ISBN号:9780063257771
书名:The Thing in the Snow
作者:Sean Adams
出版日期:2023-01-03T00:00:00+00:00
英文简介:
From the critically acclaimed author of The Heap, a thought-provoking and wryly funny novel–equal parts satire and psychological thriller–that holds a funhouse mirror to the isolated workplace and an age of endless distraction.
At the far reaches of the world, the Northern Institute sits in a vast expanse of ice and snow.
Once a thriving research facility, its operations were abruptly shut down after an unspecified incident, and its research teams promptly evacuated.
Now it’s home to a team of three caretakers–Gibbs, Cline, and their supervisor, Hart–and a single remaining researcher named Gilroy, who is feverishly studying the sensation of coldness.
Their objective is simple: occupy the space, complete their weekly tasks, and keep the building in working order in case research ever resumes.
(Also: never touch the thermostat.
Also: never, ever go outside.
) The work isn’t thrilling–test every door for excessive creaking, sit on every chair to ensure its structural integrity–but for Hart, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to hone his leadership skills and become the beacon of efficiency he always knew he could be.
There’s just one obstacle standing in his way: a mysterious object that has appeared out in the snow.
Gibbs and Cline are mesmerized.
They can’t discern its exact shape and color, nor if it’s moving or fixed in place.
But it is there.
Isn’t it? Whatever it might be, Hart thinks the thing in the snow is an unwelcome distraction, and probably a huge waste of time.
Though, come to think of it, time itself has been a bit wonky lately.
Weekends pass in a blur, and he can hardly tell day from night.
Gravity seems less-than-reliable.
The lights have been flickering weirdly, and he feels an odd thrumming sensation in his beard.
Gibbs might be plotting to unseat him as supervisor, and Gilroy–well, what is he really doing anyway? Perplexed and isolated–but most certainly not alone–Hart wrestles for control of his own psyche as the thing in the snow beguiles his team, upends their work, and challenges their every notion of what is normal.
中文简介:
出自广受好评的 The Heap 作者之手，这是一部发人深省且挖苦人心的有趣小说 – 兼具讽刺和心理惊悚片的元素 – 它为孤立的工作场所和无休止的分心时代提供了一面游乐园的镜子。
天涯海角，北方学府坐落在茫茫冰天雪地之中。
曾经是一个欣欣向荣的研究机构，在一次不明事件后突然关闭，其研究团队迅速撤离。
现在它是一个由三名看管人组成的团队的家——吉布斯、克莱恩和他们的主管哈特——还有一个名叫吉尔罗伊的研究员，他正在狂热地研究寒冷的感觉。
他们的目标很简单：占用空间，完成他们的每周任务，并在研究恢复时保持建筑物正常运转。
（还有：永远不要碰恒温器。
还有：永远，永远不要出去。
）这项工作并不令人兴奋——测试每扇门是否过度吱吱作响，坐在每把椅子上以确保其结构完整性——但对哈特来说，这是机会一生难得的机会，一个磨练他的领导能力并成为他一直知道自己可以成为的效率灯塔的机会。
只有一个障碍挡在他的路上：一个出现在雪地里的神秘物体。
吉布斯和克莱恩被迷住了。
他们无法辨别它的确切形状和颜色，也无法辨别它是在移动还是固定在原地。
但它就在那里。
不是吗？不管它是什么，哈特认为雪地里的东西是一种不受欢迎的分心，而且可能是一种巨大的时间浪费。
不过，想想看，最近时间本身有点不稳定。
周末一晃而过，他分不清白天黑夜。
重力似乎不太可靠。
灯光一直在奇怪地闪烁，他感到胡子里有一种奇怪的颤动感。
Gibbs 可能正密谋罢免他的主管职位，而 Gilroy——好吧，他究竟在做什么？困惑和孤立——但肯定不是孤军奋战——哈特努力控制自己的心理，因为雪中的东西迷惑了他的团队，颠覆了他们的工作，并挑战了他们对正常事物的每一个观念。
书籍总体字数：62991，除去名字和专有名词等之后还剩余58862计入单词总数。
书籍单词数在5万至10万之间，难度适合,不过还需要结合下方难度分析。
其中：
四级单词出现54969个/次,
六级单词（排除四级单词后）出现789个/次，
托福单词出现27669个/次，
SAT单词出现3597个/次，
GRE单词出现5372个/次，考研单词出现54804个/次，
雅思单词出现14061个/次。
高中单词出现53077个/次。
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非常欢迎大家提供自己收集的词库给我。
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