重點講解：
trip up
絆倒；挑剔
The lawyer tripped the witness up.
律師讓證人自相矛盾。
The difficult question tripped up most of the students.
這道難題讓大多數學生犯錯誤。
Nip
vt. 夾；捏；剪斷；凍傷；阻止
vi. 夾；捏；刺骨；小飲
n. 夾；捏；刺骨；小飲
There is a nip in the air.
空氣寒冷刺骨。
If we attack quickly, we can nip the enemy's plans in the bud.
如果我們迅速進攻，我們可以把敵人的計劃消滅在萌芽狀態
bud
n. 芽，萌芽；蓓蕾
vi. 發芽，萌芽
vt. 使發芽
Rosanna's favourite time is early summer, just before the buds open.
羅莎娜最喜歡的時節是初夏，就在花蕾開放之前。
he stooped and kissed the beautiful bud.
她彎腰在美麗的花蕾上親了一下。
keep secret
保密；保守秘密
Read on to find out some of the best kept secrets to keeping a relationship strong.
你可以來讀一讀這篇文章，找出能夠讓你保持良好關系的秘方。
Despite the best efforts of the BBC it had become one of the worst-kept secrets in television.
盡管英國廣播公司使盡渾身解數，但在電視媒體面前保密工作可真沒做到家。

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翻譯

1.小孩失足跌倒。

2.意識到嫉妒并在它發展到無法控制之前就把它消滅于萌芽狀態，這一點至關重要。

3.我認為這確實是保守得最好的秘密之一。

上期答案
1.Have you ever chewed bubble gum?
2.He spurned the advice of management consultants.
3.He'd been drunk when I arrived. Now he was sober.