Poverty
n.贫穷；缺乏，不足；贫瘠，不毛；低劣

According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty...
根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。
Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.
英国一直缺乏远大理想。

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Interrupt (pp. & pt. interrupted)
vt.& vi.打断（别人的话等）；阻止；截断
vt.暂停；中断；打扰；妨碍
vi.打断
n.中断；暂停

Turkin tapped him on the shoulder. 'Sorry to interrupt, Colonel.'...
图尔金拍拍他的肩膀。“不好意思打断您一下，上校。”
The match took nearly three hours and was interrupted at times by rain.
比赛进行了将近3个小时，几次因雨而暂停。
Motherhood did not constitute much of an interruption to her career...
做母亲并没有在很大程度上中断她的事业。
Taller plants interrupt the views from the house.
稍高些的植物遮挡了房内的视线。

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Charity
n.慈善（行为）；施舍，捐助；慈善机关；仁爱，宽容

The National Trust is a registered charity.
全国托管协会是个已注册的慈善机构。
Gooch will be raising money for charity.
古奇将进行慈善募捐。
Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
她丈夫失业了，全家人靠救济金过日子。

剧情百科

婚前焦虑症，显然不是John和Marry这对新人，而是一直为此次婚礼筹划的Sherlock。史上最难的难题现已在他眼前，他不得不集中全部精神去应付一个对于他十分陌生的领域的事情。看着他呆滞的表情，男神也变萌萌哒！

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

1.Why can't anybody around here follow through on a simple _____?
为何没人搭理这么简单的请求呢？
2.There was still a long way to go. _____, some progress had been made...
路还很长，不过已经取得了一些进展。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty...
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 remainder 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。