内容正文:
We Regret to Inform You...
我们遗憾地通知您
regret [rɪˈɡret]
v. 懊悔,抱歉,遗憾
inform[ɪnˈfɔːm]
v.通知,告知
"We regret to inform you..." These are the words that every writer dreads receiving, but words every writer knows well.
dread [dred]
v.畏惧,害怕 adj.可怕的 n.畏惧
that
引导限制性定语从句在句中指代words
译文:
"我们遗憾的通知您..." 这些话是每个作者都害怕收到的,但是这些话是每个作者都熟悉的。
The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it, their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence.
response[rɪˈspɒns]
n.回复,答复,反应
publisher[ˈpʌblɪʃə]
n.出版者,发行人
come back
回来
sink[sɪŋk]
n.邪恶之地 adj.贫困的, 低下的 vt.使下沉,下沉
reach[riːtʃ]
v.到达,抵达
译文:
来自出版商的回复来了,作者渴望的打开并且阅读,当他们读到最后一个句子的时候他们心情低落。
one's heart sinks
情绪低落
responsible[rɪˈspɒnsɪbl]
adj.负责的,可靠的
responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n.责任
You may have spent years giving up your weekends and free time to write your life's work, yet still this is often not enough.
have spent
have done
现在完成时
e.g 他已经在前天晚上完成了他的作业
句子结构:
主+谓+宾+地点+时间
He had finished his homework the night before last.
give up
放弃
give in
投降
give out
1.放出,发出 2.散发,颁发
give away
1.泄露,暴露 2.赠送,送出 3.出售
译文:
yet [jet]
adv.还,仍 conj. 然而,可是
你可能花费了数年,放弃了周末和空闲时间去创作你的毕生作品,可是这通常仍然不够。
Everyone knows that success rarely happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced rejection.
success[səkˈses]
n. 成功
successful[səkˈsesfʊl]
adj.成功的
succeed [səkˈsiːd]
v.达到目的,成功
rarely [ˈreəlɪ]
adv.很少地
rare [reə]
adj.罕见的,难得的
overnight[ˈəʊvəˌnaɪt]
adv.整晚 adj.突然出现的,一夜之间的
rejection [rɪˈdʒekʃən]
n.拒绝, 摒弃
reject [rɪˈdʒekt]
v.拒绝接受
译文:
每个人都知道成功很少发生在一夜之间,但是也许不是许多人都知道非常成功的作者以前也面临被拒稿。
_________
adv.非常,高水平地
Take for example J.K.Rowling.
take... for example
以......为例
for instance
=for example
例如
译文:
以J.K罗琳为例
When she received her first rejection letter, she decided that it means she now had something in common with her favorite writers and stuck it on her kitchen wall.
common [ˈkɒmən]
adj.常见的, 共同的
短语使用:
have sth in common with
与......有共同之处
e.g 他和残忍的歹徒的外貌有共同之处
gangster[ˈɡæŋstə]
He