Conversation
n.交谈，会话；交往，交际；会谈；（人与计算机的）人机对话

When I arrived I found her in conversation with Mrs Williams.
我到的时候，发现她正在和威廉斯夫人谈话。
He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him...
他是一个健谈的人，于是我开始和他攀谈起来。

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Department
n.部门，部；系，学部；知识范围；车间

He moved to the sales department.
他转到了销售部。
'I'm afraid the name means nothing to me,' he said. 'That's not my department.'
“恐怕这个名字对我来说毫无意义，”他说，“我对此并不熟悉。”

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For short
简称， 缩写

But he held these positions only intermittently and for short periods because of conflicts with his superiors.
但他只担任过这些职务断断续续，因为与他的上司冲突的时间很短。

剧情百科

对于Sherlock这个智商超高的人，情商却是低到可以用零来描述。他不懂得Molly对他的倾慕和爱意，更不懂的如何去谢谢关心他的人。不过John是个例外，他们本是好基友。难道不是？

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

1.Bears believe the games could further _____ output.
看跌者坚信，奥运会进一步抑制产出。
2.Ln _____ her soul, then?
那就用她的灵魂来交换吧？

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:

1.The (department) is very attuned politically.
那个部门政治上非常协调。
2.It's called gonadotropin-releasing hormone or gnrh (for short).
那被称之为促性腺激素释放激素，简称gnrh。