壹蘋派生活美語 天才神秘會社 I:謎屋的考驗
The Mysterious Benedict Society
天才神秘會社 I:謎屋的考驗
Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities? This is the question that opens The Mysterious Benedict Society. The story follows four orphaned children who notice this question in a newspaper advertisement. They go on to pass a series of difficult and complex tests. These children later meet Mr. Benedict, the organizer of the tests. He explains that a mysterious threat is influencing the world through secret messages sent into people’s minds by television and radio signals.
你是個天賦異秉的孩子,而且正在尋找特別的機會嗎?就是這道問題揭開了《天才神秘會社 I:謎屋的考驗》的序幕。故事講述四個孤兒在報紙廣告中看到了這個問題。他們接著通過一系列艱鉅且複雜的測驗。之後,這些孩子遇到了測驗的籌辦者班奈迪克先生。他解釋道一種神祕的威脅正透過電視和廣播訊號向人們的腦中發送祕密訊息,從而影響世界。
生活必備字詞:
- opportunity n. 機會
- advertisement n. 廣告(常縮寫為 ad)
- threat n. 威脅
- signal n. 訊號
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