Sidney Poitier's career as an actor was far from secure.

西德尼·波蒂埃的演员生涯并不稳定。

That was the first time Sidney Poitier saw a car.

这是西德尼·波蒂埃第一次看到汽车。

But your first rattle out of the box was a movie directed by Sidney Poitier.

但你第一次拍戏直接演的就是西德尼·波蒂埃导演的电影。

ALICE WINKLER: The '60s was an even more fertile decade for Sidney Poitier.

对西德尼·波蒂埃来说，60年代是更加丰收的十年。

She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history: " The winner is Sidney Poitier" .

她打开信封，念出了改变历史的几个字：" 获奖者是西德尼·波蒂埃（第一位黑人奥斯卡影帝）。

Sidney Poitier was a trailblazing hero of cinema He showed the world that black actors could be Hollywood heroes.

西德尼·波蒂埃是电影界的开路英雄他向世界展示了黑人演员可以成为好莱坞的英雄。

If you want to learn more about Sidney Poitier, go to achievement. org.

如果你想更多地了解西德尼·波蒂埃，那就请去成就网站查询。

ALICE WINKLER: Sidney Poitier's father had taught him to call his elders “sir” and “ma'am.”

西德尼·波蒂埃的父亲教他称呼长辈为“先生”和“女士”。

ALICE WINKLER: Sidney Poitier changed the face of cinema by portraying characters who were complex, dignified, self-assured, and African American.

西德尼·波蒂埃通过塑造复杂、高贵、自信的非裔美国人形象，改变了电影的面貌。

Sidney Poitier's version is no different really. In his case, though, the guy he was under-study for was Harry Belafonte.

西德尼·波蒂埃的版本真的也没有什么不同。不过，就他的情况而言，他是哈里·贝拉方特的替补演员。

When Sidney Poitier told this story to journalist Gail Eichenthal in 2009, he was 82 years old, but he remembered that figure exactly.

2009年，当西德尼·波蒂埃把这个故事告诉了记者盖尔·埃森塔尔时，他已经82岁了，但他对这个数字仍记忆犹新。

ALICE WINKLER: So at 15, Sidney Poitier left the Bahamas on his own and went to live with his brother in Miami.

15岁那年，西德尼·波蒂埃独自离开巴哈马群岛，和哥哥一起住在迈阿密。

ALICE WINKLER: Marty Baum remained Sidney Poitier's agent until Baum died in 2010, one year after this interview was recorded.

马蒂·鲍姆一直是西德尼·波蒂埃的经纪人，直到2010年鲍姆去世，也就是这段采访录制之后一年。

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, has died in the Bahamas. He was 94.

西德尼·波蒂埃在巴哈马去世，享年94岁，他是一名开创性的演员，也是改变了黑人在银幕上形象的不朽动力。

Sidney Poitier was the first black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor and he paved the way for a generation of black film stars.

西德尼·波蒂埃是第一个获得奥斯卡最佳男主角的黑人，他为后代黑人电影明星铺平了道路。

As a struggling actor, you meet many other struggling actors, and I do remember Sidney Poitier as an actor you'd meet making the rounds.

作为一名苦苦挣扎的演员，你会遇到许多其他苦苦挣扎的演员，我确实记得西德尼·波蒂埃，作为一个演员，你会遇到很多这样的人。

Seeing Sidney Poitier in my hometown.

西德尼·波蒂尔到我的家乡来了。

Starting with 19-year-old Sheryl Lee in her first moviebeing directed by the great Sidney Poitier.

从 19 岁的雪莉·李 (Sheryl Lee) 开始，她的第一部电影由伟大的西德尼·波蒂埃 (Sidney Poitier) 执导。

She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history: " The winner is Sidney Poitier." Up to the stage came the most elegant man I had ever seen.

她打开信封，说了五个字，创造了历史：““胜者是西德尼·波蒂埃”。在舞台上，出现了我见过的最优雅的人。

You know, I did several documentaries on Sidney Poitier and the Hustons, and even there, I was entering an entirely different realm.

你知道，我拍了几部关于西德尼·波蒂埃和休斯顿夫妇的纪录片，即使在那里，我也进入了一个完全不同的领域。