Story Time 故事时间

A Let's read. 一起读吧。

J.K. Rowling J.K.罗琳

J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter books. J.K.罗琳是《哈利波特》的作者。 

When she started writing, some people said the books were bad. 她刚开始写书的时候，一些人说她写得的不好。

Twelve companies said they didn't want them, but she didn't stop writing. 12家公司说他们不想要，但是她没有放弃。

Later, she sold 11 million books in one day! 之后某一天，她卖出了1100万册。

It is impossible to live without failing at something … 人生是不可能没有失败的…… 

--J.K. Rowling ——J.K.罗琳

Michael Jordan 迈克尔·乔丹

Michael Jordan is one of the most famous basketball players in the world. 迈克尔·乔丹是世界上最有名的篮球选手之一。

When he first went to his high school, he couldn't play on the school team. 刚进高中时，他没能进校篮球队。

They said he was too short! 他们说他太矮了！

Later, he said that not getting on the team was good. 之后，他说他进不去队伍挺好的。

It made him work harder and become a better player. 这让他更加努力，最终成为一名更好的运动员。

I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. 在我的职业生涯中曾错过九千次投篮。

I have lost almost 300 games.... 我输了将近三百场比赛。

I have failed over and over and over again in my life. 我人生失败了一次又一次。

And that is why I succeed. 那是我成功的原因。

--Michael Jordan 迈克尔·乔丹

Thomas Edison 托马斯·爱迪生

Thomas Edison was not a good student at school. 托马斯·爱迪生在学校不是一个好学生。

He couldn't hear very well and was too active. 他不太听话，而且太淘气。

His teacher didn't like him and said that he was too stupid to learn. 他的老师不喜欢他，说他太笨了。

He only went to school for three months! He went home and studied with his mother. 他只上了三个月学！他回家和他妈妈一起学习。

At last, he became a famous inventor, inventing more than 1,000 things. 最后，他成为有名的发明家，发明了超过1000种东西。

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that do not work. 我没有失败。我只是想出了一万种无效的方法。

--Thomas Edison 托马斯·爱迪生

Ludwig van Beethoven 贝多芬

When Beethoven was young, he was not very good at music. 贝多芬年轻的时候，他不擅长音乐。

His teachers thought that he would never be successful. 他的老师认为他不会成功。

Beethoven's father did not agree. 贝多芬的爸爸不这么认为。

He became his son's teacher, and Beethoven became a famous composer, or writer of music. 他成为了儿子的老师，贝多芬成为了一个有名的作曲家。

There is something else special, too. 还有一些特殊的事。

He wrote some of his music when he was completely deaf! 他完全聋的时候还写了一些曲子！

Beethoven can write music, thank God, because he can't do anything else! 贝多芬可以写歌，感谢上帝，因为他不能做其它任何事情！