1、Houdini， dumped into Lake Michigan chained
2、The worst year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars、 I was fifteen, remember? In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars、 Most years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand、 No, it isn’t enough to live on, but it’s still more than I’d make working part time and it’s five thousand to ten thousand more than I’d make if I didn’t write at all、 People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer、 The answer is: “None、” I just write、 I’m not a genius、 I’m not gifted and I don’t write right、 I’m lazy, undisciplined, and spend more time with my children and friends than I do writing、 I didn’t own a thesaurus until four years ago and I use a small Webster’s dictionary that I’d bought at K-Mart for 89 cents、 I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago、 I’ve never used a word processor、 I do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry for a family of six and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there、 I write everything in longhand on yellow tablets while sitting on the sofa with my four kids eating pizza and watching TV、 When the book is finished, I type it and mail it to the publisher、 I’ve written eight books、 Four have been published and three are still out with the publishers、 One stinks、 To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can、 Yes, you can、 Don’t listen to them、” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds、 Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it、 Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt、
3、just as before， but not as if nothing had happened、
4、or inside a sack， or pushing a wheelbarrow， or perched on stilts，
5、【翻译】书法是中国文化的精粹，除了满足日常书写外，它已经上升成为一门特别的高等艺术。他兴旺于中华大地数千年而不衰。商业气息浓重的店面装饰一些具有古色古香、文化色彩的书法作品就会平添几分高雅。书法作品也常常装饰客厅，书房和卧室。作为一种艺术，书法的书写是很讲究的`。汉字写在吸水性很强的宣纸上，然后再装裱起来挂上墙壁。书法作品多半是居室主人所喜爱的一首诗词或是一句格言;如果这是他自己所作，那就更能显示他的志趣和才华了。
6、and locked in a weighted trunk， swam back to the boat
7、a few moments later、 He could swallow more than a hundred needles
8、he sat down to cook and eat an omelette、
9、During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes、 By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work、 I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again、 They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams、
10、Skills
11、Blondin made a fortune walking back and forth
12、with a complete absence of vibration、 And when I open them again，
13、I Never Write Right
14、over Niagara Falls on a tightrope—blindfolded，
15、I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four、 While the children napped, I typed on my ancient typewriter、 I wrote what I felt、 It took nine months, just like a baby、 I chose a publisher at random and put the manuscript in an empty Pampers diapers package, the only box I could find、 I’d never heard of manuscript boxes、 The letter I enclosed read, “I wrote this book myself, I hope you like it、 I also do the illustrations、 Chapter six and twelve are my favourites、 Thank you、” I tied a string around the diaper box and mailed it without a self addressed stamped envelope and without making a copy of the manuscript、
16、【范文】Calligraphy is the essence of Chinese culture, which has developed into a special high-level art apart from satisfying the needs of daily writing、 It has been flourishing for thousands of years in China、 Shops with strong commercial atmosphere will gain some elegance if they are decorated with some quaint cultural calligraphic works、 Sitting rooms, studies and bedrooms can be nice-looking with calligraphy works decorated、 As a kind of art work, the writing of calligraphy is particular、 The Chinese characters are written on Xuan paper which absorbs ink very well and then are mounted to hang on a wall、 The calligraphy works are mostly a poem or a motto that the host of the room likes it much; if it is written by the host himself, it will demonstrate more his aspiration and interest as well as his talent、
17、and some thread， then pull from between his lips
18、my heart in my mouth， everything is standing
19、or lugging a man on his back、 Once， halfway across，
20、explode in a brilliant flash， silently，
21、That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper、 To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars、 I was a published and paid writer、 I showed my teacher and fellow students、 They laughed、 “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said、 I tasted success、 I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written、 That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me、
22、I can close my eyes and see your house
23、--by Jonathan Aaron
24、A month later I received a contract, an advance on royalties, and a request to start working on another book、 Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide、 I appeared on TV talk shows during the day and changed diapers at night、 I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours、 My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada、
25、the needles dangling at even intervals、