The youngest female published author世界上最年轻的单部作品出版女性

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1 Most 5yearoldsare just learningtheir ABCs. However， a little girl fromthe UK has actually written a book publishedin January 2022. BellaJayDarkfrom Weymouth， is the worlds youngestperson to publish a book （female） and wasawarded the title by Guinness World Records.Her book， The Lost Cat， tells thestory of Snowy， a cat who got lost after going outside alone at night. She hopes the book willteach children not to go outside at night alone.

2 While many adult writers get inspiration for their books from life experiences， in factBellas creative idea definitely came from one of her drawings.“It started off as a picture.My daddy said I could write a book and a story came from the picture，”Bella said.

3 Her mom， Chelsie Syme， was surprised that the book turned out as well as it did.“Iam just really proud of her; I did not think it was going to go this far， so Im just proud andwant to see her get the recognition she deserves.”

4 But how do you get a childs homemadebook published？ According to Syme， theytook Bellas book to a book fair and found a publisher who was willing to take risks on it.Syme helped Bella with proofing copies（校对本）and making necessary changes. In orderto obtain the Guinness World Record title of The Worlds Youngest Person To PublishA Book （Female）， the book has to be published by a commercial publishing house andhave at least 1， 000 copies printed and sold. Bellas book met the criteria， so she wasawarded the title.

5 In spite of being a talented author， Bella is just a kid like other peers who enjoysreading， swimming， and playing on her tablet. In her free time， she is currently working ona sequel （续篇） to Snowys story. Who knows what pearls of wisdom will come next？

Reading Check

Detail

1. Who is Snowy？

A. A toy cat. B. A lost child.

C. A talented female writer. D. A cat in Bellas book.

Detail

2. Where was the inspiration for Bellas book from？

A. A storybook bought by her father.

B. A picture drawn by Bella.

C. Bellas own life experiences.

D. Childrens love for animals.

Vocabulary

3. What does the underlined word“criteria”probably mean in paragraph 4？

A. Types. B. Evaluations.

C. Standards. D. Guesses.

Inference

4. What do we know about Bella？

A. Her father is a painter.

B. Her mother is strict with her.

C. She wants to help children with her book.

D. She gets no interest in other things except writing.

Ⅰ. Useful expressions

in fact 事實上；实际上

start off 以……开始

turn out 结果是（尤指出乎意料的结果）

be proud of 为……感到自豪

be willing to 愿意；乐意

take risks 冒险

Ⅱ. Difficult sentence

In order to obtain the Guinness World Record title of The Worlds Youngest PersonTo Publish A Book （Female）， the book has to be published by a commercial publishinghouse and have at least 1，000 copies printed and sold. 为了获得吉尼斯世界纪录“世界上最年轻的单部作品出版女性”的称号，这本书必须由商业出版社出版，并且其印刷量和销售量至少要达到1，000本。

【点石成金】本句是一个并列句，in order to为介词短语作目的状语，其同义词组为so as to，主句为由and连接的两个并列谓语，说明达到此目的的要求。