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第21期:泰勒·斯威夫特创作歌曲的过程(1)

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Taylor! Hey! Hi! Come in! Thank you so much for fitting 73 Questions interview into your busy schedule.

泰勒!嘿!嗨!快进来!非常感谢你在百忙之中安排了73个问题的采访。

That was all good. Alright, cool. Let's do this.

一切都很好。好吧,非常酷。我们开始吧。

So what's keeping you busy these days? Hm. I'm just working out and getting ready for Grammys.

是什么让你这些天忙得不可开交?嗯……我只是在锻炼身体,还有就是为格莱美奖做准备。

What's the most exciting thing in life right now? Grammys.

现在生活中最令人兴奋的事情是什么?格莱美奖。

What are you completely bored of in life right now? Click bait.

你现在生活中最无聊的是什么?标题党。

What is something that recently moved you? The movie The Martian.

你最近被什么感动了?电影《火星救援》。

Ok, what do you have going on over here? This is a room where I write a lot of songs.

好吧,你在这里做什么?我就是在这个房间里写了很多首歌曲。

Nice piano. How many guitars do you own? I lost track of that in probably 2007.

不错的钢琴。你有多少把吉他?我是在2007年就忘了大概有多少把了。

What's the first song you learn to play on a guitar? Kiss me by Sixpence None The Richer.

你用吉他学弹的第一首歌是什么?琅当六便士的《Kiss Me》。

What's the first thing you do when you get an idea for a song?

当你获得一首歌创作灵感的时候,你第一件事是干什么?

I record a voice memo of myself singing it or I write it down on my notes.

我录下自己唱这首歌的语音,然后存到备忘录里,或者把它写在笔记上。

What's your songwriting process? Lots of preparation.

你的创作过程是怎样的?做了很多准备。

I write a lot of my ideas down before I get to the actual session.

我在正式写歌之前会写下自己很多的想法。

What song took you the least amount of time to write?

哪首歌的创作花费的时间最少?

Blank Space, 'cause I've written a lot of the lines down already in the year preceding the session.

《Blank Space》因为我在创作这首歌的前一年就已经写下大部分的歌词。

Which one took you the longest? All Too Well,

哪首歌的创作花费的时间最多?《All Too Well》

because it's really an emotional song and I kept putting it down for months on end.

因为这是首很感人的歌,为了更好的歌曲版本,这首歌我连续录了好几个月才定下来。

So is this the room where you keep all your awards? No, they're kind of everywhere.

这是你珍藏所有奖品的房间吗?不是的,我把它们放的到处都是。

Do you want to see the rest of the house? Yes. Amazing. Alright, let's do it.

你想看看房子的其他角落吗?嗯嗯。太棒了。好吧,走吧。

Who is your favorite teacher? My guitar player,

谁是你最喜欢的老师?我的吉他手,他叫Paul Sidoti,

Paul Sidoti teaches me a lot on the road about piano and guitar.

Paul Sidoti在路上教了我很多关于钢琴和吉他的知识。

If you could teach one subject in school, what would it be? English.

如果你能在学校教一门课,你会教什么?英语。

Ok, so you are a scrabble player? Yeah it's a word you might know, check it out.

好吧,你是拼字游戏玩家?是的,这是一个你可能知道的词,看看吧。

Yep, something tells who has planned. Nope, that was spontaneous. I am a very spontaneous person.

是的,有迹象表明是事先策划好的。不,那是自发的。我是一个直率的人。

What's your favorite beverage? Coffee. Would you like some? Let's see what you got.

你最喜欢喝什么饮料?咖啡。你想来点吗?我们看看你这里有什么。

I have espresso, I have regular coffee, I have different flavors.

我有浓咖啡,我有普通咖啡,有不同的口味。

I have a VMA here, you can't really take that, I don't think but … You definitely can't drink it.

我这里有一个VMA奖座,你不能真的喝这个,我不认为但是……你绝对不能喝这个。

You can stir with it though. Actually, I'll have water. Ok. Thank you very much.

不过,你可以用它来搅拌。实际上,我就喝杯水就可以了。好的。非常感谢。

What's your favorite cocktail? Vodka diet Coke. What's your favorite food?

你最喜欢什么鸡尾酒?伏特加健怡可乐。你最喜欢吃什么?

I mean if we are just saying like what I wish I could eat everyday,

我是说,如果我们只是像这样说,我平时每天想要吃的那种食物,

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if calory doesn't count, it's like chicken tenders. What would you order at a drive-through?

如果卡路里不算的话,就是嫩鸡肉。你想在汽车餐厅点什么?

Cheese burger, fries, chocolate shake. What was the best birthday cake you'd ever had?

奶酪汉堡,薯条,巧克力奶昔。你吃过的最好的生日蛋糕是什么?

It was from Milk bar. It was for my 25th birthday. It was so good that even Jay-Z raved about it.

