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A、It warns young people of the hardships of a successful writer. B、It advises young people to give up their idea of becoming wri
A、It warns young people of the hardships of a successful writer. B、It advises young people to give up their idea of becoming wri
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2009-04-23
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问题
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "you’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no prospects at all: what I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
选项
A、It warns young people of the hardships of a successful writer.
B、It advises young people to give up their idea of becoming writers.
C、It shows that writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
D、It encourages young people to pursue a writing career.
答案
A
解析
What does the passage mean to imply?
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