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JK·罗琳被评2017全球收入最高作家

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2017-08-06 08:05 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Harry¹ Potter creator JK Rowling has been named the world's most highly paid author with earnings² of £72m this year.

《哈利·波特》作者JK·罗琳被评为今年全球收入最高的作家，年收入7200万英镑。

Rowling beat the likes of Dan Brown, Stephen King and John Grisham to top Forbes' list of the 10 highest earners in the global industry for the first time in almost 10 years.

The announcement comes soon after her legions of worldwide fans celebrated³ the 20th anniversary of her first installment⁴ of the boy wizard series.

She has written a further six Harry Potter titles, which have been turned into eight blockbuster feature films, and she last year made her screenwriting debut⁵ with a prequel movie, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.

WORLD'S BEST PAID AUTHORS

1. JK Rowling (Harry Potter) - $95,000,000

2. James Patterson (Women's Murder Club) - $87,000,000

3. Jeff Kinney (Diary Of A Wimpy⁶ Kid) - $21,000,000

4. Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) - $20,000,000

5. Stephen King (The Dark Tower) - $15,000,000

6. John Grisham (The Innocent Man) - $14,000,000

7. Nora Roberts (Year One) - $14,000,000

8. Paula Hawkins (The Girl On The Train) - $13,000,000

9. EL James (Fifty Shades Of Grey) - $11,500,000

10. Danielle Steel (The Duchess) - $11,000,000

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1 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 earnings
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。 Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

3 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 installment
n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期
参考例句：
I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。 He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。

5 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

6 wimpy
adj.懦弱的，无用的，哭哭啼啼的
参考例句：
I'd rather have a wimpy kid than a dead one, you know? 你知道么？我宁可要一个懦弱的孩子，也不想要一个死的。来自互联网 I hate wimpy drinker. 我讨厌酒量差的人。来自互联网

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