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Billie Eilish分享创作过程和灵感来源，包括与Finneas的合作、电影《幽灵公主》的启发以及对Rihanna新专辑的期待，适合练习口语和听力。
I met a Gemini man, and I dated his ass, and then I believed in astrology.
我遇到了一个双子座男性，和他交往了一段时间后，我开始相信占星术了。
Hi, I'm Billie Eilish, and today I'm letting ill ask me anything.
嗨，我是比莉·艾利什（Billie Eilish），今天我想让大家随便问我任何问题。
Alright.
好吧。
How do I go then?
那我该怎么做呢？
What is the best part of the album making process?
制作专辑的过程中，最棒的部分是什么？
My favorite thing in the world is listening in the car or to and from my brother's house and anywhere else that I go.
我在这个世界上最喜欢做的事情，就是在车里听音乐，或者在我哥哥家、以及其他任何我去的地方听音乐。
Like, I'll put my phone in the center of the room and either take a video of the screen,
比如说，我会把手机放在房间的中央，然后要么拍摄手机屏幕的画面，要么……（后续内容未完成）。
playing the song, and then listen to the video over and over, or like a voice memo in the room.
播放这首歌，然后一遍又一遍地观看对应的视频；或者把这个歌曲当作房间里的“语音备忘录”来使用（即让这首歌在房间里持续“回响”）。
But that's my favorite thing in the world to do.
但这就是我最喜欢做的事情了。
Is BE4 on the way?
BE4 咱们什么时候能玩到呢？
Oh yeah, we've got we're more than halfway, so that's all I'll say.
哦，对了，我们已经完成了一大半的工作了；我就说这么多吧。
What's one superstition you secretly believe in?
你暗自相信的迷信有哪些呢？
As a person with OCD, I believe in every superstition.
作为一个患有强迫症（OCD）的人，我相信所有的迷信。
So do not tell me a superstition that I don't already know because I will start.
所以，别跟我讲那些我早就知道的迷信故事了——否则我肯定会开始实践这些迷信行为的。
Like, I can't take any risks, you know?
你知道的，我根本不能承担任何风险。
I'm not even going to get into that, but there you go.
我甚至都不想讨论那个话题了，不过事实就是如此。
Describe the dynamic when you and Vinay's are collaborating, writing and then recording
当你和 Vinay 合作时，整个过程是怎样的？首先是共同编写歌曲的歌词和旋律，然后进行录音。在这个过程中，你们之间的互动非常频繁，也会不断产生新的想法和创意。每个人的观点和风格都会对最终的作品产生重要影响。有时候，一个简单的灵感就能引发一系列精彩的讨论和创作。整个合作过程充满了活力和激情，这也是我们能够一起完成这么优秀作品的原因。
and then playing pickleball and then eating and then going on a dog walk and then coming back and recording more.
然后打皮克球，接着吃饭，再去遛狗，回来后再继续录制视频。
What's nice about being siblings is there's no hard feelings whatsoever.
作为兄弟姐妹的好处在于，彼此之间完全没有芥蒂或怨恨。
I didn't really say anything and so can he and neither of us get our feelings right.
我其实什么都没说；他也没说什么。因此，我们俩都无法正确表达自己的感受。
You know, when we were younger and we were doing this, I was very grumpy.
你知道吗？当我们还年轻、刚开始做这件事的时候，我脾气非常暴躁（或者说非常容易生气）。
Um, bitchy, let's say, and I'm not that way anymore.
嗯，可以说她以前很刻薄、爱抱怨人……不过我现在已经不再那样了。
And also he's not as like older brothery.
而且，他也没有那种像哥哥一样照顾别人的感觉。
Honestly, I can't really talk about it in a high leer.
说实话，我真的无法以一种轻松、愉快的态度来谈论这件事。
What's the most unexpected place you found inspiration for a song?
你在哪个最意想不到的地方找到了创作歌曲的灵感？
Chihiro is like written from the perspective of the character of Chihiro in the movie, Spirited Away.
千寻这个角色的设定，仿佛就是直接从电影《千与千寻》中千寻这个角色的视角出发来创作的。
It's just one of those things that
这只不过是那种“无法解释、也无法预测的事情”罢了……
like I would never have thought to do, except we were writing and we were singing and made me think of Spirited Away,
我从来都不会想到要这么做……直到我们开始一起创作音乐、一起唱歌，这些活动让我想起了电影《千与千寻》。
and then that just led into this thing.
然后，这件事就发展成了现在这个样子。
It was like we would have never been able to do that if we hadn't like come across it naturally in a way.
如果我们不是以某种自然的方式偶然发现了它，那么我们似乎永远也无法做到这一点。
What's a musical risk you're glad you took?
有哪些音乐上的“风险”是你事后觉得庆幸自己敢于去尝试的？
Birds of a feather is a musical risk for me that I'm very glad that I took, obviously.
对于我来说，《Birds of a Feather》这部音乐作品确实存在一定的风险（即可能不会取得预期的成功），但显然我很庆幸自己还是选择了尝试。
It was a sound that I had never done before.
这是我以前从未尝试过的发声方式。
I didn't like the idea of going more pop, let's say, because obviously things ended up well.
我原本并不赞成走“更流行化”的路线（或者说，我并不喜欢这种改变），不过显然最终的结果还是不错的。
Name three songs that are in heavy rotation for you right now.
请说出三首目前你经常听、播放频率很高的歌曲。
I'll be seeing you by Billie Holiday, Caribbean Blue by Enya,
到时候我们会一起聆听《Billie Holiday》这首歌，以及《Caribbean Blue》（由Enya演唱）。
Twilight by Elliot Smith.
埃利奥特·史密斯的《Twilight》。
If Rihanna ever fucking makes R9, then I'm excited for that.
如果蕾哈娜（Rihanna）真的推出了名为 R9 的新作品，那我一定会非常兴奋的。
James Cameron is co -directing Hit Me Hard and Soft.
詹姆斯·卡梅隆共同执导了电影《Hit Me Hard and Soft》。
What is your favorite film of his?
他哪部电影是你最喜欢的？