重點單詞：
1、couple
n. 對；夫婦；數個
vi. 結合；成婚
vt. 結合；連接；連合
Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard.
我所在的街對面有一兩個警察在站崗。
2、apartment
n. 公寓；房間
We leased an apartment from the school.
我們從學校租到了一套公寓住房。
3、wiser
adj. 聰明的；賢明的
Glass is obviously a wiser choice for the planet as it can easily be recycled and does not take hundreds of years to break down like plastic.
顯而易見，使用玻璃對地球來說是最明智的選擇。 因為玻璃很容易就能回收利用，而不是像塑料那樣要上百年才能分解。
重點短語：
1、ahead of
在…之前
Let's cut through the woods and get ahead of them.
咱們穿過樹林抄近路趕到他們前面去。
2、send to
He had to work hard to remain ahead of his classmates.
他必須努力學習以保持他在同學中的領先地位。
考考你（翻譯）：
1、我有幾個，看上去還不錯。
2、簡最終脫離了她父母，有了自己的公寓房間。
3、士兵們小心翼翼地探測前方的地雷。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、We only have one used device, with the other set as faulty.
2、After their parents died, one of their father's relatives carted off the entire contents of the house.
3、Use only clean, Grade A, perfect eggs.