重点单词：
1、appointment
n. 任命；约定；任命的职位
His appointment to the cabinet would please the right wing.
他进入内阁的任命会令右翼高兴。
2、promise
n. 许诺，允诺；希望
vt. 允诺，许诺；给人以…的指望或希望
vi. 许诺；有指望，有前途
The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
邮局已承诺在星期五恢复该地区第一类邮件的递送。
3、actually
adv. 实际上；事实上
No, I'm not a student. I'm a doctor, actually.
不，我不是一名学生。事实上，我是一名医生。
重点短语：
1、pick up
捡起；获得；收拾；不费力地学会
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他从地板上捡起帽子，重新戴在头上。
2、work out
解决；算出；实现；制定出；消耗完；弄懂
Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.
谈判者们预定在今天晚些时候会面以找到一个折中的办法。
考考你（翻译）：
1、She has an appointment with her accountant.
2、I'll call you back, I promise.
3、One afternoon, I got bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes.
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、But the real challenge to our notion of the “essential” father might well be the lesbian mom.
2、It is a very high quality production, brilliantly written and acted.
3、His manners had always made her blind to his faults.