Drought
n.干旱（时期），旱季；旱灾；（长期的）缺乏；枯竭

Drought and famines have killed up to two million people here.
旱灾和饥荒夺去了这里200万人的生命。
He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.
他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。

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Entail (pp. & pt. entailed)
vt.牵涉；需要；使必要；限定继承

Such a decision would entail a huge political risk...
这样的决定势必带来巨大的政治风险。
The changed outlook entails higher economic growth than was previously assumed...
观念的改变势必会使得经济增长高于之前预计的水平。
The job of a choreologist entails teaching dancers the technique and performance of dance movements...
舞谱学家的工作包括教舞蹈演员舞蹈动作的技巧和演绎。

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Preclude (pp. & pt. precluded)
vt.阻止；排除；妨碍

A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms...
一项宪法修正案使得任何总统的任职不得超过两届。
In some cases poor English precluded them from ever finding a job.
英语不好有时会让他们找不到工作。
At 84, John feels his age precludes too much travel...
84岁的约翰感到自己年事已高，不能进行太多的旅行。
He would rebuff enquiries in such a way as to preclude any further discussion.
他会断然拒绝询问，使得无法进行进一步的讨论。

剧情百科

果然，Sherlock将所有人都迷晕，获取哥哥Mycroft的笔记本，一部拥有整个英国最高机密数据的电脑。剧情中出现过，Sherlock要用一份巨大圣诞礼物作为筹码与Magnussen做交易。那么这份圣诞礼物就是这部电脑吗？所有的一切依然在Sherlock的掌控之中吗？

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

1.I admire her courage because she did a _____ job.
我崇拜她的勇气因为她表演的太出色了。
2.The four-day festival ended a day early after an _____ _____ violence involving hundreds of youths.
一场有数百名年轻人卷入的暴力活动发生后，为期4天的节庆活动被迫提前一天结束。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.A suppressed immune system puts a transplant recipient at risk of other infections.
接受器官移植的病人免疫系统受到抑制后很可能会感染其他疾病。
2.The fight against inflation took priority over measures to combat the deepening recession...
抵制通货膨胀比抑制日益加剧的经济衰退更为重要。