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I love mystery novels, especially the trashy ones. This synopsis'll get you up to speed on all that evil grave robbing vocabulary you missed in class.<!--more-->

<img src="http://devenv.chinesereadingpractice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20110318-INLINE.jpg" alt="Practice Advanced Chinese Reading: Theif of Time" title="Practice Advanced Chinese Reading: Theif of Time" width="100" height="100" class="imgborder alignleft" />There are three names in this text that are Chinese transliterations of English names, so I've given it my best guess. The first, 弗里德曼, I didn't even try to translate, so I stuck with Fulideman (Fleiderman?). For the second, 利普霍恩, I went with Philip Horn. And the third, 吉姆•契, I went with Jim Qi. If anyone's got a more standard translation for these names, please leave a comment!

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古墓 - [pinyin]gu3 mu4[/pinyin] - Ancient tomb
考古学家 - [pinyin]kao3 gu3 xue2 jia1[/pinyin] - Archaeologist
心狠手辣 - [pinyin]xin1 hen3 shou3 la4[/pinyin] - Viscious and merciless
一块 - [pinyin]yi1 kuai4[/pinyin] - Together, a block, as a group
乌云 - [pinyin]wu1 yun2[/pinyin] - Black cloud
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历史悠久的印第安<strong>古墓</strong>吸引着大批专业<strong>考古学家</strong>，同时也吸引着<strong>心狠手辣</strong>的盗墓贼——人称“时间之贼”。
　　
年轻的考古学家弗里德曼博士无故失踪；警局附近连续发生两起盗窃案；神出鬼没的神秘传教士；古墓附近惨死的盗墓贼……这一切有着怎样的联系？丧妻的利普霍恩和倒霉的吉姆•契如何打破僵局，解开重重谜团？

盗墓，打扰了死者的灵魂，必将会遭到报应。

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A historically important American Indian tomb has attracted a large number of expert archaeologists, but has also attracted a viscious and merciless grave robber known as "The Theif of Time". 
　　
Young archaeologist Dr. Fulideman has gone missing; two incidents of theft have happened near the police station; a mysterious missionary appears and vanishes; a grave robber dies tragically near the tomb... what is the connection between these events? How will widower Phillip Horn and down-on-his-luck Jim Qi untangle the riddle?  

Those who rob graves and disturb the souls of the dead inevitably will suffer retribution.

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