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And I know it can be really ________________ figuring out who to be, and when. Who you are now and how to act in order to get where you want to go. I have some good news: It's ____________________. I also have some ____________ news: It's totally up to you. I said to you earlier that I don't ever ________________ unless someone asks me for it, and now I'll tell you why. As a person who started my very public career at the age of 15, it came with a ________. And that price was years of ________________________. Being the youngest person in every room for over a ____________ meant that I was constantly being issued ____________ from older members of the music industry, the media, interviewers, ________________. This advice often ________________itself as thinly ____________________. See, I was a teenager in the public eye at a time when our society was absolutely ________ with the idea of having perfect young female role models. It felt like every interview I did included slight barbs by the interviewer about me one day ‘____________________________.’ That meant a different thing to every person said it me. So I became a young adult while being ________ the message that if I didn't make any mistakes, all the children of America would grow up to be perfect angels. However, if I ________________, the entire earth would ___________________ and it would be entirely my fault and I would go to pop star______forever and ever. It was all ____________ around the idea that mistakes ______________ and ultimately, the loss of any chance at a happy or __________life. This has not been my ____________.
And I know it can be really overwhelming figuring out who to be, and when. Who you are now and how to act in order to get where you want to go. I have some good news: It's totally up to you. I also have some terrifying news: It's totally up to you.
我知道，你们有时会很困惑，想弄清楚你会成为怎样的人、在何时成为这样的人，想要认清现在的你，以及该如何做才能去到你想去的地方。但我要告诉你们一个好消息：这完全取决于你。（句子的重音在totally）同时我也要告诉你们一个可怕的消息：这完全取决于你（句子的重音在you）。
overwhelming [ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ] adj. 难以抗拒的，令人不知所措的； v. 压倒，overwhelm 的现在分词形式 terrifying [ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ] adj. 吓人的，令人害怕的 v. 使害怕，使恐惧，terrify 的现在分词
I said to you earlier that I don't ever offer advice unless someone asks me for it, and now I'll tell you why. As a person who started my very public career at the age of 15, it came with a price. And that price was years of unsolicited advice.
我前面说过，除非有人问我，否则我从不向人提建议。现在我来说下原因。我15 岁就成为公众人物，这也带来了代价。这个代价就是，多年来那些不请自来的建议。
unsolicited [ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd] adj. 未经请求的；主动提供的
Being the youngest person in every room for over a decade meant that I was constantly being issued warnings from older members of the music industry, the media, interviewers, executives. This advice often presented itself as thinly veiled warnings.
在超过十年的时间里，作为一群人里最年轻的人，音乐界的前辈、媒体、记者、高管都在不断地给我忠告。这些忠告往往表现为几乎不加掩饰的告诫。
executive [ɪɡˈzekjətɪv] adj. 行政的，有执行权的；高档的，领导的n. 主管，经理；行政部门，执行委员会 thinly [ˈθɪnli] adv. 薄；稀疏地；细；瘦 （这里有否定意味在，翻译为几乎不） veiled [veɪld] adj. 蒙上面纱的，蒙面的；含蓄的，掩饰的；隐藏的，不清楚的
See,I was a teenager in the public eye at a time when our society was absolutely obsessed with the idea of having perfect young female role models.It felt like every interview I did included slight barbs by the interviewer about me one day 'running off the rails.’
你知道，当时我还是公众眼中的青少年，那时我们的社会及其推崇一个观念就是塑造完美的年轻女性榜样。我感觉我之前每次接受采访时，总会有记者稍稍调侃我终有一天会“脱离正轨”。
obsessed [əbˈsest] adj. （对……）着迷的，（受……）困扰的 v. 使痴迷，使着迷 barb [bɑːrb] n.倒钩;(箭、钩的)倒刺;挖苦(或伤人、带刺)的话 v 在…上装倒钩；用刺耳之言伤(人)
That meant a different thing to every person said it to me. So I became a young adult while being fed the message that if I didn't make any mistakes, all the children of America would grow up to be perfect angels.
这句话对每个对我说的人而言，有着不同的含义。所以我成长过程中总有人告诉我：如果我不犯任何错误，所有美国孩子都会成长为完美的天使。
However, if I did slip up, the entire earth would fall off its axis and it would be entirely my fault and I would go to pop star jail forever and ever. It was all centered around the idea that mistakes equal failure and ultimately, the loss of any chance at a happy or rewarding life. This has not been my experience.
然而，如果我真的犯错了，整个地球会脱离轴心，这完全是我的错，我会被永远关进流行歌手监狱里。这些都围绕着一个想法，即犯错等同于失败，并且最终再也没有机会获得幸福，过上有价值的人生。这不是我的经验之谈。
slip up 犯错、搞砸了、口误了 近义词 mess up axis [ˈæksɪs] n. 轴，轴线；对称中心线，对称轴；（国家间的）联盟；斑鹿（=chital，复数axis） entirely [ɪnˈtaɪərli] adv. 完全地，完整地；仅仅，只 ultimately [ˈʌltɪmətli] adv. 最终，最后；根本上，最重要地 rewarding [rɪˈwɔːrdɪŋ] adj. 值得的，有意义的；赚钱的，营利的