1，daily Dictation：

（1）Battered，soaked，and flooded，The Philippines is being hit by it's second typhoon in a week.

• battered：受到重创的；遍体鳞伤的；破旧不堪的

• soaked：浸透的

（2）A few years ago, they were thought to be useless -- pass their prime, not know.

• prime

        英-英： the best state or stage of something, especially the most active and enjoyable period in adult life

        春; 青春,壮年; 盛时,全盛期

2，词汇积累：

• stray       adj：迷失的，迷路的    v：误入歧途，迷失方向；走失；漂泊    n：杂散迷路者，无主的（东西）
• If he found that he would not hesitate to stop, henceforth（从此以后） abandon the wandering soul and thinking stray.
• 如果他找到了，他会毫不犹豫地停下来，从此放弃心灵的漂泊和思想的流浪。
• estimate  v：估算，估计    n：估计值
• 1.v： to form an opinion or judgment about somebody or something
• 2 n：an approximate calculation
• The CLIMAP team also estimated how much ice covered the land and seas during the Wisconsin ice age.CLIMAP小组还估算了在威斯康星冰期覆盖大陆和海面的冰量有多大
• endurance   n：忍耐力；耐久力
• the ability or power to bear prolonged exertion, pain, or hardship
• But the most serious thing was that there was no person. It wasn't just a test of endurance and stamina（持久力）.
• circumstance   n：环境；条件；状况；遭遇
• probationary      n：使用的；见习的；缓刑的
• We decide, in view of his special circumstance, that we would admit him for a probationary period(宾语从句，主句谓语动词与that从句之间有插入语，that不可省)