重点单词：
1、reject
vt. 拒绝；排斥；抵制；丢弃
n. 被弃之物或人；次品
The government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high-speed railway.
预期该政府不会同意向一条新建高速铁路提供国家补助的意见。
2、whatever
adj. 不管什么样的
pron. 无论什么；诸如此类
conj. 无论什么
Franklin was free to do pretty much whatever he pleased.
富兰克林几乎可以做他想做的任何事情。
3、contest
vt. 争辩；提出质疑
vi. 竞争；争辩
n. 竞赛；争夺；争论
Few contests in the recent history of boxing have been as thrilling.
在近期拳击史上没有几场比赛曾如此惊心动魄。
4、scream
vi. 尖叫；呼啸；发出尖锐刺耳的声音；令人触目惊心
vt. 尖声喊叫；大叫大嚷着要求
n. 尖叫声；尖锐刺耳的声音；极其滑稽可笑的人
Hilda let out a scream.
希尔达发出了一声尖叫。
5、unless
conj. 除非，如果不
prep. 除…之外
Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it's going to be tough to keep your motivation level high.
除非你在为了让自己开心而努力减肥，否则要保持驱动力很高将很难。
考考你（翻译）：
1、我的一个最有能力的学生被另外一所大学拒绝了。
2、当你年龄再大一点儿，我想你在心理上就更有能力去应对所发生的任何事情。
3、11月的州选举将是明年的总统竞选前最后一轮这类投票。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、An official announcement is expected in the next few days.
2、I went to kick the ball and I completely missed it.
3、Scientists have described the Aral sea as the site of the worst ecological disaster on earth.