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There are many anecdotes about how, in 1990, J.K. Rowling began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. She had the extra burden of looking after her baby daughter while she worked, and because she was too poor to own a typewriter, she wrote by hand. She spent many hours over a single cup of coffee in a warm cafeteria in Edinburgh because she had no money to pay for the heating at home.

Success was not swift and Rowling might have given up. But she was stubborn and overcame all the difficulties. It was only in 1997 that she completed the first Harry Potter story, which, because the publishers in the USA requested an adjustment to the title, was also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Rowling always intended that her output would be a book every year until she had finished the series. In fact, it took her about ten years to complete. But after the first book, the success of each of the following titles was automatic. The fifth book, The Order of the Phoenix sold about seven million copies the day it was published.

Rowling’s style has been a target for some criticism, but what makes the books so important is that, because they appeal to readers of all ages, they create a special literary bond between parents and children. In an age of computer games and television programmes, it is also claimed they are responsible for a renewed interest in reading. Harry Potter has even become part of the school curriculum, much to the pleasure of the schoolchildren.

23.anecdote ['?nikd?ut] n. 趣闻，轶事 24. draft [drɑ:ft, dr?ft] n. 草稿) 25. extra ['ekstr?] adj. 额外的， 26. burden ['b??d(?)n] n. 负担；责任； 27. own [?un] vt. 拥有； adj. 自己的 28. typewriter ['ta?pra?t?] n. 打字机 29. by hand adv. 用手

30. spent [spent] v. 花费（spend的过去分词）； 30. single ['si?ɡl] adj. 单一的；单身的；单程的 31. cafeteria [,k?fi'ti?ri?] n. 自助餐厅

32. heating ['hi:ti?] v. [热] 加热（heat的现在分词） adj. 加热的；供热的; 33. swift adj. 快的，迅速的 34. give up 已放弃

35. stubborn ['st?b?n] adj. 顽强的，坚持的 36. overcome v. 克服

37. publishers ['p?bli??z] n. 出版商，出版公司；出版社（publisher的复数）

38. requested [ri'kwestid] v. 要求（request的过去分词）；请求; adj. 要求的；被请求的 39. adjustment n. 调整

40. intend [in'tend] vt. vi.打算；想要；意指

41. output ['autput, ,aut'put] vt. n. 输出，输出量；产量；出产; 输出

42. automatic [,?:t?'m?tik] adj. 自动的，习惯性的，自然发生的

43. publish ['p?bli?] vi. 出版；发行；刊印; vt. 出版；发表；公布

44. target ['tɑ:ɡit] n. 目标；靶子 （批评等的）对象

45. criticism n. 批评，评论

46. appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力，引起某人的兴趣

47. create [kri'eit] vt. 创造，创作；造成

48. literary ['l?t(?)(r?)r?] adj. 文学的；书面的； 49. bond [b?nd] n. 结合；债券；约定；粘合剂 50. claim [kle?m] vt vi n. 要求；声称；索赔；断言； 51. be responsible for 对负责；是的原因 52. renewed [ri'nju:d] adj. 更新的；复兴的；重建的 v. 更新；恢复（renew的过去分词）

53. curriculum [k?'rikjul?m] n. 课程 课程表

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And the Harry Potter effect is not just restricted to the English-speaking world. Rowling’s books have been translated into more than 55 languages, and it has been estimated thath more than 250 million copies have been distributed around the world. In 2005 it was estimated that Rowling had accumulated more than one billion dollars on deposit in her bank. She has thus attained the status of being the first writer to become a billionaire.

54. effect [?'fekt] n. 影响；效果；作用 53. (be) restricted to 限于

restrict [ri'strikt] vt. 限制；约束；限定 54. translate into 翻译成

55. language ['l??gw?d?]n. 语言；语言文字；语种 56. estimate ['estimeit] vt. vi.n. 估计，估价；判断，

57. copy ['k?p?] n. 副本；一册；摹仿 vt. vi. 复制；复印； 58. distribute [di'stribju:t, 'dis-] vt. 分配；散布；分开；把分类（书报的）发行 …… 此处隐藏：1499字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……