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My Book, by Me 我的书，我出版

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Have you ever wanted to see your name in print? ___1___ Now you decide if you get published instead of a bigwig publisher. The self-publishing industry is flourishing. It’s easy as pie, too! ___2___ In a few weeks, you’ll have a beautifully-bound book by none other than you.

你曾想成为作家吗？拜Blurb这类网站之赐，你办得到。现在，不需要知名出版商，你自己就能决定是否要出书。自助出版业现正蓬勃发展，而出版过程也非常简单！只要从Blurb网站下载软件，写出大作之后，再上载给Blurb。几个星期之后，便能拥有一本装订精美的书，而作者正是阁下。

___3___ If you have a manuscript titled “Ten Reasons I Like Pickled Cabbage,” that will be a perfect candidate for self-publishing, since it is unlikely anyone else will publish it. ___4___ Likewise, Steve Mandel, a management trainer, published his book Light in the Sky to show his friends why he stays up late to observe the stars with his telescope.

适合自助出版的书包括剪贴簿和相簿。如果你的手稿标题是「我喜欢泡菜的十大理由」，便十分适合自助出版，因为不大可能会有别人想帮你出版。米歇尔．考夫曼自助出版了一本书，为她的环保土木公司宣传，结果这本书让她的生意兴隆。同样地，管理训练师史蒂夫．曼道尔出版了《天空之光》一书，告诉朋友他为何熬夜用望远镜观星。

Blurb even sells a lovely book on how to make a book. You might want to check it out for pointers. Or you could just wing it. ___5___ Hop onto Blurb. It might be on exactly the same “page” as you.

Blurb甚至贩卖一本教人如何编书的书。你可以遵循该书的指导，但也可以一切自己来。如果你有意把祖母的食谱收录成册，或装订一本情诗给情人，不妨试试自助出版。上Blurb网站瞧瞧，也许它和你是「书」途同归。

−by Amy Gittelson

A.          Some good candidates for DIY publishing are scrapbooks and photo collections.

B.          Michelle Kaufmann self-published a book to advertise her green architectural firm, and it ended up being a fantastic boost for her business.

C.          Just download the software from Blurb, create your masterpiece, and upload the finished product back to Blurb.

D.         Thanks to websites like Blurb, you can.

E.          If you’d like to archive your grandmother’s recipes or bind a collection of love poems for your sweetie, check out DIY publishing.

Vocabulary

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flourish [ˋflɝɪʃ] v.（事业等）繁荣，兴旺

candidate [ˋkændədet] n. 候选人

likewise [ˋlaɪk͵waɪz] adv. 同样地

advertise [ˋædvɚ͵taɪz] v. 为……做广告

boost [bust] n. 提高；增加

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单词发音

bigwig [ˋbɪg͵wɪg] n. 权贵之人；大亨

easy as pie【口】极容易 very easy

bound [baʊnd] adj. 装订好的，装有封面的

manuscript [ˋmænjə͵skrɪpt] n. 手写本，手稿；打字稿；原稿

stay up late 熬夜; 熬夜到很晚

telescope [ˋtɛlə͵skop] n.（单筒）望远镜

pointer [ˋpɔɪntɚ] n. 【口】暗示，线索，点子

wing it 即兴表演；临场发挥  to improvise; to do something extemporaneously

hop onto 跳到…上

hop [hɑp] v. （人）单足跳

on the same page（美）意见一致 people being in basic understanding and agreement on something

scrapbook [ˋskræp͵bʊk] n. 剪贴簿

archive [ˋɑrkaɪv] v. 把……存档；把……收集归档

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