重點單詞：

1、platform

n. 平臺；月臺，站臺；壇；講臺

Nick finished what he was saying and jumped down from the platform.

尼克講完話，從講臺上跳了下來。

2、deserve

vi. 應受，應得

vt. 應受，應得

Government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well.

政府官員們顯然也應受到某些譴責。

3、divorce

vt. 使離婚，使分離；與…離婚

n. 離婚；分離

Numerous marriages now end in divorce.

現在許多婚姻都以離婚而告終。

4、pretense

n. 借口；虛假；炫耀；自吹（等于pretence）

Countries which prefer to rely on America are happy to maintain the pretense.

而傾向依賴于美國的國家也樂意保持這種虛假。

重點短語：

1、miss out on

錯過機會；錯失了…

If you wait to feel turned on before you have sex, you'll miss out on lots of great moments together.

如果你等著在自己想要性愛的時侯再去做，就會錯過很多兩個人一起的甜蜜時刻。

考考你（翻譯）：

1、他們在一個巖石平臺上找到了一處可以搭帳篷的地方。

2、這些人應該得到高于最低工資的報酬。

3、他和莉蓮離婚了。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、Detach the white part of the application form and keep it for reference only.

2、He suffered terribly the last few days.

3、He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.