重点单词：
1、couple
n. 对；夫妇；数个
vi. 结合；成婚
vt. 结合；连接；连合
Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard.
我所在的街对面有一两个警察在站岗。
2、apartment
n. 公寓；房间
We leased an apartment from the school.
我们从学校租到了一套公寓住房。
3、wiser
adj. 聪明的；贤明的
Glass is obviously a wiser choice for the planet as it can easily be recycled and does not take hundreds of years to break down like plastic.
显而易见，使用玻璃对地球来说是最明智的选择。 因为玻璃很容易就能回收利用，而不是像塑料那样要上百年才能分解。
重点短语：
1、ahead of
在…之前
Let's cut through the woods and get ahead of them.
咱们穿过树林抄近路赶到他们前面去。
2、send to
He had to work hard to remain ahead of his classmates.
他必须努力学习以保持他在同学中的领先地位。
考考你（翻译）：
1、我有几个，看上去还不错。
2、简最终脱离了她父母，有了自己的公寓房间。
3、士兵们小心翼翼地探测前方的地雷。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、We only have one used device, with the other set as faulty.
2、After their parents died, one of their father's relatives carted off the entire contents of the house.
3、Use only clean, Grade A, perfect eggs.