Encounter (pp. & pt. encountered)
vt.不期而遇；遭遇；對抗
n.相遇，碰見；遭遇戰；對決，沖突
vi.碰見，尤指不期而遇

Environmental problems they found in Poland were among the worst they encountered.
他們在波蘭發現的環境問題是他們遇到過的最嚴重的。
Renata wrote him that she had encountered her long-estranged father.
雷娜塔寫信告訴他說她碰到了分離多年的父親。
The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.
作者講述了和一群南越士兵的奇遇。

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Material
n.材料，原料；素材；布，織物；適當人選
adj.物質的；肉體的；重要的，決定性的；辯證的，推論的

The materials are soft and comfortable to wear.
這些布料質地柔軟，穿著很舒服。
The builders ran out of materials.
建筑商耗盡了材料。
In my version of the story, I added some new material.
我在講述這個故事時加入了新的素材。
Every room must have been stuffed with material things.
每個房間肯定都塞滿了東西。

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Disrupt (pp. & pt. disrupted)
vt.使混亂；使分裂，使瓦解；破壞；使中斷
adj.混亂的；分裂的，中斷的；瓦解的

Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate.
反戰示威者們打斷了辯論。
The drought has severely disrupted agricultural production.
旱災已嚴重影響了農業生產。

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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.An apple tree producing square fruit is _____ experts.
一棵結方形蘋果的樹令專家大惑不解。
2.Gautier's solution to the puzzle is _____.
戈蒂埃破解這道難題的方法很巧妙。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.He fixes you with a piercing stare.
他用銳利的目光盯住你。
2.She recognized the grating voice of Dr. Sarnoff.
她聽出了薩爾諾夫博士刺耳的嗓音。