【AnthonyHorowitzsufferedalotasachild.Hewasasheputsit“notverybright”andcouldn’twintheattentionofhisverywealthyparentswhopreferredhis“clever”olderbrother.Atage8Horowitzwassentawaytoana】
AnthonyHorowitzsufferedalotasachild.Hewasasheputsit“notverybright”andcouldn’twintheattentionofhisverywealthyparentswhopreferredhis“clever”olderbrother.Atage8Horowitzwassentawaytoanabusive(虐待的)boardingschoolinhisnativeEnglandeventhoughhescreamedandbeggedhisparentsyearafteryearnottosendhim.“Thethoughtwas‘It’llbegoodforhim’”Horowitzrecalls.
Itwasnot.Horowitzdidbadlyinhisstudieshadfewfriendsandwasbullied(欺负)forfiveyears.“Myteacherscouldn’thavehadaloweropinionofme”hesaid.“Iwasn’tevensmartenoughtorebel(反抗).TheonethingIrememberfromtheveryearliestagewasthisdesiretowrite.WhenIwas10yearsoldIrememberaskingmyparentstogetmeatypewriterformybirthdaybecauseIwantedtobeawriter.”
Nowat55Horowitzisoneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulchildren’sbookauthors.HisAlexRiderserieshassoldmorethan5millioncopiesandtheeighthbookfeaturingtheyoungspyCrocodileTearscameoutthismonth.
TheAlexRiderbookstelltheadventuresof14-year-oldAlexRideranagentfortheBritishintelligenceagencyMI6.
Horowitzsaidhedoesn’ttrytowriteforkids;itjustcomesoutthatway.“Ihaveafeelingit’stodowithpurityandsimplicity.Igiveaslittleinformationasisnecessarytodescribetheroomthecharacterintheroomandgetonwiththeaction”hesaid.
ThatstylehasalsomadeHorowitzasuccessfulwriteroftelevisionshowsforadultsinBritainbecausehesayswritingbooksforkidsisalotlikewritingtelevisionforgrown-ups:Inbothcasesit’sallaboutentertainingpeoplewithagoodstory.
NowHorowitzcouldn’tbehappierwithhislife.Hesumsuphissuccess“…youcanbeanythingyouwanttobeifyoujustbelieveinyourself.Idobelieveitcompletely.”
1.InhischildhoodAnthonyHorowitz_______.
A.wasmoreintelligentthanhisbrother
B.waspaidmoreattentiontobyhisparents
C.hatedtobesenttotheboardingschool
D.ledamiserablelifebecauseofpoverty
2.IntheboardingschoolHorowitz’steachers_______.
A.showedgreatconcernforhim B.oftenabusedandbulliedhim
C.taughthimhowtowritestories