杰克逊一直筹备着自己复出的巡回演唱会，希望借此来重塑个人公众形象，同时缓解财务危机。
Jackson had been engineering a comeback tour, an effort to rehabilitate his public image and bolster his tottering finances.
他说他是在鸠山由纪夫的劝说下复出的，他与鸠山长期以来关系紧密，即便是就在两天前鸠山还声称他将支持菅直人。
He said he was persuaded to run by Mr Hatoyama, with whom he has long been close, even though the former prime minister had said two days before that he would back Mr Kan.
他的唱片销量在二十世纪八十年代达到顶峰，1997年后他就再也没举行过巡回演唱会，不过所有的听众都知道他有复出的强烈愿望。
His music sales in the USA had peaked in the 1980s, and he had not toured since 1997, but the listener can tell he's ambitious for a comeback.
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