Fantastic
adj.極好的；很大的；怪誕的；不切實際的

I have a fantastic social life...
我的社交生活豐富多彩。
Unlikely and fantastic legends grew up around a great many figures, both real and fictitious...
圍繞著許許多多或真實或虛構的人物，產生了一些不可思議、荒誕離奇的傳說。

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Deserve (pp. & pt.deserved)
vt.應受；應得；值得
vi.應受報答；應得報酬；應得賠償；應受懲罰

They know the sport inside out, and we treat them with the respect they deserve...
他們對這項體育運動了如指掌，我們也給予了他們應有的尊重。
One of them said the two dead joy riders got what they deserved.
他們中的一個人說這兩名開偷來的車去兜風的人死得活該。

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Overtake (pp.overtaken & pt.overtook)
vt.追上，趕上；壓倒；（不愉快的事）突然降臨

When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane...
他終于超過了最后那輛卡車后便駛回了內車道。
Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US...
肺癌現在已經取代乳腺癌成為美國女性的一大殺手。
Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however.
然而，不幸將很快降臨到他的頭上。
From the moment Edward had told her of the escape attempt, she had been overtaken by a sense of impending doom.
自從愛德華告訴她打算逃跑的那一刻起，她便強烈感到厄運在一步步逼近。

劇情百科

John在回家路上被神秘人針暈拐走了，Mary收到信息立馬去找Sherlock。睿智的Sherlock一眼看清楚信息表達的內容。但是他不明白，是什么人要陷害自己的好友呢？

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

1.Each _____ of simple, instant messaging-style chatting costs one credit.
每分鐘即時通訊聊天需要一個積分。

2.Such a device would dramatically _____ the weight and dimensions of whatever it powered.
不管用于何處，這樣的電池將極大地削減所供電裝置的重量和體積。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.Portugal will likely want to join the omt mechanism.
葡萄牙有可能希望加入OMT機制。
2.The company makes 75% of its revenues on swimming-pool maintenance and repair.
它75%的收入來自游泳池維護和維修。