重点单词：
1、contract
vi. 收缩；感染；订约
vt. 感染；订约；使缩短
n. 合同；婚约
The company won a hefty contract for work on Chicago's tallest building.
公司赢得了芝加哥最高建筑的重要施工合同。
2、relief
n. 救济；减轻，解除；安慰；浮雕
I breathed a sigh of relief.
我安心地松了一口气。
3、instead
adv. 代替；反而
My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting and eat normally instead.
丈夫问我为什么就不能忘掉节食而正常吃饭。
4、squish
n. 咯吱声；挤扁
vt. 压扁；把...挤扁
vi. 发出嘎吱声
Mr Crist has been a pretty good governor, and he is hardly the lefty squish Mr Rubio makes him out to be.
克里斯特一直都是很称职的州长，他不是咄咄逼人的左撇子鲁比奥所描述的那样。
5、hug
vt. 拥抱；紧抱；抱有，坚持
vi. 拥抱；紧抱在一起；挤在一起
n. 拥抱；紧抱；固执
She had hugged him exuberantly and invited him to dinner the next day.
她兴高采烈地拥抱了他，并邀请他第二天一起用晚餐。
重点短语：
1、你看过这份合同了吗？
2、救济机构正在加紧努力提供食物、住处和农业设备。
3、他们提高了价格，减少了产量，而没有削减成本。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、The price of electronic products slump recently.
2、I thought he was very attractive and obviously very intelligent.
3、He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood.