Schedule (pp. & pt. scheduled)
n.時(shí)刻表，進(jìn)度表；清單，明細(xì)表；預(yù)定計(jì)劃；目錄
vt.排定，安排；將…列表；為…作目錄

He has been forced to adjust his schedule...
他被迫調(diào)整了自己的日程安排。
The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule...
噴氣式飛機(jī)提前兩分鐘到達(dá)了約翰內(nèi)斯堡。
The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38...
航天飛機(jī)已經(jīng)預(yù)定于凌晨 4 點(diǎn) 38 分發(fā)射升空。

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Discharge (pp. & pt. discharged)
vt.下（客）；卸船；免除（自己的義務(wù)、負(fù)擔(dān)等）；執(zhí)行
vt.& vi.放出；流出；開槍；發(fā)射
n.（氣體、液體如水從管子里）流出；排放出的物體
vi.（船、飛機(jī)等）卸貨；（顏料、墨水或染料等）化開；卸掉負(fù)擔(dān)（或負(fù)載）；下客

You are being discharged on medical grounds.
出于健康原因你將會退伍。
The quiet competence with which he discharged his many college duties.
他得以勝任眾多大學(xué)職務(wù)的那種內(nèi)秀
The goods will be sold for a fraction of their value in order to discharge the debt.
貨物將被賤價(jià)賣出以清償債務(wù)。
The bird had trouble breathing and was discharging blood from the nostrils.
那只鳥呼吸困難，并且鼻孔里還在流血。

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Threaten (pp. & pt. threatened)
vt.& vi.預(yù)示（某事）；恐嚇；危及；預(yù)示兇兆
vi.似將發(fā)生；威脅

He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
他說陸軍軍官們曾威脅要摧毀那座小鎮(zhèn)。
The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities...
我們社會的團(tuán)結(jié)遭到了一小撮滋擾生事、不安分守己的群體的威脅。
The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war...
這場戰(zhàn)斗有可能會演變?yōu)槿娴膽?zhàn)爭。

劇情百科

細(xì)節(jié)決定很多事情，在Sherlock敬新人時(shí)念出名字時(shí)，眼前的閃光燈讓他回想起Tessa尋找他們辦案的一幕。為什么“露水情人”會找到Tessa呢？為什么Tessa知道John名字中H的全譯?而Tessa背后的神秘雇主與John的婚禮有關(guān)？那么這個(gè)神秘人物或許已經(jīng)到了現(xiàn)場，而他就是露水情人真正的目標(biāo)了？

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

1.Moderate rainfall breeds _____ agriculture, they reckon, fostering urbanisation, trade and state-building.
他們認(rèn)為適中降水穩(wěn)定了農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)，促進(jìn)城市化、貿(mào)易和國家建設(shè)。
2.Since 1951, 18,000 people have been _____ from the area.
自1951年以來，已有18， 000人撤離了該地區(qū)。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.A presidential election was scheduled for last December...
總統(tǒng)選舉原計(jì)劃在去年 12 月舉行。
2.The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea...
所產(chǎn)生的鹽水將被排入大海。