中考英语辅导：INeverWriteRight
<p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ounced">ounced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="cla">cla</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="eered">eered</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="silly">silly</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="geniuses">geniuses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="smugly">smugly</span>, <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="humiliated">humiliated</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mailed">mailed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capris">Capris</span> <span word="Weekly">Weekly</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="aper">aper</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="astonishment">astonishment</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="succe">succe</span> . <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="written">written</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="doze">doze</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poems">poems</span>, <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recipes">recipes</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="minus">minus</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="scra">scra</span> <span word="ooks">ooks</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="killers">killers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="na">na</span> <span word="ed">ed</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="typed">typed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="typewriter">typewriter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="Pampers">Pampers</span> <span word="diapers">diapers</span> <span word="package">package</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span>. <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="read">read</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illustratio">illustratio</span> . <span word="Chapter">Chapter</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span>. <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diaper">diaper</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mailed">mailed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="addre">addre</span> <span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="stamped">stamped</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="royalties">royalties</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="Crying">Crying</span> <span word="Wind">Wind</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tra">tra</span> <span word="lated">lated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Braille">Braille</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="eared">eared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="diapers">diapers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="promotional">promotional</span> <span word="tours">tours</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> 36,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="attended">attended</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="qualificatio">qualificatio</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wer">wer</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="None">None</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="write">write</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genius">genius</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span>, <span word="undisciplined">undisciplined</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thesaurus">thesaurus</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="ters">ters</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="K">K</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="for">for</span> 89 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="typewriter">typewriter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="proce">proce</span> <span word="or">or</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>, <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="longhand">longhand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="tablets">tablets</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="stinks">stinks</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span>: <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span>. <span word="Writing">Writing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="doe">doe</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>.</p>
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