diva makes her entrance

Welcome, everyone,? Jackie Davis greeted Breakaway?s Friday afternoon teen therapy group. ?I?m so pleased to welcome back our old friend Georgina Spark.? She tapped her pencil against her clipboard. ?We?re also expecting a new friend today. But while we?re waiting for her I?d like to recognize two members of the group for their courage and for demonstrating what I like to calllife-building for the rest of us.? She beamed an encouraging smile at Nate. ?Nate, would you like to tell us about what happened last Friday now that Georgie is back?? Nate tipped his chair back and then righted it again. Across the circle from him Georgie was sitting with her legs crossed, wearing orange satin short shorts and orange leather sandals, which was kind of a strange choice for the middle of February, but it wasn?t like she went outside very much these days. Her luxurious² dark hair clung to her Snow White face as she looked up at him with a coy smile on her dark red lips. Nate rubbed his hands against his olive green Ralph Lauren cords. God, he wished he could kiss her. The other members of the group were waiting eagerly. They knew some serious shit had gone down but they still hadn?t heard the whole story. ?Go on, Nate,? Jackie prompted. ?Friday night I was over at Georgie?s house and we were having a good time, um, getting to know each other,? he began to explain. ?Then I figured out that Georgie was kind of having her own separate little party in the medicine cabinet. When she conked out I got kind of worried. So I called Jackie.? ?It was a cry for help,? Georgie intoned with mock enthusiasm. Nate chuckled³ to himself. She was still a mess, but so fucking irresistible⁴. And he was glad he had to go to rehab for six whole months, because he actually wanted to help her the way she had helped him. ?We got her to the clinic just in time. She?s going to live here for a while, and she?s been doing wonderfully so far, haven⁵?t you Georgie?? Jackie gushed⁶. Georgie nodded and hugged herself, a placid⁷ smile plastered to her face. ?The meatloaf at dinner last night was not to be believed.? ?Let?s put our hands together and give them both props⁸ for their courage!? Jackie cried. Every member of the group stood up and applauded, including Georgie and Nate. ?Hey,? Georgie mouthed to Nate and licked her bloodred lips. ?Hey,? Nate mouthed back. ?Right this way, miss.? Blair smoothed down her freshly plucked eyebrows⁹ and rubbed her pink-glossed¹¹ lips together as she followed one of Breakaway?s linen-clad staff members to the room where the teen group therapy session was already under way. She was wearing her new vintage black, red, and purple Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress paired with her favorite pair of pointy black suede¹² knee-high boots, and she was positively¹³ brimming with excitement at the idea of spilling her guts¹⁴ in front of a rapt audience that would include Nate. ?Welcome, Blair Waldorf,? a dowdy¹⁵ woman wearing ugly brown lipstick¹⁶ greeted her when the staff member opened the door. She walked over and ushered¹⁷ Blair into the room. ?I?m Jackie Davis, the teen group facilitator. Please come in and have a seat.? Blair surveyed the group. There was Natie, her Nate, looking scrumptious as ever in his olive green cords which set off his wonderful green eyes. To her dismay, the only empty chair was next to this Jackie person who Blair could already tell was a total drip. ?You can all sit down again,? Jackie instructed, taking her seat. ?Now, what we like to do when a new member joins the group is go around the circle saying who we are and naming the thing or the circumstance that brought us here. Be as specific and concise¹⁸ as possible. Remember, naming your weakness is the first step toward taking control of it. Don?t worry, Blair,? Jackie put a reassuring¹⁹ hand on Blair?s arm, ?I won?t make you go first. Billy, would you like to begin?? A stocky, muscular boy in a white Dartmouth sweatshirt rubbed his hands together nervously²⁰. ?I?m Billy White. I?m addicted²¹ to lifting weights and drinking muscle-building drinks,? he announced. ?I?m an exercise bulimic.? Nate was next. He couldn?t believe Blair had actually turned up at Breakaway, but he?d known her long enough not to put anything past her. ?I?m Nate and I used to smoke marijuana every day, but I have to say, lately I haven?t really wanted to.? It was sort of strange to admit this in front of Blair, the girl from back in the days when he?d been permanently²² stoned. Blair?s eyebrows shot up in pleased surprise. Was Nate really reforming? Was he doing it forher ? ?I?m Hannah Koto,? said the girl sitting next to Nate. ?I?ve taken E every day since my dog died last summer.? She glanced at Jackie. ?Sorry.Ecstasy²³ ,? she clarified. ?I?m Campbell and I?m a budding alcoholic²⁴,? said a blond boy who looked no older than ten. ?I cleaned out my parents? wine cellars in Darien and Cape²⁵ Cod²⁶.? ?I?m Georgie and I?ll do anything,? said a strikingly beautiful girl with long, silky brown hair, enormous brown eyes, and dark red lips. She was wearing orange satin Miu Miu short shorts and beautiful tangerine²⁷ leather Jimmy Choo sandals, Blair noted²⁸ enviously²⁹. ?Lately I like pills and I used to be scared that one day I?d fall asleep and never wake up again. But now that I know I have a knight³⁰ in shining armor . . .? She batted her thick brown eyelashes in Nate?s direction. Blair?s hackles rose. ?Thank you, Georgie,? Jackie interrupted before Georgie could say anything that might jeopardize³¹ her control over the group. ?Next?? ?I?m Jodia and I?m an alcoholic, too,? said the chubby³² girl sitting next to Blair. ?I even drank perfume once.? ?Me