重点单词：
1、brave
adj. 勇敢的；华丽的
vt. 勇敢地面对
n. 勇士
He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.
他当时不够勇敢去报失文件的丢失。
2、swear
vt. 发誓；咒骂
vi. 发誓，宣誓；诅咒
n. 宣誓；诅咒
It's wrong to swear and shout.
骂人和喊叫是不对的。
3、defect
n. 缺点，缺陷；不足之处
vi. 变节；叛变
He was born with a hearing defect.
他天生听力就有缺陷。
4、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。
重点短语：
1、because of
adv. 因为；由于
It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。
考考你（翻译）：
1、我们的人歼灭了敌人,不过敌人也打得很勇猛顽强。
2、艾伦郑重许诺他会尽其所能帮助我们。
3、一份报告指出了现有体制的缺陷。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、Do I sound envious? I pity them, actually.
2、He predicted that my hair would grow back "in no time."
3、I began to crawl on my hands and knees toward the door.