提到国外的歌手，很多人第一个想到的就是Taylor Swift，这位年轻多金又貌美的把男朋友都写进歌里的小才女。Taylor绝对是个励志的故事，具体的细节估计都能边吃边聊，考场上的两分钟又算什么！所以如果你是Taylor的死忠粉儿，是时候把女神请出来了！

I’d like to talk about Taylor Swift, who is a young, wealthy, famed American singer and composer/ songwriter.

I’m impressed by her creative music style, which moved me a lot. She can handle all types of music, I mean, she used to be a country music singer, but now she has stepped out of her comfort zone and become a pop singer. Some of her songs have a dreamy melody, which is relaxing and soothing. And other songs are cheerful, passionate, and have a strong beat.

And what’s amazing about her is that she wrote from her own experience which is pretty personal, but somehow you could relate to her songs. So I guess that’s why I’m so into her music.

It’s fair to say that she’s a superstar right now, but I knew from one of her interviews that her life hasn’t always been this easy.

When she was a little girl, she got teased a lot by those so-called ‘popular kids’, and everybody in her class called her a weirdo, ‘cause she was not a social person, all she did was sitting there, writing her songs.

I have to say, she was a tough girl, and she went through a lot. Fortunately, all her hard work finally paid off, and she made a huge difference.

That’s what I admire about her. She’s so single-minded and she never stopped pursuing her dream.

语言点解析：

famed = very well known = renowned 例如：

Las Vegas, famed for its casinos

a famed poet and musician

comfort zone = a place or situation in which you feel safe or comfortable, especially when you choose to stay in this situation instead of trying to work harder or achieve more 例如：

Stepping outside your comfort zone and trying new things can be a great experience.

I'll tell you what drives me crazy—people who have talent but cruise along in the comfort zone.

Relate to = to be able to understand and have sympathy with somebody/ something. = empathize with 例如：

Many adults can't relate to children.

Our product needs an image that people can relate to.

Weirdo = a person who looks strange and/ or behaves in a strange way 例如：

It's dangerous to be out on your own there are too many weirdos around.

Single-minded = only thinking about one particular aim or goal because you are determined to achieve something 例如：

She is very single-minded about her career.

如果题目让我们描述对我们有影响的人，再多白呼几句influence就行了：

Her perseverance has a great impact on me. Her story is so encouraging and inspiring. I mean, she’s not a quitter, even when the whole world was against her, she could still stick to her dream. So that spirit influenced me a lot.

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