Schedule (pp. & pt. scheduled)
n.时刻表，进度表；清单，明细表；预定计划；目录
vt.排定，安排；将…列表；为…作目录

He has been forced to adjust his schedule...
他被迫调整了自己的日程安排。
The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule...
喷气式飞机提前两分钟到达了约翰内斯堡。
The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38...
航天飞机已经预定于凌晨 4 点 38 分发射升空。

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Discharge (pp. & pt. discharged)
vt.下（客）；卸船；免除（自己的义务、负担等）；执行
vt.& vi.放出；流出；开枪；发射
n.（气体、液体如水从管子里）流出；排放出的物体
vi.（船、飞机等）卸货；（颜料、墨水或染料等）化开；卸掉负担（或负载）；下客

You are being discharged on medical grounds.
出于健康原因你将会退伍。
The quiet competence with which he discharged his many college duties.
他得以胜任众多大学职务的那种内秀
The goods will be sold for a fraction of their value in order to discharge the debt.
货物将被贱价卖出以清偿债务。
The bird had trouble breathing and was discharging blood from the nostrils.
那只鸟呼吸困难，并且鼻孔里还在流血。

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Threaten (pp. & pt. threatened)
vt.& vi.预示（某事）；恐吓；危及；预示凶兆
vi.似将发生；威胁

He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities...
我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁。
The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war...
这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。

剧情百科

细节决定很多事情，在Sherlock敬新人时念出名字时，眼前的闪光灯让他回想起Tessa寻找他们办案的一幕。为什么“露水情人”会找到Tessa呢？为什么Tessa知道John名字中H的全译?而Tessa背后的神秘雇主与John的婚礼有关？那么这个神秘人物或许已经到了现场，而他就是露水情人真正的目标了？

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

1.Moderate rainfall breeds _____ agriculture, they reckon, fostering urbanisation, trade and state-building.
他们认为适中降水稳定了农业生产，促进城市化、贸易和国家建设。
2.Since 1951, 18,000 people have been _____ from the area.
自1951年以来，已有18， 000人撤离了该地区。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.A presidential election was scheduled for last December...
总统选举原计划在去年 12 月举行。
2.The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea...
所产生的盐水将被排入大海。