重点单词：
1、pathetic
adj. 可怜的，悲哀的；感伤的；乏味的
She was pathetically thin.
她那时瘦弱得可怜。
2、ridiculous
adj. 可笑的；荒谬的
It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance.
说我们之间有风流韵事真是荒唐可笑。
3、genuine
adj. 真实的，真正的；诚恳的
There was a risk of genuine refugees being returned to Vietnam.
有把真正的难民遣送回越南的风险。
4、accost
vt. 勾引；引诱；对…说话；搭讪
A man had accosted me in the street.
一个男人在街上冒然和我搭话。
重点短语：
1、show up
露面；露出；揭露
He wanted to teach her a lesson for showing him up in front of Leonov.
他因她在列昂诺夫面前使他难堪而想教训她一顿。
考考你（翻译）：
1、那一小群旁观者显出一幅可怜的样子。
2、如果他们执意要和她搭讪，她就用一个手指按住那红宇，侧身而过。
3、他真得吃了一惊。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、Dozens of homes had been completely destroyed.
2、The getaway car was dumped near the motorway.
3、All these presents came to more money than I had, and my mother had to help me out.