重點單詞：
1、suicide
n. 自殺；自殺行為；自殺者
adj. 自殺的
vt. 自殺
vi. 自殺
She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
她曾幾次試圖進行自殺。
2、insurance
n. 保險；保險費；保險契約；賠償金
The house was a total loss and the insurance company promptly paid us the policy limit.
房屋被定為全損，保險公司按保險限額迅速賠付了我們。
3、wreck
n. 破壞；失事；殘骸；失去健康的人
vt. 破壞；使失事；拆毀
vi. 失事；營救失事船只
His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.
他的生活被這場悲劇毀了。
重點短語：
1、in charge
負責，主管；在…看管下
You are in charge of the job. How could you evade the issue?
你是負責人， 你怎么能對這個問題不置可否？
2、lay off
解雇；休息；停止工作
100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit.
10萬名聯邦工作人員將被解雇以減少赤字。
3、shut down
停工，關閉
Smaller contractors had been forced to shut down.
一些小的承包商已被迫歇業。考考你（翻譯）：
1、仔細校對是避免本節提到的那種遺漏問題的惟一預防措施。
2、他在一場車禍中喪生。
3、機器出了毛病，應立即報告主管工程師。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money.
2、It is hard to see how people will get through the winter.
3、They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation.