重点单词：

1、suppose

vt. 假设；认为；让（虚拟语气）；推想

vi. 猜想；料想

conj. 假使…结果会怎样

Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.

假设某人给你一个蛋并要你准确描述里面的东西。

2、miserable

adj. 悲惨的；痛苦的；卑鄙的、

I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really miserable.

我连着干了几份工资很低的秘书工作，这让我感到真的很痛苦。

3、function

n. 功能；[数] 函数；职责；盛大的集会

vi. 运行；活动；行使职责

The main function of the investment banks is to raise capital for industry.

各投资银行的主要作用是为产业筹集资金。

重点短语：

1、bail out of

（从飞机上）跳伞降落

So, when one of these positions reverses, the effects spread rapidly as speculators bail out of their positions to reduce risk and preserve their capital.

因此，当一个领域状况发生逆转，投机者就会撤出资金来降低风险和保护自己的资本，这会使这种撤出效应会迅速传播。

2、depend on

取决于；依赖；依靠

My wife and daughter depend on me for their living.

我妻子女儿靠我生活。

考考你（翻译）：

1、我很清楚这个问题比他料想的更复杂。

2、当局称该监狱现在在正常运转。

3、我靠写作为生。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、The blood feeds the body tissue.

2、We needed to increase the volume of production.

3、I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go crazy.