Chapter 2

It was the worst birthday that Blair has. But she would not be hammering it. It was not that type. Oh, yeah, okay then. - I believe more in fate - she said to Serena, lowering the crystal flute¹ with a thud on the table and almost breaking the rod. Blair spent the fingers in the long dark-brown hair that had been trimmed by Antoine that day, his new favorite hairdresser Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon². Serena laughed and goggle³ blue. - So, how do you always said that their destination was Yale? - This is different - Blair insisted. Blair's father had gone to Yale and Blair always dreamed to go there too. She was the first of the class in Constance Billard and extracurricular activities was leaving the cover, then try the early admission seemed an obvious choice. But during the interview, she collapsed⁵ and Blair became the Queen of Drama at the Cinema. Told the interviewer a touching⁶ story of how her mother had been divorced from her father was gay and about to marry a man she barely knew, and was dying to get into college and start a whole new life. And then she kissed the interviewer - in fact, was tiptoe and kissed on the cheek haggard and Erica hair! Blair has always imagined the heroine of a movie black and white of the 1950s, with Audrey Hepburn style, his idol⁷. That time had been his ruin. Now she was required to apply for regular admission to Yale with all others, and came to talk with his father to donate a study program to Yalena France as a way to give a forcinha for her. But their chances to get in there still were, at most, skinny ones. Blair took a bottle of Cristal in the bucket of silver in the middle of the table and filled the cup. - Destination is for manés - she said. - Just a silly excuse to let things happen rather than destroy them to happen. If at least she knew exactly how to make things she wanted the case even without completely screw with them. The attention of Serena was shorter than that of a newborn puppy and elajá was too drunk to have a serious talk. - No more going falardo future, okay? - She lit a cigarette and blew the smoke in the air above the head of Blair.Sabe that is, that blond guy who is talking to you is seeing oAaron total there are about ten minutes. - She covered the mouth with long, slender fingers and laughed. - Epa. Here they come. Blair has turned and with his half-brother of vegetarian⁸ skytech, Aaron Rose, and a guy with very high spindly blond hair and brown eyes, clear, wearing an Armani tux wonderfully well-done, going to table them. The boy beat her fingers nervously⁹ supercompridas legs and look at Christian¹⁰ Dior black shoes and bright as if you were worried about tripping on them or something. Behind the two boys, the dance floor inchava of beautiful girls and boys beautifully dressed adorably elegant, in the arms of a neck of another, with a rocking music of Beck. - Say something legal for Blair - the Aaron said Serena. - She is estressando with the future.
Blair goggle. - Who is not? The lips thin and red of Aaron has now down a mug of who apologizes. He, Blair and Serena had come to the dance together, and since they arrived, Aaron left the two girls drinking and smoking cigarettes while he would find friends. But Blair went anxious middle and sentimental¹¹ lately with the marriage of the parents, the interview at Yale repulsive¹² and everything. She needed all the moral support he could get. - Sorry. I have been a good companion. Want to dance or something? Blair ignored the. She was with the guy who wanted to dance? She looked at the tall, blond friend of Aaron. - Who are you? The poll gave a giggle¹³. His teeth were even more than the white shirt. - I'm Miles. Miles Ingram. Son of Danny Ingram, owner of the famous restaurants and clubs, owner of the fashionable places such as Gorgona Trixie in New York and in Los Angeles, to name a few. - He is my colleague in the class Bronxdale - Aaron added. - We are building a band. Miles plays drums. Blair bebericou the champagne¹⁴, hoping they would say something that was not completely boring. Miles gave a giggle and monkfish Blair to the fingers on the back of an empty chair. - You are more beautiful than I thought - he said. He was cute, but fingers batucantes that business could be seriously annoying. Blair did not return the smile. She took a drink. Aaron Miles probably said it was a total witch, and he hoped that she had warts¹⁵ on the nose and a broom in the ass⁴. Not exactly. Aaron did not like to talk about his new half-sister because I wanted to save it for yourself. But do not pull the network yet - we will get there later. Aaron pushed the skytech behind the ears. - And this is Serena - he said to Miles. Miles has only a quick peek¹⁶ at the perfectly¹⁷ chiselled¹⁸ face, the deep blue eyes, long and thin in the body and the great black Gucci dress for Serena. His eyes fell on it for a moment - it was hard not to fall-, before turning to Aaron. - How weird¹⁹. You have not told me that Blair was so beautiful. Aaron has to shoulder and seemed uncomfortable. - Sorry. Blair and Serena kindled²⁰ new cigarettes, still hoping that something crazy happened. Considering the observation that Blair had just done on the destination, was to make them happen. Aaron pigarreou. - Are you sure you do not want to dance? - Asked him to Blair again. Blair realized that he was wearing tie-butterfly and that the tuxedo²¹ shirt was unbuttoned and unfolded the collar. Apparently²², he was saying something. She gave a long shot in the cigarette and blew the smoke in his face.

1 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

2 salon   

n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室

参考例句：

• Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
• You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。

3 goggle   

n.瞪眼，转动眼珠，护目镜；v.瞪眼看，转眼珠

参考例句：

• His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes.他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚实。
• His eyes seemed to goggle larger than usual behind the heavy lenses.在厚厚的镜片后面，眼睛瞪得比平时大得多。

4 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

6 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

7 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

8 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

9 nervously   

adv.神情激动地，不安地

参考例句：

• He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
• He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

10 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

11 sentimental   

adj.多愁善感的，感伤的

参考例句：

• She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
• We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。

12 repulsive   

adj.排斥的，使人反感的

参考例句：

• She found the idea deeply repulsive.她发现这个想法很恶心。
• The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.核子内部的斥力是巨大的。

13 giggle   

n.痴笑，咯咯地笑；v.咯咯地笑着说

参考例句：

• Both girls began to giggle.两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。
• All that giggle and whisper is too much for me.我受不了那些咯咯的笑声和交头接耳的样子。

14 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

15 warts   

n.疣( wart的名词复数 )；肉赘；树瘤；缺点

参考例句：

• You agreed to marry me, warts and all! 是你同意和我结婚的，我又没掩饰缺陷。 来自辞典例句
• Talk about trying to cure warts with spunk-water such a blame fool way as that! 用那样糊涂蛋的方法还谈什么仙水治疣子！ 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

16 peek   

vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥

参考例句：

• Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
• Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。

17 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

18 chiselled   

adj.凿过的，凿光的； （文章等）精心雕琢的v.凿，雕，镌( chisel的过去式 )

参考例句：

• A name was chiselled into the stone. 石头上刻着一个人名。
• He chiselled a hole in the door to fit a new lock. 他在门上凿了一个孔，以便装一把新锁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

20 kindled   

（使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光

参考例句：

• We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
• The teacher's praise kindled a spark of hope inside her. 老师的赞扬激起了她内心的希望。

21 tuxedo   

n.礼服，无尾礼服

参考例句：

• Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
• Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

22 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。