壹蘋派生活美語　黃面孔

　　Yellowface by R. F. Kuang is a book of its time. It covers sensitive topics ranging from racism and copying others’ work to the dark side of the publishing industry. The novel clearly displays the problems of the real world. Much like events happening in real life, the story flows fast and is full of twists and turns. The story focuses on June Hayward and Athena Liu, who are former college friends. However, their careers as authors have taken very different paths.

　　匡靈秀的《黃面孔》是一本符合當代時勢的書。它涵蓋了從種族主義和抄襲他人作品到出版業的陰暗面等敏感議題。這部小說清楚地展現了現實世界的問題。就像現實生活中發生的事件一樣，其故事發展迅速且充滿曲折。故事圍繞著前大學好友瓊恩．海沃德和劉雅典娜。然而，她們作為作家的職業生涯卻走上了截然不同的道路。

生活必備字詞：

range from... to...　　（範圍）從……到……

flow　vi. 持續流動∕進行

author　n. 作家

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