重点单词：
1、rock
n. 岩石；摇滚乐；暗礁
vt. 摇动；使摇晃
vi. 摇动；摇晃
She sat cross-legged on the rock.
她盘着腿坐在那块巨石上。
2、loser
n. 失败者；遗失者
They've only been trained to compete with other men, so a successful woman can make them feel like a real loser.
他们只被训练与其他的男性竞争，所以一个成功的女性会让他们觉得自己确实是失败者。
3、rig
n. 装备；钻探设备；服装；[船] 帆装
vt. 操纵；装配；装扮；装上索具
She accused her opponents of rigging the vote.
她指责对手幕后操纵了这次选举。
重点短语：
1、time out
暂停，时间到；超时
He took time out from campaigning to accompany his mother to dinner.
他暂停竞选活动陪她母亲吃晚饭。
2、catch up
赶上；把…缠住
Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
绝大多数发育晚的人都将赶上他们的朋友们。
考考你（翻译）：
1、他的身体随着火车左右晃动着。
2、对他的重型卡车的检查显示有3处刹车存在问题。
3、距中场休息还有22.2秒时布朗想叫一次暂停。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
2、He never dirtied his hands with political intrigue.
3、I begged off that assignment.

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