1.trusting

adj. 信任的；轻信的

v. 信赖（trust的ing形式）

First, they have to establish a close and trusting relationship with crucial constituencies: that is, the faculty and the board.

首先，他们必须与学院的重要支持者们（即教职员和董事会）建立紧密且信任的关系。

2.check off

核对；经查对无误而在…上作记号；扣除

Write down, clearly, what needs to happen in order for you to check off your project as “finished”.

明白地写下来要发生地，以便能让你核对你的计划的“完成”。

3.slide

n. 滑动；幻灯片；滑梯；雪崩

vi. 滑动；滑落；不知不觉陷入

vt. 滑动；使滑动；悄悄地迅速放置

The moon struggled in its straitjacket: a tremor like that of an earthquake caused avalanches of empty cans to slide down from the mountain of refuse.

月亮与它的紧身衣搏斗着：发出一阵阵的震动，就像地震引起空的罐子从垃圾山上滑下来造成的震动那样。

4.unbutton

vi. 解开钮扣；吐露

vt. 解开钮扣

Step aside here and unbutton your vest please.

请您到这边来一下，解开马夹纽扣。

考考你 (请翻译)

1.你想把我从名单上剔掉？　

2.解开后面的钮。　

上期参考答案

1.I had no idea what he was writing.

2.I've been doing a lot of thinking about the article fiiasco.