【词汇讲解】
1.catastrophically adj. 悲惨的，灾难的
如：A decisive or catastrophic conflict.
决定性的或大规模的战争
2.scenario n. 情节梗概，剧本
如：For the rest of the day the port presented a scenario of furious productivity, guaranteed to warm the cockles of the dock boss's heart.
那天其余的时间里，码头掀起了戏剧化的生产高潮，保证让船坞老板心满意足。
It looked ominously like we were about to repeat the earlier scenario.
而且看上去很不妙，好象我们又得重复上次那一幕了。
3.whiff n. 一吹，一阵香气，香烟的一口
如：A whiff of ether will put you out in a few seconds.
一剂乙醚几秒钟后就会使你失去知觉。
The interview went better than I thought it would. Sometimes I thought I caught a whiff of hostility in her answers but she behaved very reasonably on the whole.
面谈进行得比我原来想象的要好。有时我意识到她答语中有敌意，但总的看来，她举止极为得体。
I caught a whiff of perfume as she swept past me.
她从我身边走过时，我闻到一股香水味。