重点单词：
1、recognize
vt. 认出，识别；承认
vi. 确认，承认；具结
I recognize my own shortcomings.
我承认我自己的那些缺点。
2、tight
adj. 紧的；密封的；绷紧的；麻烦的；严厉的；没空的；吝啬的
adv. 紧紧地；彻底地
He buttoned his collar tightly round his thick neck.
他把衣领紧紧地扣在自己的粗脖子上。
3、absolutely
adv. 绝对地；完全地
Joan is absolutely right.
琼绝对正确。
重点短语：
1、hang out
挂出；闲逛
I often used to hang out in supermarkets.
我过去常常到超市闲逛。
2、a long time ago
很久以前
But he had been in love once, that he knew. Once and only once, and a long time ago.
但他知道自己曾经堕入情网，有过但也就那么一次，是在很久以前了，它让他从此改变。
考考你（翻译）：
1、那名接待员马上认出了他。
2、她穿着迷你裙和紧身上衣走下飞机。
3、我绝对拒绝结婚。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、The yen is weakening. But Tokyo dare not raise its interest rates again.
2、I was a terrible fool, you know.
3、On television he made an even stronger impact as an interviewer.