factor now beats Pop Idol in Britain. He's got, Britain's Got Talent, he’s gonna leave right from there. He’s gonna talk about that in the After the Show show. Cuz you guys have been kind enough to acquiesce⁶ you are ad-libbing, at the end of the show, and just allow us to see part three.

 

Whoa, he’ll do this part.

 

Something else he doesn’t have. A girlfriend or a wife? What’s up with that?

 

He never asked. He seems happy.

 

Um, I don’t know, you know what, I don’t really wanna pressure him. I don’t feel like Billy Bush where I really need that answer.

 

Yes, sure.

 

Well, we found out it wasn’t Paula at least.

 

Oh yeah, by the way, we’re gonna show one more clip of what he says about Susan Boyle, that phenomenon on Britain's Got Talent, listen.

 

As far as I'm concerned. She can turn up in a bikini. You know, as long as she was comfortable, I just wanna hear her sing.

 

And you’re gonna see…

 

I say I am not happy for that set-up in a bikini. Why am I saying that? No, not a bikini.

 

I love it.

 

I love her.

 

Although she has, had a little bit of a makeover, and you’re gonna talk to Simon about her tomorrow right here on FOX & Friends.

 

Right, she’s separate.

 

No, in the After the Show show today.

 

And next week you’re gonna be back in LA for the American Idol finale.

 

Yes, it’ll find out who the next American Idol is, maybe hear from some other past idols⁷.

 

1 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

2 obnoxious   

adj.极恼人的，讨人厌的，可憎的

参考例句：

• These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
• He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 ego   

n.自我，自己，自尊

参考例句：

• He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
• She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

5 egos   

自我，自尊，自负( ego的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Their egos are so easily bruised. 他们的自尊心很容易受到伤害。
• The belief in it issues from the puerile egos of inferior men. 这种信仰是下等人幼稚的自私意识中产生的。

6 acquiesce   

vi.默许，顺从，同意

参考例句：

• Her parents will never acquiesce in such an unsuitable marriage.她的父母决不会答应这门不相宜的婚事。
• He is so independent that he will never acquiesce.他很有主见，所以绝不会顺从。

7 idols   

偶像( idol的名词复数 )； 受崇拜的人或物； 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物； 神像

参考例句：

• The genii will give evidence against those who have worshipped idols. 魔怪将提供证据来反对那些崇拜偶像的人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
• Teenagers are very sequacious and they often emulate the behavior of their idols. 青少年非常盲从，经常模仿他们的偶像的行为。