是从牛奶吧买的。是为我25岁生日准备的。太棒了,连Jay-Z都对它赞不绝口。

Thank you very much. What was the last thing you baked? A gluten-free, dairy-free chocolate cake.

非常感谢。你烤的最后一样东西是什么?无麸质、无乳制品的巧克力蛋糕。

What one thing do you need to have in your fridge at any given time? Hummus, weirdly.

无论什么时候你都需要在冰箱里放什么东西?很奇怪,是鹰嘴豆泥。

What's one thing you still have from your childhood? My insecurities.

从小时候到现在你还保留着什么东西?我的不安全感。

Do you want to go outside and check out the other situation? Let's check out the other situation.

你想出去看看其他的吗?好吧,让我们一起出去看看吧。

What's your favorite TV show of all time? Friends. Favorite TV show that currently on the air?

你一直最喜欢的电视剧是什么?《老友记》。最受欢迎的电视节目?

Dateline. What is your favorite movie? Love Actually.

《日期线》。你最喜欢的电影是什么?《真爱至上》。

What was the movie that made you cry your eyes out? Oh my god, The Martian.

是什么电影让你哭得眼泪汪汪的?天啊,《火星救援》。

Why do you think you're the most followed person on Instagram? Because my cats are adorable!

为什么你认为你是Instagram上最受关注的人?因为我的猫很可爱!

So have you ever googled yourself? Yeah. Taylor, what do you think when you google yourself?

你用谷歌搜索过自己吗?是的。泰勒,你用谷歌搜索自己的时候是怎么想的?

I think you should never google yourself again. If you had a superpower, what would it be?

我认为你不应该再用谷歌搜索自己了。如果你有超能力,会是什么?

Healing people. If you were not a singer, what would you be doing?

治愈病人。如果你不是歌手,你会做什么?

Might be in advertising. Maybe like coming up with slogans and concepts is the same as hooks and songs.

可能是做广告的。也许就像想出一些类似标题党和歌曲的标语和概念。

Wow this is very lovely out here. Thank you. Can you show me a really cool or bizarre talent?

哇,这里真是太美了。谢谢你。你能给我展示一个很酷或者很怪诞的技能吗?

Ok I'm well aware that this is not a talent but this is like the only thing that I can do.

好吧,我很清楚这不是一个技能,但这是我唯一能做得到的。

I have double-jointed elbows, so … Oh man. Yeah. They're weird. They're a little weird.

我有双关节手肘,所以……哦,天哪。是的。看起来很奇怪。确实有点奇怪。

Yeah. What's something you can't do? I can't do a cartwheel or a handstand.

是的。有什么是你做不到的?我不会做侧手翻或倒立。

What's the best compliment you've ever received? That I'm generous.

你收到过的最好的表扬是什么?我很慷慨大方。

What is the best gift you've ever received? My boyfriend planted an olive tree in my yard for Christmas.

你收到过的最好的礼物是什么?我男朋友在我家院子里种了一棵橄榄树作为圣诞礼物。

What's one habit you wish you could break? Well when I'm sitting there,

你希望你能改掉的一个习惯是什么?当我坐在那里的时候,

usually I just do this with my leg like …

通常我会像这样抖腿……

and people think that I'm nervous and then they get nervous then everybody is nervous.

别人认为我很紧张,然后他们就会紧张,然后每个人都会紧张。

Do you have any nicknames? Yeah. My brother calls me Teffy.

你有什么绰号吗?有的。我哥哥叫我Teffy。

What surprises you the most about people?

别人的什么行为你会感到最为惊讶?

I'm pleasantly surprised by the fact that I tell my friends absolutely everything

令我惊喜的是我把一切都告诉了我的朋友,

and it never ends up getting out. What makes you laugh no matter what? Kevin Hart.

我的朋友从不会跟别人泄露我所说的一切。是什么让你笑得那么开心?凯文·哈特。

What does creativity mean to you? Creativity is getting inspiration

创造力对你意味着什么?创造力意味着可以得到灵感,

and having that lightning bolt idea moment and

想法如闪电般地灵光乍现,

then having the hard work ethic to sit down at the desk and write it down.

然后要有吃苦耐劳的精神,坐在桌前把它写出来。

So I found out that Nicole Kidman swim with sharks.

我发现妮可·基德曼和鲨鱼一起游过泳。

What's the most adventurous thing you've done? Watching Shark week.

你做过的最冒险的事是什么?看《鲨鱼周》。

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compliment ['kɔmplimənt]

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n. 称赞,恭维,(复数)致意
vt. 称赞,

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generous ['dʒenərəs]

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absolutely ['æbsəlu:tli]

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track [træk]

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v. 跟踪

 
guitar [gi'tɑ:]

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emotional [i'məuʃənl]

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bolt [bəult]

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lightning ['laitniŋ]

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