Theodor Giesel

　　西奥多·吉塞尔

　　This author struggled to write a novel that publishing companies would call something other than “pure rubbish” several times—27 to be exact. The man just wouldn’t quit, though.

　　这位作家竭力想要出版一部小说，这部小说数次被出版社拒之门外，甚至称其“纯粹是垃圾”——确切的说，它被拒绝了27次。尽管如此，这位作家并没有放弃。

　　One fateful night, he ran into an old friend who had recently taken over as a children’s literature editor. The friend agreed to publish Giesel’s work. Better known today as Dr. Seuss, Giesel was never again called a failure after his first book struck it big.

　　在一个改变他命运的夜晚，他遇到了一位老朋友，后者刚任职为儿童文学编辑。这位友人许诺吉赛尔会出版他的作品。自从他的第一部作品出版之后，再也不会有人称吉赛尔是失败者了，如今吉赛尔以“苏斯博士”的笔名成为家喻户晓的作家。

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（编辑：何莹莹）