重点单词：
1、figure
n. 数字；人物；图形；价格；（人的）体形；画像
vi. 计算；出现；扮演角色
vt. 计算；认为；描绘；象征
It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job.
要是我们有一个确切的数字反映这个国家到底有多少人没有工作就好了。
重点短语：
1、get over
克服；恢复；熬过；原谅
It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death.
我过了很长时间才从她去世的震惊中恢复过来。
2、pick up
捡起；获得；收拾；不费力地学会
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他从地板上捡起帽子，重新戴在头上。
3、make any sense
说不通；没意思
This is not logical or does not make any sense to me at all.
这样做对我来说是不合逻辑并且毫无意义的。

考考你（翻译）：
1、过不了多久，通货膨胀的数字就会开始下降。
2、“他们将怎样解决那个问题呢？”他自忖道。
3、罗林斯在他的办公室被警察逮捕了。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、He was happy to make a detour for her convenience.
2、The dictator tyrannized over the whole country.
3、We did fairly well but only fairly well.