Trial
n.試驗；[法]審訊，審判；磨難，困難；[體]選拔賽
adj.試驗的；[法]審訊的

He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state...
他因被控密謀顛覆國家正等待軍事法庭的審判。
The robots have been on trial for the past year...
這些機器人過去一年都在試用當中。
He had just given a trial to a young woman who said she had previous experience...
他剛給了一位聲稱自己有從業(yè)經(jīng)驗的年輕女子一次試用機會。
He has been riding in horse trials for less than a year.
他參加賽馬選拔賽還不到一年。

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Performance
n.表演；演技；表現(xiàn)；執(zhí)行

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》。
The poor performance has been blamed on the recession and cheaper sports car imports...
業(yè)績不佳的原因被歸咎于經(jīng)濟衰退和低價跑車的進口。
He devoted in excess of seventy hours a week to the performance of his duties...
為了完成任務，他每周工作70多個小時。
She made a big performance of sprinkling all the spices on.
她費了不少勁才把所有的香料都撒在上面。

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Efficient
adj.有效率的；（直接）生效的；能干的；（因省錢、省時或省力等而）收效大的

With today's more efficient contraception women can plan their families and careers.
如今有了更加有效的避孕方法，女性便可以規(guī)劃她們的家庭和事業(yè)。
I work very efficiently and am decisive, and accurate in my judgement.
我工作非常有效率，處事果斷，而且判斷準確。

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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.A young man directs traffic near a _____.
一名年輕人在隧道外在指揮交通。
2.The appropriate _____ is probably 'wtf.'
常人的反應大多可能是“搞什么名堂？”

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.The 26-year old fullback has been on trial at the club for ten days.
那位 26 歲的后衛(wèi)已經(jīng)在該俱樂部試用 10 天了。
2.He devoted in excess of seventy hours a week to the performance of his duties...
為了完成任務，他每周工作70多個小時。