托福听力笔记

Part A:1.听到什么，不选什么，即选最响亮音的同义词，不要选同音词，只有建议题，省略题可以听到什么选什
么。2.第二个人的话是重点 3. 注意意思相反的两个选项，正确选项必居其一。

1、听力场 景
（ 1） 娱乐场 景
1 音乐会
－永远好听
－喜欢 classical music, 不喜欢 Rock&Roll
－去不了因为要学习
－提前买票
2 剧院演出
－有票没票
－座位是否调换
＊在卖 on sale；卖完了 be sold out
＊正前方的位置 orchestra section；楼座 balcony
3 美术馆
－喜欢去且最好是 modern art
＊油画 oils；版画 prints；水彩画 water color；壁画 fresco；素描 sketch；肖像画 portrait；山水画 landscape
4 电影
－不好看，不值 money
＊It was hardly worth the wait
price of admission
5 买东西
－买什么:invest in, stock up on, 以旧换新 trade it in,分期付款 pay by installment, 头期款 down payment,卖东西 cash
in on sth.
－买没买（注意虚拟语气）,退货 refund，预付 in advance/deposit
－喜欢便宜货: on sale; good bargain/deal/price/buy; discount; %off
＊东西巨贵 cost you an arm and a leg, cost sb dearly, dear sth, make a fortune,cost a bundle
＊价钱公道 fair, reasonable, affordable, acceptable.
6 养花种草
－花草长势
－阳光水份: sunlight; water regularly
－摆哪儿合适：窗前 sunlight；角落里 shade
7 照相
－效果:模糊 blurry
－用光，胶卷 : 闪光灯 flash, 焦距 focus, out of focus, adjust the focus, 照相 shot, a roll of film, 冲卷 develop, 放大
enlarge
8 邮局
－不满意：It took forever to arrive.
9 外出吃饭(go out for lunch, dine out)
－上哪儿吃：一角 dime, 五分 nickel, 1 分 penny, 分 cent
－爱尝鲜 appetizer 开胃物，打包酒菜 carryout,腌制 souse,
－喜欢安静：prefer a quiet place
－谁请客：我请客 This is my treat; Let me treat you; Let me pick up the bill. Foot the bill
AA 制：go fifty fifty, Let’s spit the check, two bills
－点错菜：order，菜单 recipe
* 侍 者 常 用 语 ： ① Bring the menu-are you ready to order now? ②take your order-I’ll be with you in a
moment③recommend sth-specialty 特色④ serve food- I’ll take care of it. I’ll see to it.
10 贪吃场景
－吃完：eat up, clean out, empty, go out.
－谁打扫:残羹冷炙 leftover
* 饭量小 eat like a bird, 饭量大 eat like a horse, 酒量大 drink like a fish, 能睡 sleep like a log, 能抽烟 smoke like a
chimney
11 吃
－apple-pie 好吃 out of the world, pizza 难吃 taste awful,
*一份 helping/serving/bite，吃一点 take a bite of
12 咖啡
－爱喝，别上瘾 be addicted to，戒掉 be off
－不喝不加奶的咖啡 not drink it black
－不喝因为咖啡因 caffeine
13 着装
＊style,正装 formal suit, 休闲装 casual jeans.
＊Color (蓝色最好),navy (blue), solid blue, deep/light blue.褪色 fade, faint, lose the color.不褪色 retain its color.
＊Size: 松 loose，紧 tight, It’s tight on waist. 缩水 shrink
＊Design: 条 stripped，点 dotted，格 plaid，做工精细 elegant, 短裤 shots
14 减肥 on diet
－身体好，身材好 perfect shape, good/excellent condition
－要坚持，需锻炼 I’ve got to get a shape.
*slim① 苗条②机会少
15 理发
－价贵，去哪儿理
－换发型，不好认 make out/recognize
*理发店：hair salon, hairdresser,发型师 stylist
* 修流海 trim the bangs ，鬓角 side, 中分 parting in the middle ，左分 parting to the left, 耳朵上 over the ear, 到后背 in
the back.
16 渡假
