重點單詞：
1、adventure
n. 冒險；冒險精神；投機活動
vt. 冒險；大膽說出
vi. 冒險
I set off for a new adventure in Alaska on the first day of the new year.
我在新年第一天出發去阿拉斯加進行一次新的冒險。
2、intrigue
n. 陰謀；詭計；復雜的事；私通
vt. 用詭計取得；激起...的興趣
vi. 私通；密謀
The novelty of the situation intrigued him.
那種新奇的情景激起了他的好奇心。
3、assignment
n. 分配；任務；作業；功課
The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
這門課程的評估包括各種書面作業和實踐測試。
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、call on
訪問，拜訪；號召，請求
The mayor and the president paid the first call on him, and he, in turn, paid the first call on the general and the prefect.
市長和議長向他作了初次的拜訪，而他，在他那一面，也向將軍和省長作了初次的拜訪。
考考你（翻譯）：
1、他們的文化背景賦予了他們一種冒險精神。
2、他從不參與政治陰謀玷污自己。
3、我懇求免除分派的那個任務。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、The policy is perfectly clear and I see no reason to suppose that it isn't working.
2、I'll call you back, I promise.
3、I may not have mentioned it to her.
本期答案
1、Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
2、He never dirtied his hands with political intrigue.
3、I begged off that assignment. <英俚>