Vanishes
v.消失( vanish的第三人稱單數(shù) )；突然不見；不復(fù)存在；絕跡

Anne vanished from outside her home last Wednesday...
安妮上周三突然在家門外失蹤了。
Near the end of Devonian times, thirty percent of all animal life vanished...
在泥盆紀(jì)末期，30％的動物物種都滅絕了。

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Involvement
n.牽連，參與；加入；財政困難；牽連的事務(wù)，復(fù)雜的情況

She disliked his involvement with the group and disliked his friends.
她不喜歡他與那幫人交往，也不喜歡他的朋友。
Ben has always felt a deep involvement with animals.
本對動物總是有著深厚的感情。
Mahler was also known for his passionate involvements outside marriage.
馬勒也因為其轟轟烈烈的婚外情而出名。

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Straight
adj.直的；連續(xù)的；直率的；整齊的
adv.直地；直接地；坦率地；立即
n.直線；直線部分

Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to size...
用直尺比照著，將布料裁剪成合適的尺寸。
Grace had long straight dark hair which she wore in a bun.
格雷斯把一頭長長的黑色直發(fā)盤成發(fā)髻。
Straight ahead were the low cabins of the motel.
正前方就是汽車旅館的低矮小木屋。
We'll go to a meeting in Birmingham and come straight back.
我們將去伯明翰參加會議，然后馬上回來。
What a shifty arguer he is, refusing ever to give a straight answer.
他真是個狡詐的辯論家，總是拒絕給出直截了當(dāng)?shù)幕卮稹?/span>
I went to overtake him on the back straight on the last lap.
最后一圈時我在非終點直道上超過了他。

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

1.Portugal will likely want to join the omt _____.
葡萄牙有可能希望加入OMT機制。

2.The company makes 75% of its revenues on swimming-pool _____ and repair.
它75%的收入來自游泳池維護和維修。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password...
因為沒人知道密碼，所以任何人都不可能進得去。
2.The purpose of intelligence is to provide information on how the enemy can be beaten...
諜報的目的是提供如何打敗敵人的信息。