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All around the world millions of people are eagerly |
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waiting for the 16th of July. |
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That' s because it is the day when |
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the 6th Harry Potter novel will be published worldwide. |
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If you are one of the few people |
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who have never read any of the Harry Potter novels, |
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they can be summerized as the magical adventures |
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of a boy wizard who attends a wonderful school for wizards. |
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The first Harry Potter novel was published in 1997. |
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Since then the Harry Potter series has become a publishing phenomenon chū bǎn yè de qí jī. |
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Selling over 250 million copies worldwide. |
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The Harry Potter books are sold in more than 200 countries |
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and have been transleted into 60 different languages, |
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from Hindi to Ancient Greek. |
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The novels have also been successfully adapted for the big screen yíng píng. |
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The first three films have all been smash hits jù dà chéng gōng at the box office piào fáng. |
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The most recent film ' Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' |
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break records in the UK, |
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taking 11. 5 million in its first three days on release chū bǎn fā xíng. |
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It went on to take more than 750 million worldwide! |
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It has been an incredible journey for the author of the books, JK Rowling. |
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Just seven years ago, |
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she was a single mother writing her books in a café. |
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Now she is a multimillionaire, |
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Britain' s richest woman and ranked as the world' s bestpaid author. |
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It is difficult to pinpoint jīng què chá míng the secret to the Harry Potter series' success. |
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For whatever reason, |
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the books have captured the imgination bǔ huò de xiǎng xiàng lì shǐ jí dù zháo mí |
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of millions of readers from around the world, |
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fans and passionate about books and films, |
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and there are many websites devoted to Harry and his friends and enemies. |
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Indeed, there has been a great deal of gossip and speculation |
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surrounding the new book. |
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However, for the moment the story remains a wellguarded secret yán shǒu de mì mì. |
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If you want to know what happens in the sixth Harry Potter book, |
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you' ll just have to read it! |
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By yittue |