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ID: 2945 Upper Intermediate
Learn about the celebrated Japanese author, Keigo Higashino, who's many mystery novels have been made into TV shows and movies. Some of his more famous works include "The Devotion of Suspect X" and the "Salvation of a Saint." Have any poddies read his work? Would you recommend them to a friend? Photo by Dani Nofal
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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推荐 tuījiàn to recommend
悬疑 xuányí thriller; suspense
具体 jùtǐ concrete
紧凑 jǐncòu fast-paced
最近有什么有趣的书可推荐的吗最好是悬疑类的书籍我对这类作品比较感兴趣
zuìjìn 最近yǒu shénme 有什么yǒuqù 有趣de 的shū 书kě 可tuījiàn 推荐de 的ma 吗zuì hǎo 最好shì 是xuányí 悬疑lèi 类de 的shūjí 书籍wǒ 我duì 对zhèlèi 这类zuòpǐn 作品bǐjiào 比较gǎn xìngqù 感兴趣
Have you got any interesting books to recommend? Ideally a thriller, I'm more interested in that kind of book.
你知道日本有位叫做东野圭吾的作家吗他是一个专门写侦探小说的悬疑小说家他的作品值得一看
nǐ 你zhīdào 知道Rìběn 日本yǒu 有wèi 位jiào 叫zuò 做Dōngyě Guīwú 东野圭吾de 的zuòjiā 作家ma 吗tā 他shì 是yī 一gè 个zhuānmén 专门xiě 写zhēntàn xiǎoshuō 侦探小说de 的xuányí 悬疑xiǎoshuōjiā 小说家tā de 他的zuòpǐn 作品zhídéyīkàn 值得一看
Do you know a Japanese author called Keigo Higashino? He is a thriller novelist who specializes in detective novels. His work is worth a read.
我听说过这个作家据说在日本国内很受欢迎他的作品你能具体推荐一部给我吗
wǒ 我tīngshuō guo 听说过zhè ge 这个zuòjiā 作家jùshuō 据说zài 在Rìběn 日本guónèi 国内hěn 很shòuhuānyíng 受欢迎tā de 他的zuòpǐn 作品nǐ 你néng 能jùtǐ 具体tuījiàn 推荐yī 一bù 部gěi 给wǒ 我ma 吗
I've heard of that writer before, I hear he's very popular in Japan, can you recommend any particular book of his?
那我就推荐他的第一部侦探小说给你吧名字叫做放学后这是一部校园悬疑小说情节紧凑结局出人意料
nà 那wǒ 我jiù 就tuījiàn 推荐tā de 他的dì yī 第一bù 部zhēntàn xiǎoshuō 侦探小说gěi 给nǐ 你ba 吧míngzi 名字jiàozuò 叫做fàngxué hòu 放学后zhè 这shì 是yī 一bù 部xiàoyuán 校园xuányí 悬疑xiǎoshuō 小说qíngjié 情节jǐncòu 紧凑jiéjú 结局chūrényìliào 出人意料
Then I'll recommend his first detective novel. It's called 'After School'. It's a thriller based in school, the plot is very fast-paced and the ending is really unexpected.
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