Ridiculous
adj.可笑的，荒谬的；荒唐的，愚蠢的；胡枝扯叶

It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
这是一个绝对荒谬的决定。

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Puzzle (pp. & pt. puzzled)
vt.使迷惑，使难解
vt.& vi.为难，伤脑筋
n.智力测验，智力玩具；难题；令人费解的事[人]；谜一般的事物

My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.
我妹妹总让我捉摸不透，弄得我焦虑不安。
In rehearsing Shakespeare, I puzzle over the complexities of his verse and prose.
在排演莎士比亚的戏剧时，其中诗句和散文的复杂让我大伤脑筋。
Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists...
“旅行者二号”发回的数据给天文学家们提出了一个难题：离我们最远的那颗行星为什么会存在.

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Scheme (pp. & pt. schemed)
vt.& vi.策划，图谋
n.计划；体系；阴谋
vt.设计，计划；谋划，图谋
vi.密谋，制定计划

The company was pouring around $30 million into the scheme.
该公司要向该计划注资约 3，000 万美元。
They would first have to work out some scheme for getting the treasure out...
他们首先得想个法子把财宝取出来。
They claimed that their opponents were scheming against them...
他们声称对手正在算计他们。

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Intervene (pp. & pt. intervened)
vi.阻碍；出面；插嘴；介于…之间

The situation calmed down when police intervened...
警方干预后，局势平息下来。
'I've told you he's not here,' Irena intervened.
“我告诉你了他不在这里，”伊雷娜插话说。
I pray that death may not intervene to prevent our meeting with my darling children.
我祈祷死亡不要阻挠我们与我亲爱的孩子们见一面。


剧情百科

这次Sherlock回伦敦是为了帮助哥哥Mycroft查出并瓦解地下恐怖网。这也正合Sherlock意，只要回到伦敦，只要回到John身边，什么都没问题。看来Sherlock惦记John程度远比John惦记Sherlock。

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

1.The company already has a social _____ in google+.

公司已经有了Google+的社交网络。

2.Most of us feel more _____ and more competent when we dress well.
我们穿着得体的时候，往往会更自信和更有竞争力。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.We see that evidence in readership numbers, too.
我们也看到了读者人数方面的证据。
2.The process takes place in real time, so the luminous map changes as the patient moves.
这整个过程都是实时进行的，因此发光的分布图会因病人的移动而发生变化。