1.plankton

浮游生物（总称）

Plankton provides food for some of the smallest and biggest animals on the planet, including the Blue Whale.

浮游生物为地球上一些最小和最大的动物（其中包括蓝鲸）提供食物。

2.pretending

v. 假装；伪装（pretend的现在分词）

adj. 伪称的；娇饰的

But as a first step toward understanding one another, we can do better than pretending we all think the same.

但是，作为互相理解的第一步，我们会比假装我们人全部想法一致做得更好。

3.sweetheart

n. 爱人；心上人

vt. 向…求爱；与…恋爱

vi. 爱慕；恋爱

adj. 私下签订的；私下达成的

It is reported that the prince ran away to France with his sweetheart.

据传说王子携情人已逃奔法国。

4.therapy

治疗，疗法

You can do [some of that] in therapy but it's so powerful when you do it in a relationship.

你可以在治疗中去进行（这样的改变），但是当你在一段关系中这样做时，它很强大。

5.bring down

降低；打倒，打死；击落

But the experiment could have much wider relevance in the world of microfinance, where many organisations are looking at ways to reduce costs and bring down lending rates.

但这项试验在小额信贷领域本来可能有更大的实用性。在这一领域中，许多机构都在寻找办法削减成本和降低贷款利率。

考考你 (请翻译)

1.请勿把头和手伸出车窗外。

2.她把所有男朋友都带来这儿。

上期参考答案

1.l'm not allowed to talk to you.

2.lt's nothing like that.