8 Living Legend

CHAPTER 8 Living Legend In 2009, Stevie was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. "He has consistently used his voice and special relationship with the public to create a better and more inclusive world, to defend civil and human rights, and to improve the lives of those less fortunate," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "Stevie Wonder is a true inspiration to young people all over the

2009年，史蒂夫被任命为联合国和平使者。 联合国秘书长潘基文表示：“他一直利用自己的声音和与公众的特殊关系，创造一个更美好、更包容的世界，捍卫公民权利和人权，改善那些不幸的人的生活。” “史蒂夫·汪达对全世界的年轻人都是一个真正的鼓舞

world about what can be achieved despite any physical limitations." By then, Stevie was a friend to several world leaders. In the early 1990s, the president of Ghana invited Stevie to visit the West African country. In his six weeks there in 1993, Stevie wrote many of the songs that appeared on his album Conversation Peace. Stevie rejoiced at the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 and, two years later, met Nelson Mandela, who had been elected the president of South Africa. In 1998, he performed for President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House.

尽管有任何物理限制，但仍能取得什么成就。” 到那时，史蒂夫已经是几个世界领导人的朋友了。 上世纪90年代初，加纳总统邀请史蒂夫访问这个西非国家。 1993年，在那里的六个星期里，史蒂夫创作了许多歌曲，这些歌曲出现在他的专辑《对话和平》中。 1994年，史蒂夫为南非种族隔离制度的结束而欢欣鼓舞，两年后，他见到了纳尔逊·曼德拉，后者当选为南非总统。 1998年，他在白宫为比尔·克林顿总统和英国首相托尼·布莱尔表演。

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) Nelson Mandela was outspoken against apartheid, the official policy of racial segregation (separation) in South Africa that lasted from 1948 to 1994. For organizing against the unfairness of apartheid, Mandela spent twenty-seven years in jail. After his release in 1990, he helped negotiate with the South African government for the end of apartheid. Mandela then was elected president of South Africa, a position he held until 1999.

纳尔逊·曼德拉（1918-2013）纳尔逊·曼德拉直言不讳地反对种族隔离，种族隔离是南非1948年至1994年期间的官方种族隔离政策。 由于组织反对种族隔离制度的不公平，曼德拉被监禁了27年。 1990年获释后，他帮助与南非政府就结束种族隔离进行谈判。 曼德拉随后当选南非总统，直到1999年卸任。

Stevie married again in 2001. His wife, Kai Millard, was a fashion designer. That marriage lasted eleven years. Stevie and Kai had two children together. In 2004 Stevie's brother Larry died of cancer. Two years later, Lula died at age seventy-six. Stevie was saddened, but kept on performing. "I want to take all the pain that I feel and celebrate and turn it around," he said after Lula died.

史蒂夫于2001年再婚。 他的妻子凯·米勒德（Kai Millard）是一位时装设计师。 这段婚姻持续了11年。 史蒂夫和凯有两个孩子。 2004年，史蒂夫的哥哥拉里死于癌症。 两年后，卢拉去世，享年76岁。 史蒂夫很伤心，但继续表演。 他在卢拉去世后说：“我想承受我所感受到的所有痛苦，并庆祝并扭转局面。”

Stevie continued to perform and was on the road again in 2014 and 2015 with his Songs in the Key of Life Tour. November 2016 was the fortieth anniversary of Stevie's most popular album. Many famous musicians, including Prince and Elton John, have stated that Songs in the Key of Life is one of the greatest albums ever made. "Stevie has a unique voice, and a unique soul that feeds that voice," Motown founder Berry Gordy once said. "Whenever he sings any song, it brings up the love, the soul, the feeling."

史蒂夫继续表演，并在2014年和2015年再次上路，他的歌曲在生命的关键之旅。 2016年11月是史蒂夫最受欢迎的专辑发行40周年。 包括普林斯和埃尔顿·约翰在内的许多著名音乐家都表示，《生命之钥之歌》是有史以来最伟大的专辑之一。 摩城创始人贝瑞·戈迪曾说：“史蒂夫有一种独特的声音，他有一种独特的灵魂来支撑这种声音。” “无论他唱什么歌，都会唤起爱、灵魂和感觉。”