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My experience has been that my __________________the best things in my life. And being ____________when you mess up is ____________________________. Getting back up, __________________and seeing who still wants to ____________ with you afterward and laugh about it? That's a ______. The times I was told no or wasn't included, wasn't chosen, didn't win, didn't make the cut…looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important, if not more crucial, than the moments I was told 'yes.’ Not being invited to the parties and __________ in my hometown made me feel __________ lonely, but because I felt alone, I would sit in my room and write the songs that would ____________________________. Having _________________ in Nashville tell me that only 35-year-old housewives listen to country music and there was no place for a 13-year-old on their _______ made me cry in the car on the way home. But then I'd post my songs on my MySpace and yes, MySpace,and would message with other teenagers like me who loved _____________________, but just didn't have anyone _______________________________________. Having journalists write in-depth, oftentimes ______________, about who they _______ me to be, made me feel like I was living in some weird simulation, but it also made me _____________________ to learn about ____________________________. Having the world _______ my love life like a spectator sport in which I lose every single game was not a great way to date in my teens and twenties, but it taught me to protect my ___________________. Being publicly humiliated over and over again at a young age was excruciatingly _______but it forced me to ____________________________ of minute by minute, ever fluctuating social relevance and likability.
My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life. And being embarrassed when you mess up is part of the human experience. Getting back up, dusting yourself off and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it? That's a gift. The times I was told no or wasn't included, wasn't chosen, didn't win, didn't make the cut…looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important, if not more crucial, than the moments I was told 'yes.’
我得到的经验是，我犯下的错往往造就了我生命中最美好的事物。在搞砸某件事之后感到尴尬，这是生而为人必然会有的经历。站起来，掸去灰尘，去看看谁在你跌倒之后还愿意与你同在（意译，字面意思是和你一起玩），并且一笑了之，这就是一份馈赠。以前有很多次，我都被拒绝、被排挤在外、没被选中、输了、没有达到标准……回过头来看，我真的觉得这些失败就算比不上成功，对我来说也同样重要。
dust [dʌst] n. 沙尘；灰尘；粉末；尘雾；除尘，掸灰 v. 擦去……的灰尘 dusting yourself off 就类似中文里的掸去灰尘，即振作起来 crucial [ˈkruːʃl] adj. 至关重要的，决定性的；<非正式极好的
Not being invited to the parties and sleepovers in my hometown made me feel hopelessly lonely, but because I felt alone, I would sit in my room and write the songs that would get me a ticket somewhere else.
我还在家乡的时候，没有被邀请参加派对或和朋友一同过夜，让我感到绝望与孤独，但正因为我感到孤独，我才能坐在房间里写歌，让我获得了通往其他地方的门票（类似中文里的打开了另外一扇窗）。
sleepover [ˈsliːpoʊvər] n. （尤指小孩）不在家过夜，留宿聚会
Having label executives in Nashville tell me that only 35-year-old housewives listen to country music and there was no place for a 13-year-old on their roster made me cry in the car on the way home. But then I'd post my songs on my MySpace and yes, MySpace,and would message with other teenagers like me who loved country music, but just didn't have anyone singing from their perspective.
纳什维尔一家唱片公司的高管告诉我，只有 35 岁的家庭主妇才听乡村音乐，他们的花名册容不下我这个 13 岁的小孩，这让我在开往回家的汽车上忍不住哭了。但后来我把歌发布到 MySpace，是的，是 MySpace，我和那些像我一样喜欢乡村音乐的青少年留言互动，当时没有歌曲能唱出他们的心声(意译，字面意思是从他们的角度）。
roster [ˈrɑːstər] n. 花名册；执勤人员表；逐项登记表
Having journalists write in-depth, oftentimes critical pieces, about who they perceive me to be, made me feel like I was living in some weird simulation, but it also made me look inward to learn about who I actually am.
许多记者写的关于我的文章(意译，字面意思是他们认为我是谁的文章）常常都很有深度和批判性，他们眼中的我让我感觉我好像活在一个奇怪的模型世界中，但这也让我开始审视自己的内心，思考自己到底是一个怎么样的人。
journalist [ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪst] n. 新闻工作者，新闻记者；报人，报纸撰稿人 in-depth [ˌɪn ˈdepθ] adj. 彻底的，深入的 perceive [pərˈsiːv] vt. 认为，理解；察觉，注意到；意识到 simulation [ˌsɪmjuˈleɪʃn] n. 模拟，仿造物；假装，冒充
Having the world treat my love life like a spectator sport in which I lose every single game was not a great way to date in my teens and twenties, but it taught me to protect my private life fiercely. Being publicly humiliated over and over again at a young age was excruciatingly painful, but it forced me to devalue the ridiculous notion of minute by minute, ever fluctuating social relevance and likability.
全世界都把我的感情生活当成一个体育竞赛来围观，而且每段感情都以失败告终，这对十几二十岁的我来说，并不是好的恋爱方式，但我也因此学会了要严格保护自己的隐私。在年少之时被公众一次又一次地羞辱是非常痛苦的，但我也因此不得不（学会）坦然接受那些荒谬的、无时无刻不再变化的社会交往和所谓的人气。
spectator [ˈspekteɪtər] n. （尤指体育比赛的）观看者，观众；旁观者 spectator sport 体育竞赛 fiercely [ˈfɪrsli] adv. 凶猛地，猛烈地；极其，非常，严格地 humiliated [hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪd] v. （使）蒙羞，丢脸（humiliate 的过去式及过去分词）adj. 蒙羞的；感到自惭的 excruciatingly [ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋli] adv. 极其痛苦地 devalue [ˌdiːˈvæljuː] v.贬值;贬低;这里意译为坦然接受. ridiculous [rɪˈdɪkjələs] adj. 可笑的，荒谬的 fluctuating [ˈflʌktʃueɪtɪŋ] v. 波动，起伏不定（fluctuate 的现在分词）adj. 波动的 relevance [ˈreləvəns] n. 相关性，实用性，意义 likability [ˌlaɪkəˈbɪləti] n. 可爱，这里意译为人气