新编大学英语第三版-book4Unit1-part-2-Reading-Centered-Activities.ppt

7. 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. 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 so long as： 只要······ There seems no doubt that: 毫无疑问。 in all its various forms 为插入语，补充说明前面的whodunit。 3) Word study 1) appeal n. 1. a quality that makes people like something or someone 吸引力、感染力 The program “The Voice of China” has a very wide appeal. 2. a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed 呼吁，恳求 The minister made an appeal to the European Court