阿尔伯特·哈伯德 / Elbert Hubbard
阿尔伯特·哈伯德（1856—1915），美国著名出版家和作家。《菲士利人》、《兄弟》杂志的总编辑，罗伊科罗斯特出版社创始人。1899年，阿尔伯特·哈伯德创作了《致加西亚的信》，在《菲士利人》杂志上发表后，引起了全世界的强烈轰动，这本小册子在世界各地广为流传，全球销量超过8亿册，成为有史以来世界上最畅销的读物之一，列入全球最畅销图书排行榜第六名。
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1.perihelion [,perihi:li?n] n.近日点
2.oilsk [?il,sk] n.油布（雨衣），防水布（衣）
3.stiffen [stif?n] v.（使）变硬；（使）强硬
4.vertebrae [v?t?brei] n.椎骨
5.slipshod [sl?p,??d] adj.马虎的，随便的，草率的
6.ibecility [,?b?s?l?t?] n.愚笨；低能，弱智，愚蠢行为
7.gratitude [?ngr?t?,tju:d] n.忘恩负义
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