Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)
It is easy to underestimate English writer James Herriot. He had such a pleasant, readable style that one might think that anyone could imitate it. How many times have I heard people say, “I could write a book. I just haven’t the time.” Easily said. Not so easily done. James Herriot, contrary to popular opinion, did not find it easy in his early days of, as he put it, “having a go at the writing game”. While he obviously had an abundance of natural talent, the final, polished work that he gave to the world was the result of years of practicing, re-writing and reading. Like the majority of authors, he had to suffer many disappointments and rejections along the way, but these made him all the more determined to succeed. Everything he achieved in life was earned the hard way and his success in the literary field was no exception.
人们很容易低估英国作家詹姆斯·赫里奥特。他的文风是如此令人愉悦、流畅易读，以致于人们可能会以为任何人都能模仿。我不知有多少次听到人们说：「我也能写本书，只不过没时间罢了。」话说起来容易，做起来却没那么简单。与一般人的看法相反，詹姆斯·赫里奥特早年——用他自己的话说——在「尝试涉足 写作这一行」时，并不觉得这是件容易的事。虽然他显然天赋异禀，但他最终奉献给世人的那些精雕细琢的作品，却是多年练习、 反复修改和阅读的结果。和大多数作家一样，他一路上也不得不承受许多失望和退稿，但这些挫折反而使他更 加坚定了成功的决心。他一生中所取得的一切都是历尽艰辛换来的，他在文学领域的成功也不例外。