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2010.12英语四级阅读::哈利波特作者罗琳 Victoria Beckham may be Posh and Cheryl Cole the hottest ticket in showbiz but JK Rowling is our most influential woman. 也许维多利亚·贝克汉姆足够火辣，也许谢丽尔·科尔在手，但是JK罗琳却是英国最具影响力的女性。 The wealthy Harry Potter author topped a list of 100 British women in a poll by magazine editors. 在一项英国杂志编辑们参与的投票中，富裕的《哈里波特》作者JK罗琳荣登“100名英国最有影响力女性”的榜首。 Good Housekeeping editor Lindsay Nicholson said: As a single parent who managed to cope and pull herself out of poverty and create a massive entertainment empire on the way, she is very inspiring. 《好管家》杂志的编辑林赛·尼科尔森说：“作为一个单身母亲，罗琳能够应付困境并且摆脱贫穷，同时还建立起如此之庞大的娱乐帝国，她实在是令人鼓舞。” Rowling is also very careful about the way she uses her fame and is very true to herself. “对待自己的名声，罗琳也非常谨慎，她一直做着真实的自己。” The self-proclaimed shy author said: I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity. 自称“性格腼腆”的JK罗琳说过：“我从没过想过名声大噪，即使在我最疯狂的梦里。” Fame will go away... and when it does I believe I will be happy. “名誉终有一天会淡去……而我相信当那一天到来时，我仍然会很快乐。” 2010.12英语四级阅读:人咬狗的新闻 学新闻的童鞋大概都听过这么一句著名的话：“狗咬人不是新闻、人咬狗才是！”（If a dog bites a man its not news, but if a man bites a dog, youve got a story.）——本来只是用来比喻说明新闻一定要抓住“新奇”这一点，哪知前不久，在美国、人咬狗事件真的还出现了！ A Connecticut man searching for some PCP officer and bit his dog. Roderick Lewis, 23, reporte