重点单词：
1、expectation
n. 期待；预期；指望
Their hope, and their expectation, was that she was going to be found safe and that she would be returned to her family.
他们的希望和期盼是她被找到时安全无恙并被送回她家。
2、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。
3、scale
n. 规模；比例；鳞；刻度；天平；数值范围
vi. 衡量；攀登；剥落；生水垢
vt. 测量；攀登；刮鳞；依比例决定
n. (Scale)人名；(意)斯卡莱
However, he underestimates the scale of the problem.
然而，他却低估了问题的严重性。
4、screw
vt. 旋，拧；压榨；强迫
n. 螺旋；螺丝钉；吝啬鬼
vi. 转动，拧
I had screwed the shelf on the wall myself.
我自己用螺钉把架子固定在了墙上。
重点短语：
1、at this point
这时候，此时此刻
Do you have any questions at this point?
就这一点你们还有什么问题吗？
考考你（翻译）：
1、斯蒂芬·蔡斯已决心不辜负公司的期望。
2、她从未真正理解该家庭矛盾的深度与激烈程度。
3、这位患者按0到10分给这些疗法分级。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、Recently they have laid an underground pipeline.
2、He and Lillian had got divorced.
3、The White House probably won't make this plan public until July.