OMG，贾斯汀·比伯(Justin Bieber)取关了恩师亚瑟小子(Usher)!
而在此之前，他已经取关了 包括Scooter Braun(经纪人)、Allison Kaye(总裁)、Ryan Good (巡演经理和Drew House创意总监)和Kenny Hamilton(保镖)等人在内的前团队成员。
到底发生了什么?总感觉有大事要发生啊!
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Justin Bieber has unfollowed his former mentor and close friend Usher on Instagram, following a pattern of distancing himself from other key figures in his life, including his former manager, Scooter Braun, and other close associates.
贾斯汀·比伯在Instagram上取关了他的前导师兼密友亚瑟小子(Usher)，此前他已经疏远了包括前经纪人斯科特·布劳恩(Scooter Braun)和其他亲密伙伴在内的生活中的重要人物。
Neither Bieber nor Usher have publicly addressed the reasons behind these actions, leaving fans to speculate about the state of their relationship.
比伯和亚瑟小子都没有公开说明这些举动的背后原因，让粉丝们对他们的关系状态猜测不已。
One user on X, formerly Twitter, commented: "Justin unfollowed/blocked Scooter Braun, Allison Kaye, Ryan Good, and now Usher. We don’t know the full story, but we know they mistreated & exploited him, failing to protect him. But God saved him. May Justin continue to find light & healing away from the darkness of Hollywood."
一位X(前Twitter)用户评论道：“贾斯汀取关了斯科特·布劳恩、艾莉森·凯(Allison Kaye)、瑞安·古德(Ryan Good)和亚瑟小子/屏蔽了他们。我们虽然不清楚全部情况，但我们知道他们虐待并利用他，没有保护好他。但上帝救了他。愿贾斯汀继续远离好莱坞的黑暗，寻找光明与治愈。”
Another user added: "Something fishy’s going on here because they were like father and son."
另一位用户补充道：“这里肯定有问题，因为他们就像父子一样。”
A third penned: "Damn. I have a feeling something big is cooking up. Maybe an incoming lawsuit?"
第三位写道：“天呐。我感觉有大事要发生。也许是即将有官司?”
A fourth said in response to a comment about the five other people he unfollowed: "I wonder if him becoming a father has made him revaluate his childhood and how the adults in his life were exploiting him as a young child."
第四位在回应关于他取关的另外五个人的评论时说：“我想知道，他是不是因为当了父亲，所以开始重新审视自己的童年，以及那些大人在他还是个孩子的时候是怎么利用他的。”
A fifth fan raised the question, "But why does he still follow Diddy?" to which another responded, "That’s probably something that would make headlines / good clickbait fodder, and I doubt that’s something he wants right now."
第五位粉丝提出疑问：“但他为什么还关注吹牛老爹(Diddy)?”另一位回复说：“那可能会成为头条新闻/吸引点击的好素材，我怀疑他现在并不想要这样的关注。”
A seventh penned: "Justin Bieber just unfollowed usher. The same kid who RAN up to him when he first got to LA at 12 years old, and told him he was his biggest fan. the same kid who begged usher to listen to him sing and to give him a chance. my heart is broken for him. that was family.
第七位写道：“贾斯汀·比伯刚取消了亚瑟小子的关注。这个孩子12岁刚到洛杉矶时，就跑去找他，告诉他自己是他的头号粉丝。这个孩子曾恳求亚瑟小子听他唱歌，给他一个机会。我为他感到心碎。那曾是家人啊。”
And an eighth wrote: "I don’t pay much attention to who follows who, but this is interesting. Justin Bieber unfollowed his long term manager Scooter Braun… and now Usher. I have a feeling Justin Bieber is going to be making some huge splashes soon."