－宠物：谁看 have sb to do sth, 与宠物相处，宠物喜欢你 be attached to，掉毛 shed
－旅行社：订机票 book/reserve, 房间：取消 cancel, 换房 switch room
*乖一点 be good
*Hotel or Motel: ashtray, 肥皂和手巾 soap and towel, front desk.
17 海滩
－爱去
－干什么
＊enjoy lying on the beach, take a sun bath, play sand volleyball, swimming, surfing(冲浪)
－没钱去不了
18 晚会 party
-the more the merrier
19 天气
－天气变化：多云 overcast ，大风 high wind ，暴风雪 blizzard ，倾盆大雨 downpour/pouring ，阵雨 shower ，（雨
雪）停 light up，放晴 clear up，（好天气）持续 keep up/hold on,变暖 warm up
－picnic/barbecue 总在下雨天 sunshine.
－天气好，心情好：It’s nice/good to have sth for a change.
－天气与穿衣:收衣服 put away/pack，找出衣服 get out
－是不是要买衣服：羊毛衫 wool sweater，羽绒服 down jacket，靴子 boot，手套 glove，围巾 scarf
*美国天气预报三项指标：湿度 humility,降雨量 precipitation,温度 temperature
20 机场
－天气不好影响航班：the flight was delayed/canceled due to the bad weather
21 运动
－爱运动，耽误学习
－喜欢所有 beach/gym activities.冰球 ice hockey,棒球 base ball, football
* hiking 远足, cycling 骑车, rock-climbing 攀岩, skiing 滑雪, jogging 跑步, golf
* tennis 网球:正/反手 fore/back hand，续弦 restring，球场 court，接/发球 serve/refurn，出界 go out of bounds.
（2） 学习场景
1 论文
－题目难定（太大）too broad a topic
－资料难查（太多）too much material to cover
－多找教授（时间）
－打字困难（机房）机少人多，想买机
2 笔记
－考笔记 be based on the lecture/notes
－字难认 make out/recognize handwriting
3 考试
－永远难 was supposed to be easy
－不推迟 put it off, hold off, delay, postpone
－分数低:及格 passing grade，不及格 failing grade，好分数 perfect grade
－心里不好受 down
＊take-home exam 开卷考试，workshop 研讨会, seminar 研究会
4 评价教授
－小对话中（不好），段子题中（好）
－不迟到 punctual/prompt，不早退，常拖堂 run over time/late,
－要求严，出题难，给分低
*听不懂：be lost/be all at sea/in the dark
*听懂：figure out/make sense/catch/follow words
*打瞌睡：drop off/doze off, keep watching the clock, keep counting the time.
5 作业
－作业多：I‘ve had enough of it.(I’ll never have enough of it.高兴语气)
*have one’s hands full, be tied up, be booked, be up to one’s eyes/ears/neck with work. Have a million things to do. Study
48 hours in a day.
－想迟交，不迟交:交作业 hand in/ turn in, 迟交 extension, 多给时间 extra/more time
6 熬夜
－常熬夜：sit up, stay doing sth
－不熬夜 get out of it, wise
7 书店
－有货没货 in stock/ out of stock
－印，不印 in /out of print
－过时 out-dated, 最新的 updated/current
－平装 paper back，精装 hard back
8 图书馆
－还书：recall a book, library loan, 续借 renew, 传记作者 biographer, 微缩胶片 microfiche
－罚钱:overdue, late return, fine , moratorium(暂停，推迟)，
9 电话
－定主题，听语气，背套话
＊电话号码本：yellow pages, telephone directory，干扰 static，接通 put through
＊占着电话 tie up, be off 下线断线,过会打给你 get back to sb.
10 选课
－先学入门课 intro/basic/prerequisite，再学高级课，教授得同意 approval/permission/signiture
－三大顾虑:too much, too difficult, intro course
－课程难，心情不好
－少选明智，多选犯傻，时刻准备退课 drop

