首页
登录
职称英语
Many a young person tells me that he wants to be a writer. I always encourage
Many a young person tells me that he wants to be a writer. I always encourage
游客
2024-07-08
6
管理
问题
Many a young person tells me that he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I explain that there’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not of the long hours at a typewriter, "You’ve got to want to write, "I say to them, "not want to be a writer."
The reality is that writing is typically a lonely, private and low-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who was fond of me and so supplied my room in a New York apartment building. It was cold and had no bathroom; I bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so of this existence, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough for a weeks’ groceries, I felt I was destined to be one of those people who die wondering, "What if?" I would keep putting my dream to the test——even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the "shadow land" of hope; anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
选项
A、warn young people of the trials what a successful writer experiences early in his/her career
B、advise young people to give up their dreams of becoming a professional writer
C、show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D、encourage young people to pursue a writing career
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3668254.html
相关试题推荐
Withoutacarmostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor,andevenifapersonispoor
WhatdoesTomdowhenhecan’tmakeuphismind?Healways______others.[orig
______hefirstheardofBaJin,thegreatChinesewriter.A、Thatwasfromhisfa
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuch
Moremiddle-agedpersonssufferfromhearttroublethanisgenerallyrealized.A、
TheMayorpaida(person)______visittotheoldmanwhowascelebratinghis10
Personalityistoalargeextentinherent—A-typeparentsusuallybringabout
By______yourworkenvironmentandpersonalpractices,youmaybeabletoreduc
By______yourworkenvironmentandpersonalpractices,youmaybeabletoreduc
______isknowntotheworld,MarkTwainisagreatAmericanwriter.A、AsB、That
随机试题
[originaltext]M:Hi,Helen,I’vebeenlookingforyou!W:Really?Suchacoinci
扫描仪是输入设备。
公用建筑照明系统通电连续试运行时间应为24h,住宅照明系统通电连续试运行时间应为
对重症煤气中毒的昏迷患者,最有效的抢救措施是A.鼻导管吸氧 B.20%甘露醇快
教学《师说》时,教师给学生随文介绍了古代论说文的文体知识,对于教师的这一做法,下
失业率、银行未收回贷款规模等属于经济指标分类中的()。A.先行性指标 B.同
监理工程师受业主委托对工程设计进行监理,应实施( )。 A、静态控制 B
下列工作分析的方法中,()的缺点是对有些问题调查不够深入,不利于掌握某些专门信
下列哪一种情况可使心输出量减少? A.阻断心脏迷走神经的传导B.刺激心脏的
学校课外活动的主体部分是()。 A.科技活动B.学科活动 C.文
最新回复
(
0
)