重点单词：

1、appointment

n. 任命；约定；任命的职位

His appointment to the cabinet would please the right wing.

他进入内阁的任命会令右翼高兴。

2、multiply

vt. 乘；使增加；使繁殖；使相乘

vi. 乘；繁殖；增加

adv. 多样地；复合地

Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

此类争论在18世纪和19世纪大大增加。

3、root

n. 根；根源；词根；祖先

vi. 生根；根除

vt. 生根，固定；根源在于

Most plants will root in about six to eight weeks.

大多数植物会在六到八周内生根。

重点短语：

1、show up

露面；露出；揭露

The orange colour shows up well against most backgrounds.

橙色在多数背景下都很能突显出来。

考考你（翻译）：

1、费伊先生将担任研究员的职务。

2、这些生物能迅速大量繁殖。

3、我为自己的巴西血统而自豪。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.

2、After two late night sessions, the Security Council has failed to reach agreement.

3、To tell the truth, I don't know if I can handle the job.