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中英文本
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian novelist and songwriter. He was born in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro. In 1970, he quit law school to go travelling around South America, Africa, and Europe. He learnt much about the supernatural on his travels, which would become themes of his books. He returned to Brazil and wrote song lyrics for famous Brazilian singers.
保罗·科埃略是巴西小说家,歌曲作家
In 1986, Coelho went on a walk that would change his life. He walked the 800-kilometre Road of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, an ancient highway used for centuries by pilgrims. He said he experienced a self-awareness and spiritual awakening, which he wrote about in his novel ‘The Pilgrimage’. It opened up a new way of writing for him.
1986年,科埃略的一次行程改变了他的一生
A year later, Coelho wrote his most famous book, ‘The Alchemist’. The book sold very slowly at first and his publisher dropped it. He found another publisher who had more faith in his writing and the book became one of the best-selling books of all time. It reached number one in 18 countries, and so far has sold 30 million copies.
一年后,科埃略出版了最知名小说《炼金术士》
Coelho is the best-selling Portuguese language author in history. His books have been translated in 67 languages. To date, Coelho has sold over 100 million novels. He was the world’s best-selling author in 2003. He spends his time writing novels and a newspaper column. He is also a Messenger of Peace for the United Nations and raises awareness of the UN’s ideals.
科埃略是史上最畅销的葡语作家
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重点讲解
1.best-selling 最畅销的
例句:The answer is that Drosnin, author of the best-selling "Bible Code" book series, claims he can see things in the Bible that no one else can.
答案在于这位最畅销的“圣经密码”系列图书的作者——卓思宁
。 他声称只有他才可以在圣经中看到其他人所看不见的事情 。2.South America 南美洲
例句:None of these are in Africa or South America.
没有一所这样的大学在非洲或南美洲
。3.self-awareness 自我意识
例句:It is assumed that you are interested in achieving greater self-awareness.
假定大家都想变得更有自知之明
。4.raise awareness 增强意识
例句:It is an occasion to raise awareness of key global health issues.
它是提高对关键全球卫生问题认识的一个重要机会
。