重点单词：
1、suicide
n. 自杀；自杀行为；自杀者
adj. 自杀的
vt. 自杀
vi. 自杀
She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
她曾几次试图进行自杀。
2、insurance
n. 保险；保险费；保险契约；赔偿金
The house was a total loss and the insurance company promptly paid us the policy limit.
房屋被定为全损，保险公司按保险限额迅速赔付了我们。
3、wreck
n. 破坏；失事；残骸；失去健康的人
vt. 破坏；使失事；拆毁
vi. 失事；营救失事船只
His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.
他的生活被这场悲剧毁了。
重点短语：
1、in charge
负责，主管；在…看管下
You are in charge of the job. How could you evade the issue?
你是负责人， 你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？
2、lay off
解雇；休息；停止工作
100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit.
10万名联邦工作人员将被解雇以减少赤字。
3、shut down
停工，关闭
Smaller contractors had been forced to shut down.
一些小的承包商已被迫歇业。考考你（翻译）：
1、仔细校对是避免本节提到的那种遗漏问题的惟一预防措施。
2、他在一场车祸中丧生。
3、机器出了毛病，应立即报告主管工程师。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money.
2、It is hard to see how people will get through the winter.
3、They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation.