| 《哈利波特》─ J. K. 罗琳的神来之笔-2 She could not have dreamed of the fame and success which Harry would bring her in the years to come. 她绝对想不到，哈利竟会在以后的岁月里给她带来名誉和成功。 Harry Potter is not your average superhero. 哈利波特可不是一个普通的超级英雄。 He is 12 years old, skinny, wears glasses, and tends to worry a lot. 他12岁，瘦削，戴副眼镜而且常常发愁。 Yet, he has captured the imagination of children and adults the world over, and has introduced millions to the joys of reading. 然而，他却抓住了全世界儿童和成人的想象力，带给千万人阅读的乐趣。 Harry's appeal stems from his role as a very ordinary boy who finds himself in extraordinary situations. 哈利的魅力来自于他的角色，一个发现自己身处不寻常境遇中的平凡男孩。 Orphaned as a baby, Harry spends the next 10 years being mistreated by the awful relatives with whom he lives. 从小就是孤儿的哈利，在寄居的亲戚家中遭受了十年的虐待。 On his 11th birthday, he learns that he possesses magical powers and is admitted for training at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. 在11岁生日那天，他得知他拥有魔法的力量，并被获准进入霍格沃茨魔法学校学习。 The adventures of Harry and his friends at the school are superbly narrated by J. K. Rowling. J. K. 罗琳精采地讲述了哈利和他的朋友在学校的冒险。 She manages to lead her millions of readers deep into the world of the supernatural, while at the same time dealing with the fears and emotions of the ordinary human world. 她设法让数百万的读者深入到一个超自然的世界，同时也触及了人间的恐惧和情感。 Many feel that this is the real magic of Harry Potter. 许多人觉得这才是哈利波特真正的魔力所在。 |
