s can?t find her boyfriend, but so what?

I told her she has a better backside than any girl in the business,? one of Les Best?s stylists told a photographer forW magazine. ?That slim-hipped, tomboy butt¹. Like she could just slip on her boyfriend?s dirty old jeans and make them look fresh and sexy.? Serena shook her lovely blond head in good-natured protest and puffed³ on an American Spirit. ?My boyfriend never wears jeans. He thinks they?re overrated. He wears those green canvas army pants. You know, the real ones from the army surplus store?? She glanced around the crowded, smoky after-party which was in full force at Cr?me, a new go-go club on Forty-third Street, but she didn?t see Aaron anywhere. He?d never come backstage at the show, so she?d figured she?d just meet him here. ?And is your boyfriend named Aaron, by any chance?? the stylist asked. He giggled⁴ and pointed⁵ at her T-shirt. ?You should get Les to make a whole line of those. Everyone would totally go for it?it would be so wild!? ?Would you mind stepping back for a moment so I could get her picture?? the photographer asked the stylist. ?And could you autograph this Polaroid for my collection, Serena?? a tiny leather-pants-wearing older man with a white buzz cut asked. ?Me too!? another voice chimed in. Serena hitched⁶ up the baby blue hip-hugging Les Best jeans she?d acquired compliments of the house and pointed to the I LOVEAARONlogo emblazoned on the front of her shirt as she grinned cheesily for the camera. ?I bet if you held an auction⁷ for that shirt right now, you could sell it for a thousand dollars,? the photographer quipped as he snapped away. ?But of course you?d never part with it.? Serena took another puff² on her cigarette as the group around her waited for her to respond. The T-shirt was cute, but it was really just a spur of the moment thing she?d done because she?d thought Aaron would think it was funny and to make it up to him for appearing in a fashion show on a Friday night,their night. She was a spur-of-the-moment kind of gal⁸, which was exactly why this auction idea sounded so appealing. She could give the money to a good cause like Little Hearts, that children?s charity the Valentine?s Day ball money was supposed to go to. ?Let?s do it,? she giggled giddily. The group of admirers whooped⁹ with delight and followed her over to the bar like adoring little mice following the Pied Piper. ?Who wants to buy a T-shirt?? Serena crowed, jumping up on top of the bar, and parading up and down like she was on the runway again. Of course only someone as gorgeous as she was could actually get away with this. The DJ joined in the fun, putting on Madonna?s old classic, ?Vogue,? and turning the volume all the way up. Serena shook her booty and stuck out her chest?it was all in good fun?as every pair of eyes in the club tuned¹⁰ in to watch. ?Five hundred dollars!? someone shouted. ?Anyone else?? Serena taunted¹¹ the dazzled crowd. ?It?s for a good cause.?
 ?Seven hundred!?  ?Eight!? Serena stopped dancing, rolled her eyes and whipped her cigarettes out of her pocket, as if to say, ?Your stinginess bores me.? The crowd laughed and fifteen or so lighters¹² were offered her way. She bent¹³ down to grab a light from a lucky dude wearing a fur vest, and then pranced¹⁴ away again, shaking her hips¹⁵ to the music and puffing¹⁶ away as she waited for the bidding to go up. ?A thousand dollars!? the dude wearing the fur vest shouted. He?d gotten close enough to Serena to know that it was worth it. Serena threw her arms in the air and whooped loudly, daring someone to take the bidding to new heights. As much as she hated to admit it, she didn?t even mind that Aaron hadn?t turned up. She might have loved him, but she was having a kick-ass time without him. ================================== ABC Amber¹⁷ LIT Converter v2.02 ================================== Disclaimer: All the real names of places, people, and events have been altered or abbreviated¹⁸ to protect the innocent. Namely, me.  hey people!  Early rejection¹⁹ So I heard the Ivies²⁰ have come up with a conspiracy²¹ to maintain their intrigue²² and exclusivity: This year they?re not acceptinganyone early. Maybe it?s only a false rumor²³. But if you don?t get in early, try to think of it this way: Maybe you weretoo perfect. They just couldn?t handle it. And just think how much fun we?ll have if we all wind up at the same community college! To surgically²⁴ enhance or not, that is the question The idea of surgically altering one?s body in any way has always freaked me out, not because I don?t think Dolly Parton looks great. She doesn?t look a day over forty and she must be two hundred by now. But I?d be worried the doctors would make a mistake and deflate one breast entirely²⁵ or leave out a nostril²⁶ or something. Of course I?m as girly a girl as girls come, and I know how important it is to feel good about my appearance. I try to think of it this way though: You know when you see a gorgeous boy on the street and you say to your friend, ?Look athim !? and then your friend makes a face like,ugly ? We all have suchtotally varied²⁷ tastes that someone is going to look at you and think,yum-yum dee-lish, no matter whatyou think you look like. You just have to learn to see what they see.  Your e-mail Q:? ? Dear G-Girl, I heard you got in early to Bryn Mawr and you?re psyched because you like going to school with girls and you?re this huge volleyball-playing lesbo. Tee hee.  ?dorf A:? ? Hello dorf, What kind of a name is dorf, anyway? I refuse to stoop to your level of humor or tell you where I applied²⁸ to college, but my mother and sister both happened to go to Bryn Mawr, and guess what? They?re bothhot .  ?GG Gotta dash home and check the mail for an important-looking business-sized envelope that may or may not determine my entire near future. Wish me luck! You know you love me.  gossip girl

