重点单词：

1、platform

n. 平台；月台，站台；坛；讲台

Nick finished what he was saying and jumped down from the platform.

尼克讲完话，从讲台上跳了下来。

2、deserve

vi. 应受，应得

vt. 应受，应得

Government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well.

政府官员们显然也应受到某些谴责。

3、divorce

vt. 使离婚，使分离；与…离婚

n. 离婚；分离

Numerous marriages now end in divorce.

现在许多婚姻都以离婚而告终。

4、pretense

n. 借口；虚假；炫耀；自吹（等于pretence）

Countries which prefer to rely on America are happy to maintain the pretense.

而倾向依赖于美国的国家也乐意保持这种虚假。

重点短语：

1、miss out on

错过机会；错失了…

If you wait to feel turned on before you have sex, you'll miss out on lots of great moments together.

如果你等着在自己想要性爱的时侯再去做，就会错过很多两个人一起的甜蜜时刻。

考考你（翻译）：

1、他们在一个岩石平台上找到了一处可以搭帐篷的地方。

2、这些人应该得到高于最低工资的报酬。

3、他和莉莲离婚了。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、Detach the white part of the application form and keep it for reference only.

2、He suffered terribly the last few days.

3、He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.