從一個無名小女生到叱咤整個流行樂壇的天后級人物，幾十年來，麥當娜在西方流行世界屹立不倒。她時而展露其圣潔，難以侵犯的女性光輝，時而又擺出其特力獨行、嘩眾取寵的撒旦做派。不管你承認與否，她已經成為一個象征符號。麥當娜，究竟是天使還是魔鬼？我們或許可以從她的只言片語中了解一二。

Madonna

I stand for freedom of expression,doing what you believe in,and going after your dreams.
我主張言論自由，做你認為正確的事，追尋你心中的夢想。

I suppose I sometimes used to act like I wasn't a human being…Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say,or my hairstyle,and I cringe.
我覺得自己過去有時行為舉止不像是人類…有時回過頭來，想想自己說過的話或者留過的發型，都覺得后怕。

If I was a girl again,I would like to be like my fans,I would like to be like Madonna.
假如能變成小姑娘，我會像我的粉絲那樣，希望成為一個麥當娜那樣的人。

I'm tough,I'm ambitious,and I know exactly what I want.If that makes a bad woman,okay.
我吃苦耐勞，我野心勃勃，我清楚地知道自己想要什么。假如因此我就變成了一個壞女人，那也無所謂。

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
一個人的快樂如果需要另一個人點頭說了算，那是很可憐的。

That consciousness is everything and that all things begin with a thought.That we are responsible for our own fate,we reap what we sow,we get what we give,we pull in what we put out.I know these things for sure.
意識決定一切，一切都源于思想；我們對自己的命運負責；播種了才能收割，給予了才能得到，投入了才能獲取——毫無疑問這些道理我明白。

Never forget to get dream.
永遠不要忘記去夢想。

All love is lucky,even when it breaks your heart.
所有的愛都是幸運的，即使它傷透了你的心。

I won't be happy till I 'm as famous as God.
除非有一天我和上帝一樣出名，我才會高興。

When I get down on my knees,it is not to pray.
當我雙膝跪下，我并不是要祈禱。

I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl.I want to rule the world.
我仍懷有耳時的目標——我要統治全世界。

When I'm hungry,I eat.When I'm thirsty,I drink.When I feel like saying something,I say it.
我餓了就吃，渴了就喝，想說什么就說出來。

I am my own experiment,I am my own work of art.
我是我自己的試驗品，我是我自己的藝術品。

I think that everyone should get married at least once,so you can see what a silly,outdated institution it is.
我認為每個人都應該至少結一次婚，這樣你才會發現這是一種多么愚蠢、過時的習俗。

To me,the whole process of being a brush stroke in someone else's painting is a little difficult.
對我來說，要成為別人繪畫作品中的一筆，實在有點難。

I am a survivor,I am like a cockroach,you just can't get rid of me.
我是個幸存者，我像一只蟑螂，你就是無法擺脫我。

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally,without expecting anything in return.To just give.That takes courage,because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
勇敢就是無條件地去愛一個人，不期待任何回報，只是付出。那需要勇氣，因為我們不想被徹底打敗，或者任由他人傷害。

（浙江工業大學通訊員 董麗贇推薦）