重点单词：

1、glowing

adj. 灼热的；热情洋溢的；鲜艳的

v. 发光；容光焕发（glow的ing形式）；发热

The media has been speaking in glowing terms of the relationship between the two countries.

媒体谈及两国的关系一直给予盛赞之辞。

2、shrink

n. n.收缩；畏缩；<俚>精神病学家

vt. 使缩小，使收缩

vi. .收缩；畏缩

People were short in those days – or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!

那个年代人们很矮–要么就是那些军装在洗涤时全都缩水了！

3、government

n. 政府；政体；管辖

The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.

政府强调需要有信心经济状况才能改善。

重点短语：

1、figure out

解决；算出；想出；理解；断定

It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment.

他们用了大约一个月的时间才弄明白如何启动这台设备。

考考你（翻译）：

1、她转身逃离那个发光的人影，却一头撞到了车身上。

2、西非那片广袤的森林已经缩小了。

3、头4年的治理彻底失败了。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、He was not interested in a romantic relationship with Ingrid.

2、Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

3、What do I get out of this relationship?