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妙語佳句：
gather:聚集
例如：In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked...
晚上，我們聚在火爐邊聊天。
The man signalled for me to gather the children together.
那人示意讓我將孩子們召集起來。
strengthen：增強
例如：To strengthen his position in Parliament, he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party...
為鞏固其在國會中的地位，他曾與農民黨的領導人進行多次會談。
I am also looking urgently at how we can strengthen the law...
我也在急切地關注我們該如何加強法制。
pronounce：宣布
例如：I now pronounce you man and wife.
我現在宣布你們結為夫妻。
A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit...
一位專家已宣布他的身體完全恢復了。
劇情百科常識:
艾克是紐約時報的專欄記者，他因為經歷過破裂的婚姻，因此對女人有點感冒而顯得尖酸刻薄，而他經常為了截稿時間焦頭爛額，更讓他沮喪的是他的頂頭上司就是他的前妻。為了逃避壓力，他只好躲進他常去的酒吧里，當他聽到有人討論馬里蘭州的一個鄉下地方，有個年輕女人瑪琪，她曾經有三次和準新郎踏上紅地毯的另一端時，又因為婚姻恐懼癥而逃婚的記錄。這立刻引起艾克興趣，決定將這個話題寫成專欄。
考考你：
這將有利于控方律師搜集對他不利的證據以在法庭上指控他。
他希望強化自然科學在一流大學里的地位。
他最有資格對這種事情發表意見。
這期答案
This would help the prosecutor gather evidence against him which could be used in court.
He hoped to strengthen the position of the sciences in the leading universities.
He is best qualified to pronounce upon such a matter.
上一期的答案
I am furious that it has taken so long to uncover what really happened.
She then wrote an extremely irate letter to the New Statesman about me.
He'd be livid if he found out what you're doing.