(三)生活场景
1 找房
－抱怨：dormitory① 太小太脏②太吵③管的太严；apartment① 东西老坏②室友难处 neat, considerate.
－找房难，不愿搬，抱怨多，怕涨价，减装修
－房东 landlord，租户 tenant
2 噪音
－室内：调音 turn down，隔音 sound proof，没意识到
－室外：airport, highway, traffic
3 空气污染
－室内：开窗，空气窒息 stuffy,卡住了 window is stuck
－室外：没办法，抱怨多
4 装修
－少花钱 afford，新床 new couch
－旧家具往哪放 where do you want it to go?
5 修理
－什么坏了，找谁 : 管道工 plumber, 水龙头 / 管子漏 leaky faucet/pipe, 下水道堵塞 clogged drain, 灯泡 bulb, 电线
wiring, 电灯 light , 电工 electrician
－修理贵，修不如买：以旧换新 trade it in
＊修理工的总称：maintenance people, technician, repair person
6 高速路 highway
－长塞车 be tied up/ backed up in traffic, traffic jam, rush hour.
－拐错弯：should have turned, miss the turn
－从哪儿出 get out , exit
－违章：超速 speeding, 闯红灯 go through the red light, 违章停车 illegal parking, 停车场 lot ，罚单 ticket, 交通队
traffic court
7 迷路，问路
＊中南 central south，左上角 upper left hand，右下角 lower right hand，沿着走 go down, walk along. Off
to
＊你去哪儿：where are you heading for
leaving for
8 外伤
－易受伤
－伤哪里:twist, strain, hurt, injure, shoulder, wrist, ankle, knee
－能不能动
－原因：搬东西或锻炼
9 看病
－症状 :feel under the weather 身体不适 ,catch a cold, have ringing in the ears, running nose, sneeze 喷嚏。感染…病
come down with, get a touch of, catch
－禁忌
－药管不管用:药起了作用 it works/helps. It does good. It does the trick. It make difference.
＊药片 pill，剂量 dosage，入院 be admitted to hospital, 出院 check out of/release from
＊医务室 infirmary,clinic. 药房 pharmacy,棉团 floss, 打针 shots，抓药 fill
10 打工
－时间，工资，经验
－职责，感受
11 借钱，还钱
－不愿借
－不想还
－（语气）why
12 帮忙
－帮或不帮
－为何不帮
lack of
13 捎东西 low on sth
－缺什么 be short of
－要或不要，原因 run out of
14 搭车
－搭不上，听原因:接 sb. pick sb up, 下车到哪儿 drop sb off at sw
15 等人
－等不着
－不想等
－why
(四)特色场景－女尊男卑
1 男生宿舍总是脏（女生脏，因为学习）
＊mess, a real dump/mess, messed up, messy,乱七八槽 at sixs and sevens, chaos, chaotic
＊I haven’t done much cleaning recently. My room is like a tornado hit it.
＊吸尘器 vacuum/rag cleaner
2 男生爱花钱
＊have money to burn, burn the candle at both ends, spend money like water
*花完 go through = use up
*破产 I was broke, I never seem to have enough money.
*save for rainy days.存钱以备不时之需
3 男生害羞
－内向 keep sth to oneself, not sociable, feel embarrassed, self-conscious
4 男生爱紧张
－考试
－presentation stand/sit
－宣布谁得奖学金 restless quietly
＊坐立不安 too excited to be still ,be on edge, on pins and needles, like a cat on hot bricks, pace the floor( 来
回踱步)
5 男生各种环习惯
＊睡过头 oversleep, be late for class, miss the class
＊失眠 insomnia/wake up,辗转反侧 toss and turn, twist, 安眠药 sleeping pills
＊Never hand in the paper on time. Extension, extra time, be behind in( 落后)，be backed up(堆积作业 )，临考抱佛脚
crem for the exam
＊补考 fail the exam, make up the exam.
6 女生 Mystery, 爱学习
＊make no sense to me. Sth I’ll never figure out. Over my head. Beyond me/my understanding.
＊How she manage to do it is a mystery to me. 答案中：wonder, surprised
＊拉都拉不走 tear sb away from the books
7 女生不记仇
＊故意 mean to do,记恨 hold the grudge, forgive, forgiving, tolerant,忘掉 get over it
＊broad-minded, open heart, a heart of gold. Think much/little of sb. Look up to /down upon sb
8 常考女生的优点（参看男生缺点）。好女帮男场景：说教

