Exceptionally
adv.例外地，異常地，特殊地

His translation is exceptional in its poetic quality.
他的譯作非常有詩意。
School governors have the discretion to allow parents to withdraw pupils in exceptional circumstances.
督學可以酌情允許父母在特殊情況下讓學生退學。
Exceptionally, in times of emergency, we may send a team of experts...
在緊急情況下，我們可能會破例派一個專家小組。

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Paramount
adj.最高的，至上的；最重要的，主要的；卓越的；有最高權力的

n.最高，至上；有最高權力的人；元首，首長
The child's welfare must be seen as paramount...
必須把兒童福利擺在首位。
Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.
氮對地球上的生命至關重要。

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Counter (pp. & pt. countered)
n.柜臺；對立面；計數器；（某些棋盤游戲的）籌碼
adj.相反的
vt.反擊，還擊；反向移動，對著干；反駁，回答
vi.逆向移動，對著干；反駁
adv.反方向地；背道而馳地

We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.
我們坐在柜臺邊的凳子上喝著咖啡。
Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes...
通過勸說更多的駕車者改騎自行車可以緩解交通擁堵。
The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given...
總理反駁說他對自己所收到的那些建議頗為顧慮。

劇情百科

任誰看見世上最要好的基友死后又突然出現在自己面前都會激動不已。是高興還是生氣呢？看著帶有3分歉意7分玩笑意的Sherlock，John最終還是忍不住想把它掐死的沖動。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.How would you _____ the gses?
你會怎樣對GSE進行改革？

2.2.These vegetables and herbs have strong _____ qualities.
這些蔬菜和草本植物有很強的殺菌性。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.Identical twins are two children that grew from the same egg.
同卵雙胞胎是同一個受精卵生長出的兩個孩子。
2.I leave my phone on the kitchen counter when I go to bed.
睡覺的時候，我會把手機放在廚房的臺子上。