Taylor Swift and Other Musicians Join the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Taylor Swift 與其他音樂人入選詞曲作者名人堂
Introduction
On June 11, 2026, the Songwriters Hall of Fame had a big party in New York City. They gave awards to nine famous songwriters.
2026年6月11日，詞曲作者名人堂在紐約市舉辦了一場盛大派對，為九位著名的詞曲作者頒獎。
Main Body
Taylor Swift joined the Hall of Fame. She is 36 years old. She is now the youngest woman in the group. She said her family moved to Nashville and this helped her music career.
Taylor Swift 加入了名人堂。她現在36歲，是該團體中最年輕的女性。她表示家人搬到納什維爾對她的音樂事業有所幫助。
Other musicians joined too. The rock band KISS and singers Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins got awards. Some people got awards for R&B music and working with Beyoncé.
其他音樂人也加入了。搖滾樂團 KISS 以及歌手 Alanis Morissette 和 Kenny Loggins 獲得了獎項。有些人則是因為 R&B 音樂以及與 Beyoncé 的合作而獲獎。
John Fogerty and RAYE also won awards. RAYE said that songwriters should get more money from their songs. Famous people like Steven Spielberg were at the party.
John Fogerty 和 RAYE 也贏得了獎項。RAYE 表示詞曲作者應該從他們的歌曲中獲得更多收益。像 Steven Spielberg 這樣的名人都出席了派對。
Conclusion
The party ended with nine new members. These artists make great music for many people today.
派對在九位新成員入選後結束。這些藝術家為現今許多人創作出優秀的音樂。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 TIME & ACTION
In this story, we see how to talk about things that happened in the past. Look at these changes:
- Give → Gave (They gave awards)
- Join → Joined (Taylor Swift joined)
- Say → Said (She said her family...)
- Win → Won (RAYE also won)
- End → Ended (The party ended)
Quick Tip: When we talk about a specific date (like June 11), we change the action word to the 'past' form.
Common A2 Pattern:
- Regular words: Just add -ed (Join → Joined).
- Special words: They change completely (Win → Won). You must memorize these!