2、听力句 型总结
-as…as…
as cool as a cucumber, as fit as fiddle, as healthy as horse, as poor as a church mouse, as strong as an ox, as like as two
peas( 长得象 ) ， peas and carrots( 形影不离 ) ， apples and oranges( 大不相同 ) ， as proud as peacock, as changeable as
moon, as punctual as a church clock, as sly as fox, as light as feather, as hungry as a wolf.
-be the last thing +定从,最不希望的，最不需要的，最不愿意的。
-hasn’t he, isn’t it +ever/though.可不是吗！(很同意)
-if only 要是…就好了。答案的标志是虚拟语气和 wish.
-not that, not as…adj….as you think 不至于那么过分吧
-不辞辛苦做某事 go out of one’s way to do. Take great trouble to do sth. Go extra miles to do sth.
-吃惊：Jees. Boy! Man! Jesus christ! Dear me! Wow!
-对我都一样：It makes no difference to me. Does it make any difference. What difference does it make. It’s all the same
to me.
- 感觉如何： What do you think of sth? How do you like sth? How do you find sth? How do you feel about sth? Would
you like A or B? Do you feel like sth? Are you in a mood for anything?
-开玩笑吧：So you say. Pull my leg.
-流泪 my eyes swim in tears, shed tears of remorse, I can’t hold back my tears
-你真了不起：You are somebody. You are a big potato.
- 提醒： I don’t think you’ll do… I was wondering if you will do sth. I don’t imagine if you do. You have not done sth,
have you?
-听我说：You know why. Tell me why.
-我本想做某事（但没做）I meant to do.. should have given. Was supposed to do sth. I have been meaning to..
-赞同：You bet. Sure thing. And how. Isn’t it though/ever. Go ahead. By all means.
-责备：When will you ever do sth? Do I have to tell you? Don’t I tell you sth? Why didn’t you…
- 怎么了？ What’s up/matter/wrong with sb? how have you been? How are you coming along/doing? What’s new with
you?
3、 习语 lose his cool 失去冷静
-冷静 cool off 冷静，天气变冷
play it cool
-不介意：not at all, not a bit/little, not in the slightest, not in the least
-不愿让人做某事：make sb uncomfortable to do sth
-对人宽容 go easy on sb. Be lenient with. Be kind to
- 挤 时 间 做 某 事 ： get around to do sth, take time out/off from doing sth, spare time to do sth, afford time to do sth,
squeeze/steal time to do
- 健忘 slip one’s mind/memory. Have a shot memory, not good with.. be terrible with.. forgetful, absent-minded, scatter-
brain, go in one ear and out the other. Wops.
-快，马上：in no time, by and by, on short notice, right now/away/off, in a moment/minute/second
-去哪里，朝哪里去 head to/for sw, make for, leave for, set out for, be off to , be away to
-生气：be put out with sb, be burned up at sb, get one’s back up, hit/raise the roof/ceiling, be enraged, get on one’s nerve,
rub sb the wrong way, annoy/irritate sb.
-顺便看望：drop/stop/come by/over/in
-太忙 heavy/busy/tight schedule
-太热 super/burning/blazing/unbearable/scorcher hot
-听某人的建议：go by/follow/listen to one’s suggestion
-一点也不奇怪：no wonder. Little surprise.
- 有时，偶而： occasionally, sometimes, every so often, every now and them, every once in a while, at times, from time
to time, on and off.
-在某方面擅长：know the stuff/ropes/tricks/one’s beans
-逐步地：gradually, step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, piece by piece, line by line, word by word.
-bottom line 说话的核心，well, the bottom line is that…
-check out① 检查，询问②借书③出院④退房
-come in handy 派上用场，会有用的
-for the life of sb 无论如何
-get over: ① 完成作业②病全愈③忘掉（不愉快）
-go through ① 用完②检查③经历过④办手续
-我认为 I suspect, 我确认 I bet, 我估计 I expect, 我不认为 I doubt, 我原以为 I thought, 我原以为 I was hoping, 我曾经
是 I used to be, 我本应该 I was supposed to
-on one’s way 马上出发; on the way 已经在路
-pick up ① 取东西②接人③买东西
-put up ① 挂起②住宿
-up to :胜任：it’s up to sb to do sth, sb is up to doing sth② 熬夜 sit/be up to do sth③ 达到 up to sth

