[00:05.57]All around the world millions of people are eagerly
[00:08.90]waiting for the 16th of July.
[00:10.13]That’s because it is the day when
[00:12.79]the 6th Harry Potter novel will be published worldwide.
[00:15.70]If you are one of the few people
[00:17.22]who have never read any of the Harry Potter novels,
[00:19.75]they can be summerized as the magical adventures
[00:22.72]of a boy wizard who attends a wonderful school for wizards.
[00:27.13]The first Harry Potter novel was published in 1997.
[00:30.94]Since then the Harry Potter series has become a publishing phenomenon出版业的奇迹.
[00:34.40]Selling over 250 million copies worldwide.
[00:38.80]The Harry Potter books are sold in more than 200 countries
[00:42.51]and have been transleted into 60 different languages,
[00:45.46]from Hindi to Ancient Greek.
[00:47.66]The novels have also been successfully adapted for the big screen荧屏.
[00:51.36]The first three films have all been smash hits巨大成功 at the box office票房.
[00:55.43]The most recent film ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’
[00:59.39]break records in the UK,
[01:01.38]taking ￡11.5 million in its first three days on release出版；发行.
[01:06.63]It went on to take more than $750 million worldwide!
[01:12.42]It has been an incredible journey for the author of the books, JK Rowling.
[01:16.69]Just seven years ago,
[01:17.54]she was a single mother writing her books in a café.
[01:20.91]Now she is a multi-millionaire,
[01:23.10]Britain's richest woman and ranked as the world's best-paid author.
[01:27.89]It is difficult to pinpoint精确查明 the secret to the Harry Potter series' success.
[01:32.47]For whatever reason,
[01:33.53]the books have captured the imgination捕获…的想像力；使…极度着迷
[01:35.03]of millions of readers from around the world,
[01:37.56]fans and passionate about books and films,
[01:40.23]and there are many websites devoted to Harry and his friends and enemies.
[01:44.60]Indeed, there has been a great deal of gossip and speculation
[01:47.30]surrounding the new book.
[01:49.28]However, for the moment the story remains a well-guarded secret严守的秘密.
[01:52.99]If you want to know what happens in the sixth Harry Potter book,
[01:56.32]you’ll just have to read it!
[01:58.11]By yittue