Surround (pp. & pt. surrounded)
vt.包圍，圍繞
n.（物品的）邊；外圍物

The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence...
不大的教堂墓地周邊圍著一圈生銹的熟鐵柵欄。
When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen...
當汽車停在城鎮廣場時立刻被士兵和民兵包圍了。
Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.
這場勝利的喜悅退去后，人們將不得不回歸現實。
He had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers...
他總會親手挑選一批聰明而年輕的軍官常伴他左右。

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Sympathetic
adj.同情的，有同情心的；贊同的；相投合的，稱心的；〈口〉抱好感的

She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students...
她對成年學生的問題深表同情。
She met people in London who were sympathetic to the Indian freedom struggle...
她在倫敦結識了一些支持印度獨立運動的人。
After a year we will sympathetically consider an application for reinstatement.
一年后我們會對復職申請予以考慮和批準。
She sounds a most sympathetic character.
她聽起來是個很招人喜歡的人物。

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Preying
v.掠食( prey的現在分詞 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺詐為生

Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...
電鰩能放出強大的電流把獵物擊暈。
The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them...
其結果就是破壞食物鏈，使很多動物和那些以捕食它們為生的動物餓死。
Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night...
警察設伏等待那些在晚上跟蹤目標伺機作案的歹徒。
Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways...
帕姆從來不知道有人專門坑騙離家出走的年輕人。
The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind...
利茲因為圣誕節時孩子們不在而一直心神不寧。
He was prey to a growing despair...
他被與日俱增的絕望折磨著。

劇情百科

如何能在一個完全密室里暗殺一個人呢？當然，不存在'小人'或者'自殺'一說，Sherlock已經當場否定，但讓人郁悶的是，Sherlock也沒有當場公布答案，因為他自己也不知道Bainbridge如何在這完美的密室里被暗殺。難道這將成為不解之謎嗎？

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

1.There are many who will work hard to _____ these goals...
有志之士將會共同為實現這些目標而努力。
2.They have ______ reputations as athletes.
作為運動員，他們的聲望令人羨慕。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
暗示我們正在談戀愛的說法真是太荒謬了。
2.Climate reflects a basic struggle between constancy and change...
氣候反映出穩定與變化之間基本的較量。