重点讲解：

melodramatic
adj. 夸张的；情节剧的；戏剧似的
"Don't you think you're being slightly melodramatic?" Jane asked.
“你不觉得你有点夸张吗？”简问道。
I’m not being melodramatic.
我不是在危言耸听
proposal
n. 提议，建议；求婚
After a three-weekend courtship, Pam accepted Randy's proposal of marriage.
经过一段为期3个周末的恋爱，帕姆接受了兰迪的求婚。
He made no comments on our proposal.
他对我们的建议没有作评论。
appreciate
vt. 欣赏；感激；领会；鉴别
vi. 增值；涨价
Anyone can appreciate our music.
任何人都能欣赏我们的音乐。
She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the family's conflict.
她从未真正理解该家庭矛盾的深度与激烈程度。
hey don't have any confidence that houses will appreciate in value.
他们对房屋增值没有一点信心。
In order to appreciate the novel,one must be able to enter the spirit of the work.
要想欣赏这部小说，你必须领悟这部作品的精神。

考考你：

翻译

1.感激并且尊重你所拥有的。 而不是将注意力专注在你没有的。

2.不那么耸人听闻却更严肃的问题是必须解决保密问题。

3.我强烈反对他的建议。

上期答案
1.The present is evanescent and the future will always astonish you one way or another.
2.She soon get used to the hustle and bustle of city life.
3.In fact, our pensions are more than what we spend every month so I feel no burden.