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考研英语外刊选读|服了!B站音乐天才少女,半小时创作神曲火爆网络!
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By Wang Qian | China Daily Global
Updated: Aug 18, 2021
Zhang Yuxuan, a student from Shenzhen, Guangdong province. has made a name online with her music. Zhang Yuxuan can turn many things into melody in her music world box of candies, water, pens and glass bottles. She records the sounds around her and mixes them into songs.来自广东深圳的学生张雨萱凭借自己的音乐成了网络红人。张雨萱在她的音乐世界里可以把很多东西变成旋律,比如一盒糖果、水、笔和玻璃瓶。她会记录下自己周围的声音,并把它们加入到音乐制作中。
Better known as Vicky Xuanxuan on social media, the 15-year-old girl has attracted nearly 1.7 million followers on China's leading video-sharing and livestreaming platform Bilibili and made national headlines. The sudden popularity has brought her opportunities to cooperate with celebrities, such as pianist Li Yundi.这个15岁的女孩在社交媒体上被称为Vicky萱萱,在国内火爆的视频分享和直播平台——哔哩哔哩上吸引了近170万粉丝,并登上全国热门头条。突然的走红给她带来了与名人合作的机会,比如钢琴家李云迪。
The six-minute video tells how a melody coming to the ponytailed schoolgirl's mind during a math class is developed into a beautiful song in half an hour. She records playing the guitar on Apple's music-making app GarageBand, and then mixes vocals and backing tracks.这段六分钟的视频讲述了一个扎着马尾辫的女学生在数学课上脑海中浮现的旋律是如何在半小时内发展成一首优美的歌曲的。她在苹果音乐制作应用GarageBand上录制吉他演奏,然后混合人声和背景音乐制作出曲子。
Inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada, she writes the lyrics for She: "She got a beautiful eye/Walk in a line/Smile with her type/She knows all about life/Never ask why/Driving everyone crazy crazy/She has long hair/Tight skirt/She doesn't need a lover or a partner."受好莱坞大片《穿普拉达的女魔头》的启发,为这部电影写下了歌词:“她有一双美丽的眼睛/与她喜欢的类型走在一条线上/微笑/她对生活了如指掌/永远不要问为什么/把每个人都逼疯/她留着长发/穿着紧身裙/她不需要爱人或伴侣。”
Talking about her inspiration for She, Yuxuan says: "I really appreciate the protagonist's confidence and independence in the movie. Women like that are so charming."The song has amazed people. A Bilibili user says it is a song that "you cannot stop playing time and time again".谈及这部电影对她的启发,雨萱说:“我真的很欣赏电影中主角的自信和独立。那样的女人太迷人了。”这首歌让人们感到惊讶。一位哔哩哔哩网友说:“这是一首你忍不住会听一遍又一遍的歌曲。”
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follower 追随者,信徒,粉丝
make headlines 成为头条新闻
thumbs-up 赞扬,竖起大拇指
emoji 表情符号,表情包
blockbuster 走红的电影,畅销书,影响巨大的事物lyrics 歌词
protagonist 主角
sensation 引起轰动的人
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