Jerry Spinelli, the author of Loser, has written many children’s books, but he did not always long to be a writer. When he was younger, he wanted to be a cowboy or a baseball player. This changed when he was 16. He wrote a poem about his high school football team winning a game. After his poem was published in the local newspaper, he made up his mind to be a writer. His first job after college was as a magazine editor. He wrote stories that were intended for adults in his free time.
《赢家》的作者杰瑞．史宾尼利已著有多本童书，但他并不是一直都渴望当作家。在他较年轻时，他想要当牛仔或棒球选手。当他十六岁时这个想法改变了。他写了一首关于他高中美式足球队赢得比赛的诗。他的诗被刊登在当地报纸后，他下定决心要成为作家。他大学毕业后的第一份工作是杂志编辑。在空闲时间，他写了一些以成人为读者的故事。
生活必备字词：
long to V 渴望（做）……
make up one’s mind to V 决定做……
editor n. 编辑
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本文节录自《常春藤生活英语》杂志，完整内容请见五月号。
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