CAB - Costa's Audio Book Anniversary Release Dan Brown 'Angels & Demons' 25th Anniversary 《讀你聽2.2》周年紀念呈獻 丹布朗第二部暢銷懸疑《天使與魔鬼》二十五周年紀念 是爲《達文西密碼》前傳 主角 Robert Langdon教授首度登場 故事圍繞古老組織光明會 與羅馬天主教會之間百年宿怨 本作迄今銷量將近四千萬本 翻譯四十多種語言 小説多次觸及敏感議題 如反物質研究 光明會 雙向圖烙印 科學和宗教的道德衝突 内容混合了事實和虛構 注意涉及陰謀論 容易造成誤導 41- 47 00:27 Hassassin來電 自稱光明會信使 指控教會迫害光明會數百年 宣稱將摧毀梵蒂岡 並綁架四名樞機 每小時處決一人 Olivetti確認四人失蹤 Camerlengo震怒 蘭登解釋淨化屠殺起源 選舉主持Mortati 憂心 新教宗提名人樞機Baggia失蹤 思考Ventresca為人正面 Olivetti請求Camerlengo原諒 建議封鎖樞機 避免恐慌 BBC 編輯接獲Hassassin電話 轉交在場記者 Vittoria 認為找到刺客是關鍵 教授請求進入秘密檔案館 獲准 他解釋 Galileo於書中藏線索 指引光明會教堂 Vittoria認出科學祭壇 Camerlengo步入會場 準備欺瞞樞機 回想教堂倒塌之景 自覺命定之夜 Main Characters Robert Langdon - A professor of symbology at Harvard University and protagonist, flown to CERN to help investigate the murder of Leonardo Vetra Maximilian Kohler - Director of CERN, invites Langdon to investigate the murder case; he blames the Church for his disability, for his highly religious parents deny him medical care as a child and becomes a scientist as a way to rebel Hassassin - A killer hired by Janus, of Middle Eastern origin and displays sadistic lust for women; he murders Leonardo Vetra Janus - Mysterious character who hires Hassassin to murder Vetra to uncover his secret antimatter project Vittoria Vetra - The adopted daughter of Vetra, like her father, she works with CERN; skilled in biology and physics, she worked with her father in their research of antimatter Cardinal Mortati - Most senior cardinal in the conclave, and the current Dean of the College of Cardinals Commander Olivetti - Commandant of the Swiss Guard, skeptical about the claims of antimatter annihilation Carlo Ventresca - Camerlengo/papal chamberlain during the Conclave, the rightful ruler of Vatican during the interim Others (order by mention) Leonardo Vetra the physicist (murdered), the Pilot, Georges Charpak the Nobel Prize inventor, Bob Brownell, Sylvie Baudeloque, the four favourites: Cardinal Lamasse of Paris, Cardinal Guidera of Barcelona, Cardinal Ebner of Frankfurt, Cardinal Aldo Baggia of Milan, Supreme Pontiff (deceased) Costa's Lexicon Luminary n a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere 專家 名士 Expeditiously adv with speed and efficiency 效率地 (ex ped Dit tiously) Parochial adj relating to a Church parish 教區 (par roe kial, like pinocchio) Diocese n a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church 主教轄區 (Dyo cis) Bilderberg Meeting - an annual off-the-record forum established in 1954 to foster dialogue between Europe and North America; the group's agenda, originally to prevent another world war, is now defined as bolstering a consensus around free market Western capitalism and its interests around the globe; participants include political leaders, experts, captains of industry, finance, academia, numbering between 120 and 150; attendees are entitled to use information gained at meetings, but not attribute it to a named speaker Truant n wandering; straying; a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation 曠課生 (True ent) Precedent n an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances 先例 慣例 (Pres si dent) Triage n the process of determining the most important people or things from amongst a large number that require attention; the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required 檢傷分類 Immaterial adj unimportant under the circumstances, irrelevant 無關重要 Bringer of light - someone or something that brings enlightenment, knowledge, hope, or positivity, often associated with the concept of dispelling darkness or ignorance; the most well-known example is "Lucifer," which literally translates to "light-bringer" in Latin Praetorian period - refers to the time when the Praetorian Guard was a special force in the Roman Empire; the Praetorian Guard was a personal guard for Roman emperors, originated in the Roman Republic (509–27 BC) as bodyguards for Roman generals (pre Torian) Codex n pl codices an ancient manuscript text in book form 典籍手抄本 (Coe dis sees) on/as a lark idiom just as a way to have fun Docent n a member of the teaching ...