Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Girl Detective

1.influence v. 影响,感化

例句:Don't let me influence your decision.
       别让我来左右你的决定。

2.inspiration n. 灵感,鼓励者,吸气

例句:The satisfaction of customers is an inspiration to us.
       顾客的满意是对我们的鼓励。

3.wrongdoing n. 坏事

例句:Self - reproach for supposed inadequacy or wrongdoing.
      自责由于不适当的做法或错误而产生的自责

4.twist vt. 拧,扭曲,捻,编织,使扭转,缠绕,盘绕

例句:Her fingers tensely twisted the handle of her bag.
      她的手指紧张地扭动着手提包的把手。

5.engulf v. 卷入,吸进,投入深渊,吞没,使全神贯注

例句:His lean body was engulfed in an ivory white afghan coat.
      他瘦削的身躯裹在一件象牙色的阿富汗大衣中。

6.offensive a. 令人不快的,侮辱的,攻击用的

例句:His hasty temper made him offensive.
      他的急躁的脾气使他令人讨厌。

7.reflect v. 反射,反映,招致,归咎,思考,想到

例句:Many newspapers reflect the opinions of the children.
      许多报纸都反映了儿童们的看法。

8.curiosity n.好奇心; 求知欲

例句:His curiosity prompted him to ask questions.
       他的好奇心驱使他发问。

1.So did all three of the women ever to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

某人也是,so+系动词或助动词+主语,表示某人也同前面所说的情况一样,如果是否定则用neither.

2.There's a lot of fans I come across who have gone on to have careers in law enforcement or become attorneys like myself.

come across遇见,偶然看见

例句:We came across an old man lying in the road.
      我们碰见一位老人躺在路上。

3.The stories on the screen had little in common with the books.

in common with与…相同

例句:They have nothing in common with one another.
       他们彼此毫无共同点。

20世纪30年代,与华纳的米老鼠几乎同一时代诞生的Nancy Drew展示了女性的独立和聪颖,因此这一经典的侦探人物形象在崇尚自由个性张扬的美国深受喜爱,尤其得到了女性朋友的青睐。去年her interactive公司才举行了Nancy Drew75周年的纪念活动,Nancy Drew作为历史悠久的同名侦探小说剧情人物,剧情跌宕起伏扣人心弦,其原著者Carolyn Keene的身份亦是扑朔迷离。系列主要专向11周岁及以上的儿童和成人,之后更有大量的改编电影,连续剧,真人秀节目,游戏。ND小说自上世纪50年代末至今共有多个分支系列的出版物问世。