泰勒·斯威夫特：我的成功之道

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泰勒·斯威夫特（Taylor Swift， 1989～），美国流行音乐、乡村音乐创作型女歌手、音乐制作人、演员、慈善家，2006年发行首张专辑《Taylor Swift》，后又陆续发行了《Fearless》《Speak Now》《Red》《1989》四张专辑。她是唯一一位拥有三张首周销量突破百万专辑的歌手，也是第一位两次获得格莱美年度最佳专辑奖的女歌手。2014年，泰勒入围《时代》杂志全球最具影响力人物榜。2015年，她成为《福布斯》全球权势女性榜上最年轻的女性。

Taylor Swift is， quite simply， a global superstar. She's a household name1） whose self-penned songs transcend2） music genres3）， and a clever businesswoman who has built a childhood dream into an empire.

Taylor is a ten-time Grammy winner， and the youngest recipient4） in history of the music industry's highest honor， the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. "As the first woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys twice， I want to say to all the young women out there： There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut5） your success or take credit for6） your accomplishments or your fame. But if you just focus on the work and don't let those people sidetrack7） you， someday when you get where you're going， you'll look around and you'll know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there. And that will be the greatest feeling in the world." Taylor said at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

But to be honest， she didn't get to where she is right now without hard work and perseverance8）.

Taylor was and is a highly courageous woman. In fact， at the young age of 11 she had the confidence to sing the "Star-Spangled9） Banner" （the US National Anthem） at a Philadelphia 76ers10） game. At that same age， she was convinced that Nashville was the Country Music capital and would convince her mom enough that the two would often travel there to try and get a contract. At 12 years old， Taylor was bold enough to approach music executives11） to get a contract， and even though she was often rejected， she kept moving forward.

"I honestly think I needed to continue to prove myself in my career ..." This is why Taylor will endure. Pretty and sweet， yes， but this 27 year old is no cutie-pie12）. She is pure guts13） and steel. For she hasn't been chasing your or mine love. She's stuck to her guns14）， done her own thing and guess what， we've all come running to her. From her days as an 11-year-old Pennsylvanian who would ask her mom every night at bedtime， "Do you think I'll ever get a record deal？" to the Grammy award-winning pop princess， she was always going to fail or succeed at this music thing.

"If you've got a dream， it's your responsibility to make it happen. Do your research and find a way to be different from everyone else. Devote your time， devote your energy and devote your talent. The rest is luck."

简单地说，泰勒·斯威夫特就是个国际巨星。她的名字家喻户晓，她自己创作的歌曲超越了各种音乐流派，而且她还富有商业头脑，已将儿时的梦想变成了宏图伟业。

泰勒获得过十次格莱美奖，是音乐界最高荣誉“格莱美年度最佳专辑奖”有史以来最年轻的获得者。“作为第一位两次获得格莱美年度最佳专辑奖的女性，我想对所有的年轻女同胞们说，人生路上总会有人想要试图阻碍你成功或是将你的成就或名望据为己有，但是，只要你心无旁骛地埋头努力，不让这些人令你分心，当有一天你实现自己梦想的时候，你环顾四周就会明白，成就你的正是你自己和那些爱你的人。那将是世界上最棒的感觉。”泰勒在2016年格莱美奖颁奖典礼上这样说道。

不过说实话，泰勒能走到今天这个位置，离不开她自己的努力和坚持。

泰勒过去是，现在依然是一位非常敢作敢为的女性。事实上，11岁那年，小小年纪的她就敢在费城76人队的一场比赛上演唱《星条旗永不落》（美国国歌）。还是在这般年纪，她就确信纳什维尔是乡村音乐之都，还会让妈妈也对此深信不疑，因此两人经常一起去那里寻求唱片公司签约。12岁的时候，泰勒就有胆量去找唱片公司老板签约，尽管她经常碰壁，却仍一往直前。

“我真心觉得我得在音乐这一行继续证明我自己……”泰勒能够经久不衰，原因就在于此。说她长相甜美，没错，但现年27岁的她可不是“花瓶”。她是个勇气十足、意志如钢的人，因为她从来不会迁就你我的喜好。她坚持自我，我行我素，但你猜怎么着，我们到头来都去追捧她。从11岁那年每晚睡前都要问妈妈“你觉得我会得到唱片签约吗？”的宾夕法尼亚州少女，到如今格莱美奖加身的流行教主，泰勒注定一生在音乐中沉浮。

“如果你有一个梦想，那么你就有责任去实现它。做好调查研究，想办法让自己与众不同。投入时间，付出精力，发挥才华。剩下的事情就交给机遇吧。”