英语听力精选进阶版 6068
时间：2019-01-25 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
The fastest-selling book ever up to this week was the sixth Harry 1 Potter book The Half-Blood Prince. However, author J. K. Rowling has broken her own record as the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series is officially the fastest-selling book in the world.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was finally released at midnight in the UK on Friday 20th July. Fans, dressed as characters from the books, lined up outside book shops hours in advance of the book going on sale.
One well-known book store in the UK claimed to have sold 15 copies of the book per second in the early hours of Saturday morning. The book sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release, breaking the 9 million record set by the sixth Harry Potter book.
Book shops and supermarkets competed with each other by offering big discounts on the book from its recommended retail 2 price.
Author J. K. Rowling read excerpts 3 from the book in a special midnight reading in London at the Natural History Museum. She then went on to sign copies of the book for the rest of the night for the 500-strong crowd who had been specially 4 invited to the event.
It wasn't just in the UK where the frenzy 5 to buy the book took place. In Hong Kong book shop staff dressed as wizards. In Australia special "magic" breakfasts were served to customers buying the book. In India customs offices worked on a Friday, which is a holiday there, to ensure people got the book on time.
It's been a whole decade since the first Harry Potter book was released. Since then, 325 million books have been sold and Harry Potter has become a global phenomenon. The latest book is being released in 93 countries.
Author J. K. Rowling hinted in advance that some of the characters do not survive a final meeting with the Dark Lord Voldemort.
But it's not up to BBC Learning English to spoil the plot for you all. Have fun reading the book in your own time. But don't tell us what happens - we haven't read it yet!
GLOSSARY 词汇表
broken her own record 刷新本人创下的纪录
officially 官方的
released 发行
per 每一（本）
competed 竞争
discounts 折扣
recommended retail price 标定零售价
excerpts 节选
Natural History Museum 自然历史博物馆
500-strong 500多
frenzy 疯狂（抢购）
wizards巫师
served 提供服务
customs offices 海关部门
to ensure 保证
on time 准时
decade 十个年头
a global phenomenon 全球热
hinted 暗示
to spoil the plot 提前透露故事情节
- 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。
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
- Some excerpts from a Renaissance mass are spatchcocked into Gluck's pallid Don Juan music. 一些文艺复光时期的弥撒的选节被不适当地加入到了格鲁克平淡无味的唐璜音乐中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. 他正在将自己制作的一些电影的片断进行剪辑合成。 来自辞典例句
- They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
- The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。