李飞鸣

家在我们的心里都是一个特殊的存在，童年时期的房子是J.K. Rowling永远无法放弃的割舍。

[难词探意]

1. nostalgia /n??st?ld??/ n. 怀旧; 念旧

2. renovation /?ren??ve??n/ n. 翻新; 修复

3. property/?pr?p?ti/ n. 房屋及院落;财产;不动产

Lets be real. We all have a special place in our heart for the home we grew up in.

Think of the place where you learned to ride your first bike or the door frame where your parents tracked your heights. But would that nostalgia be enough for you to drop half a million to buy back the house？ If youre the author J.K. Rowling， and your childhood home inspired certain parts of what would become one of the most well?known fiction series to ever exist， its worth considering.

As it turns out， the author of Harry Potter J.K. Rowling owns her childhood home， Church Cottage at Tutshill in Chepstow. Rowling quietly bought it back in 2011 for ￡400，000.

Now， the secret is out， as this week， Rowling and her husband carried out major renovation projects for it， after years of no activity.

But lets talk about that magic that is Church Cottage already. Rowling lived here from age 9 to 18. There is also a trap door in the cottages dining room， similar to the one Fluffy guards in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Also， the property is near the Forest of Dean， where a chunk of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows takes place.

Over the years， some wise fans were able to connect the dots leading to the home， often trying to visit it. “For years， every time a book or a film came out， there were always members of the public asking to come in to see the house，” Julian Mercer， the homes former owner， told BBC back in 2011. “Thats been happening ever since the book came out. But we havent let them in.”

Now that the secrets out that the home is back in Rowlings hands， those uninvited fans might be knocking on the door a little more frequently. Although her exact renovation plans may still be a mystery， we sure hope she turns it into a museum for the book.

[Reading][Check]

1. What do we know about Rowlings childhood home？

A. Its once sold twice.

B. It cost Rowling $400，000 in 2010.

C. It gave her lots of inspiration.

D. It has been changed into a museum.

2. How long has Rowling lived in the cottage？

A. 8 years.

B. 9 years.

C. 12 years.

D. 18 years.

3. Who is Julian Mercer？

A. Rowlings fan.

B. The former owner of J.K. Rowlings

childhood cottage.

C. A reporter from BBC.

D. A character in Rowlings books.

4. When do visitors begin to want to see the house？

A. After Rowlings books came out.

B. After the house has been changed.

C. After the public began to focus on it.

D. After Rowling bought the house back.

[Language][Study]

Difficult sentence

Think of the place where you learned to ride your first bike or the door frame where your parents tracked your heights.

【翻譯】 _____________________________________________________________

【点石成金】本句为一个主从复合句， 两个where都引导限制性定语从句。