重点单词：

1、suck

vt. 吸吮；吸取

vi. 吸吮；糟糕；巴结

n. 吮吸

They waited in silence and sucked their sweets.

他们静静地等着，吮着糖果。

2、passion

n. 激情；热情；酷爱；盛怒

He spoke with great passion.

他激情洋溢地讲话。

3、admire

vt. 钦佩；赞美

vi. 钦佩；称赞

I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous.

我第一次见到她时就钦佩她，而且我现在依然认为她很了不起。

4、detach

vt. 分离；派遣；使超然

Detach the white part of the application form and keep it for reference only.

取下申请表的白色部分，仅备参考。

5、offer

vt. 提供；出价；试图

He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the president of Kazakhstan.

他已给俄罗斯领导人和哈萨克斯坦总统提供了大会席位。

考考你（翻译）：

1、这个污染控制小组已在现场，随时可以开始抽油。

2、他对那位芭蕾舞女的热情很快就冷下来了。

3、这帮助他们从自己的问题中超脱出来，变得更加客观。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、Each female will lay just one egg in April or May.

2、It seems reasonable to expect rapid urban growth.

3、His council had had to perform miracles on a tiny budget.

本期答案

1、The pollution-control team is at the scene and is due to start sucking up oil any time now.

2、His passion for the ballerina soon congealed.

3、It helps them detach themselves from their problems and become more objective.