Performance
n.表演；演技；表現(xiàn)；執(zhí)行

The Festival Of Asian Arts & Music will include two days of live performances.
亞洲藝術(shù)音樂(lè)節(jié)將安排兩天的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演。
The poor performance has been blamed on the recession and cheaper sports car imports...
業(yè)績(jī)不佳的原因被歸咎于經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退和低價(jià)跑車的進(jìn)口。
The people believe that the performance of this ritual is the will of the Great Spirit.
該部族的人認(rèn)為舉行這種儀式是大神的意志。
She made a big performance of sprinkling all the spices on.
她費(fèi)了不少勁才把所有的香料都撒在上面。

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Specific
adj.明確的；特種的；具體的；[免疫學(xué)]特效的
n.特效藥；特性；細(xì)節(jié)；顯著的性質(zhì)，特性

Massage may help to increase blood flow to specific areas of the body...
按摩有助于增加身體特定部位的血液流量。
These nerve centres generate rhythmic movements; or to be more specific, rhythmic stomach movements...
這些神經(jīng)中心產(chǎn)生有節(jié)奏的運(yùn)動(dòng)，或者更確切地說(shuō)，是有節(jié)奏的腸胃蠕動(dòng)。
Send your resume with a cover letter that is specific to that particular job.
寄出你的簡(jiǎn)歷并附上一份針對(duì)那個(gè)特定工作崗位的附函。

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Measure (pp. & pt. measured)
n.測(cè)量，測(cè)度；措施；程度；尺寸
vt.測(cè)量；估量
vi.測(cè)量；測(cè)量（大小，容量，尺寸等）

A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university...
一所文法學(xué)校成功與否是以考上大學(xué)的學(xué)生人數(shù)為衡量依據(jù)的。
He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.
他測(cè)出了超聲波穿過(guò)骨頭的速度。
This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across...
這只手工繪制的盤子直徑為30厘米。
The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
殖民地正要求獲得更大程度上的自治。
It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to...
他們幾乎全都無(wú)處可歸，看得出他們是陷入了困境。

劇情百科

人將之死 其言也善。John終于按捺不住內(nèi)心，坦誠(chéng)的說(shuō)出對(duì)Sherlock的評(píng)價(jià)，并且早已原諒他了。John其實(shí)早預(yù)料，這么神通廣大的Sherlock豈是那么容易死呢？但他卻對(duì)自己的想法不確定。他與Sherlock不同，有著感性的一面：有些話如果不說(shuō)，那么以后都會(huì)沒(méi)機(jī)會(huì)說(shuō)了。

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

1.For the justice department, the synthes case posed an _____ opportunity.
辛迪斯案例為司法部門提供了一個(gè)前所未有的機(jī)會(huì)。
2.Com's capable statisticians, I have tried to _____ the most obvious fatalities.
憑借專業(yè)汽車網(wǎng)站Edmunds.com的強(qiáng)大數(shù)據(jù)，我盡力剔除了那些已明顯消亡的車型。

A:本期答案見(jiàn)下期
上期答案：

1.Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen.
在劇院里，他們正在演出比才的作品《卡門》。
2.Specific groups may be formed to address specific issues.
可能會(huì)組成特別小組去解決特定問(wèn)題。