Leak (pt & pp. leaked)
vi.漏出；透露；（指消息，秘密等）泄密；漏电，漏水
vt.使泄露；<非正式> 擅自公开
n.泄漏，漏洞；裂缝；漏出物；（俚语）撒尿

The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out...
泳池四周的玻璃钢面开裂，水渗了出来。
In May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line.
5月份工程师们在一条氢燃料管线上发现一条裂隙。
He revealed who leaked a confidential police report...
他说出了泄露警方机密报告内容的人。
He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal.
他说这件事会泄露给报界，引起丑闻。

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Spare (pt & pp. spared)
vt.节省，俭省；不用，抽出，省掉；宽恕，饶（命），救命，使某人免遭（麻烦等）；出让，割爱，分让
adj.多余的，剩下的（钱等），空闲的（时间等）；预备的，备用的，替换用的；多余的，瘦的，少量的；薄弱的，简陋的，粗陋的
n.备用零件，备用轮胎；节省，俭省；〈美〉（头两个球把十柱打得）全倒；预备品，替换品
vi.节约；节省；饶恕；宽容

If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost...
如果有可能的话，最好准备一副备用眼镜，以防常用的那副眼镜打碎或者丢失。
There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found.
几乎找不到一丁点空余的地方。
The car suddenly darted ahead, squeezing past him with only inches to spare...
那辆车突然向前疾驶而去，从他身边擦身而过。
He suggested that his country could not spare the troops for such an operation.
他暗示说他的国家无法抽调军队参与这样的行动。
We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared...
我们已经失去了一切，不过谢天谢地，总算是保住了性命。

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Election
n.选举，当选；选举权；[神]神的选择

During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet...
在竞选活动中，他承诺恢复经济活力。
The Democrat candidate is the favorite to win election.
民主党候选人最有希望赢得选举。

剧情百科

既然名侦探回到伦敦，那么以往解决不了的大案件，Greg必须请出Sherlock的帮忙，而Sherlock也欣然接受。不过，看着Sherlock在现场侦查时，貌似一直有John的阴影干扰着。看来他们两个是彼此都放不开啊。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.They put pressure on the Government to change its _____ stance...
他们向政府施压以迫使其改变不妥协的立场。
2.The two officers were being _____ by the director of public prosecutions...
两名警官正在接受检察官的审查。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.I couldn't read or understand a word of Yiddish, so I asked him to translate.
我根本不懂意第绪语，所以请他来翻译。
2.Higher education is unequally distributed across social classes...
社会各个阶层享受高等教育的权利是不平等的。