avid reader n.书迷
book lover n. 喜欢读书的人
bookworm n. 书虫
Avid readers are those who read as much as theycan, whenever they can.
书迷在任何时候都会试图尽可能多地阅读。
She was a book lover. She had one of theoldest bookstores in Germany, which had endured through World War I and the Nazi regime.
她是个书迷。她拥有德国最古老的书店之一,这个书店曾经历过第一次世界大战和纳粹政权。
Since childhood time, Helga Weyhe was a bookworm.
从孩提时代起,海尔加薇赫就是个书虫。
best-seller n. 畅销书;畅销唱片
She didn't stock those best-sellers in her ownbookstore.
她没有自己的书店里卖那些畅销书。
She has written several best sellers.
她写了几本畅销书。
detective novel n. 侦探小说
Agatha Christie a well-known writer of detectivenovels.
阿加莎·克里斯蒂是一位著名侦探小说作家。
Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone (1868) remains one ofthe finest English detective novels.
威尔基·柯林斯的《月光石》(1868)至今仍是英国最好的侦探小说之一。
thriller n. 惊险小说, 惊悚片
She reserves praise for Agatha Christie and Germanthriller writer Ingrid Noll.
她对阿加莎·克里斯蒂(Agatha Christie)和德国惊悚小说作家英格丽德·诺尔(Ingrid Noll)大加赞赏。
Do you love watching thrillers?
你喜欢看恐怖片吗?
page-turner n. 引人入胜的书;令人爱不释手的书
The book is a real page-turner. You simply don'twant to put it down when you read.
这本书真是引人入胜。当你阅读的时候,你完全不想把它放下。
Her latest novel is a real page-turner.
她最新的小说真是引人入胜。
spine-tingling adj. 激动人心的,紧张刺激的
A spine-tingling filmor piece of music is enjoyable because it causes you to feel a strong emotion.
一部令人兴奋的电影或音乐是令人愉快的,因为它会让你感到强烈的情感。
Watching his performance was one of thosespine-tingling moments.
观看他的表演是令人激动的时刻之一。
from cover to cover 从头到尾(阅读)
Even if she hasn't read each from cover to cover,each volume in the shop carries her endorsement.
即使她没有从头读到尾,书店里的每一卷书都得到了她的认可。
size up v. 估量,符合要求
She has a rare gift for sizing up a reader.
她能估计到读者的需求,这种天赋很少人有。
If you size up a person or situation, youcarefully look at the person or think about the situation, so that you candecide how to act.
如果你估量一个人或情况,你会仔细观察这个人或考虑某种情况,这样你就可以决定如何行动。
hit the nail on the head 一针见血
She always hits the nail on the head with herrecommendations -- from children's books to adult literature.
她的推荐总是一针见血——从儿童书籍到成人文学。
defiance n. 反抗
Reading for her is a quiet act ofdefiance.
阅读对她来说是一种无声的反抗。
Defiance is an openrefusal to obey someone or something.
反抗指的是公开拒绝服从某个人或某件事。