4、 单词
-beat① 超过，胜过②难倒③很累
-care①take care of it 处理，照顾② care to 愿意③ care about 关心④ care for 喜欢
-catch① 赶上②听懂③传染
-commitment ① 约会＝engagement, appointment ② 承担责任
-due①n.费用 ② a 过期
-fountain 街头饮水机
-line① 行车路线 bus line② 横线 line paper ③ 电线 power line
-meet① 上课 ②接人 ③见面
-order① 点菜 ②订购，邮购 ③顺序
-pack ① 收拾行李，②拥挤
-serve ① 发球 ②上菜
-rapids 中等城市的环铁
-rehearse① 练习②排演
-return ① 回球（网球） ②回电话
-take a rain check 改天一定去
-电脑词汇：显示器 monitor，存盘 save it on disk，屏幕 screen，全部丢失 wipe out，色带 ribon
-取消（课）：cut, cancel, call off
-忍受：stand, bear, put up with, tolerate, withstand.
-涨价：rising, go up, increase, soaring, rocketing,
-职位空缺：opening, vacancy, post
托福最新成语及例句

1.Those　second-hand　pianos　are　selling　like　hot　cakes,　if　you　want　one,　you'd　better　buy　one
now　before　they're　all　gone.
sell　like　hot　cakes=sell　very　well　or　very　quickly

2.Whenever　I　have　to　make　a　speech　I　get　butterflies　in　my　stomach.
get　butterflies　in　one's　stomach=get　nervous

3　He　would　do　anything　for　his　daughter.　She　was　the　apple　of　his　eye.
be　the　apple　of　one's　eye=be　very　precious　to　sb.

4　Lend　me　$30,please,　Tom,　I'm　broke　at　the　moment.
be　broke=doesn't　have　any　money

5　The　accident　was　caused　by　a　taxi　driver　jumping　the　green　light.
jump　the　green　light=doesn't　wait　for　the　traffic　lights　to　change　to　green

6.You 　 didn't 　 think 　 I 　 was 　 serious, 　 did 　 you, 　 Joe! 　　 It 　 was 　 a 　 joke! 　 I 　 was 　 pulling 　 your 　 leg,
that's　all.
pull　one's　leg=tease　someone,　逗某人玩

7　Because　the　owner　wanted　a　quick　sale,　the　painting　went　for　a　song-only$1000.
If　something　"goes　for　a　song",　it　is　sold　very　cheaply

8　There　was　a　shortage　of　food;　so　you　had　to　pay　through　the　nose　for　what　you　could
find.
To 　 "pay 　 through 　 the 　 nose 　 " 　 for 　 something 　 is 　 to 　 pay 　 far 　 more 　 for 　 something 　 than 　 it 　 is
really　worth

9　If　he　finds　out　what　you　did　with　the　company's　money,　he'll　hit　the　roof.
hit　the　roof=get　very　angry

10　The　sky　got　very　dark　and　soon　the　rain　began　to　bucket　down.
bucket　down　=　rain　very　heavily

11　They　all　chip　in　for　the　benefit　of　Simpson's　widow　and　little　child.
chip　in=contribute　money　捐献

12.He 　 usually 　buys 　 his 　clothes 　 off 　the 　 peg. 　 It's 　 cheaper 　than 　going 　to 　 a 　dressmaker. Off
the　peg　clothes　=成衣
13　Now　stop　beating　about　the　bush　and　tell　me　what　happened!
beat　about　the　bush=avoid　saying　directly　what　you　mean

14　I　really　must　go　and　lie　down　for　a　while　;I've　got　a　splitting　headache.
Splitting　headache=painful　headache

托福听力短语集锦

A　big　sale　
大减价。托福听力围绕学生生活的话题较多，学生总是没钱，所以一听到 on　sale　或者
for　sale,　　A　big　sale　,　等等大减价等总是非常有兴趣。
A:　Those　are　great　sneakers,　were　they　very　expensive?
B:　I　never　could　have　bought　them　if　the　shoe　store　wasn’t　
having　a　big　sale.

A　far　cry　from　离……差的老远，有很大的差别
The　published　book　is　a　far　cry　from　the　early　manuscript.

Anything　but　　单单除……之外；恰恰不
对照习语：　nothing　but,　　意为正是，只是，不过。
She　is　nothing　but　poor.　她很穷。
Susan　is　anything　but　poor.　　苏珊一点也不穷。

Are　you　kidding?　你开什么玩笑？
类似说法：　you　must　be　kidding,　you　must　be　joking?　　Are　you　
joking　?　you　kidding?　　You　joking?　等等，　一起记。
A:　how　did　the　game　go　the　other　night?　Did　you　team　win　?
B:　Are　you　kidding?　That　would　be　a　first.

