重点单词：
1、spite
n. 不顾；恶意；怨恨
vt. 刁难；使恼怒
Josef Krips at the State Opera hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage.
国家歌剧院的约瑟夫•克里普斯雇佣了她，尽管她从未在台上演唱过。
2、advance
n. 发展；前进；增长；预付款
vt. 提出；预付；使……前进；将……提前
vi. 前进；进展；上涨
Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital.
来自乍得的报导指出叛军正在向首都挺进。
3、expecting
vt. 期待（expect的现在分词）；企盼
John is expecting us to back him up at the next meeting.
约翰期待我们在下次会议上支持他。
重点短语：
1、full of
装满；全神贯注于…的
His head is full of nonsense.
他满脑子荒唐念头。
2、feel like
v. 想（做某事）
It feels like real leather.
那摸上去像真皮一样。
考考你（翻译）：
1、那率直的评论使得理查德不由自主地笑了起来。
2、根据一份报告，大水在以每天8至10英寸的速度逼近。
3、你想来一杯咖啡吗?
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、The pool area is perfect for entertaining.
2、She wondered if Harry had been unfaithful to her during this long separation.
3、She says without telomeres the chromosome and the genes it holds would come apart.