重點講解：

melodramatic
adj. 夸張的；情節劇的；戲劇似的
"Don't you think you're being slightly melodramatic?" Jane asked.
“你不覺得你有點夸張嗎？”簡問道。
I’m not being melodramatic.
我不是在危言聳聽
proposal
n. 提議，建議；求婚
After a three-weekend courtship, Pam accepted Randy's proposal of marriage.
經過一段為期3個周末的戀愛，帕姆接受了蘭迪的求婚。
He made no comments on our proposal.
他對我們的建議沒有作評論。
appreciate
vt. 欣賞；感激；領會；鑒別
vi. 增值；漲價
Anyone can appreciate our music.
任何人都能欣賞我們的音樂。
She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the family's conflict.
她從未真正理解該家庭矛盾的深度與激烈程度。
hey don't have any confidence that houses will appreciate in value.
他們對房屋增值沒有一點信心。
In order to appreciate the novel,one must be able to enter the spirit of the work.
要想欣賞這部小說，你必須領悟這部作品的精神。

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翻譯

1.感激并且尊重你所擁有的。 而不是將注意力專注在你沒有的。

2.不那么聳人聽聞卻更嚴肅的問題是必須解決保密問題。

3.我強烈反對他的建議。

上期答案
1.The present is evanescent and the future will always astonish you one way or another.
2.She soon get used to the hustle and bustle of city life.
3.In fact, our pensions are more than what we spend every month so I feel no burden.