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In 1990, Joanne Rowling was on a train, but it was delayed between Manchester and London.

1990年，乔安·罗琳在一列火车上，但火车在曼彻斯特和伦敦之间延误了。

She was staring out the window when suddenly, an idea sparked in her mind.

她正凝视着窗外，这时突然间，一个灵感在她的脑海中闪现。

She imagined a young boy, a wizard, who didn't even know his own magical potential.

她想象着一个小男孩，一位巫师，他甚至不知道自己拥有的魔法潜力。

That single moment of inspiration on the delayed train gave birth to the entire Harry Potter story.

那次在延误火车上的单一灵感瞬间，孕育了整个哈利波特故事。

Tragedy struck when Joanne's mother passed away, causing immense grief.

当乔安的母亲去世时，悲剧降临了，造成了巨大的悲痛。

She moved to Portugal, where she married and had a daughter.

她搬到了葡萄牙，在那里结婚并生下了一个女儿。

However, her marriage quickly fell apart, leading to divorce.

然而，她的婚姻很快就破裂了，最终导致了离婚。

Joanne returned to Edinburgh, Scotland, a struggling single parent with no job and very little money.

乔安回到了苏格兰的爱丁堡，成为一名没有工作且身无分文、在困境中挣扎的单亲妈妈。

Joanne lived on government welfare, finding it difficult to even afford heating for her home.

乔安靠政府福利金生活，发现自己甚至难以负担家中的暖气费用。

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She later described herself as 'the biggest failure I knew,' during this difficult period.

在那段艰难的时期，她后来将自己描述为“我所认识的最失败的人”。

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Despite the hardship, she remained determined to write her story.

尽管面临艰辛，她依然坚定地要写下她的故事。

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Joanne kept writing Harry Potter in Edinburgh cafés while her baby daughter slept peacefully beside her.

乔安在爱丁堡的咖啡馆里持续撰写《哈利波特》，而她幼小的女儿则安详地睡在身旁。

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Joanne finally finished her manuscript and bravely sent it to numerous publishers.

乔安终于完成了她的手稿，并勇敢地将其寄给了众多出版商。

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One after another, twelve publishers rejected her work, crushing her hopes each time.

十二家出版商接二连三地拒绝了她的作品，每一次都粉碎了她的希望。

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Some publishers said that children's books about wizards simply wouldn't sell in the market.

有些出版商表示，关于巫师的童书在市场上根本卖不出去。

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Despite the repeated rejections, Joanne refused to give up on her dream and her story.

尽管遭遇多次拒绝，乔安仍拒绝放弃她的梦想和故事。

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片语包含类型标示、双语定义、用法说明和例句。

give birth to

idiom

To cause something to happen or exist; to produce something new.

诞生、产生、引起

解释： 除了生理上的分娩，此短语常用语隐喻新想法、计划或故事的诞生。

范例： The research project gave birth to a new way of treating the disease.

fall apart

phrasal verb

To break into pieces; to fail or end because of problems.

破裂、崩溃、瓦解

解释： 可用于描述物体碎裂，或描述关系、计划、心理状态的失败与崩溃。

范例： Their marriage fell apart after only two years.

pass away

phrasal verb

A polite way to say that someone has died.

过世、去世

解释： 这是 die 的委婉说法，在正式场合或谈论亲友去世时较为礼貌。

范例： His grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep.

give up on

phrasal verb

To stop hoping that someone or something will change or improve.

对...放弃希望、放弃

解释： 指停止对某人或某事抱持期待，或停止追求某个目标。

范例： You should never give up on your dreams, no matter how hard it gets.

government welfare

technical term

Financial support provided by the state to people with little or no income.

政府福利金 / 社会救济

解释： 在日常英语中，'welfare' 通常指一个人的“福祉”或“健康幸福”。但在社会经济语境下，它特指政府发放给失业者或贫困者的“社会救济金”或“福利制度”。

范例： After losing his job, he had to apply for government welfare to support his family.

market

technical term

The demand for a particular product or service; the commercial viability of an item.

市场（指商业需求或销路）

解释： 一般人想到 'market' 会联想到买菜的“传统市场”或“超市”。但在商业与出版领域，它指的是“市场需求”或“销路”，即某种产品在商业环境中是否有被购买的潜力。

范例： The company is researching whether there is a market for high-end electric bicycles.

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