新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 2-14

Task 2: An Interview with J.K. Rowling
Q: How did you get the idea for Harry¹ Potter?
A: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was essentially² the idea for a body who didn’t know he was a wizard.
Q: Did you always plan to write Harry’s story in more than one book? If so, how many?
A: I always conceived³ it as a seven-book series because I decided⁴ that it would take seven years,   from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive⁵, to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal with one year of Harry’s life at the school.
Q: Any clues about the next book?
A: I don’t want to i\give anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harry’s going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary!
Q: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your favorites?
A: My very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long. When the girl finally reached me, she said, “I didn’t WANT there to be so many people here, because this is MY books!” That is exactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right to know them; let alone like them!
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1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• 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。

2 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

3 conceived   

想出( conceive的过去式和过去分词 )； 构想； 设想； 怀孕

参考例句：

• He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre. 他想出了一个把旧发电站改造为艺术中心的主意。
• She has conceived at last. 她终于怀孕了。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 inclusive   

adj.(of)包括的，包含的；范围广的

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging.账单包括吃、住费用。
• It's an all inclusive price;there is nothing extra to pay.这是一个包罗一切的价格，不需再额外付款了。