Take Away English-Harry Potter 哈利.波特
时间：2018-12-07 作者：英语课 分类：Take Away English
Harry Potter has been a global publishing phenomenon
All around the world millions of people are eagerly waiting for the 16th of July. That’s because it is the day when the sixth Harry Potter novel will be published worldwide.
If you are one of the few people who have never read any of the Harry Potter novels, they can be summarised as the magical adventures of a boy wizard who attends a wonderful school for wizards.
The first Harry Potter novel was published in 1997. Since then the Harry Potter series has become a publishing phenomenon, selling over 250 million copies worldwide. The Harry Potter books are sold in more than 200 countries and have been translated into 60 different languages from Hindi to Ancient Greek.
The novels have also been successfully adapted for the big screen. The first three films have all been smash hits at the box office. The most recent film ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ broke records in the UK, taking ￡11.5 million in its first three days on release. It went on to take more than $750 million worldwide!
It has been an incredible journey for the author of the books, JK Rowling. Just seven years ago she was a single mother writing her books in a café. Now she is a multi-millionaire, Britain’s richest woman and ranked as the world’s best-paid author.
It is difficult to pinpoint 2 the secret to the Harry Potter series’ success. For whatever reason, the books have captured the imagination of millions of readers from around the world. Fans are passionate 3 about the books and films, and there are many websites devoted 4 to Harry and his friends and enemies.
Indeed, there has been a great deal of gossip and speculation 5 surrounding the new book. However, for the moment the story remains 6 a well-guarded secret. If you want to know what happens in the sixth Harry Potter book, you’ll just have to read it!
GLOSSARY 词汇表
novel
小说
wizard
（男）魔法师；男巫
the big screen
荧屏
box office
票房
single mother
单身母亲
captured the imagination
捕获…的想像力；使…极度着迷
speculation
猜测
published worldwide
全球出版发行
publishing phenomenon
出版业的奇迹
smash hits
巨大成功
on release
出版；发行
to pinpoint
精确查明
gossip
闲话；流言蜚语
well-guarded secret
严守的秘密
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
- I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。
- He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
- He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
- He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。