a writer

So you want to be a writer? Well my advice is, don't give up the day job.

这么说你想成为一个作家了？得了，我劝你不要放弃老本行。

Diana is a writer of historical fiction.

黛安娜是历史小说作家。

‘ You? A writer? ’ she sneered.

“你？是作家？”她不屑地说。

She has freelanced as a writer and researcher.

她从事自由职业，一边写作，一边搞研究。

He is a writer first and a scientist second.

他首先是作家，然后才是科学家。

As a writer he seemed to lack creative spark.

作为作家，他似乎缺少创作激情。

Jo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and co-author of the This Book Will series of lifestyle books ．

Jo Usmar是《世界主义者》的作者,也是本书《生活方式》系列的合著者。

He is a writer of exceptional literary talent.

他是位文采出众的作家。

How could such a writer be taken seriously?

怎么会把这样一位作家当回事呢？

He is not so much a writer as a reporter.

他与其说是个作家,毋宁说是个记者.

'I'm a writer.' — 'You don't say. What kind of book are you writing?'

“我是作家。”——“不会吧。你写哪方面的书？”

I hear that you're a writer ─ is that so?

听说你是作家——是吗？

He's seriously underrated as a writer.

他是被严重低估的一位作家。

She first made her name as a writer of children's books.

她最初是以儿童读物作家成名的。

I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.

我的小说作家生涯失败了，原因完全是因为教育体制的缺陷。

She is now a writer and fashion stylist.

她现在是作家兼时尚造型师。

As a writer I am interested in characterization.

作为作家，我对人物塑造感兴趣。

He was also a writer of beautiful stories, some of which are collaborations with his fiancee.

他还写了一些美妙的故事，其中有些是和他的未婚妻合著的。

She is a writer of international repute.

她是一位享有国际声誉的作家。

Turner is a writer and critic.

特纳是作家兼批评家。

When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of becoming a writer.

我年轻一些的时候幻想过要成为一名作家。

He believed that to be a writer was his true vocation.

他认为当作家是他真正的使命。

A writer is suing director Steven Spielberg for allegedly stealing his film idea

一名作家正控告导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格涉嫌剽窃了他的电影创意。

I ran up against the problem of getting taken seriously long before I became a writer

我突然遇到了这样的问题：虽然还没有成为作家，却过早受到了重视。

She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.

她作为作家比作为歌手名声要大。

I have great admiration for her as a writer.

我十分钦佩她这位作家。

He was a writer of repute

他曾经是一位颇有名望的作者。

Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer

或早或晚，大多数作家最终都会著书讲述身为作家的苦恼。

Success as a writer demands great application.

作家要成功就得悉力以赴。

What are your main concerns as a writer?

作为一名作家，你主要关注的是哪些问题？