重點(diǎn)單詞：
1、brag
n. 吹牛，自夸
vi. 吹牛，自夸
vt. 吹牛，吹噓
He's always bragging that he's a great martial artist.
他總是吹噓說(shuō)他是偉大的武術(shù)家。
2、shorten
vt. 縮短；減少；變短
vi. 縮短；變短
Smoking can shorten your life.
吸煙會(huì)縮短你的壽命。
3、guarantee
n. 保證；擔(dān)保；保證人；保證書；抵押品
vt. 保證；擔(dān)保
Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.
僅有富足的資源并不能確保發(fā)展。
重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)：
1、on leave
休假；在休假中
Mr. Jobs, who recovered from pancreatic cancer after surgery in 2004, is going on leave at a critical time for Apple.
喬布斯于2004年接受手術(shù)，并已經(jīng)從胰腺癌中恢復(fù)。而現(xiàn)在正是蘋果公司的存亡之秋，他卻不得不離開。
考考你（翻譯）：
1、他可能會(huì)到處去向他的朋友們吹噓。
2、交易日為了慶祝勞動(dòng)節(jié)而縮短。
3、公司的老字號(hào)并不一定能保證質(zhì)量。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease.
2、There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible.
3、Today he does not have to worry about making a living.