Around　the　clock　一天不间断，一天 24 小时不停
Martha　studied　around　the　clock　for　her　management　exam.

Be　backed　up　　（交通）堵了；（活）拖下来了
The　subway　is　running　behind　schedule,　and　traffic　is　backed　up
　for　blocks.　I　don't　know　if　we’ll　make　the　7:15　show.
A:　I　have　two　esams　and　three　papers　to　get　done　in　the　next　
couple　of　days.
B:　How　did　it　get　so　backed　up?
Be　burned　up　　生气
A:　Susan　still　hasn't　gotten　her　research　paper　work.
B:　I　know,　and　she　is　really　burned　up　at　the　professor.
Burn　a　hole　in　one’s　pocket　　有钱存不住

A:　Have　you　saved　enough　to　buy　that　new　printer　for　your　
computer　yet?
B:　You　know　money　seems　to　be　burning　a　hole　in　my　pocket　
lately.　Maybe　next　month.

Come　a　long　way　取得很大进展
A:　I　saw　some　of　your　paintings　at　the　student　art　exhibit.　
They　are　great.
B:　Thanks.　I　feel　as　though　I’ve　come　a　long　way.

Count　me　in　　把我算在内，我一块去
A:　I　got　an　invitation　to　a　financial　planning　seminar.　And　I　
don't　want　to　go　alone.
B:　count　me　in.　I　need　all　the　help　I　can　get　managing　my　
money.

Do　some　errands　　作一些跑腿的事
A:　We　thought　we’d　all　go　out　for　lunch　today.　Can　you　be　
ready　to　leave　at　one　o’clock?
B:I　have　to　pick　up　my　car　and　do　a　couple　of　　errands　,　I’
ll　just　come　straight　to　the　restaurant.
Drive　somebody　up　the　wall　　让某人发疯

类似：drive　someone　crazy　,　　drive　someone　mad,　drive　someone　
nuts,　drive　someone　bananas,　drive　someone　out　of　one’s　mind,　
drive　someone　out　of　one’s　senses　等。
This　computer　is　driving　me　up　the　wall.

Eat　up　吃光，　占用
A:　Are　you　going　to　join　the　chess　club　this　year?
B:　Chess　eats　up　too　much　of　my　time.

Fall　asleep　（腿）麻了
Oh,　I　must　have　been　sitting　in　the　same　position　for　too　
long,　my　legs　have　fallen　asleep.

Few　and　far　between　很少见，　稀少
A:　Steve　is　a　really　terrific　guy
B:　He　sure　is.　Friends　like　him　are　few　and　far　between.

Fill　in　for　代替
类似说法，一起掌握。Fill　one’s　position,　fill　one’s　place,　fill　
one’s　vacancy,　fill　one’s　shoes,　take　the　position,　take　the　
place　of,　take　over　
A:Roger　was　feverish　yesterday,　I　am　not　sure　if　he’ll　be　up
　to　　attending　today’s　meeting.
B:　Then　can　someone　fill　in　for　him?

Get　off　the　ground　开始；起作用；进行很顺利
A:　how　did　you　talk　with　Henery　go?
B:　it　never　really　got　off　the　ground.

Get　to　someone　让某人很烦
That　leaky　faucet　is　starting　to　get　to　me.

Give　me　a　break　饶了我吧。

Guess　what　I　just　heard?　猜猜我刚才听说了什么？
这个习语总是在有好消息告诉别人时用的。
Guess　what　I　just　heard?　David　is　selling　that　car　of　his　that
　you　like　so　much.

Have　much　on　one’s　mind　心头有很多事情（尤指操心的事）
A:　Tom’s　house　is　in　a　mess,　doesn't　he　ever　clean　it?
B:　I　guess　he　just　has　too　much　else　on　his　mind　with　that　
new　job　of　his.

Hold　on　等一等；（电话）别挂
A:　If　　I　don't　find　my　wallet　pretty　soon,　I’　m　going　go　
have　it　report　it　stolen.
B:　Hold　on,　Before　you　call　the　campus　security　office,　Have　
you　checked　your　car　or　your　jacket　pocket, everywhere?

I　can’t　put　it　down.　我放都放不下来。
经常用来指一本书非常有意思。
A:　Oh,　I　see　you’re　in　the　middle　of　that　new　detective　
story.　　Is　it　any　good?
B:　I　can’t　put　it　down