11 Chapter 10 Downhill

Chapter 10 Downhill It was a great comeback. The string of sold-out concerts and hit records jump-started Elvis Presley's career. He was incredibly popular again. In 1973, another Elvis TV special made history. Aloha from Hawaii was shown in forty countries to more than one billion people. But his personal problems didn't go away. For a little while, Elvis had done things his way. He had fought hard to make the 1968 comeback special and to sing songs that Colonel Parker didn't think were right for him. Now Elvis was working harder than ever. He began to wear out. And when he got more tired, he found it harder to resist Colonel Parker. Deep down, he also believed they were a team. Elvis never forgot how Colonel Parker had kept his

这是一次伟大的反击。 一系列售罄的演唱会和热门唱片开启了猫王的事业。 他再次大受欢迎。 1973年，另一个猫王电视特别节目创造了历史。 来自夏威夷的《阿罗哈》在40个国家播出，观众超过10亿。 但他的个人问题并没有消失。 有一段时间，埃尔维斯以自己的方式做事。 为了让1968年的回归变得特别，为了唱一些帕克上校认为不适合他的歌，他付出了很大的努力。 现在，埃尔维斯比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。 他开始精疲力竭了。当他越来越累的时候，他发现很难抗拒帕克上校。 在内心深处，他也相信他们是一个团队。 埃尔维斯永远不会忘记帕克上校是如何保持他的

career alive while he was in Germany. Colonel Parker took control again. Elvis performed more than 1,100 concerts from 1969 to 1977. Elvis's marriage had been strained for many years. Now it fell apart. In 1973, Elvis and Priscilla got divorced. More and more, Elvis depended on the members of "the Memphis Mafia." This was the nickname for guys Elvis called friends. The members of the Memphis Mafia spent all their time at Graceland. Why not? Elvis had so much money that he would buy them cars or motorcycles. In return, they kept Elvis company. The plain truth is, Elvis was a drug addict. His body needed the pills to get through each day. Elvis should have gotten help for himself. Instead, he got angry whenever anyone suggested he had a

当他在德国的时候，他的事业还活着。 帕克上校再次控制了局面。 从1969年到1977年，猫王举行了1100多场音乐会。 埃尔维斯的婚姻已经紧张了很多年。 现在它分崩离析了。1973年，猫王和普莉希拉离婚了。 埃尔维斯越来越依赖“孟菲斯黑手党”的成员。 这是猫王对朋友的昵称。 孟菲斯黑手党的成员把他们所有的时间都花在雅园。 为什么不呢?埃尔维斯有很多钱，他会给他们买汽车或摩托车。 作为回报，他们一直陪伴猫王。 事实是，埃尔维斯是个瘾君子。 他的身体需要药片来度过每一天。 埃尔维斯应该找人帮帮他。 相反，每当有人说他有

problem. His friends also didn't push hard enough. They were scared of saying something he didn't want to hear. Elvis had a bad temper. The guys also liked the way things were. They didn't want the fun to end. Elvis started acting strange. One time, in December 1970, he decided he had to see President Richard Nixon. So Elvis hopped on a plane and headed straight for Washington, D.C. At the White House, he demanded a meeting. Sure enough, he got one. President Nixon met with Elvis that very night.

问题。他的朋友们也不够努力。 他们害怕说些他不想听的话。 埃尔维斯脾气很坏。小伙子们也喜欢现在的样子。 他们不想让乐趣结束。 埃尔维斯开始表现得很奇怪。 有一次，在1970年12月，他决定去见理查德·尼克松总统。 于是，埃尔维斯跳上一架飞机，直奔华盛顿特区 在白宫，他要求会面。 果然，他得到了一个。尼克松总统当晚会见了埃尔维斯。

As the 1970s wore on, Elvis grew sicker. He had never taken care of himself. He ate too much junk food. He loved milk shakes and fried peanutbutter-and-banana sandwiches. He rarely exercised. All his bad habits started catching up with him.

随着20世纪70年代的过去，埃尔维斯的病情越来越重。 他从来没有照顾过自己。 他吃了太多的垃圾食品。 他喜欢奶昔和油炸花生酱香蕉三明治。 他很少运动。他所有的坏习惯开始影响到他。

Again, he gained a lot of weight. His face got puffy, and he couldn't fit into clothes. This embarrassed Elvis. He began to struggle onstage. Sometimes, he forgot the words to his most famous songs. Other times, Elvis had to miss a concert. One time he stomped off the stage in the middle of a show. In 1973 Elvis collapsed and had to go to the hospital.

他的体重又增加了很多。 他的脸变得浮肿，穿不进衣服。 这让埃尔维斯很尴尬。他开始在台上挣扎。 有时，他会忘记自己最著名歌曲的歌词。 有时，猫王不得不错过一场音乐会。 有一次，他在演出中途跺着脚走下了舞台。 1973年，埃尔维斯病倒了，不得不去医院。

Life went on like this for a few years. No one stepped in to stop it. The Elvis everybody knew was gone. What fans saw now was a broken man.

生活就这样过了几年。 没有人介入阻止。 大家都知道的猫王走了。 球迷们现在看到的是一个破碎的人。