J.K. Rowling spent three years teaching English as a foreign language in Portugal. During this time, Harry Potter went from being an idea on a piece of paper to the first three chapters of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone.

J·K·罗琳曾在葡萄牙当了三年英语教师。在这期间，“哈利·波特”从纸上的想法变成了《哈利·波特与魔法石》的前三章。

Her time spent in a new country allowed her to craft her vision of the young wizard world and a yearning for the British landscape.

在异国的时光让罗琳编织出了自己的年轻巫师世界，也让她思念英国的风景。

艾玛·沃特森

A gap year doesn't always have to be a break from the intellect. In fact, Emma Watson decided to take a break from her acting career to study feminism and gender studies, committing herself to reading a new book every week as personal study.

间隔年并不是说一定要中断学习让大脑放假。事实上，艾玛·沃特森之前就中断过演艺事业，来学习女权主义和性别研究，保证自己每周阅读一本新书作为个人学习计划。

本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇

When he was 19, he traveled throughout the Himalayas, living with a Nepali family outside Darjeeling, and teaching English to Tibetan monks and nuns.

卷福19岁的时候就去了喜马拉雅山麓，住在大吉岭的一个尼泊尔人家里，在那儿教藏传佛教僧侣们英语。

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