重点单词：
1、ridiculous
adj. 可笑的；荒谬的
She broke in with a ridiculous objection.
她突然插嘴提了个可笑的异议。
2、offend
vt. 冒犯；使…不愉快
vi. 违反；进攻；引起不舒服
He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community.
他为自己的评论道歉，并且说他无意冒犯那个团体。
3、flotation
n. 浮选（等于floatation）
Prudential's flotation will be the third largest this year, behind Kraft Foods and Agere Systems.
保诚公司的股票发行量今年将排名第3，仅次于卡夫食品和杰尔系统。
4、couple
n. 对；夫妇；数个
vi. 结合；成婚
vt. 结合；连接；连合
Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard.
我所在的街对面有一两个警察在站岗。
重点短语：
1、equip with
装备，配备；备有…，以…装备
She was equipped with knowledge for the vocation.
她具备从事这项职业的知识。
考考你（翻译）：
1、这种可笑的局面近似于喜剧。
2、为了尽量不冒犯人，我们最终什么也没说。
3、一只旧的有价证券的升值是浮现新问题的必不可少的第一步。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、I think the trouble will clear up in a couple of days.
2、It's hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms.
3、Pillow talk: I heard somewhere that a man is most like himself right after sex.