重點單詞：
1、abuse
n. 濫用；虐待；辱罵；弊端；惡習，陋習
vt. 濫用；虐待；辱罵
n. (Abuse)人名；(英)阿比斯
I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.
當車加速離去時，我在那里破口大罵。
2、base
n. 基礎；底部；壘
adj. 卑鄙的；低劣的
vt. 以…作基礎
n. (Base)人名；(日)馬瀨(姓)
There was a bike path running along this side of the wall, right at its base.
沿著墻的這一邊，就在墻腳下，有一條自行車道。
3、security
n. 安全；保證；證券；抵押品
adj. 安全的；保安的；保密的
They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security.
他們目前承受著加強機場保安措施的巨大壓力。
4、ruin
n. 廢墟；毀壞；滅亡
vt. 毀滅；使破產
vi. 破產；墮落；被毀滅
The vineyards were falling into ruin.
那些葡萄園當時正日漸沒落。
重點短語：
1、abuse of power
[法] 濫用權力
But as with the East India Company the real abuse of power—and the real threat to democracy—comes when commercial

interest becomes intertwined with the state.
但是當商業利益和政權勾搭一起，就會產生東印度公司這樣的真正的濫用權力者---對民主造成真正的威脅。
考考你（翻譯）：
1、他聲稱他被其他士兵們口頭侮辱了。
2、外科醫生把導管插入靠近大腦底部附近的血管和動脈。
3、他幫助創建的新土耳其共和國是在大帝國殘存的領土上建立起來的。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here.
2、People swarmed to the stores, buying up everything in sight.
3、The sudden interruption stopped Justin in mid-sentence.