Introduction
Whitney Houston was born in August 1963 to singer Emily Drinkard， who performed under the name of Cissy， and her husband and manager， John Houston. Whitney grew up listening and learning from her legendary cousin Dionne Warwick and her mother's close friends， Aretha Franklin， Gladys Knight， and Roberta Flack. All of these excellent female singers of the 60's， 70's， and 80's had a profound influence on young Whitney.
By the age of 11， Whitney was a soloist at the church where her mother Cissy served as the music minister. Cissy firmly gave high quality vocal lessons to Whitney. This training， combined with the strong religious convictions in her talented family， provided the security and support Whitney needed to develop her natural singing ability. In her mid-teen years， Whitney had began singing with Cissy， Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls.
Her voice， looks， and determination led the Rock magazine Rolling Stone to call her，“an earth-shattering performer. ”Whitney also found work as model and in 1981 appeared on the covers of“Glamour”and “Seventeen. ”Modeling led to acting roles on TV and in movies. Whitney also continued to sing and released her first album in 1985. On it were the hits，“You Give Good Love，”and“The Greatest Love of All. ”
Recognizing all the many people who contributed to her fame and wanting to assist others who needed help，in 1989 Whitney established a non-profit organization called“The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children， Inc. ”
This organization encourages self-empowerment for young people， provides help for homeless children and for children with cancer or AIDS. This foundation recognizes that we all need to help one another if we are serious about building a quality future for humans.
In 1992，“The Bodyguard”movie earned over 400 million dollars and was a hugely successful showcase for Whitney's acting and singing talents. The Grammy Award winning music from the movie sold well over 33 million copies and is considered to be one of the best selling soundtracks of all time. Two of these songs are featured here.
In“The Bodyguard，”Whitney plays the role of Rachel Marron， a singer that someone is trying to kill. The singer's manager hires a tough professional guard， Frank Farmer， played by Kevin Costner， to protect her.
In this scene at the Fountain Blue Hilton Hotel， Farmer happens to meet another guard， named Greg Portman. Both are now private guards， but at one time they used to work for the Secret Secret Service and guard the President.
Portman： Hello Frank.
Frank： Hello Portman， it's been a long time. You're on the job？
Portman： Yeah. Well， technically I'm off duty， but the Governor might show up here later. So I thought I'd give it a light check. Someone else is covering him now.
Frank： How old is she？
Portman： Maybe 18.
In this very quick conversation Frank has accurately guessed that the“Someone”“covering”the Governor is not another guard providing security cover， but is in fact a naked young woman who is covering the Governor with her body. Or at least she is covering the Governor's penis with some part of her anatomy. Portman confirms this and implies that she is 18， or less， years old.
This is one of innumerable American movie sexual conversations that are difficult to translate and thus are either poorly translated or simply ignored. A similar problem is that nude and sex scenes are often cut when movies are shown outside of America.
For instance， in the movie“Starship Troupers，”the translated Chinese version omitted the nude scene where male and female soldiers are talking while sharing a shower room together. Since in the Chinese version you don' t get to“meet”and listen to one of the naked woman soldiers， a later scene where she silently decides to leave the army， has very little importance and you are left wondering who she is. Yet in the uncut original movie， you can clearly understand the seriousness of her decision.
Let's return to Frank Farmer， Greg Portman， and the entrance of Rachel into the scene.
Rachel： I need a drink. Oh， it's orange juice. So who are you？
Portman： Greg Portman.
Rachel： I take it you met my bodyguard.
Portman： We used to work together.
Rachel： Oh， so well， well. So what do you do now？
Portman： Same thing as Farmer.
Rachel： Two samurais ， huh？ So are you working now？
Portman： Not right now.
Rachel： Good， because I'm the only person in this room that needs protection. Come on， let's go and get a drink， a real one. （Rachel seductively takes a clinging hold on Portman's arm. ）
（The next morning， Rachel and Frank are sitting at a table while being waited on by a maid. ）
Rachel： What are you looking at？ Probably never had a heavy night in your whole damn disciplined life.
Maid： Coffee？
Rachel：（Nodding） You know， Farmer， you're a selfrighteous son of a bitch. And don't laugh at me. Don't you dare judge me！
Frank： Give me a break， will you？ I didn' t tell you to fuck everybody in the hotel.
Rachel： Fuck this. I don't need this shit from you.
From this friendly conversation you understand that Frank is somewhat annoyed with Rachel for having sexwith Portman， and perhaps a few other gentlemen， during the previous night. Rachel， via her promiscuous sexuality， and the bodyguard through his meticulous attention to the details of his job， are initially effective in resisting their mutual attraction. But that persistent desire to get closer， due to lust. respect， love， or some combination， continues to grow. Paradoxical and improbable as it may seem from the above scene， both Rachel and Frank soon end up having sex. Yet both are unwilling to make a longterm commitment.
