Telegraph (pt&pp.telegraphed)
n.電報；電訊；電報機；信號機
vt.& vi.打電報；流露出；電匯；用電報通知
vt.用電報發送；打電報向（某人）發指令；電匯；電購

Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell...
丘吉爾給韋維爾發了封緊急電報。
The commission telegraphed its decision earlier this month by telling an official to prepare the order.
本月早些時候，委員會命令一位官員準備起草指令，透露了其決定。

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Displease (pt&pp.displeased)
vt.使生氣，使不愉快；冒犯，觸怒
vi.使生氣；使不快

Not wishing to displease her, he avoided answering the question.
為了不惹她生氣，他對這個問題避而不答。

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Nothing but
只有， 只不過；無非

Eg. I know my words can seem to him nothing but utter humbug.
我知道，我說的話在他看來不過是徹頭徹尾的慌言。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.Why is property so _____?
房地產為何如此危險？
2.Such actions would _____ the desired structural transition.
此類舉措將有助于實現中國渴望的結構轉型。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.She couldn't afford to displease her boss.
她得罪不起她的上司。
2.They feel it's nothing but a joke.
他們覺得這只 不過是個笑話。