第八位写道：“我不太关注谁关注了谁，但这件事很有趣。贾斯汀·比伯取消关注了他长期以来的经纪人斯科特·布劳恩……现在又取消了亚瑟小子。我有种预感，贾斯汀·比伯很快就会有大动作。”
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很多人都知道 Scooter Braun，因为他签下了贾斯汀·比伯，让他火遍全球。但是，很多人却不知道亚瑟小子。
是亚瑟小子慧眼识珠发现了贾斯汀·比伯，是他将比伯纳入在羽翼之下。
他不仅是比伯的引路人，更是教他驾驭名利的人生导师，他们的关系可以说亦师亦友。
Before Justin became the prince of pop, he posted videos on YouTube of himself singing covers.
在成为流行乐坛天王之前，贾斯汀曾在YouTube上发布自己翻唱歌曲的视频。
The video of him crooning Usher's You Got It Bad to the singer himself caught the attention of many.
他当着着亚瑟小子本人的面哼唱亚瑟小子的《You Got It Bad》的视频引起了很多人的注意。
In 2008, Usher was on his way to a meeting when Justin walked up to him at Jermaine Dupri's recording studio and wanted to sing for him.
2008年，亚瑟小子在前往参加一个会议的路上，在杰梅因·杜普里(Jermaine Dupri)的录音室里遇到了贾斯汀，当时贾斯汀想为他唱歌。
Usher asked for him to set up a meeting between him and Scooter so they could talk business right way.
亚瑟小子要求他为自己和斯科特安排一次会面，以便他们能立即洽谈业务。
Usher revealed on The Howard Stern show that Justin "auditioned" in front of not only him, but his wife at the time, Tameka Foster, as well as record producer L.A. Reid's first wife, Perri "Pebbles" Reid.
亚瑟小子在《The Howard Stern Show》上透露，贾斯汀不仅在他面前进行了“试镜”，还在他当时的妻子 Tameka Foster 以及唱片制作人L.A. 里德(L.A. Reid)的第一任妻子 Perri "Pebbles" Reid 面前进行了试镜。
According to Usher, he showed them a video of Justin singing and Perri insisted for the Yeah! crooner to meet Justin. She called Justin "amazing."
据亚瑟小子说，他给这些人看了贾斯汀唱歌的视频，Perri 坚持要这位《Yeah!》的演唱者见见贾斯汀。她称贾斯汀“令人惊叹”。
In the Never Say Never film, Usher shared that he had told Justin to "stay grounded" and to enjoy his youth.
在《永不言败》这部电影中，亚瑟小子透露他曾告诉贾斯汀要“脚踏实地”，享受青春。
He emphasized on the importance of maintaining a personal life while adjusting to the fame. Usher always pushed Justin to be the best version of himself.
他强调了保持个人生活的重要性，同时要学会适应名声。亚瑟小子总是鼓励贾斯汀做最好的自己。
Usher's mentorship turned into a friendship. The two have collaborated in projects and performed together.
亚瑟小子的指导最终变成了友谊。两人曾合作过一些项目，还曾同台演出。
Many Beliebers were upset earlier this year when Usher did not bring out Justin to perform during his Super Bowl halftime performance.
今年早些时候，亚瑟小子在超级碗中场秀上没有邀请贾斯汀同台表演，这让很多“Beliebers”感到失望。
The Confessions singer was also a guest at Justin and Hailey Bieber's wedding, where he was also seen performing one of his hits, Bad Girl.
这位《Confessions》的演唱者也是贾斯汀和海莉·比伯(Hailey Bieber)婚礼上的嘉宾，还在婚礼上演唱了自己的热门单曲《Bad Girl》。
是什么让比伯取关了自己的恩师?其中肯定有内情!
虽然我们还不知道具体的原因，但是!好消息是，四年没发新专辑的比伯，今年要带着新作品强势回归啦，期待!
重点词汇：
mentor n. 导师;顾问
distance oneself from sth./sb. 与…...保持距离，与…...撇清关系
something fishy 可疑的，有问题的
clickbait n. (网络)吸引点击的标题或内容
stay grounded 脚踏实地
adjust to 适应，调整
