1.hold out
坚持;伸出;提供;维持;抵制;主张;扣留
A popular question that I hear often is how long you should hold out for that dream job before moving to plan B.
我常听到的一个问题就是:人们应该为梦想中的工作坚持多久才退而执行另外的计划呢?
2.exclusive
adj. 独有的;排外的;专一的
n. 独家新闻;独家经营的项目;排外者
A journalist has tried to muscle in on my exclusive story.
一个记者一直想强行把我的独家报道弄到手。
3.embassy
大使馆;大使馆全体人员
The embassy was searched for hidden microphones and thoroughly debugged.
对使馆内暗中安装的窃听器进行了搜查和完全排除。
4.miraculous
不可思议的,奇迹的
Sponges hold a particular fascination for me, because they are so varied in colour, shape and size and they have an almost miraculous life cycle.
我对海绵极其着迷,因为它们的颜色、形状和大小如此变化多端,而且它们拥有一个近乎奇迹的生命周期。
考考你 (请翻译)
1.是你说要做专访,然后不见人了。
2.你就是相信这些无聊的传闻?
上期参考答案
1.What explanation am I to offer Their Majesties?
2.I trust you will not find it necessary to use that word again.