原文: Four Celebrities with Troubled Childhoods

Sinead O'Connor

Sinead O'Connor grew up in a turbulent household marred by divorce and abuse. Her parents divorced when she was eight. By the time she was a 15, O'Connor had been expelled from Catholic school and sent away to reform school for shoplifting.

If Sinead's songs have angry and tormented themes, this is because of her unhappy childhood. When she was young, her mother would constantly beat her. This only stopped in her teens when her mother died in a car accident.

Madonna

She is known for doing the most outrageous things to grab attention. If you have read her Sex book, you'll think that nothing can shock you anymore. So why does she do it? Critics note that her craving for attention is partly due to the early death of her mother. Her father soon married their housekeeper and had more children. Growing up in a large family, she felt ignored and uncared for. Now, the world is her stage.

Michael Jackson

Who doesn't know Michael Jackson? He is considered the greatest performer of all-time. Michel Jackson never enjoyed his childhood days. He was so busy then recording songs, rehearsing, and performing because he started very young as a singer.

Even if he wanted to play his father won't allow him and would beat him so hard if he refuse to practice. This is the very reason why he hated his father so much. He is still bitter about it. And because he never had a taste of the normal things a child should be doing and enjoying he built his own Never Never Land. He loves to hang out with young boys and was sued of child molestation but was acquitted.

Jane Fonda

She grew up believing that her socialite mother had died of heart attack. It was only much later when she found out that her mother actually committed suicide by cutting her throat with a razor. This discovery coupled with a cold father led to her 20-year struggle with bulimia, an eating disorder. She has since overcome her struggle.

译文: 四位名人的坎坷童年

谢妮德·奥康娜

      谢妮德·奥康娜成长于一个动荡的家庭：父母离异，她遭受虐待。她八岁时父母离异，15岁时因入店行窃而被天主教学校开除，被送到感化院。

 

      如果说谢妮德的歌曲充满愤怒和痛苦，这全都源于她不幸的童年。在她小的时候，总是被母亲抽打，直到母亲在她十几岁时在一场车祸中丧生。

麦当娜

      她的名气源于她为了夺人眼球不惜作出任何出格的事情。如果你读过她的《性》一书，你会觉得再没有什么事情能让你感到震惊了。那么，她为什么非得吸引他人的注意呢？评论家注意到，她之所以渴求他人的关注，部分原因是她母亲因年早逝。不久，她的父亲就娶了女管家，生了更多孩子。由于是在一个大家庭里长大，她觉得自己被忽视了，得不到关心。而现在，世界就是她的舞台。

迈克尔·杰克逊

      迈克尔·杰克逊，谁人不知，谁人不晓？他被认为是举世最伟大的表演家。迈克尔·杰克逊童年时从未享受过快乐。他那时忙着录歌、排练，因为他很早就作为歌手出道了。

 

      即使他想表演，他的父亲也不允许。如果他拒绝练习，他父亲会狠狠地打他。这就是他为什么如此憎恨父亲的缘故。他仍对童年的经历感到痛苦。因为从未尝试过一个普通孩子会做的开心的事，他建立了自己的独一无二的梦幻庄园。他喜欢和小男孩一起外出，曾被指控猥亵儿童罪，但被宣告无罪。

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