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A new crime novel came out in April. The book was by a new writer, Robert Galbraith. It got good reviews, but it only sold 1,500 copies in three months. Then, a newspaper reported that Galbraith was a pen name (not the writer’s real name). The real writer was by J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books. Now her crime novel is a bestseller! Rowling didn’t use her real name because she wanted to write a different kind of novel, and she wanted to write for fun. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
dry off 〈…を〉すっかり乾かす
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A long time ago, an Italian man was driving 100 miles an hour (about 160 kilometers an hour) on a California highway. The police stopped him, but he didn’t speak any English. When they found a translator, the driver told them that he saw the sign for Route 101. He thought it was the speed limit! Last Monday, a 67-year-old Canadian man was caught driving even faster. He told the police that he just wanted to dry off his car after washing it. The police didn’t believe him. They took away his license and made him pay $800. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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