名人演講-口語練習(xí)：泰勒·斯威夫特紐約大學(xué)演講04
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原文及翻譯
Looking back and laughing is fun. And while we’re talking about things that make us squirm but really shouldn’t, I’d like to say that I’m a big advocate for not hiding your enthusiasm for things. It seems to me that there is a false stigma around eagerness in our culture of ‘unbothered ambivalence.’ This outlook perpetuates the idea that it’s not cool to ‘want it.’ That people who don’t try hard are fundamentally more chic than people who do.
例如，我有一個(gè)階段，在整個(gè) 2012 年，我都打扮得像 1950 年代的家庭主婦。但你知道嗎？我很開心。趨勢和階段很有趣?；仡欉^去并大笑很有趣。當(dāng)我們談?wù)撟屛覀兏械讲话驳珜?shí)際上不應(yīng)該的事情時(shí)，我想說，我非常提倡不要隱藏你對事物的熱情。在我看來，在我們這種“無所顧忌的矛盾”文化中，對渴望有一種錯(cuò)誤的污名。這種觀點(diǎn)延續(xù)了這樣一種觀念，即“想要”并不酷。那些不努力的人從根本上比努力的人更時(shí)髦。
And I wouldn’t know because I have been a lot of things but I’ve never been an expert on ‘chic.’ But I’m the one who’s up here so you have to listen to me when I say this: Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. The people who want it most are the people I now hire to work for my company.
我不知道，因?yàn)槲易鲞^很多事情，但我從來都不是“時(shí)髦”方面的專家。但我是站在這里的人，所以當(dāng)我說這句話時(shí)，你必須聽我說：永遠(yuǎn)不要羞于嘗試。毫不費(fèi)力是一個(gè)神話。最不想要它的人是我高中時(shí)想約會和交朋友的人。最想要它的人是我現(xiàn)在雇來為我公司工作的人。
I started writing songs when I was 12, and since then, it's been the compass guiding my life, and in turn, my life guided my writing. Everything I do is just an extension of my writing, whether it's directing videos or a short film, creating the visuals for a tour, or standing on a stage performing. Everything is connected by my love of the craft: the thrill of working through ideas and narrowing them down, and polishing it all up in the end.
我從 12 歲開始寫歌，從那時(shí)起，它就成了指引我生活的指南針，反過來，我的生活也指引著我的寫作。我所做的一切都只是我寫作的延伸，無論是導(dǎo)演視頻或短片，為巡演制作視覺效果，還是站在舞臺上表演。一切都與我對這門手藝的熱愛有關(guān)：研究想法、縮小范圍，最后完善一切的快感。
Editing, waking up in the middle of the night, throwing out the old idea because you just thought of a new or better one, or a plot device that ties the whole thing together—there's a reason they call it a hook. Sometimes a string of words just ensnares me, and I can't focus on anything until it's been recorded or written down.
編輯、半夜醒來、因?yàn)橄氲搅艘粋€(gè)新的或更好的想法而拋棄舊想法，或者將整個(gè)事情聯(lián)系在一起的情節(jié)設(shè)計(jì)——這就是人們稱之為鉤子的原因。有時(shí)一串單詞會誘捕我，我無法集中注意力，直到它被記錄下來或?qū)懴聛怼?/p>
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