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.
《贏家》的作者傑瑞．史賓尼利已著有多本童書，但他並不是一直都渴望當作家。在他較年輕時，他想要當牛仔或棒球選手。當他十六歲時這個想法改變了。他寫了一首關於他高中美式足球隊贏得比賽的詩。他的詩被刊登在當地報紙後，他下定決心要成為作家。他大學畢業後的第一份工作是雜誌編輯。在空閒時間，他寫了一些以成人為讀者的故事。
生活必備字詞：
long to V 渴望（做）……
make up one’s mind to V 決定做……
editor n. 編輯
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