生命中的一年 第1期：与J.K.罗琳的快速问答（在线收听）

It's November, 2006.

这是2006年11月。

J.K.Rowling is working in secret on the final chapters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in a hotel room in Edinburgh.

J.K.罗琳正在爱丁堡的某家酒店秘密地写着《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》的最后章节。

Yeah, I've helpfully made the note for myself:"This will need very serious planning."

是啊，我给自己写下了备忘：“要经过周密盘算才能落笔”。

I don't know when I wrote that.

我不知道什么时候写的这个。

And I was quite right in that.

而我当时的那想法太对了。

The Harry Potter series has taken 17 years to write.

哈利·波特系列的书写跨过了17个年头。

It's an epic saga of childhood confusion, danger and adventure.

这是一部关于童年迷惘、危险和冒险的史诗巨著。

But it's more than just a children's story.

但它不仅仅是一个儿童故事。

Behind the witchcraft and the wizardry lies an intensely moral fable about good and evil, love and hatred, life and death.

在魔法和奇幻的背后包藏着一个严肃的道德寓言，关于善良与邪恶，爱与恨，生与死。

My name is James Runcie. I'm a writer and a filmmaker.

我的名字叫做詹姆士·朗西。我是一位作家和制片人。

And I want to find out the secret of J.K. Rowling's success.

我想找到J.K.罗琳成功的秘密。

How has she done it? And where has it all come from?

她是如何完成这部巨著的？而这一切的灵感又来自哪里？

This is J.K. Rowling's country house in Perthshire.

这里是J.K.罗琳在佩斯郡的乡村别墅。

Once inside, I decided to start the film by asking a few direct questions.

在步入其中的那一刻，我就决定以一串问题直入而开始我们的影片。

What's your favorite virtue? Courage.

你最欣赏的品德是什么？勇敢。

What vice to do you most despise? Bigotry.

你最鄙夷的恶习是什么？ 偏执。

What are you most willing to forgive? Gluttony.

你最愿意宽恕的行为是什么？ 饕餮。

What's your most marked characteristic? I'm a trier.

你最显著的特点是什么？ 我很努力。

What are you most afraid of? Losing someone I love.

你最惧怕的是什么？ 失去所爱的人。

What's the quality you most like in a man? Morals.

对于一个男人，你最喜欢的品质是什么？道德。

What's the quality you most like in a woman? Generosity.

对于一个女人，你最喜欢的品质是什么？慷慨大度。

What do you most value about your friends?Tolerance.

你对朋友最看重的是什么？宽容。

What's your principal defect? Short fuse.

你最主要的缺点是什么？急躁易怒。

What's your favorite occupation? Writing.

你最喜爱的职业是什么？写作。

What's your dream of happiness? Happy family.

最大的幸福是什么？幸福家庭。