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美国九岁泡妞天才Alec Greven

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标题: 美国九岁泡妞天才Alec Greven (2670 reads) 时间: 2009-2-03 周二, 12:27

作者：九浅在海归酒吧发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com

I WROTE THE BOOK OF LOVE
By JENNIFER FERMINO

December 2, 2008 --
He's only 9, but this pint-sized pickup artist already knows plenty about pleasing the ladies.

So much, in fact, that Alec Greven's dating primer, "How to Talk to Girls" - which began as a handwritten, $3 pamphlet sold at his school book fair - hit the shelves nationwide last week.

PHOTOS: Nine-Year-Old Gives Dating Advice

The fourth-grader from Castle Rock, Colo., advises Lothario wannabes to stop showing off, go easy on the compliments to avoid looking desperate - and be wary of "pretty girls."

"It is easy to spot pretty girls because they have big earrings, fancy dresses and all the jewelry," he writes in Chapter Three.

"Pretty girls are like cars that need a lot of oil."

He advises, "The best choice for most boys is a regular girl. Remember, some pretty girls are coldhearted when it comes to boys. Don't let them get to you."

Over a few Shirley Temples yesterday at Langan's on West 47 Street, Alec said that he culled his wisdom by peeking at his peers at play.

"I saw a lot of boys that had trouble talking to girls," Alec said.

As for his how-to, he concedes, "I never expected people to buy it like a regular book in a bookstore."

But with classic plain-spoken advice - like "comb your hair and don't wear sweats" - it's no surprise his 46-page book was a hit with boys and girls of all ages.

He believes the best way to approach a girl is to keep it to a simple "hi."

"If I say hi and you say hi back, we're probably off to a good start," he said.

As for his own love life, he said he is not dating anyone at the moment. "I'm a little too young," he confessed.

In his book, published by HarperCollins, he suggests holding off on falling in love until at least middle school.

Dating - which he defines as going out to dinner without your parents - is for "kind of old" people, who are 15 or 16.

Officials at the Soaring Hawk Elementary School said he wrote the book - which was the runaway bestseller at its book fair - for kids, but believe anyone can find inspiration in it.

Alec's mother, Erin Greven, credits her son's beyond-his-years insight to his avid reading.

"He reads nonstop. At dinner, I say, 'Put your book down,' " she said.

Alec - who just finished a children's book on the Watergate scandal - said he wants to be a full-time writer when he grows up, with a weekend job in archaeology or paleontology.

美国9岁男童亚历克.格雷文写的“泡妞宝典”登上全美畅销书榜

今时今日，儿童写书并非新鲜事，但美国9岁男童亚历克.格雷文写的“泡妞宝典”居然登上全美畅销书榜，就足以让大人们大跌眼镜了。

亚历克是美国科罗拉多州古城卡森罗克的一名四年级小学生，年仅9岁的他人小鬼大，居然对约会中的男女心思了如指掌。亚历克写了一本名为《怎么跟女孩打交道》的书，并把这本书的手稿带去学校举办的书展上出售，结果居然大受欢迎。上周，这本书已经登上了全美畅销书榜。

一个9岁小鬼的泡妞建议能有多大用处？然而读者却在亚马逊售书网上留言说，这些建议非常深得人心。“漂亮女孩喜欢装扮，就像汽车远行需要加油一样，”亚历克在书中煞有介事地指点道，“然而，大多数男孩其实喜欢相对普通的女孩。”

对男孩他也有一番建议，书中说，漂亮女孩在面对喜欢的男孩时也会扮酷，所以“千万不要让她们控制你”，另外“约会前记得梳头发，不要穿有汗味的衣服”。亚历克接受采访时说，书内写的东西都是他通过观察旁人得出的结论，他还一本正经地说，最好长大后再谈恋爱，“我现在还小。”

亚历克的妈妈对儿子突然成为畅销书作家也感到惊讶，她表示，儿子平时确实十分喜欢阅读书籍。

作者：九浅在海归酒吧发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com

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