The 25 year old singer and songwriter has become the youngest woman ever to be included on the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
這位25歲的年輕歌手及創作人成為登上“福布斯全球最有影響力百位女性”榜單的最年輕的女性。

She's included at number 64 inthe list released on Tuesday because, Forbes says, she 'has not only broken record sales and captivated the world with her fantastically honest lyrics, but she has proven herself as an impressive businesswoman.'
在26日公布的榜單中，她位列第64位，福布斯方面表示：“她不僅打破了唱片銷售的紀錄，獨特且坦誠的歌詞風靡全球，還成功證明了自己是位優秀的女商人。”

Taylor, who's 1989 album was her third consecutive release to sell one million copies in its first week, is described by the business bible as a 'bona fide cross-genre, global megastar.'
泰勒的《1989》是她的第三張發行首周就突破一百萬張銷量的專輯，她被福布斯稱為“最真誠的跨流派的全球超級巨星。”

Forbes said she has changed the nature of celebrity by posting personally on Twitter and Instagram and making time to engage with her fans or 'Swifties'.
福布斯表示，她通過在Twitter和Instagram等社交網絡上袒露真我，并與粉絲（或稱為斯威夫特粉）互動，重新定義了“名人”這個詞。

It also cited her controversial decision to pull her music from the streaming service Spotify.
福布斯還提到了她有爭議性的決定：把她的音樂作品從流服務Spotify中撤出。

'There’s no denying that she’s one of the most significant cultural influencers of our time,' Forbes said.
福布斯表示：“不可否認，她是我們這個時代最具有文化影響力的人物之一。”

Joining Tayloron the Forbes list are fellow celebrities Oprah Winfrey, the most powerful woman in entertainment ranking 12, Beyonce at 21 and Ellen DeGeneres at number 50.
同泰勒一樣榮登榜單的名人還有奧普拉?溫弗瑞，位列最有影響力女性榜單第12位，碧昂斯位列第21位，艾倫?德杰尼勒斯位列第50位。

Also making the cut are Angelina Jolie at number 54 on the list and Sofia Vergara at number 57.
同時還有分別位列第54位和第57位的安吉麗娜?朱莉和索菲亞?維加拉。

The world's most powerful woman remains German Chancellor Angela Merkel followed in second place by Hilary Clinton.First Lady Michelle Obama is in tenth place on the list and Queen Elizabeth II is at 41.
世界最有影響力的女性依然是德國總理默克爾，其次是希拉里?克林頓。美國第一夫人米歇爾?奧巴馬位列榜單第10位，而英國女王伊麗莎白二世則位列第41位。

There are 15 billionaires with a net worth of 73.3 billion dollars (￡47bn) which does not include Melinda Gates, 24 chief executives and 19 newcomers in this year's power list.
今年的榜單中有15名億萬富翁，凈資產達733億美元，但不包括梅琳達?蓋茨。榜單中有24位女首席執行官，有19位是首次上榜。

Vocabulary
bona fide 有誠意的
make the cut 達到標準

（譯者：余妍琳scnu 編輯：彭娜）