In“I Have Nothing，”you realize that despite great wealth， Rachel has nothing if she can't have Frank， the man she loves. Can their passionate love survive？ Both the guard and the singer have extremely demanding careers that would require them to be separated for long periods of time. Rachel's easy promiscuity and Frank's zealous commitment to being a perfect bodyguard， might preclude a lasting love.
By the end of the movie，it turns out that Portman，Rachel's temporary sex partner and Frank's former colleague， is the person trying to assassinate her. Is the morality message that you really can't trust even those you have sex with？ Is this morality idea often repeated in different American movies？ Is Rachel's world a tough place？ Does she encourage her chances of having problems by the choices she makes？
What do you prefer， lust， love， or a lusty loving friendship？ If these questions befuddle you， how prepared are you for an abortion， motherhood and divorce？ Life begets life. If words beguile you， can you take a close and hard look at your potential partner's past behavior？ Can people ever really change much？
I Have Nothing
Vocal： Whitney Houston
Share my life.
Take me for what I am，
'Cause I'll never change
All my colors for you.
Take my love，
I'll never ask for too much，
Just all that you are
And everything that you do.
I don't really need to look
Very much further.
I don't want to have to go
Where you don't follow.
I don't hold it back again，
This passion inside.
Can't run from myself.
There's nowhere to hide.
Don't make me close one more door.
I don't want to hurt anymore.
Stay in my arms if you dare.
Must I imagine you there？
Don't walk away from me.
I have nothing， nothing， nothing，
If I don't have you，
You， you， you， you， you.
You see through right to the heart of me，
You break down my walls，
With the strength of your love.
Mmm， I never knew
Love like I've known it with you.
Will the memories survive
Ah， one that I can hold on to？
I don't really need to look
Very much further.
I don't want to have to go
Where you don't follow.
I'm holding back again
This passion inside.
I can' t run from myself.
There's nowhere to hide.
Your love I'll remember forever！
Oh， don't make me close one more door.
I don't want to hurt anymore.
Stay in my arms if you dare，
Or must I imagine you there？
Don't walk away from me.
I have nothing， nothing， nothing.
Don't make me close one more door.
I don't want to hurt anymore.
Stay in my arms if you dare，
Must I imagine you there？
Don't walk away from me， Yeah！
Don't walk away from me.
Don't you dare walk away from me.
And I have nothing，
nothing， nothing， If I don't have you， you
If I don't have you
Oh， oh.
[参考译文]
一无所有
共享我的生活，
接受我本来的面目吧，
因为我绝不会为了你
而改变我的本性。
接受我的爱吧，
我决不会过分要求，
我只要你本来面目
以及你做的一切。
我没必要，
高瞻远瞩。
我没必要，
去你不愿跟随的地方。
我不想再压抑，
内心的激情，
我不可能逃避自我，
无处可躲。
不要让我再关一扇门，
我不想再受伤害。
如果你有胆量就留在我的怀里。
非要我想象你在我怀里吗？
不要离开我，
我一无所有，一无所有，一无所有，
如果我没有了你。
你，你，你，你，
你看穿了我的内心深处。
用你爱的力量，
你拆毁了我的城墙。
哎，在爱你之前，我全然不知道爱。
那些记忆会继续存在，
我能抓牢那难忘的往事吗？
我没必要，
高瞻远瞩，
我没必要，
去你不愿跟随的地方。
我再次压抑内心的激情，
我不可能逃避自我，
无处可躲。
我将永远不会忘记你的爱！
啊，不要让我再关一扇门，
我不想再受伤害。
如果你有胆量就留在我的怀里，
非要我想象你在我怀里吗？
不要离开我。
我一无所有，一无所有，一无所有。
不要让我再关一扇门。
我不想再受伤害。
如果你有胆量就留在我的怀里。
非要我想象你在我怀里吗？
不要离开我，
是的，不要离开我。
你竟敢离开我。
我一无所有，一无所有，一无所有，
如果我没有了你，
如果我没有了你。
噢。
[语言点解析]
1．Share my life
share：同享、共享
例如：We shared one room．我们共用一个房间。
2．'Cause I'll never change all my colors for you
1）'Cause＝Because
2）colors：面目，个性，特色
例如：reveal something in its true colors 还其本来面目
show one's true colors 显出真面目
3．I don't hold it back again， this passion inside.
“it'＝this passion inside
hold back＝suppress 抑制，压抑
hold back one's feelings 压抑感情
hold back one's anger 抑制怒火
4．Don't make me close one more door
make sb do sth 让某人做某事
例如：Her sad story made me cry. 她凄凉的经历令我流泪。
5．Must I imagine you there？
1）Is my imagination the only way I can keep you in my arms？
2）there = in my arms
6．Will the memories survive， one that I can hold on to？
hold on to 抓牢
这里指记住往事，也指抓牢她的爱人，让他留在她的怀里。
Don't you dare walk away from me
＝I really don't want you to walk away from me.
＝Please don't walk away from me.
Dare：胆敢
例如：He dares to insult me．他竟敢侮辱我。
Don't you dare to touch me！ 你敢碰我！
