1. She's an award-winning poet. In 4th grade, Taylor's poem \"Monster in My Closet\" placed first in a national poetry contest.
2. She wrote a novel when she was 12. If the music thing doesn't work out, Taylor has a 350 page novel ready to go. She said she'd also like to write her own biography down the road1).
3. Her first job involved bugs. She knocked praying mantis2) pods3) out of trees on her family's Christmas tree farm.
4. She can't see very well. When she's not wearing glasses, she's wearing contact lenses.
5. She was once the host of Saturday Night Live4). Taylor was the first host of Saturday Night Live to ever write her own monologue. It was a song she wrote called \"My Monologue Song\".
6. The Dixie Chicks5) were a major influence. Taylor says LeAnn Rimes6), Shania Twain7) and Faith Hill8) were all big influences in her music career, but maybe this is the first time you've heard of the Dixie Chicks!
1. 她是一位獲獎詩人。泰勒上四年級時寫的詩《藏在我衣櫥里的小怪獸》奪得了全美詩歌比賽的第一名。
2. 她12歲時寫過一部小說。如果音樂這條路走不通的話,泰勒還有一部350頁的小說可以發表。她曾說過,將來她還想寫自己的傳記。
3. 她的第一份工作與蟲子有關。泰勒曾在自家的圣誕樹農場里工作,負責把螳螂卵從樹上敲落下來。
4. 她視力不是很好。泰勒不戴框架眼鏡時就戴著隱形眼鏡。
5. 她曾經主持過《周六夜現場》節目。泰勒曾是《周六夜現場》節目中第一位為自己撰寫獨白的主持人。那段獨白是她寫的一首歌,名為《我的獨白歌》。
6. 她深受“南方小雞”組合的影響。泰勒說黎安·萊姆絲、仙妮亞·唐恩和費絲·希爾三人對她的音樂生涯影響很大,但“南方小雞”組合你可能還是第一次聽說吧!
1.down the road: <美口>在將來,今后
2.praying mantis: 【昆】螳螂
3.pod [p?d] n. (豆莢狀的)保護性外殼(如昆蟲卵囊、蠶繭等)
4.Saturday Night Live: 《周六夜現場》,是美國一檔90分鐘的綜藝節目,開播于1975年,先后贏得過22項艾美獎。
5.Dixie Chicks: 南方小雞,美國鄉村音樂女子三人組合,最初成立于1989年,代表作有“Wide Open Spaces”“Cowboy Take Me”“Long Time Gone”“Travelin' Soldier”等。
6.LeAnn Rimes: 黎安·萊姆絲(1982~),美國鄉村音樂與流行音樂歌手,13歲時就發行了首張單曲專輯Blue,曾獲得美國音樂大獎、兩次格萊美獎、三次鄉村音樂學院獎和12次美國Billboard音樂大獎。
7.Shania Twain: 仙妮亞·唐恩(1965~),加拿大著名女歌手,是當今鄉村流行樂壇的實力派天后,曾獲得五次格萊美獎、12次朱諾獎、26次加拿大鄉村音樂獎,并于2011年榮登加拿大音樂名人堂。
8.Faith Hill: 費絲·希爾(1967~),美國鄉村音樂女歌手,因其在商業上的成功以及與美國著名鄉村音樂歌手蒂姆·麥格羅(Tim McGraw, 1967~)結婚而出名。