Appointment with death 死亡约会
书名解读
appointment 约会
date
I have an appointment with my dentist today.
I have a date with my dentist.
make an appointment 预约
内容概要
When a thoroughly unpleasant American woman
dies during a trip to the Holy Land, no one mourns her.
Yet she may well have been murdered
by one of her subservient family members,
so Hercule Poirot is called in to resolve the case.
讲解
逐句对照
When a thoroughly unpleasant American woman
dies during a trip to the Holy Land, no one mourns her.
Yet she may well have been murdered
by one of her subservient family members,
so Hercule Poirot is called in to resolve the case.
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holy land
holy 神圣
the Holy Bible 《圣经》
holy land 耶路撒冷
may well
His appearance has changed so much
that you may well not recognize him.
may/might（just）as well 倒不如 / 大可 / 不妨
There's nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
call in 邀请，召集
We'll call in more experts for the meeting.
call
call in 打电话
Has the boss called in today?
call out 召集
call out the soldiers
call for 需要，要求
Teacher is a job that calls for patience.
music
Hugh Fraser does a serviceable job with this early
and rather stilted Christie offering.
The many characters are identifiable and,
for the most part, believable.
This includes a wide range of Brits,
Americans, and Jordanians.
Fraser's pacing is somewhat sleepy, though,
and several of the characters sound wooden.
It's not clear
whether this is due to the stiff writing or the narration.
All in all,
an entertaining listen for die-hard Christie-lovers.
讲解
逐句对照
Hugh Fraser does a serviceable job with this early
and rather stilted Christie offering.
The many characters are identifiable and,
for the most part, believable.
This includes a wide range of Brits,
Americans, and Jordanians.
Fraser's pacing is somewhat sleepy, though,
and several of the characters sound wooden.
It's not clear
whether this is due to the stiff writing or the narration.
All in all,
an entertaining listen for die-hard Christie-lovers.
多学一点
all in all 总的来说，总之
All in all, it was a failure.
In a word / in conclusion / to sum up / in short / in summary
In a word, the situation is serious.
all in 精疲力竭
He felt all in after shopping.
原音重现
When a thoroughly unpleasant American woman
dies during a trip to the Holy Land, no one mourns her.
Yet she may well have been murdered
by one of her subservient family members,
so Hercule Poirot is called in to resolve the case.
Hugh Fraser does a serviceable job with this early
and rather stilted Christie offering.
The many characters are identifiable and,
for the most part, believable.
This includes a wide range of Brits,
Americans, and Jordanians.
Fraser's pacing is somewhat sleepy, though,
and several of the characters sound wooden.
It's not clear
whether this is due to the stiff writing or the narration.
All in all,
an entertaining listen for die-hard Christie-lovers.
出版社：人民文学
出版日期：2006-5
页数：247