Rowling and Harry Potter
Joanne Rowling was born in Bristol in England. Joanne always wanted to write and she wrote her first story when she was only five or six. After leaving the university,she had a variety of different jobs.However, most of all, she wanted to write! One day, during a long train journey, she got the idea of writing about a boy who is a wizard, but doesn’t know it.
In 1992, she left England to go to Portugal to teach English. While she was there she got married to a Portuguese journalist and she had a daughter, Jessica. The marriage ended in divorce and Joanne returned to live in Edinburgh in Scotland. She had very little money and she lived in a very small flat, which was often cold. She could not afford to pay to heat it. While she was there, she finished her story about Harry Potter, a young boy who is a wizard. At first, no one wanted to publish her book.Then, one day, in 1997, she found a publisher. She was very excited and happy!
Much to her surprise, her book was an instant success! It sold in millions! It won many awards and prizes! It made Joanne very rich end it made her famous. Her stories have been translated into many languages, and they can now be read all over the world. Joanne Rowling has written several more books about Harry Potter and all of them have sold millions of copies. Some of these books have now bccn made into films.
罗琳和《哈利·波特》
乔安妮·罗琳生于英格兰的布里斯托尔。乔安妮酷爱写作，在五、六岁时便有自己的处女作。大学毕业后，她从事过各种职业，然而最喜欢的还是写作!一天，在一次长途火车旅行中，她突然冒出一个主意，想写一个身怀巫术，但自己却全然不知的男孩。
1992年她离开英格兰去葡萄牙教英语。在那里，她与一位葡萄牙记者结婚，有了一个女儿，叫杰茜卡。这桩婚事以离婚告终，乔安妮又回到苏格兰爱丁堡居住。 当时她穷困潦倒，住在一个又小又冷的公寓里。她连取暖费用都无力支付。就是在那儿，她完成了关于哈里·波特 ———一个小男孩巫师的故事。起初，没有人要出版这本书。 直到1997年的一天，她才找到一家出版商。她又激动又高兴!
更令她吃惊的是，她的书一鸣惊人!销售量达几百万册!该书获得了许多奖励和荣誉!它使她十分富有并一举成名。她的故事现已被译成多种文字，传遍世界。 目前，乔安妮·罗琳又完成了其他几部有关哈里·波特的续集，销售量都达几百万册。其中的几本书已被改编成电影。
