Poverty
n.貧窮；缺乏，不足；貧瘠，不毛；低劣

According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty...
根據世界銀行的統計數字，41%的巴西人生活在赤貧中。
Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.
英國一直缺乏遠大理想。

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Interrupt (pp. & pt. interrupted)
vt.& vi.打斷（別人的話等）；阻止；截斷
vt.暫停；中斷；打擾；妨礙
vi.打斷
n.中斷；暫停

Turkin tapped him on the shoulder. 'Sorry to interrupt, Colonel.'...
圖爾金拍拍他的肩膀。“不好意思打斷您一下，上校。”
The match took nearly three hours and was interrupted at times by rain.
比賽進行了將近3個小時，幾次因雨而暫停。
Motherhood did not constitute much of an interruption to her career...
做母親并沒有在很大程度上中斷她的事業。
Taller plants interrupt the views from the house.
稍高些的植物遮擋了房內的視線。

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Charity
n.慈善（行為）；施舍，捐助；慈善機關；仁愛，寬容

The National Trust is a registered charity.
全國托管協會是個已注冊的慈善機構。
Gooch will be raising money for charity.
古奇將進行慈善募捐。
Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
她丈夫失業了，全家人靠救濟金過日子。

劇情百科

婚前焦慮癥，顯然不是John和Marry這對新人，而是一直為此次婚禮籌劃的Sherlock。史上最難的難題現已在他眼前，他不得不集中全部精神去應付一個對于他十分陌生的領域的事情。看著他呆滯的表情，男神也變萌萌噠！

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

1.Why can't anybody around here follow through on a simple _____?
為何沒人搭理這么簡單的請求呢？
2.There was still a long way to go. _____, some progress had been made...
路還很長，不過已經取得了一些進展。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty...
根據世界銀行的統計數字，41%的巴西人生活在赤貧中。
2.Served the remainder of nixon's term. Not elected for full term.
福特在總統尼克松的剩余任期內任職，但沒被選舉為滿期任職總統。