Domestic
adj.家庭的，家的；国内的；驯养的；热心家务的
n.佣人；国货

Over 100 domestic flights a day to 15 UK destinations.
每天超过100架次国内航班飞往英国境内15个目的地
Opportunities will improve as the company expands domestically and internationally...
随着国内业务和国际业务的扩展，该公司将获得更好的机会。
I was called out to attend a domestic dispute.
我被叫出去解决一场家庭纠纷。
She was kind and domestic and put her family before her part-time job.
她人很好也顾家，把家庭看得比兼职工作更为重要。

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Silence (pp. & pt. silenced)
n.沉默，无言，无表示，无声，沉静，肃静，寂静，缄默；
无音信，失去联系，忘却，湮没，无表示，无音讯；[乐]停止
vt.使安静；使沉默；压制

He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。
She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。
The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。
Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families.
加里决定对儿子遭受的痛苦不再保持沉默，以期望能帮助其他家庭。
Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。

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Course (pt. coursed)
n.课程；航线；行动方向；一道菜
vt.快速地流动；奔流；跑过；追逐
vi.沿…（方向）前进；指引航线；快跑；迅速移动

Aircraft can avoid each other by going up and down, as well as by altering course to left or right...
飞机可以通过上下升降和左右移动改变航线来避免相撞。
My best course of action was to help Gill by being loyal, loving and endlessly sympathetic...
我能给吉尔的最大帮助就是对他忠诚、关爱他并且永远满怀同情之心。
In the natural course of events cows would wish to be milked more than twice a day...
按照事情发展的自然规律，母牛每天应该挤奶两次以上。
I'm shortly to begin a course on the modern novel.
我不久将要选修一门现代小说课程。
She went to her doctor, who offered to put her on a course of tranquillizers.
她去看医生，医生建议她服用一个疗程的镇静剂。

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

1.According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _____...
根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。
2.Served the _____ of nixon's term. Not elected for full term.
福特在总统尼克松的剩余任期内任职，但没被选举为满期任职总统。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.Inflation has made it an unprofitable but necessary evil.
通货膨胀已经让其成为无利可图但又不得不保留的累赘。
2.Many chinese state-owned enterprises rely almost entirely on domestic sales.
许多中国国企几乎完全依赖国内销售。