Performance
n.表演；演技；表现；执行

The Festival Of Asian Arts & Music will include two days of live performances.
亚洲艺术音乐节将安排两天的现场表演。
The poor performance has been blamed on the recession and cheaper sports car imports...
业绩不佳的原因被归咎于经济衰退和低价跑车的进口。
The people believe that the performance of this ritual is the will of the Great Spirit.
该部族的人认为举行这种仪式是大神的意志。
She made a big performance of sprinkling all the spices on.
她费了不少劲才把所有的香料都撒在上面。

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Specific
adj.明确的；特种的；具体的；[免疫学]特效的
n.特效药；特性；细节；显著的性质，特性

Massage may help to increase blood flow to specific areas of the body...
按摩有助于增加身体特定部位的血液流量。
These nerve centres generate rhythmic movements; or to be more specific, rhythmic stomach movements...
这些神经中心产生有节奏的运动，或者更确切地说，是有节奏的肠胃蠕动。
Send your resume with a cover letter that is specific to that particular job.
寄出你的简历并附上一份针对那个特定工作岗位的附函。

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Measure (pp. & pt. measured)
n.测量，测度；措施；程度；尺寸
vt.测量；估量
vi.测量；测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）

A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university...
一所文法学校成功与否是以考上大学的学生人数为衡量依据的。
He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.
他测出了超声波穿过骨头的速度。
This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across...
这只手工绘制的盘子直径为30厘米。
The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
殖民地正要求获得更大程度上的自治。
It is a measure of their plight that few of them have anywhere to go to...
他们几乎全都无处可归，看得出他们是陷入了困境。

剧情百科

人将之死 其言也善。John终于按捺不住内心，坦诚的说出对Sherlock的评价，并且早已原谅他了。John其实早预料，这么神通广大的Sherlock岂是那么容易死呢？但他却对自己的想法不确定。他与Sherlock不同，有着感性的一面：有些话如果不说，那么以后都会没机会说了。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.For the justice department, the synthes case posed an _____ opportunity.
辛迪斯案例为司法部门提供了一个前所未有的机会。
2.Com's capable statisticians, I have tried to _____ the most obvious fatalities.
凭借专业汽车网站Edmunds.com的强大数据，我尽力剔除了那些已明显消亡的车型。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen.
在剧院里，他们正在演出比才的作品《卡门》。
2.Specific groups may be formed to address specific issues.
可能会组成特别小组去解决特定问题。