重点单词：
1、idiot
n. 笨蛋，傻瓜；白痴
‘You are an idiot, ’ he tells them.
‘你确实是傻瓜，’他对他们说。
2、survive
vt. 幸存；生还；幸免于；比...活得长
vi. 幸存；活下来
He had survived heart bypass surgery.
他在心脏搭桥手术中活了下来。
3、govern
vt. 管理；支配；统治；控制
vi. 居支配地位；进行统治
They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country.
他们周五去投票站选出他们希望来治理国家的人。
重点短语：
1、find out
v. 找出，查明；发现，揭发
I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder.
查明我的问题的确是失调造成的，我就放心了。
2、sleep with
与...合睡在一张床
与...发生性关系
He was old enough to sleep with a girl and make her pregnant.
他年龄已经够大了，能够跟女孩发生性关系并使她怀孕。
考考你（翻译）：
1、你是一个白痴吗？
2、那些最适应环境的生物将是那些存活下来的。
3、海上保险受一系列严格的规章条例所制约。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、Economic change for its own sake did not appeal to him.
2、His son was praised for speeches of remarkable fluency.
3、She was shut away and forbidden to read.