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about her now famous (известный) character (герой), the young wizard
(волшебник) Harry Potter, in Edinburgh cafes, and received (получил)
“loads” of rejections (отказов) from book publishers when she first sent out
the manuscript, The Guardian reports. “An exceptionally (исключительно)
short-lived marriage (краткосрочный) had imploded (рухнул), and I was
jobless, a lone parent (одинокий родитель), and as poor as it is possible to be
in modern Britain, without being homeless … By every usual standard, I was
the biggest failure I knew,” Rowling said during a 2008 Harvard University
commencement speech (речь в честь вручения дипломов). She went on to
say that she considered her early failure a “gift” that was “painfully won,”
(выигран с болью) since she gained (получила) valuable (ценные)
knowledge about herself and her relationships through the adversity
(несчастье).
Answer the questions:
1. What is this article about?
2. What would you do if you had so many rejections?
3. Where did she draw power from so to keep trying?
Exercise 49. Put the verbs into the correct tenses.
1. Actually, Donald’s inexperienced relative (not to get) a good salary anytime
soon if he does not start (to brush) up his professional skills.
2. I doubt that Allan’s persistent goddaughter (to provide) referral for this position
and (to recommend) my calm niece.
3. To tell the truth, Collin’s determined spouse (to quit) always her jobs in two
months after being hired.
4. Besides, Daniel’s persuasive acquaintance constantly (to talk) shop when we
(to be) at parties!!!
5. Currently, Fiona’s sloppy fiancé (to search) for a high paying job, as he (not
can) (to take) this anymore!
Exercise 53. Watch the video 1.5 and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdYTEe8-EKE
- You were offered (предложили) an opportunity (возможность) to go to
Broadway with a play (пьеса) you’d already been a part of. And it was a very
difficult decision (решение) for you, but you elected (выбрал) not to do that
because of sort of an idea of where you wanted to take things (заниматься
некоторыми вещами).
- It was a selfish (эгостичное) decision as well because it affected (повлияло)
a lot of other people. I did do 8 months before we were supposed to (должны
были) go, but apologies (извинения) to Nancy Carroll and Adrian
Scarborough, and Thea Sharrock. I just wanted to mix it all up all the time. I
really wanted, I wanted…I mean, my theatre training at LAMDA was a

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