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　　哈利波特Harry Potter

　　Harry Potter has been a globalpublishing 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 Potternovelwill bepublished 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 boywizardwho 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 forthe big screen. The first three films have all beensmash hitsat thebox 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 dayson 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 asingle motherwriting 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 topinpointthe secret to the Harry Potter series’ success. For whatever reason, the books havecaptured the imaginationof millions of readers from around the world. Fans are passionate about the books and films, and there are many websites devoted to Harry and his friends and enemies.

　　Indeed, there has been a great deal ofgossipandspeculationsurrounding the new book. However, for the moment the story remains awell-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 published worldwide 全球出版发行

　　wizard (男)魔法师;男巫 publishing phenomenon 出版业的奇迹

　　the big screen 荧屏 smash hits 巨大成功

　　box office 票房 on release 出版;发行

　　single mother 单身母亲 to pinpoint 精确查明

　　captured the imagination

　　捕获…的想像力;使…极度着迷 gossip

　　闲话;流言蜚语

　　speculation 猜测 well-guarded secret 严守的秘密

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