单词回顾：

1. ridiculous: 荒谬的
2. guilty: 愧疚的
3. cruise: 巡航
4. lifeboat: 救生船
5. tough: 棘手的
6. geez: 【口语】（表示惊奇、愤怒）哎呀！
7. gotta=have got to(必须)
8. stuff: 东西
9. embolism: [医]栓塞

短语学习：

1.be on my side: 站在我这边

eg. I wish she would be on my side.
我希望她能站在我一边。

eg. You're supposed to be on my side!
你应该是站在我这边！

eg. No matter how I perform in the play, I know my mother will always be on my side.
不管我怎麽演这场戏，我知道我妈都站在我这边。

2.suck up to sb: 讨好某人suck: 吸取

suck up to
[俚语]巴结，奉承，讨好，拍……的马屁

eg. I can't stand the way that you suck up to her.
你老拍她的马屁，这种作法可真让我受不了。

eg. Who hates being sucked up to?
拍谁谁不高兴呀?

eg. If we are willing to suck up to the organ grinder, it is hypocritical to keep the monkey in prison.
如果我们愿意奉承街头艺人，却把猴子关在监狱里，那是一种伪善。

3. wobble: 使颤动wobble in: 晃晃悠悠地驶入

eg. This will cause me to wobble in a way that does not allow for my continued evolution.
这将引起我某种方式的抖动从而阻止进一步的进化。

eg. The worry is that rampant commodity prices may cause another wobble in the world economy.
商品价格的肆意上涨让人担心会引发世界经济的另一波波动。

4.go for: 想要

eg. Where do I go for help?
我能在何处寻得帮助?

eg. Would you go for the best technical choice?
你还会主张选择最好的技术吗？

eg. Like many of you, I get an idea, and either go for it, or not.
像你们很多人一样，我有了一个想法，要么实现它，要么不。