J.K. Rowling' s inspiration for The Christmas Pig came from her son. He had a favorite toy that he couldn' t sleep without. Rowling had always been worried about the possibility of the toy going missing. She knew how getting a replacement toy would not quite feel the same as the original one. This made her wonder what it would be like to be a replacement toy, and she began to imagine the Land of the Lost.
J.K. 罗琳《圣诞小猪》的灵感是来自于她的儿子。他有一个很喜欢的玩具，在睡觉时也不能没有它。罗琳一直都很担心玩具遗失的可能性。她知道拿到一个替代玩具跟原本玩具的感觉是不太一样的。这让她想知道作为替代玩具会是什么样子，所以她开始想像失物之地。
生活必备字词：
not. . . without. . . 没有. . . 就不. . . ，一定要. . . 才. . .
I can' t read without my glasses.
possibility n. 可能性
original a. 原先的
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