Settled
adj.不變的，穩定的；固定的；妥；停當

He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner...
他決定和愛人一起過一種更加安定的生活。
Cats are creatures of habit — they seem to appreciate a settled routine...
貓是一種有固定習性的動物，它們似乎喜歡過一種有規律的生活。
After a few years of being a diplomat, she still didn't feel settled.
做了幾年外交官后，她還是沒有適應。

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Director
n.主管，主任；董事，理事；負責人，監督者；導演

She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.
她剛剛被任命為昆士蘭劇團的藝術總監。
He served on the board of directors of a local bank.
他是當地一家銀行的董事會成員之一。

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Evacuations
n.撤空；撤離；撤退；疏散

An evacuation of the city's four-million inhabitants is planned for later this week.
計劃在本周晚些時候疏散該市400萬居民。
They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country...
他們正計劃轉移仍滯留在該國的70名美國官員。
The fire is threatening about sixty homes, and residents have evacuated the area...
大火正威脅著大約60戶人家，居民已經從該地區撤離。
Burning sulfur from the wreck has forced evacuations from the area.
殘骸上燃燒著的硫黃迫使人們撤出該地區。

劇情百科

Sherlock有個思維殿堂，將所有有用的信息轉化成圖像形式存儲在大腦，這樣的方式讓他可以永久記憶那些信息。但Sherlock不僅有這么個殿堂，而且他還擁有一個能提醒他大量關鍵點的殿堂，自己的哥哥Mycroft不斷提示他，讓他從偏道走向正道。在Mycroft的"幫助"下，Sherlock到底能找出那個目標嗎？

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

1.The novel is _____ from a series of on-the-spot reports.
小說是基于一系列現場報道構思而成的。
2.The competitors will be subject to _____ drug testing.
參賽者將要接受隨機藥檢。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.Moderate rainfall breeds settled agriculture, they reckon, fostering urbanisation, trade and state-building.
他們認為適中降水穩定了農業生產，促進城市化、貿易和國家建設。
2.Since 1951, 18,000 people have been evacuated from the area.
自1951年以來，已有18， 000人撤離了該地區。