avid reader n.書迷

book lover n. 喜歡讀書的人

bookworm n. 書蟲

Avid readers are those who read as much as theycan, whenever they can.

書迷在任何時候都會試圖盡可能多地閱讀。

She was a book lover. She had one of theoldest bookstores in Germany, which had endured through World War I and the Nazi regime.

她是個書迷。她擁有德國最古老的書店之一，這個書店曾經歷過第一次世界大戰和納粹政權。

Since childhood time, Helga Weyhe was a bookworm.

從孩提時代起，海爾加薇赫就是個書蟲。

best-seller n. 暢銷書；暢銷唱片

She didn't stock those best-sellers in her ownbookstore.

她沒有自己的書店里賣那些暢銷書。

She has written several best sellers.

她寫了幾本暢銷書。

detective novel n. 偵探小說

Agatha Christie a well-known writer of detectivenovels.

阿加莎·克里斯蒂是一位著名偵探小說作家。

Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone (1868) remains one ofthe finest English detective novels.

威爾基·柯林斯的《月光石》(1868)至今仍是英國最好的偵探小說之一。

thriller n. 驚險小說, 驚悚片

She reserves praise for Agatha Christie and Germanthriller writer Ingrid Noll.

她對阿加莎·克里斯蒂(Agatha Christie)和德國驚悚小說作家英格麗德·諾爾(Ingrid Noll)大加贊賞。

Do you love watching thrillers?

你喜歡看恐怖片嗎?

page-turner n. 引人入勝的書；令人愛不釋手的書

The book is a real page-turner. You simply don'twant to put it down when you read.

這本書真是引人入勝。當你閱讀的時候，你完全不想把它放下。

Her latest novel is a real page-turner.

她最新的小說真是引人入勝。

spine-tingling adj. 激動人心的，緊張刺激的

A spine-tingling filmor piece of music is enjoyable because it causes you to feel a strong emotion.

一部令人興奮的電影或音樂是令人愉快的，因為它會讓你感到強烈的情感。

Watching his performance was one of thosespine-tingling moments.

觀看他的表演是令人激動的時刻之一。

from cover to cover 從頭到尾（閱讀）

Even if she hasn't read each from cover to cover,each volume in the shop carries her endorsement.

即使她沒有從頭讀到尾，書店里的每一卷書都得到了她的認可。

size up v. 估量，符合要求

She has a rare gift for sizing up a reader.

她能估計到讀者的需求，這種天賦很少人有。

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.

如果你估量一個人或情況，你會仔細觀察這個人或考慮某種情況，這樣你就可以決定如何行動。

hit the nail on the head 一針見血

She always hits the nail on the head with herrecommendations -- from children's books to adult literature.

她的推薦總是一針見血——從兒童書籍到成人文學。

defiance n. 反抗

Reading for her is a quiet act ofdefiance.

閱讀對她來說是一種無聲的反抗。

Defiance is an openrefusal to obey someone or something.

反抗指的是公開拒絕服從某個人或某件事。