鑑於這是個英語學習帳號,所以下面會出現大量的英文哦~ 時間有限的朋友可以直接看中文部分,時間充裕的朋友建議先自己閱讀英文部分,再看中文解說~
New Taylor Swift album, new conspiracy theories. Just like when Swift unexpectedly dropped her eighth studio album,Folklore, in July 2020, Swifties are scrambling to figure out the meaning behind the new songs on her ninth album,Evermore. In her Dec. 10 Instagram post announcing the album release, Swift explained thatEvermore— likeFolklore— was inspired by both "imaginary/not imaginary tales," though of course, it's impossible to know which is which.
泰勒斯威夫特的新專輯,是新的陰謀論。就像她在今年6月份出乎意料地發行她的第八張專輯Folklore的時候一樣,粉絲們爭相去試圖弄明白她第九張專輯evermore每首歌曲背後的隱含意思。今年12月10號,她在instagram上發布了新專輯發行的消息時解釋道:「evermore就跟folklore一樣,靈感都來源於想像的或者非想像的故事。」儘管我們肯定不可能搞清楚每首歌背後的含義。
One song that has fans scratching their heads is "Dorothea," the album's eighth track. In a message posted on social media, Swift revealed that "Dorothea" is about a "girl who left her small town to chase down Hollywood dreams — and what happens when she comes back for the holidays and rediscovers an old flame," During a Q&A before the music video premiere for "Willow," Swift told fans that she considers Dorothea a classmate of Betty, Inez, and James from Folklore. but Swifties have a different theory.
其中一首讓粉絲困惑的是歌曲Dorothea,這個專輯中的第8首歌。斯威夫特在社交媒體上發布的信息揭露歌曲Dorothea是關於一個女孩離開小鎮去追尋好萊塢夢,然後在假期回到家鄉時重燃舊情的故事。在歌曲willow的mv首映之前的問答活動中,斯威夫特告訴粉絲她把Dorothea當成是專輯folklore中Betty,Inez和James的同班同學,但是粉絲們不相信,有自己不同的想法。
Some fans think "Dorothea" could be about her longtime friend, Selena Gomez. Besides the fact that "Dorothea" rhymes with "Selena," the song also alludes to "a queen sellin' dreams, sellin' makeup in magazines, who likes trying to "piss off [her] mom and her pageant schemes."
一些粉絲認為Dorothea可能是關於泰勒一個為時甚久的朋友Selena Gomez。除了Dorothea這個名字和Selena有相同的尾韻之外,這首歌也提到了「一個女王在雜誌上販賣夢想和化妝品。惹毛了她媽媽和她的選美計劃。」
Considering Gomez is a makeup mogul and former pageant queen with a reportedly contentious relationship with her mother, the theory definitely makes sense, especially since Gomez moved from New York City (where Swift lives) to Los Angeles and the two aren't able to see each other as often.
考慮到Gomez是一個化妝品大亨,並且也是一個被報導和媽媽的關係有爭議的前選美皇后,這個推測確實有道理,尤其是自從Gomez從紐約搬到洛杉磯(泰勒居住的地方)之後,她們倆就可以經常見面。
Swift sings in the song, "You got shiny friends since you left town. A tiny screen's the only place I see you now."Fans speculate that it is due to the pandemic and busy schedules, the pair hasn’t been seen together in the same place since 2018. They recently reunited on Facetime on Selena’s cooking show.
泰勒在歌中還唱道:「自從你離開這個小鎮,你就有了體面的朋友,我只能從電視的小屏幕上看到你。」粉絲推測,這是由於新冠疫情和她們繁忙的安排,所以這兩個人自從2018年開始就不能在同一個地方見面。她們最近在Selena的廚藝節目上通過facetime重新聚在一起了。
「When we were young down in the park, Honey, making a lark of the misery」 is referencing finding love in a miserable place. Back in 2013, Selena was dating her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, with who things didn’t end well and both agreed that it was a toxic relationship.
而歌詞「親愛的,年少時我們曾在公園一起苦中作樂「講的是在痛苦的時候找到愛。則是說在2013年時,Selena和前任Justin Bieber戀愛,但是結局卻不好,兩個人都認為這是段不健康的感情。
Despite all the speculations,one thing is for sure: when it comes to Swift's album Easter eggs, nothing is ever a sure thing.
儘管以上有這麼多猜測,有一件可以確定的事是:說到泰勒斯威夫特的歌曲含義時,沒有一個猜測是百分百正確的。