Successor
n.接替的人或事物；继承人，继任者

He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors...
他制订了几条原则，希望可以引导继任者。
Several critics hailed him then as the greatest living Scottish poet, the natural successor to his old friend Hugh MacDiarmid.
紧接着，一些评论家称赞他为当今苏格兰最伟大的诗人，是他的老朋友休·麦克迪尔米德理所当然的接班人。

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Instrumental
adj.乐器的；仪器的；有帮助的；起作用的

In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile...
他任董事长的最初几年为提升公司的知名度起到了积极的推动作用。
Jesse Jackson was instrumental in the release of some of the hostages.
其中一些人质得以获释多亏了杰西·杰克逊。
The last track on the CD is an instrumental.
CD 上的最后一支曲目是一首器乐曲。

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Reconcile (pp. & pt.reconciled)
vt.使和好，使和解；调停，排解（争端等）；
[宗]使（场所等）洁净；[船]使（木板）接缝平滑

We suggest that it is possible to reconcile these apparently opposing perspectives...
我们认为这两个看似对立的观点是可以调和的。
Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days.
德夫林在生命的最后几天与天主教会达成和解。
She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again.
她说服了自己永远不再和他见面。
She felt a little more reconciled to her lot.
她感到对自己的命运多少接受一些了。

剧情百科

如果能找到比Mycroft或John更理解Sherlock的，那么也只有Sherlock的粉丝团了。而在别人不屑寻求他们的帮助时，Mary找了他们，并且找到Sherlock的藏身处，这也是Mary的过人之处。那么Sherlock有意的安排究竟想与Mary说些什么呢？

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

1.Unlike bony wings, number-crunching brains leave little trace in the _____ record.
和具有实体的翅膀不同，用来识数的大脑不会以化石的形式保存下来。
2.Men ______ ______ ______ struggling for survial against the elements.
人门习惯于在与自然力作斗争中求生存。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint...
他给所有的木材都涂上了一层闪耀着金属光泽的银漆。
2.He told the children to start moving clockwise around the room.
他让孩子们开始按顺时针方向绕着房间走。