访谈录 Interview 2007-03-31&0402, 抢先揭开最后一部哈里波特面纱

For all of you, Harry¹ Potter fans, hold on to your Hogwarts hats if you enjoy reading the first six Harry Potter books from best selling author J.K.Rowling. I am betting you're counting down the days to the July 21st release of the 7th and final book in this series. It's called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and it will have a record breaking first printing 12 million copies here in the US. This morning, Arthur A. Levine, vice² president of Arthur A. Levine Books and the co-editor of the Harry Potter series is here to unveil the cover.

Arthur, good morning to you.

Hey, Arthur.

Good morning. Nice to be here.

You brought these books over here. So this is gotta be very exciting for you.(Indeed)

It's, well, it's exciting because I've been holding this secret now for a month. And, you know, I am looking forward to sharing it with other people and actually being able to talk about it.

I can't stand it. Can I just do this?

Yes.

Be careful, coz she has an act, she's a little, this is accident-prone.

So tell us about the artwork. What are we seeing here?

Looks not good for him, for Harry.

We are seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. And uh, readers will find out exactly what that situation is.

So this is.

We know, somebody is gonna die, right?

We do know.

Yeah.

We do know that (on what page?) someone is gonna die.

Let me show(draw up), let me show you, that's the front cover obviously. Here's the entire jacket the way it plays out. (Because it wraps around the book) It wraps around the whole book. (yes)

Who, what's happening here?

Well, uh, I can't tell you exactly what's happening here, but that is (of course)He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and that is the first time he's been shown on the jacket. And actually, it's interesting, coz we've made this extra long. The flaps³, the parts that are wrapped around the book (Right), are a little bit longer than usual, so you have more artwork than usual. It's very beautiful.

Do you have mixed emo…,as the guy who brought it here, do you have mixed emotions about this series coming to an end?

Oh, yeah, sure. I mean , when I was reading it, you know, I had both the excitement and the, you know, the power of the book and the plot driving me forward, but I also was feeling a little sad like (Did you cry?) It is the last time. (Yeah) I did, sobbing⁴.

That means that somebody we liked die, (Yeah.) doesn't it?

Well, it means it's a very very emotional book.

Just tribute⁵ a wise, how long does it take to print 12 million copies of a book?

You know, it takes several weeks.

Gosh!

Well, congratulations. (It's a beautiful cover). We can't wait to see it in July.

Thank you very much.

Thanks, Arthur.

It's a pleasure.

Thank you very much. (Thank you.)And just to remind that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will arrive at bookstores on July 21st.

Obviously, it is a smash⁶ hit series.

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 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 flaps   

（兽医）马唇肿胀

参考例句：

• The flag flaps in the wind. 旗在风中飘动。
• He was supposed to furl the side flaps in the morning. 他的任务就是每天早上把两侧的遮帘卷起。

4 sobbing   

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

• I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
• Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

5 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。

6 smash   

v.粉碎，打碎；n.轰动的演出，巨大的成功

参考例句：

• We heard the smash of plates breaking in the kitchen.我们听到厨房里盘子破碎的声音。
• The gifted author wrote one smash after another.这个天才作家创作了一篇又一篇轰动一时的作品。