1 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

2 puff   

n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气

参考例句：

• He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
• They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。

3 puffed   

adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 giggled   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
• The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 hitched   

（免费）搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 )； 搭便车； 攀上； 跃上

参考例句：

• They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
• We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。

7 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

8 gal   

n.姑娘，少女

参考例句：

• We decided to go with the gal from Merrill.我们决定和那个从梅里尔来的女孩合作。
• What's the name of the gal? 这个妞叫什么？

9 whooped   

叫喊( whoop的过去式和过去分词 )； 高声说； 唤起

参考例句：

• The bill whooped through both houses. 此提案在一片支持的欢呼声中由两院匆匆通过。
• The captive was whooped and jeered. 俘虏被叱责讥笑。

10 tuned   

adj.调谐的，已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味，老少皆宜。
• The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 taunted   

嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 )； 嘲弄； 辱骂； 奚落

参考例句：

• The other kids continually taunted him about his size. 其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。
• Some of the girls taunted her about her weight. 有些女孩子笑她胖。

12 lighters   

n.打火机，点火器( lighter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The cargo is being discharged into lighters. 正在往驳船里卸货。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Babies'bootees and cheap cigarette lighters were displayed in unlikely juxtaposition. 儿童的短靴和廉价的打火机很不相称地陈列在一起。 来自辞典例句

13 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

14 pranced   

v.（马）腾跃( prance的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their horses pranced and whinnied. 他们的马奔腾着、嘶鸣着。 来自辞典例句
• The little girl pranced about the room in her new clothes. 小女孩穿着新衣在屋里雀跃。 来自辞典例句

15 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

18 abbreviated   

adj. 简短的，省略的 动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多，令人费解。
• The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。

19 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

20 ivies   

常春藤( ivy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This is was green at a time when other ivies had pooped out. 这株常春藤在其他常春藤已凋谢时依然青翠。
• These Chinese ivies climbed upwards and covered the entire wall. 那些常春藤攀援而上，爬满了整面墙。

21 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

22 intrigue   

vt.激起兴趣，迷住；vi.耍阴谋；n.阴谋，密谋

参考例句：

• Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
• The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。

23 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

24 surgically   

adv. 外科手术上, 外科手术一般地

参考例句：

• Unsightly moles can be removed surgically. 不雅观的痣可以手术去除。
• To bypass this impediment an almost mature egg cell is removed surgically. 为了克服这一障碍，通过手术，取出一个差不多成熟的卵细胞。

25 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

26 nostril   

n.鼻孔

参考例句：

• The Indian princess wore a diamond in her right nostril.印弟安公主在右鼻孔中戴了一颗钻石。
• All South American monkeys have flat noses with widely spaced nostril.所有南美洲的猴子都有平鼻子和宽大的鼻孔。

27 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

28 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。