popularity shows no sign of going away. 3.6
这种模式吸引了人类最强烈的本能—好奇心—而人们对这种模式欢迎的程度没有任何减弱的迹象。
When a murder is commited, there’s no shortage of suspects to be investigated. 5.8
当谋杀案发生时,需要调查的嫌疑人不在少数。
Criminals go unpunished, people are wrongly convicted and there are miscarriages of justice. 8.2
犯罪会逍遥法外,法律会伤及无辜,审判不公时有发生
Murder is still considered to be entertainment and the television schedules are full of detective dramas which end with a murderer safely under arrest. 10.3
谋杀故事仍被看作是一种消遣娱乐,而且电视节目表里也充斥着那些以杀人犯肯定被捕而告终的侦探剧。
So long as human beings remain curious, there seems no doubt that the whodunit in all its various forms, will continue to exert its fatal attraction. 13.1
只要人类还有好奇心,那么毫无疑问,各种各样的侦探小说就会继续发挥它致命的诱惑力。
Unit 02