Taylor Swift’s 10th studio album, “Midnights,” is finally here — and mere hours after it dropped fans were treated to a surprise worth staying up late for.
泰勒·斯威夫特的第十张录音室专辑《午夜》终于来了——在它发布仅仅几个小时后，粉丝们就得到了一个值得熬夜的惊喜。
“Midnights is a collage of intensity, highs and lows and ebbs and flows,” Swift said. “Life can be dark, starry, cloudy, terrifying, electrifying, hot, cold, romantic or lonely. Just like Midnights.”
斯威夫特说:“《午夜》是强度、高潮和低谷、潮起潮落的集合。“生活可以是黑暗的、星光灿烂的、阴云密布的、恐怖的、令人激动的、热的、冷的、浪漫的或孤独的。就像午夜。”
mere adj. /mɪə(r)/
used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. sb/sth is 仅仅的；只不过
It took her a mere 20 minutes to win. 她只花了20分钟就赢了。
collage n. /kəˈlɑːʒ/
A collage is a picture that has been made by sticking pieces of coloured paper and cloth onto paper. 拼贴画
a collage of words and pictures from magazines
用杂志上的词语和图片做成的拼贴画
ebb v. /ɛb/
When the tide or the sea ebbs, its level gradually falls. 退潮
• When the tide ebbs, you can paddle out for a mile and barely get your ankles wet.
退潮时，你可以蹚水走出1英里远而几乎湿不到脚踝。
the ebb and flow
the repeated, often regular, movement from one state to another; the repeated change in level, numbers or amount 人世盛衰，潮起潮落
the ebb and flow of the seasons 四时更迭
terrifying adj. /ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪɪŋ/
If something is terrifying, it makes you very frightened. 令人恐惧的
I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.
我总觉得永生的想法很可怕。
electrifying adj. /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪɪŋ/
very exciting 令人激动的；使人兴奋的
• The dancers gave an electrifying performance. 舞蹈演员们的表演激动人心。
