重点单词：
1、desperate
adj. 不顾一切的；令人绝望的；极度渴望的
Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need.
需要军队协助将食物运进科索沃，那里的人们迫切需要食物。
2、raise
vt. 提高；筹集；养育；升起
vi. 上升
n. 高地；上升；加薪
n. (Raise)人名；(英)雷兹
He raised his hand to wave.
他举起手来挥动。
3、exactly
adv. 恰好地；正是；精确地；正确地
Each corner had a guard tower, each of which was exactly ten metres in height.
每个角都有1个警戒塔，每个塔刚好10米高。
4、independence
n. 独立性，自立性；自主
In 1816, Argentina declared its independence from Spain.
1816年，阿根廷宣布脱离西班牙而独立。
重点短语：
1、lack of
没有，缺乏；不足，不够
We all deplored her lack of good manners.
我们都叹惜她缺乏好态度。
考考你（翻译）：
1、成千上万的人们正不顾一切地试图逃离他们满目疮痍的家园和村庄。
2、米尔顿举起杯子放到嘴唇边。
3、他担心丧失自己的独立。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、Architecture is his line.
2、A dozen trees of various sorts were planted.
3、She had a passion for gardening.