Surround (pp. & pt. surrounded)
vt.包围，围绕
n.（物品的）边；外围物

The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence...
不大的教堂墓地周边围着一圈生锈的熟铁栅栏。
When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen...
当汽车停在城镇广场时立刻被士兵和民兵包围了。
Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.
这场胜利的喜悦退去后，人们将不得不回归现实。
He had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers...
他总会亲手挑选一批聪明而年轻的军官常伴他左右。

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Sympathetic
adj.同情的，有同情心的；赞同的；相投合的，称心的；〈口〉抱好感的

She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students...
她对成年学生的问题深表同情。
She met people in London who were sympathetic to the Indian freedom struggle...
她在伦敦结识了一些支持印度独立运动的人。
After a year we will sympathetically consider an application for reinstatement.
一年后我们会对复职申请予以考虑和批准。
She sounds a most sympathetic character.
她听起来是个很招人喜欢的人物。

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Preying
v.掠食( prey的现在分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生

Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...
电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。
The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them...
其结果就是破坏食物链，使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。
Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night...
警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。
Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways...
帕姆从来不知道有人专门坑骗离家出走的年轻人。
The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind...
利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。
He was prey to a growing despair...
他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。

剧情百科

如何能在一个完全密室里暗杀一个人呢？当然，不存在'小人'或者'自杀'一说，Sherlock已经当场否定，但让人郁闷的是，Sherlock也没有当场公布答案，因为他自己也不知道Bainbridge如何在这完美的密室里被暗杀。难道这将成为不解之谜吗？

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

1.There are many who will work hard to _____ these goals...
有志之士将会共同为实现这些目标而努力。
2.They have ______ reputations as athletes.
作为运动员，他们的声望令人羡慕。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
2.Climate reflects a basic struggle between constancy and change...
气候反映出稳定与变化之间基本的较量。