在任何一个艺术家圈子里，每一两位有才华的人身边儿总会有一帮无能的阿谀奉承者。

For every one or two talented people in any group of artists, there are hordes of talentless hangers-on.

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我不能同时是你的朋友又为你的阿谀奉承者。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.

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约翰·布兰卡(John Branca)是曾经代理过杰克逊二十多年的娱乐业律师，他把杰克逊财务问题的部分原因归结于该歌手过去喜欢让阿谀奉承者呆在身边的习惯。

John Branca, an entertainment lawyer who represented Jackson for more than 20 years, blamed the singer's financial troubles partly on his past habit of surrounding himself with "yes men."

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约翰·布兰卡(John Branca)是曾经代理过杰克逊二十多年的娱乐业律师，他把杰克逊财务问题的部分原因归结于该歌手过去喜欢让阿谀奉承者呆在身边的习惯。

John Branca, an entertainment lawyer who represented Jackson for more than 20 years, blamed the singer's financial troubles partly on his past habit of surrounding himself with "yes men."

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