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Lends distinction to friends and anonymity to waiters.
朋友穿着很显眼.侍者穿着就透明了
John?John, what is it? What?
约翰?约翰.怎么了
Well, the short version...not dead.
简单说来就是...没死
Bit mean springing it on you like that, I know.
我知道这么突然出现确实不太好
Could have given you a heart attack,probably still will.
你说不好会心脏病发,也许真的会
But in my defence, it was very funny.
但让我为自己说一句.这样很好玩
OK, it's not a great defence.
好吧.这理由不太充分
Oh, no, you're... - Oh, yes.
不.你是.... - 没错
Oh, my God! - Not quite.
上帝啊. - 那倒不是
You died, you jumped off a roof.
你死了.你从屋顶上跳下来了
No. - You're dead.
没死. - 你死了
No, I'm quite sure, I checked. Excuse me.
我很确定我没死.我确认过了.抱歉
Does...does yours rub off too?
你的胡子也能擦掉吗
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!Do you have any idea what you've done?!
我的天啊?你到底知道你做了什么吗
OK, John,I'm suddenly realising I probably owe you some sort of an apology...
好吧.约翰..我突然意识到我也许该跟你道个歉
All right, just, John, just keep...
好了.约翰.别激动...
Two years.Two years! Hmm?
两年了,整整两年
I thought...I thought...you were dead.
我以为...我以为...你死了
Now, you let me grieve.How could you do that?How?!
你就让我为你哀悼,你怎么能这样,怎么能这样
Wait, before you do anything that you might regret, um,
等等.你先别做什么傻事
one question, just let me ask one question.
让我先问一个问题
Are you really going to keep that?
你真打算留着那胡子吗

妙语佳句

Exceptionally
adv.例外地，异常地，特殊地

His translation is exceptional in its poetic quality.
他的译作非常有诗意。
School governors have the discretion to allow parents to withdraw pupils in exceptional circumstances.
督学可以酌情允许父母在特殊情况下让学生退学。
Exceptionally, in times of emergency, we may send a team of experts...
在紧急情况下，我们可能会破例派一个专家小组。

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Paramount
adj.最高的，至上的；最重要的，主要的；卓越的；有最高权力的

n.最高，至上；有最高权力的人；元首，首长
The child's welfare must be seen as paramount...
必须把儿童福利摆在首位。
Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.
氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

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Counter (pp. & pt. countered)
n.柜台；对立面；计数器；（某些棋盘游戏的）筹码
adj.相反的
vt.反击，还击；反向移动，对着干；反驳，回答
vi.逆向移动，对着干；反驳
adv.反方向地；背道而驰地

We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.
我们坐在柜台边的凳子上喝着咖啡。
Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes...
通过劝说更多的驾车者改骑自行车可以缓解交通拥堵。
The Prime Minister countered by stating that he had grave misgivings about the advice he had been given...
总理反驳说他对自己所收到的那些建议颇为顾虑。

剧情百科

任谁看见世上最要好的基友死后又突然出现在自己面前都会激动不已。是高兴还是生气呢？看着带有3分歉意7分玩笑意的Sherlock，John最终还是忍不住想把它掐死的冲动。

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

1.How would you _____ the gses?
你会怎样对GSE进行改革？

2.2.These vegetables and herbs have strong _____ qualities.
这些蔬菜和草本植物有很强的杀菌性。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.Identical twins are two children that grew from the same egg.
同卵双胞胎是同一个受精卵生长出的两个孩子。
2.I leave my phone on the kitchen counter when I go to bed.
睡觉的时候，我会把手机放在厨房的台子上。