重點單詞：
1、appointment
n. 任命；約定；任命的職位
His appointment to the cabinet would please the right wing.
他進入內(nèi)閣的任命會令右翼高興。
2、promise
n. 許諾，允諾；希望
vt. 允諾，許諾；給人以…的指望或希望
vi. 許諾；有指望，有前途
The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
郵局已承諾在星期五恢復該地區(qū)第一類郵件的遞送。
3、actually
adv. 實際上；事實上
No, I'm not a student. I'm a doctor, actually.
不，我不是一名學生。事實上，我是一名醫(yī)生。
重點短語：
1、pick up
撿起；獲得；收拾；不費力地學會
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他從地板上撿起帽子，重新戴在頭上。
2、work out
解決；算出；實現(xiàn)；制定出；消耗完；弄懂
Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.
談判者們預定在今天晚些時候會面以找到一個折中的辦法。
考考你（翻譯）：
1、She has an appointment with her accountant.
2、I'll call you back, I promise.
3、One afternoon, I got bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes.
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、But the real challenge to our notion of the “essential” father might well be the lesbian mom.
2、It is a very high quality production, brilliantly written and acted.
3、His manners had always made her blind to his faults.