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I started writing songs when I was twelve and since then, it's been the _________ ____________ my life, and in turn, my life _____________________. Everything I do is just an ____________ of my writing, whether it's directing videos or a short film, _____________________ for a tour, or standing on stage performing. Everything ____________________ my love of the craft, the _________ of working through ideas and narrowing them down and ____________ it all up in the end，editing. Waking up in the middle of the night and throwing out the old idea because you just ______________________________，a plot device that ties the whole thing together. There's a reason they call it a ______. Sometimes a _________ of words just _________ me and I can't focus on anything until it's been ____________ or _______________. As a songwriter I've never been able to ____________, or stay in __________________ for too long. I’ve made and _________ 11 albums and in the ____________, I've ____________ genres from country to pop to alternative to folk. This might sound like a very songwriter-centric line of discussion, but in a way, I really do think we are all writers. And most of us write in a different voice for different situations. You write differently in your Instagram stories than you do your _______________. You send a different type of email to your boss than you do your best friend from home. We are all ___________________ and I think it's ______________. It's just a continuation of the idea that we are so many things, all the time.
I started writing songs when I was twelve and since then, it's been the compass guiding my life, and in turn, my life guided my writing. Everything I do is just an extension of my writing, whether it's directing videos or a short film, creating the visuals for a tour, or standing on stage performing.
我 12 岁开始写歌，从那时起，写歌就成为我生活的指南针，反过来，我的生活又指导了我的创作。 我做的一切事情，无论是执导视频和短片，为巡演设计视觉效果，还是站在舞台上表演，不过是我创作歌曲的延伸。
compass [ˈkʌmpəs] n. 指南针，罗盘；圆规，两脚规；界限，范围v. 绕（某物）而行，围绕；图谋完成 extension [ɪkˈstenʃn] n. 延伸，扩展；展期， visual [ˈvɪʒuəl] adj. 视觉的，视力的；栩栩如生的 n. 视觉资料（指说明性的图片、影片等）
Everything is connected by my love of the craft, the thrill of working through ideas and narrowing them down and polishing it all up in the end，editing. Waking up in the middle of the night and throwing out the old idea because you just thought of a newer, better one, a plot device that ties the whole thing together.
一切都与我对这份工作的热爱有关，与思考想法、精简想法、再进行润色和剪辑所带来的兴奋感有关。半夜醒来，只因为想到一个新的更好的方案，或是一个能呼应全局的情节，而否定之前的想法。
thrill [θrɪl] n. 兴奋，激动；使人兴奋的事物；v. 使（某人）非常兴奋，非常激动 narrow [ˈnæroʊ] adj. 狭窄的，狭小的；v. 使缩小 n. 海峡；狭窄部分 polish [ˈpɑːlɪʃ] v. 擦亮，磨光；改进 n. 上光剂；擦亮 editing [ˈedɪtɪŋ] v. 编辑（文章等）；编选；n. 编辑；校订；（电影）剪辑； device [dɪˈvaɪs] n. 装置，设备；手段，方法；花招，诡计；炸弹，爆炸装置；图画
There's a reason they call it a hook. Sometimes a string of words just ensnares me and I can't focus on anything until it's been recorded or written down. As a songwriter I've never been able to sit still, or stay in one creative place for too long. I've made and released 11 albums and in the process, I've switched genres from country to pop to alternative to folk.
他们把它叫做“hook”（记忆点）是有原因的。有时一连串的文字会让我着迷，如果不把它们录下来或写下来，我就没法专注于其他事情。作为一个词曲作者，我从来不会止步不前，或者在某个创作领域上停留太久。我已经制作并发行了 11 张专辑，在这个过程中，我转换了音乐风格，从乡村到流行，再到另类和民谣。
ensnare [ɪnˈsner] vt. 诱捕；诱入陷阱；进入罗网 sit still 坐着不动，止步不前 switch [swɪtʃ] n. 开关，电闸；骤变，突变；交换机；v. （用开关）打开，关闭； genre [ˈʒɑːnrə] n. 体裁，类型；风俗画 adj. 属于某类型的，按某种风格创作的 alternative [ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv] n. 可供选择的事物，替代物 adj. 可替代的
This might sound like a very songwriter-centric line of discussion but in a way, I really do think we are all writers. And most of us write in a different voice for different situations. You write differently in your Instagram stories than you do your senior thesis. You send a different type of email to your boss than you do your best friend from home.
这听上去像是以词曲作者为中心的讨论，但从某种程度上来说，我确实认为我们每个人都是作家。我们中的大多数在不同的情况下用不同的方式写作。你在 Ins 上写的故事和你的毕业论文的写作方式不同。你给老板发的和你在家给最好的朋友发的邮件措辞也不同。
songwriter-centric 合成词，以词曲作者为中心 senior thesis 毕业论文 = graduation thesis
We are all literary chameleons and I think it's fascinating. It's just a continuation of the idea that we are so many things, all the time.
我们都是文学的变色龙，我认为这很有趣。这又一次验证了（意译，字面意思是这是这个想法的延续），我们每个人总是有很多不同面。
literary [ˈlɪtəreri] adj. 文学的，文学上的；书面的 chameleon [kəˈmiːliən] n. 变色龙，善变的人 fascinating [ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ] adj. 极有吸引力的，迷人的 v. fascinate 的现在分词形式 continuation [kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n] n. 连续，持续；延续物