在我个人兴趣和孩子利益之间需要取舍时，我总是毫不犹豫地放弃自己。我已经错过了太多的作家见面会了，每次失落，都让我在心里惋惜不己。这次我又错过了，同样的遗憾，再次在心头浮起。

为了更好地了解这位作家，我刚刚在亚马逊网站买了他的两本书。进入网页，一看书的报价，我惊得目瞪口呆。我要买的书，每本只要一美分。著名作家的书居然如此被贱卖，我心里好像很不舒服。

It takes so long to say the name of the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society that one can be thankful that everybody just refers to it as HoCoPoLitSo. One of this literary organization's longest running and most popular activities is an annual Irish Evening that features a reading by a celebrated author, an opportunity to have books signed, live music and, of course, Irish coffee.