Unit 5 Famous people--Harry Potter.ppt

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1、TheStoryofJ.K.RowlingandHarryPotterUnit5FamouspeopleJ.K.RowlingJoanneKathleenRowling乔安妮·凯瑟琳·罗琳J.K.RowlingwasborninChippingSodbury,England,onJuly31,1965.ShestudiedFrenchatExeterUniversityandthentookajobwithAmnestyInternationalinLondon,thehumanrightsgroup.TheideaforHarryPottercamet

2、oRowlingin1990duringaridetrainfromManchestertoLondon.Shethenwenttoworkonthestory.Thatsameyear,hermotherdied,leavingRowlingandtherestofherfamilyheartbroken.ItisthislossthatshapedthewayshewroteaboutHarryPotterandhisdeadparents.J.K.Rowlinghasformedthehabitofwritingsincetheageofsix.S

3、hekeptwritingevenaftershemovedtoPortugaltoteachEnglish.ShegotmarriedtoaPortuguesejournalist.Thecouplehadadaughterbutlaterdivorced.ThenshemovedfromPortugaltoEdinburgh,Scotland.ShestruggledtosupportherselfandherdaughterJessicawhileworkingonhernovel.Ittookheralmost7yearstofinishthef

4、irstbookandafterseveralrejections,HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStonewaspublishedintheUnitedKingdomin1997.InAmerica,itiscalledHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone.HarryPotterandthePhilosopher’s(Sorcerer’s)Stone哈里波特与魔法石HarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets哈里波特与密室HarryPotterandthePrisonero

5、fAzkaban哈里波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒HarryPotterandtheGobletofFire哈里波特与火焰杯HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix哈里波特与凤凰社HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince哈里波特与混血王子HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows哈里波特与死圣Achievements(成就)Afterthefirstthreetitleswerepublished,itseemedliketheentireworldhadHarryPotterfever.Fa

6、nscampedoutatbookstorestogetoneofthefirstcopies.Thebookshavebeentranslatedintomorethan55languages.Theseriesoffilmsscoreattheboxoffice(票房).