Fantastic
adj.极好的；很大的；怪诞的；不切实际的

I have a fantastic social life...
我的社交生活丰富多彩。
Unlikely and fantastic legends grew up around a great many figures, both real and fictitious...
围绕着许许多多或真实或虚构的人物，产生了一些不可思议、荒诞离奇的传说。

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Deserve (pp. & pt.deserved)
vt.应受；应得；值得
vi.应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿；应受惩罚

They know the sport inside out, and we treat them with the respect they deserve...
他们对这项体育运动了如指掌，我们也给予了他们应有的尊重。
One of them said the two dead joy riders got what they deserved.
他们中的一个人说这两名开偷来的车去兜风的人死得活该。

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Overtake (pp.overtaken & pt.overtook)
vt.追上，赶上；压倒；（不愉快的事）突然降临

When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane...
他终于超过了最后那辆卡车后便驶回了内车道。
Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the US...
肺癌现在已经取代乳腺癌成为美国女性的一大杀手。
Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however.
然而，不幸将很快降临到他的头上。
From the moment Edward had told her of the escape attempt, she had been overtaken by a sense of impending doom.
自从爱德华告诉她打算逃跑的那一刻起，她便强烈感到厄运在一步步逼近。

剧情百科

John在回家路上被神秘人针晕拐走了，Mary收到信息立马去找Sherlock。睿智的Sherlock一眼看清楚信息表达的内容。但是他不明白，是什么人要陷害自己的好友呢？

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

1.Each _____ of simple, instant messaging-style chatting costs one credit.
每分钟即时通讯聊天需要一个积分。

2.Such a device would dramatically _____ the weight and dimensions of whatever it powered.
不管用于何处，这样的电池将极大地削减所供电装置的重量和体积。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.Portugal will likely want to join the omt mechanism.
葡萄牙有可能希望加入OMT机制。
2.The company makes 75% of its revenues on swimming-pool maintenance and repair.
它75%的收入来自游泳池维护和维修。