泰勒斯威夫特的完美蛻變優秀英語作文

泰勒斯威夫特的完美蛻變優秀英語作文

　　Taylor has come a long way in four years

　　音樂小天后泰勒斯威夫特的完美蛻變

　　When Taylor Swift first came to public notice she was a 17-year-old newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar. She was far more enthusiastic than accomplished, but had an undeniable spark.

　　泰勒斯威夫特第一次走進觀眾的視野時，還只是個喜歡抱著吉他自彈自唱的17歲新人。儘管那時從她身上看到更多的是對音樂的狂熱而非嫻熟的技巧，但不可否認她迸發著迷人的火花。

　　Four years later, the spark is more like pyrotechnics, and Swift has become a multi-awards winner, with the biggest selling albums for the past year.

　　四年後，火花變成了煙火，斯威夫特憑藉去年推出的`最高銷量專輯成為諸多獎項的得主。

　　For her consummate career, she was named Billboard magazine's Woman of the Year last week. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter is the youngest artist to receive the honor. It comes on the heels of several 2011 Billboard Music Awards, among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum selling Speak Now, her third album that was released last October.

　　基於其圓滿的音樂事業，上週她被《公告牌》雜誌評選為"2011年度女性"。這位現年21歲的創作歌手是該獎項最年輕的獲得者。此前不久她剛剛在2011公告牌音樂頒獎禮獲得數項大獎，其中包括憑藉去年十月發行的第三張專輯《現在說出來》所取得的五白金銷量而成功斬獲的最佳鄉村專輯獎。

　　"Taylor has shown the power of good songwriting with music that has transcended genres," Bill Werde, Billboard's editorial director, said. "And at the young age of 21, Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an incredible role model for aspiring artists and young women everywhere."

　　"泰勒在作曲上展現出過人的才華，其音樂已經超越了現有流派。"《公告牌》雜誌編務總監比爾沃德讚揚道。"儘管只有21歲，泰勒已經震撼了整個樂壇，不可思議地成為了激勵藝人以及各地年輕女性的楷模。"

　　Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning honors since her career started. Her self-titled debut album, which was released in 2006, holds the honor of longest-running album on the Billboard 200 since 2000.

　　自踏入歌壇後，打破排行榜紀錄、斬獲各大獎項這些事情對於斯威夫特來說早習以為常。她於2006年發行的首張同名專輯成為自2000年以來在公告牌排行榜前200名停留時間最長的專輯。

　　She followed that up in 2008 with Fearless, a critically acclaimed album that established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits, including Love Story, You Belong With Me and White Horse.

　　她趁熱打鐵於2008年推出備受讚譽的專輯《無懼的愛》，幾首熱門單曲如《愛的故事》，《你屬於我》和《白馬》奠定了她作為嫻熟的創作型歌手的地位。

　　Not surprisingly, the 6-time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in the US and her overall worldwide sales now exceed 20 million albums and 40 million songs downloads. Swift has spent the past year on the Speak Now World Tour in support of her third album, and now she's getting ready to go further.

　　不出意料，她推出的六白金專輯《無謂的愛》成為美國鄉村音樂歷史上獲獎最多的專輯，全球發行總量已超過2千萬張，歌曲下載量高達4千萬次。斯威夫特去年一直在進行"現在就說出來"世界巡演，為第三張個人專輯造勢。而現在她已經蓄勢待發了。

　　According to a recent interview with The New Yorker magazine, Swift has so far written about 10 songs for a 2012 album. She said the new album is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult.

　　斯威夫特在最近一次接受《紐約客》雜誌採訪時透露，她已經為2012年的新專輯創作了10首歌曲。她表示新專輯將訴說一些長大成人的感受。

　　"They're sad, if I'm being honest," Swift told The New Yorker. "They're about my heartbreaks and my moving on. But more importantly, they are about achieving contentment. You're not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up."

　　"如果我實話實話的話，這些歌曲都很悲傷。"斯威夫特告訴《紐約客》雜誌記者。"它們講述著我的傷心和成長。但更為重要的是要懂得知足常樂。成長中你不會總是那麼沒心沒肺地快樂。"