1.knock off
击倒；停工；中断
What time do you knock off for lunch?
你什么时候中断工作吃午饭？

2.stink
n. 臭味；讨厌的人
vi. 发出臭味；招人讨厌
vt. 使发出臭气；用臭味驱赶
One of the reasons skunks have a bad reputation is because they can really stink.
臭鼬名声不好的原因之一就是因为它们很臭。

剧情百科

霍默历经千辛万苦来到斯普林菲尔德，发现家人已经被epa抓过去了，于是，他救人心切，又上演了一场闹剧……

考考你 Q&A
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1.Similarly, the security ______ ______ love goes together with the fear of losing that security.
同样地，包含在爱情中的安全与失去这种安全的恐惧如影随形。

2.An experienced detective was ______ ______ the case.
已指派了一个经验丰富的侦探侦查此案。

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上期答案：

1.She said admissions officers take pains to check English ability through e-mail exchanges.
她说，招生官员花费了大量的经历通过电子邮件检查英语能力。

2.Although businesses fail for a multitude of reasons, the underlying issues are surprisingly common.
虽然公司的失败会有众多原因，不过其根本问题却惊人的相似。