介绍:
Long conversation
Scripts
W: Hey, Bob, I’m taking care of my cousin this weekend. Can you think of any fun things for us to do?
M: You guys should go see the new Harry Potter movie!
W: That’s a great idea! J. K. Rowling is such an inspiration. I just watched an interview with her on BBC news. Did you know her first book was rejected by 12 different publishers? Everyone told her to get a different job, and that she wouldn’t be able to make any money by writing children’s books.
M: Yeah, it’s hard to believe that once she was really poor but now she’s so wealthy. She came up with the idea for Harry Potter at a café in London … no, wait, I think it was a bookstore in Manchester … right?
W: Haha, almost! It was actually on a train between London and Manchester. But she did write in cafés a lot. She could only write when her baby daughter was sleeping, so she took her on long walks around the neighborhood to get her to fall asleep. She would usually end up in a café and write as much as possible before her baby woke up again.
M: Did J. K. Rowling say what she’s going to write next in her interview? I can’t wait to see what she will write after her Harry Potter books!
W: No. She keeps her future plans a secret. Personally, I hope she writes more magic stories, with flying horses and lots of animals!
M: Not me. I hope she works on more serious material. I’d love to read stories with historical settings and big battle scenes!
Q1: What does the man suggest that the woman do this weekend?
Q2: Where did J. K. Rowling come up with the idea for Harry Potter?
Q3: What are J. K. Rowling’s future plans?
Q4: What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
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