重点单词：

1、compete

vi. 竞争；比赛；对抗

Hardware shops are competing fiercely for business.

各五金店正在为抢生意而激烈竞争。

2、competition

n. 竞争；比赛，竞赛

There's been some fierce competition for the title.

已有一些为此头衔的激烈竞争。

3、apartment

n. 公寓；房间

Christina has her own apartment, with her own car.

克里斯蒂娜有她自己的公寓，有自己的车。

重点短语：

1、stay with

同…住在一起；把…坚持下去；与…并驾齐驱

I'm going to stay with my brother in his house near the sea.

我打算到海滨我哥哥家里去做客。

考考你（翻译）：

1、这些银行长期以来一直与美国运通公司的记账卡和各种商店卡竞争。

2、该交易本可以减少通勤飞机市场的竞争。

3、简最终脱离了她父母，有了自己的公寓房间。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、The prosecutor accused the defendant of fraud.

2、There was this girl, and I thought she was really cute.

3、But I feel too far away.