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二十五六岁时，玛丽·恩格尔布赖特是一个天分很高、却在苦苦求索的画家。。。

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Mary Engelbreit

Saint Louis

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Mary Engelbreit was a talented but struggling artist in her mid-20s when she flew to New York from her native Saint Louis, hoping to find work illustrating children's books - her life's goal. So she was disappointed when all the book publishers she visited turned her down. One even suggested her drawings might be better suited to greeting cards. "I was crushed," Engelbreit admits. Greeting cards seemed a comedown from her high expectations, but the advice stayed with her, and she decided to give it a try. The results transformed her life forever. Today Mary Engelbreit sells an astonishing 14 million greeting cards a year. Her popular designs appear on more than 2,000 products, including books, calendars, and kitchen items.
二十五六岁时，玛丽•恩格尔布赖特是一个天分很高、却在苦苦求索的画家。她从家乡圣路易斯飞到纽约，希望找一份为儿童书籍画插图的工作──这是她一生追求的目标。所以，当她去过的出版社都拒绝了她时，她非常失望。其中一家出版社甚至建议，她的画也许更适合于贺卡。 “我被击垮了，”恩格尔布赖特承认。与自己所期望的相比，贺卡似乎太低微了。可是那个建议她却记在心上，而且决定试一试。这一试永远改变了她的人生。 如今，玛丽•恩格尔布赖特每年卖出的贺卡达1,400万张，这是个惊人的数字。她那流行的设计出现在2,000多种产品上，其中包括书本、日历、厨房用品中。