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What Billie Eilish Was Made For
怪奇比莉的音樂魔力
Billie Eilish is one of the most important and talked-about stars in the world of entertainment. At the age of only 22, the singer has become the voice of a generation that loves her unique sound and meaningful lyrics.
怪奇比莉是娛樂界最重要且最受關注的明星之一。這位年僅二十二歲的歌手已成為熱愛她獨特音樂風格和意義深遠歌詞的一代人的代言人。

Earlier this year, Eilish became the youngest ever two-time Oscar winner for her song “What Was I Made For?” from the film Barbie. She had previously won an Oscar in 2022 for her song “No Time to Die,” which featured in the James Bond film of the same name. Besides Oscars, Eilish has also won a total of nine Grammys, including the Album of the Year award for her very first studio album.
今年早些時候，怪奇比莉以電影《Barbie芭比》的歌曲〈What Was I Made For?〉成為有史以來最年輕的兩座奧斯卡獎得主。她之前曾在二○二二年憑藉歌曲〈No Time to Die〉贏得了奧斯卡獎，這首歌出現在同名的詹姆斯．龐德電影中（編注：該部電影中文片名為《生死交戰》）。除了奧斯卡獎之外，怪奇比莉總共還贏得了九座葛萊美獎，其中包括第一張錄音室專輯的年度專輯獎。

In May, Eilish released her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. With songs like “Lunch” and “The Greatest,” the album quickly climbed its way up the charts and into the hearts of her fans. Since September, she has been on a tour and has performed her hit songs to delight her fans.
五月時，怪奇比莉發行了她的第三張錄音室專輯《溫柔重擊》。憑藉〈Lunch〉和〈The Greatest〉等歌曲，這張專輯迅速登上排行榜並深入歌迷的心中。自九月起，她一直在巡迴演出並表演她的熱門歌曲來取悅歌迷。

Although she is still young, Billie Eilish is no stranger to fame, as she has been in the public eye since her teens. When she was only 15 years old, her song “Ocean Eyes” became an instant hit on SoundCloud. 
雖然怪奇比莉還很年輕，但她對名氣並不陌生，因為她從青少年時期就受到公眾矚目。當她只有十五歲時，她的歌曲〈Ocean Eyes〉在SoundCloud（編注：為線上音樂平台）上一炮而紅。

Eilish admits that being famous and having little privacy can be difficult to handle. “It’s enough to make you want to do all sorts of crazy things. But you have to let it go,” she says. Luckily for her, she has a supportive family around her. In fact, she even writes her music with her older brother, Finneas O’Connell. 
怪奇比莉承認，出名和幾乎沒有隱私可能很難應付。她說：「這足以讓你想做各種瘋狂的事情。但你必須放手。」對她而言幸運的是，她身邊有個支持她的家庭。事實上，她甚至和哥哥菲尼亞斯．奧康奈爾一起創作音樂。

Eilish also makes no apologies for who she is and doesn’t try to change herself to please other people. “I’ve always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am,” Eilish says. Her confident attitude is what makes her such an exciting voice in pop culture. So, if there is one thing we can learn from Eilish, it’s to be true to yourself and do what you were made for.
怪奇比莉也沒有為自己的身分道歉，也不會試圖改變自己來取悅別人。怪奇比莉說：「我一直在做我想做的事，且一直都是在做真正的自己。」她自信的態度使她在流行文化中成為如此令人興奮的聲音。所以，如果我們可以從怪奇比莉身上學到一件事，那就是忠於自己和做你生來就該做的事。

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