重点单词：

1、warden

n. 区长；看守人；典狱官；学监

He was a warden at the local parish church.

他是本地教区教堂的监察员。

2、signal

n. 信号；暗号；导火线

vt. 标志；用信号通知

adj. 显著的；作为信号的

They fired three distress signals.

他们发射了3次遇难求救信号。

3、parachute

n. 降落伞

vi. 跳伞

空投

They fell 41,000 ft. before opening their parachutes.

他们下落了41000英尺才打开他们的降落伞。

4、worth

adj. 值…的

n. 价值；财产

A local jeweler says the pearl is worth at least $500.

一位本地珠宝商说这颗珍珠至少值$500。

重点短语：

1、point at

指向……

He was talking while pointing at the map.

他一边用手指着地图一边讲话。

考考你（翻译）：

1、我告诉了她监狱长说的那些话。

2、天一黑，埃文斯夫人就发出了那个信号。

3、飞机把食物、衣服、毯子、药和水空投到崎岖的边界山区。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、The transmission of the programme was brought forward due to its unexpected topicality.

2、The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.

3、I'd die myself before I'd let anyone enslave your folk ever again.