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Junction
n.連接，接合；會合點(diǎn)，接合點(diǎn)；（公路或鐵路的）交叉路口；（電纜等的）主結(jié)點(diǎn)
There's a good British Rail link at Clapham Junction.
在克拉珀姆樞紐站有條很不錯(cuò)的英國鐵路線。
Follow the road to a junction and turn left...
沿著這條路到交叉路口，然后左轉(zhuǎn)。
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Decline (pp. & pt. declined)
n.下降；（力量、健康、品格、權(quán)力、價(jià)值等的）衰退；下傾；（人、生命等的）衰退期
vt.& vi.辭謝，謝絕（邀請等）
vi.（道路、物體等）下傾；（太陽）落下；（在品格、價(jià)值上）降低；衰落，謝絕
vt.謝絕，婉拒
Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...
第一季度工人每小時(shí)的產(chǎn)量下降了 1。3%。
He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely.
他問那些小伙子要不要來點(diǎn)咖啡，他們婉辭了。
There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...
注冊人數(shù)終究還是沒有出現(xiàn)如此大幅度的下降。
He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.
他仍是世界上最受歡迎的高爾夫球選手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.
圖書館是對未來的一項(xiàng)投資，不應(yīng)任其日趨萎縮。
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Plausible
adj.貌似真實(shí)的；貌似有理的；花言巧語的；有眉有眼
A more plausible explanation would seem to be that people are fed up with the Conservative government...
貌似更加合理的解釋似乎是，人們已經(jīng)厭倦了保守黨政府。
Having bluffed his way in without paying, he could not plausibly demand his money back.
他沒花錢就蒙混了進(jìn)來，沒道理再要求退錢。
He was so plausible that he conned everybody.
他那么會花言巧語，以至于騙過了所有的人。
劇情百科
世界所有敏感或具有威脅的信息都聚集在一棟無懈可擊的建筑。這就是Magnussen讓許多人包括Mycroft懼畏的籌碼嗎？Magnussen憑借自己手中的“籌碼”可以獲得更多的“籌碼”，日益累積。到后面，他所有的信息足以撼動整個(gè)世界！面對如此可怕的敵人，Sherlock是否依舊能輕松解決呢？
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can _____ the skin.
切辣椒時(shí)要戴橡膠手套，因?yàn)槔苯窌?span style="color:#ff0000">刺激
2.Insert the key-card _____ _____ _____ _____ the auxiliary headlamp.
將鑰匙卡插入前照燈的側(cè)面。
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：
1.Forster established the essentiality of minerals as accessory food factors required for maintaining life.
福斯特證實(shí)了礦物質(zhì)作為輔助食物因子在維持生命方面的重要性。
2.Good traders seem to produce a lot of hormones, but only for short periods of time.
好的交易員體內(nèi)似乎是會分泌較多的激素，但情況只限于在短時(shí)間內(nèi)。
