重点单词：

1、celebrate

vt. 庆祝；举行；赞美；祝贺

vi. 庆祝；过节；举行宗教仪式

Dick celebrated his 60th birthday Monday.

迪克星期一庆祝了他的60岁生日。

2、suffocating

adj. 令人窒息的；使人呼吸困难的；

Many of the victims died of suffocation.

受害者中许多死于窒息。

3、hugger

n. 劈理；极端派；拥抱者

My son was hugging the gift from his aunt.

我儿子紧紧抱着他姑姑给他的礼物。

4、taste

n. 味道；品味；审美

vt. 尝；体验

vi. 尝起来；有…的味道

I like the taste of wine and enjoy trying different kinds.

我喜欢葡萄酒的味道，喜欢品尝不同种类的葡萄酒。

重点短语：

1、get through

通过；到达；做完；接通电话；度过，熬过(困难时期等)

I think you can get through the first two chapters.

我想你能完成前两章。

考考你（翻译）：

1、我很想庆祝一番。

2、他要么窒息而死，要么冻死了。

3、他不会改变的，他将永守他所抱的信仰。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、Eve nodded, almost approvingly. "Exactly."

2、China is like a giant awakening from a heavy sleep.

3、I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s.