重点单词：
1、official
adj. 官方的；正式的；公务的
n. 官员；公务员
According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution.
根据官方数字，有一千多人在革命中丧命。
2、kick
vt. 踢；反冲，朝后座
n. 踢；反冲，后座力
vi. 踢；反冲
He threw me to the ground and started to kick.
他把我摔在地上开始踢我。
3、site
n. 地点；位置；场所
vt. 设置；为…选址
I was working as a foreman on a building site.
我在一个建筑工地当工头。
重点短语：
1、sum up
总结；概述；计算…的总数
One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood – "Politicians have lost credibility," he complained.
一位巴西利亚选民简述了人们的心情–“政治家们已丧失信誉，”他抱怨道。
2、give up
放弃；交出
The Coast Guard had given up all hope of finding the two divers alive.
海岸警卫队已放弃了两名潜水员生还的全部希望。
3、light on
偶然遇见（碰见，发现）；停落于
The candle cast a dim light on the table.
蜡烛在桌上投下黯淡的光。
考考你（翻译）：
1、一份官方声明预计会在接下来的几天内发表。
2、我去踢球却踢空了。
3、科学家们把咸海描绘成地球上生态环境最差的地方。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.
2、"How would they get over that problem?" he wondered.
3、Rawlings had been picked up by police at his office.