J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world. She 1 born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years2than her. Both girls loved 3to their father read bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story 4the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he himself didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began5 the first Harry Potter book for young 6.It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is 7with people of all ages and about sixty 8 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's 9 the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J.K. Rowling is very10 with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She says she will go on writing children's books.
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Little Bull |
Author: Ellen James Main idea: The book tells us how the lovely 250-pound baby elephant learns about the world around him Price: 24.0 yuan |
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The Trouble with Teachers |
Author: Barbara Calamari Main idea: Angela has found herself in trouble again at school with her teachers. She and her friends Gina and Johnny will be punished. Price:15.0 yuan |
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I've Got a Secret |
Author: Cathy West Main idea: Nine-year-old Michelle got a new hot-pink notebook as a birthday gift and she began to keep a diary every day. Price:30.0 yuan |
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Miss Nobody |
Author: Tomek Tryzna Main idea: At the age of fifteen, Mary-sia moves with her parents to the nearest big city. Then she meets two girls, Kasia and Eva, and they begin to teach her the secrets of life. Price:33.0 yuan |
Long long ago，the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan went boating on the Eastern Sea. At first she had a good time，but later on she was too tired to swim when a strong wind rose on the sea and turned her boat upside down. She was thus drowned, but her spirit turned into a beautiful bird crying sadly in the sound “Jingwei, Jingwei”.
Because she wanted to see her beloved father again and hated the sea so much，she put some stones into the sea day after day, without a rest, in order to change the sea into the land. From this story comes the saying “The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea”. The story was a little sad. But it tells us something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.
Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish “a school(一群).” They don't study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals(哺乳动物)，not fish, but they swim together like fish in a school.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say” welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族馆). People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don't like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody's life. Dolphins' meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
Lion was the King of the Jungle(灌木丛). One day, Giraffe told Lion, "Rabbit says he is the new King of the Jungle." "What?" Lion was very angry. He went to meet Rabbit. The other animals followed him to see what he would do. "Rabbit," said Lion, "Why do you say that you are the new King of the Jungle?" "Oh, but it's true," said Rabbit. "I'm faster and cleverer than you. We can have a competition（竞赛）.""All right," said Lion.
Rabbit took Lion to a deep ravine (深谷). He said, "If I fly down to the ravine faster than you, I am faster and cleverer than you. So I go, or you will go first?" "Of course I will go first," said Lion, "I am the King of the Jungle!" He then threw himself into the deep ravine. Rabbit smiled and said to the other animals. "I am your new king now. I am faster and cleverer than Lion." The other animals didn't understand.
"Lion was stupid! Anyone will die after jumping into the ravine!"
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