重点单词：
1、adventure
n. 冒险；冒险精神；投机活动
vt. 冒险；大胆说出
vi. 冒险
I set off for a new adventure in Alaska on the first day of the new year.
我在新年第一天出发去阿拉斯加进行一次新的冒险。
2、intrigue
n. 阴谋；诡计；复杂的事；私通
vt. 用诡计取得；激起...的兴趣
vi. 私通；密谋
The novelty of the situation intrigued him.
那种新奇的情景激起了他的好奇心。
3、assignment
n. 分配；任务；作业；功课
The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
这门课程的评估包括各种书面作业和实践测试。
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、call on
访问，拜访；号召，请求
The mayor and the president paid the first call on him, and he, in turn, paid the first call on the general and the prefect.
市长和议长向他作了初次的拜访，而他，在他那一面，也向将军和省长作了初次的拜访。
考考你（翻译）：
1、他们的文化背景赋予了他们一种冒险精神。
2、他从不参与政治阴谋玷污自己。
3、我恳求免除分派的那个任务。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、The policy is perfectly clear and I see no reason to suppose that it isn't working.
2、I'll call you back, I promise.
3、I may not have mentioned it to her.
本期答案
1、Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
2、He never dirtied his hands with political intrigue.
3、I begged off that assignment. <英俚>