天空才是极限

Perhaps the most successful and powerful woman in the world. Who else, but Taylor Swift: 也许是全球最成功、最有影响力的女性，除了Taylor, 还有谁呢？

She not only had a wildly successful global tour, but also released a brand new album: 她不仅举办了空前成功的全球巡演，还推出了一张全新专辑

Billionaire: 身价超过十亿美金的人

The sky's the limit: 没有什么不可能、没有做不到的

Tay Tay: 中国粉丝给她起了霉霉这个昵称，而美国粉丝则亲切地叫她Tay Tay

Swifties: 霉粉们对自己的称呼，当然来自她的姓

Fandom: 粉丝集体、粉丝族群，也指追逐明星的行为

A stan: 粉丝的另一个名称，而且指非常忠心、狂热的粉丝

To stan someone: 动词用法，比如

I stan Taylor Swift, always: 我会一直追逐霉霉的

Detractors/haters: 粉丝的反义词，特别是针对某个明星，特别不喜欢他们的人

霉霉的成功密码

1. Connection and relatability: 共鸣

The openness about her own experiences and vulnerabilities in her music makes Taylor Swift relatable to fans: 霉霉在歌曲里坦诚表露自己的经历、她的脆弱，拉近了她与粉丝的距离

She is a brilliant singer-songwriter who always writes about her own stories, be it love, break up ,friendship, etc: 她是优秀的创作歌手，写自己的故事，不论是恋爱、分手、友情等等

Her songs chronicle girlhood to womanhood: 她的歌曲记录了从女孩到女人的成长历程

Swifties see themselves in her songs: 她的粉丝从这些歌曲里听到了自己的故事

2. Authentic and transparent: 忠于自我、透明

Swift is famous for sharing her relationships and breakups in her songs: 在歌曲里写自己的情感经历、分手已经成为了她的标签

She writes about these experiences in the most personal way, not afraid of attracting criticism of oversharing: 她以最个人的视角描写这些经历，不惧怕招来过度分享的批评和议论

Those turn out to be feelings and emotions that many people can relate to: 而这些情绪正是最能引起大众共鸣的

3. Catchy music and emotional lyrics: 朗朗上口的旋律、调动情绪的歌词

Taylor Swift went through several musical evolutions from country to pop and many subgenres in between: 霉霉经过了好几个不同阶段的音乐风格演变，最乡村到流行，还包括许多子类型

She has the ability to evolve, be versatile while maintaining a core essence: 她既能变化、有多样性，又能一直保持属于她的核心个人风格

It has made her music relevant and powerful throughout different stages of her career: 这让她的作品在不同阶段都能与时同步

4. Empowerment and healing: 用歌曲赋予人力量

Even though many of her songs are about painful relationship experiences, she always has an uplifting and warm message in her albums: 虽然她的很多歌曲都是关于痛苦的情感经历，但她的专辑总是带有积极、温暖的信息

Her fans also find her music very healing: 粉丝也觉得她的音乐很疗愈

Her emphasis on empowerment, self-confidence, and independence motivate fans: 她代表的力量、自信、女性独立总能鼓舞粉丝

5. Business Acumen: 商业头脑

Her ability to make brilliant strategic decisions cannot be understated: 她战略决策力也不容小觑

She was determined to take control of her masters by reproducing and re-releasing her early albums: 她决定要夺回早期专辑的母带版权，因此重新制作、发表了自己的早期专辑

6. Loyalty and Support to her fans: 对粉丝的宠爱和支持

Swifties appreciate Taylor's loyalty to her fanbase: 粉丝们觉得霉霉对他们也很忠心

She always acknowledges her fans in various ways and fights for them such as pushing for more concert ticket accessibility: 她总是通过不同途径感谢粉丝、为他们争取权益，比如加大演唱会门票易购性

7. Surprise drops and Easter Eggs: 发惊喜专辑、藏彩蛋

Swifties enjoy her surprise album drops: 霉霉的粉丝很喜欢她常出其不意发惊喜专辑（比如这次的新专辑The Tortured Poets Department)

To drop a new song/album: 在音乐领域，发新歌曲、新专辑最常用的口语词就是drop。除了动词，还能当名词：

A surprise drop: 发的惊喜歌曲或专辑

Lots of Easter Eggs and coded messages in her songs to keep fans excited and engaged: 她的歌曲里总有很多彩蛋和加密信息让粉丝们惊喜、兴致高昂

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