美文故事：只有天才才能成为作家？No

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[00:03.00]35 I Never Write Right	我不懂写作
[00:07.89](By Linda Stafford )	（译 / Kitty）
[00:09.92]When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. ・15岁时，我在英语课上向同学们宣布，我要著书并亲自配插图。
[00:18.54]Half the students sneered , and the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. 半数的同学冷嘲热讽，而其他人则笑得差点翻下椅子。
[00:25.30]"Don't be silly, only geniuses can become writers," the English teacher said smugly , "And you are getting a D this semester." “别犯傻了，只有天才才能成为作家，”英语老师自以为是地说道，“而你这学期的成绩只是D。”
[00:36.18]I was so humiliated that I burst into tears.	我倍感羞辱，当场就哭了起来。
[00:40.53]That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri's Weekly newspaper. 当晚，我就写了一首关于梦想破碎的忧伤短诗，而后把它寄给了《卡普里新闻周报》。
[00:48.22]To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. 令我惊讶的是，报纸刊登了那首诗并给我寄了两美元。
[00:53.00]I was a published and paid writer. 我成了一名发表作品并获得稿费的“作家”。
[00:56.10]I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. 我把作品拿给我的老师和班里的同学看，
[00:59.67]They laughed. 他们都笑话我。
[01:01.32]"Just plain dumb luck ," the teacher said. “不过是瞎猫碰到死耗子罢了。”老师说。
[01:05.51]I tasted success, however. 但是我尝到了成功的滋味。
[01:08.00]I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written. 我卖出了生平第一件自创作品。
[01:10.88]That was more than any of them had done.	这远胜于他们任何人之所为。
[01:13.85]During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters and jokes. 在之后的两年里，我卖出了很多篇作品，其中包括诗歌、信件和笑话。
[01:19.33]By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. 高中毕业时，虽然我的平均成绩只有C-，但我的剪贴簿上贴满了我发表的作品。
[01:27.00]I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again.	我从未在我的老师、朋友或者家人面前再次提起我的作品。
[01:32.20]The worst year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. 在我作为一名作家最艰难的一年里，我只挣到了两美元。
[01:37.28]I was fifteen, remember? In my best year, I earned 36,000 dollars. 还记得吗？那时的我只有15岁。而我在创作顶峰之年挣到了36000美元。
[01:43.69]People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. 人们问我就读于哪所大学，拥有哪些学位，以及我具备成为作家的哪些素质时，
[01:51.00]The answer is: "None." I just write. 我的答案是：“没有。”我只是写。
[01:54.41]I write everything on yellow tablets while sitting on the sofa with my four kids eating pizza and watching TV. 当我和四个孩子坐在沙发上吃比萨、看电视时，我会在黄色的便笺簿上写下一切。
[02:02.40]When the book is finished, I type it and mail it to the publisher. 每写完一本书，我就会把它敲出来寄给出版商。
[02:06.69]I've written seven books. 我已经写了七本书。
[02:09.07]Four have been published and three are still out with the publishers.	其中有四本出版，三本仍在出版商那里。
[02:13.36]To all those who dream of writing, I'm shouting at you: "Yes, you can. 对于所有梦想着成为作家的人们，我要大声对你们说：“是的，你们可以做到。
[02:19.62]Yes, you can. 是的，你们可以成功。
[02:21.12]Don't listen to them." 不要听他们的。”
[02:22.91]I don't write right but I've beaten the difficulties. 我的写作并非尽善尽美，但我还是克服了困难。
[02:27.22]Writing is easy and fun. 写作很简单，很有趣，
[02:30.00]Anyone can do it. 任何人都可以胜任。
[02:31.65]Of course, a little dumb luck doesn't hurt.	当然，一点偶然的成功也没什么坏处。

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美文故事：只有天才才能成为作家？No