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I don't... a lot.I mean, I don't date all that much.
我没有,我是说 我约会得不多
And he seemed nice, you know?We seemed to automatically connect.
他人好像不错 你知道吗?我们自然而然的走到一起
We had one night,dinner, such interesting conversation.It was lovely.
一天晚上 我们一起吃晚餐 愉快地聊天 很美好
To be honest,I'd love to have gone further,but I thought, no, this is special,
坦白讲 我想要进一步发展 但我想 不 这次很特别
let's take it slowly.Exchanged numbers,he said he'd get in touch and then...
让我们慢慢来 相互留了电话 他说会联系我 可之后...
Maybe he wasn't quite as keen as I was,but I just thought at least he'd call to say that we were finished.
可能他的感觉没有我的强烈 但我想 至少他会打电话说我们结束了
I went round there,to his flat, no trace of him.
我去了那里 去了他的公寓 没有他的踪影
Mr Holmes, I honestly think I had dinner with a ghost.
福尔摩斯先生 我真的认为 我是和鬼魂吃的晚餐
Mr Holmes?With a ghost, Mr Holmes!
福尔摩斯先生? 鬼魂 福尔摩斯先生!
Boring, boring, boring. No...fascinating.
无聊 无聊 无聊 不... 有趣
John. John! Wake up.I apologise about my... You know... Him.Rude. Rude!
约翰 约翰! 醒醒 抱歉 我... 你知道的... 他 无礼 无礼!
I checked with the landlord and the man who lived there died.Heart attack.
我向房东打听过了 住在那里的那个人死了 心脏病
And there we are having dinner one week on.And I found this thing online,
在那一周后我们共度晚餐 我在网上找到了这个
a sort of chatroom thing,for girls who think they're dating men from the spirit world.
类似于聊天室 那些觉得自己跟灵界的男人约会女孩聚到一块
Don't worry, I'll find him in ten minutes.What's your dog's name?
别担心 我只要十分钟就能找到他 你的狗叫什么名字?
Yeah, I'm there if you want it... - John, wake up.
有我在 那如果你想... - 约翰 醒醒-
Went to... - Yeah.
准备... - 对
The game is... something. - On?
游戏... 那个 - 开始?
Yeah, that, that. - OK.
对的 是 是 - 好

妙语佳句

Procedure
n.程序，手续；工序，过程，步骤；诉讼程序，（议会的）议事程序；〈罕〉进行

Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa...
警方坚持称迈克尔没有按照正确的程序申请签证。
A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure...
活组织检查通常是一个很小的外科手术。
The White House said there would be no change in procedure.
白宫说程序上不会发生变化。

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Virtuously
adv.合乎道德地，善良地

Louis was shown as an intelligent, courageous and virtuous family man.
路易斯在人们眼里是一个智慧、勇敢、品德高尚的顾家男人。
I cleaned the flat, which left me feeling virtuous.
我打扫了整个公寓，这让我觉得自己很了不起。
'I've already done that,' said Ronnie virtuously.
“我已经把它做完了，”罗尼得意地说道。

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Melancholy
n.忧郁；悲哀；愁思；闷闷不乐
adj.忧郁的；悲伤的；凄凉的；阴沉的

The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep...
只听得见远处羊群的哀鸣。
I was deeply aware of his melancholy as he stood among the mourners...
当他站在致哀的人群中时，我深深地体会到了他的忧伤。
He fixed me with those luminous, empty eyes and his melancholy smile.
他笑容忧郁地凝视着我，闪亮的眼睛里空无一物。

剧情百科

两个人醉醉颠颠地回到房子楼梯，以为过去了一天一夜的他们，却只在外面待了两小时。看来喝酒根据时间和量入是无法让人达到兴奋的同时不醉酒。在他们无聊地进行推理游戏时，一位新客人来到，而神志不清的两人真的没问题吗？

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

1.Germany is a _____ federal parliamentary nation.
德国是民主联邦议会制国家。
2._____ to use employer's objects without permission.
严禁使用雇主之财物。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage...
她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。
2.The procedure has scarcely changed in 60 years.
这套手续几乎60年来雷打不动。