重點單詞：
1、ridiculous
adj. 可笑的；荒謬的
She broke in with a ridiculous objection.
她突然插嘴提了個可笑的異議。
2、offend
vt. 冒犯；使…不愉快
vi. 違反；進攻；引起不舒服
He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community.
他為自己的評論道歉，并且說他無意冒犯那個團體。
3、flotation
n. 浮選（等于floatation）
Prudential's flotation will be the third largest this year, behind Kraft Foods and Agere Systems.
保誠公司的股票發行量今年將排名第3，僅次于卡夫食品和杰爾系統。
4、couple
n. 對；夫婦；數個
vi. 結合；成婚
vt. 結合；連接；連合
Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard.
我所在的街對面有一兩個警察在站崗。
重點短語：
1、equip with
裝備，配備；備有…，以…裝備
She was equipped with knowledge for the vocation.
她具備從事這項職業的知識。
考考你（翻譯）：
1、這種可笑的局面近似于喜劇。
2、為了盡量不冒犯人，我們最終什么也沒說。
3、一只舊的有價證券的升值是浮現新問題的必不可少的第一步。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、I think the trouble will clear up in a couple of days.
2、It's hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms.
3、Pillow talk: I heard somewhere that a man is most like himself right after sex.