重点讲解：

sarcastic

adj. 挖苦的；尖刻的，辛辣的

She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.

她用挖苦的话来取笑别人的缺点。

What a surprise!" Caroline murmured sarcastically.

“多么惊喜呀！”卡罗琳讽刺地嘟囔。

miraculous

adj. 不可思议的，奇迹的

Miraculously, the guards escaped death or serious injury.

警卫们奇迹般地逃脱了伤亡。

The horse made a miraculous recovery to finish a close third.

这匹马奇迹般地缓过劲来，最终以微弱的差距获得了第三名。

set up

v. 建立；装配；开业；竖立

The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims.

双方同意成立一个委员会，调查索赔问题。

The government announced the setting up of a special fund.

政府宣布设置了一项特别基金。

Grandfather set them up in a printing business.

祖父资助他们开办了一家印刷公司。

out of the blue

突然地；意外地

Have you ever been thinking of something rather odd and, out of the blue, wondered how you got there?

你是否想过一些非常奇特和出乎意料的事情和怀疑为什么会想到这些？

Here’s what they decided: They would sell a lot of dollars, out of the blue, all at once.

他们做出的决定是：他们将突然地、一次性地卖出大量美元。

考考你：

翻译

1.音乐是唯一不能用来表达卑鄙或讽刺事物的语言。

2.可是没想到，一个星期天的晚上，我居然收到她的邮件。

3.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。

上期答案

1.She disturbed the papers on his desk.

2.The police detained the suspect to make further inquiries.

3.I tipped the taxi driver 50 pence.