Books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should j    1     a movie in its own right, and not against its     2     (原作的) source.

Barbara Kingsolver is a(n)     1     (杰出的) American novelist, essayist and poet. During an interview, she talked about her daily routine as a writer and a mother.

“I tend to wake up very early. Too early. Four o’clock is standard ... I always wake with sentences pouring into my head. So getting to my desk every day feels like an emergency. It’s a funny thing: people often ask why I’m so     2     (discipline) about writing. I can’t understand the question. For me, discipline is turning off the computer and leaving my desk to do something else.

For the whole of my c    3     as a novelist, I have also been a mother. I was offered my first book contract, for The Bean Trees, the day I came home from the hospital with my first child. So I became a novelist and mother on the same day. Those two important lives have always been one for me. I’ve always had to do both at the same time. So my writing hours have always been       4     (limit) ... For me, writing time has always been precious, and something I wait for and am eager to make the best use of.

I’m extremely       5     (感激的) of my family’s support and contribution and the people who connect me to the wider world and the future. My children have taught me everything about life and about the kind of person I want to be in the world. Being a mother has made me a better writer. It’s also true to say that being a writer has also made me a better mother. ”