too,? Blair cut in, eager to top Georgie?s performance. She uncrossed and recrossed her legs, giving the room a glimpse of her sexy black fishnets through the slit³³ in her dress. ?I?m Blair and . . .? She hesitated. Where to begin? She took a deep, dramatic breath. ?My parents got divorced last year. It turns out my father was gay and he was fooling around with my mom?s personal assistant, who was only twenty-one. They?re still together, and now they live in a chateau³⁴ in a vineyard in France. My mother just married this gross fat freak real estate developer and now they?re having a baby, even though she?s, like, a hundred years old. It?s a girl, they just found out. I was supposed to apply early to Yale, but my interview sucked. So this old friend of my father?s said he?d give me an alumni interview. He was really attractive and I?d never been with an older guy before so I kind of hooked up with him,? she glanced apologetically at Nate. He?d forgive her for philandering³⁵, just as she?d forgive him for straying from her. Jackie listened with her mouth agape. She was used to the kids in teen group giving a little more detail than was necessary, but she?d never run across anyone who seemed to enjoy talking about herself so much. ?I think part of the reason I cut all my hair off was I was trying to make myself ugly, even though I didn?t realize it at the time. I thought short hair might look cool on me. But I think I was maybe, you know, bringing all the ugliness inside to the surface? And this past week I stayed home from school. I wasn?t really sick, I just couldn?t?? ?I?m sorry to interrupt, but if you could simply name your problem?,? Jackie broke in when she realized Blair wasn?t even close to being finished. Blair frowned and twisted her little ruby³⁶ ring around and around on her finger. It sounded like she had to have aspecific problem or they?d kick her out. ?Sometimes when I?m upset?which, considering what my life is like now, is all the time?I eat too much, or I eat something that I shouldn?t, and then I make myself sick.?There , that sounded convincing. Jackie nodded. ?Can you name your problem Blair? There?s a name for that you know.? Blair glared at her. ?Stress-induced regurgitation?? she answered tightly. She knew Jackie wanted her to saybulimia , but it was such a gross word, she refused to say it, especially in front of Nate. Bulimia was for losers. The rest of the room tittered. Jackie was eager to get the group back on track after Blair?s soliloquy. ?Well, I suppose that?s one way of putting it,? she noted, marking something on her clipboard. She looked up and smoothed back her wiry brown hair. ?Now it?s my turn. I?m Jackie Davis and my job is to help youbreak away !? She punched her fist into the air and let out a little whoop³⁷ like she was at a basketball game and her team had just scored. She waited for the members of the group to punch the air with their fists and whoop along with her, but they just stared at her blankly. ?All right. Good. Now I want you all to pair up. We?re going to do a little exercise I like to call ?Go to hell, demon¹!? One of you is going to be the thing you just named, the thing you?re trying to break away from. I want the other person to stand in your face and tell that demon where to go. Tell it anything you want, but do it withfeeling . Make itreal . Okay, go ahead, pair up. There?s only seven of us, so someone will have to pair with me.? Hannah raised her hand. ?Wait. Are we talking totheir demon or our own demon?? ?Yourdemon,? Jackie clarified. ?This is going to help you exorcise it!? Blair waited for Nate to walk over to her, but before he even had a chance the pale bitch in the totally inappropriate orange satin short shorts minced³⁸ up to him and took his hand. ?Be my partner?? Blair heard her whine³⁹. Everyone else had already paired up, so Blair was stuck with Jackie. ?All right, Blair!? Jackie screeched⁴⁰ at her. She was wearing clumpy brown mascara and her eyes were toad⁴¹ brown. ?Let?s tell that demon where to go!? Suddenly Blair wondered if rehab was really the right place for her. ?I have to go to the bathroom,? she announced. Hopefully the exercise would be over when she got back, and she might be able to snag a seat next to Nate before they all sat down again. Jackie eyed her suspiciously. ?Okay, but make it quick. And let me remind you that all the restrooms are monitored.? Blair rolled her eyes as she pushed open the door and walked across the hall to the ladies? room. She washed her hands and reapplied her lip gloss¹⁰, pulling open her dress and flashing the mirrors with her bare chest, just to give whoever was watching a cheap thrill. Then she walked back across the hall and peeked⁴² in the door again, checking to see if they?d finished the exercise. Nate and that Miu Miu short shorts?clad slut Georgie were standing⁴³ near the door. She had her hands on Nate?s shoulders and their faces were only inches apart. ?I?ve been thinking of a way to thank you for the roses,? Blair thought she heard Short Shorts whisper. ?I want to give you a pony⁴⁴ ride.? She wasn?t talking to her demon, Blair realized. She was talking toNate . Blair waited for Nate to express his horror and disgust at what Short Shorts was saying, but all he did was grin at her with his tongue lolling, like he couldn?t wait to hear more. ?I?m going to cover you with?? Blair didn?t wait to hear the rest of Georgie?s sentence. It was pretty obvious why Nate liked rehab so much and why he was so into reforming all of a sudden. She backed out the door and into the hall, pulling her cell phone out of her purse to call her mom. A car was supposed to come and get her in two hours to drive her back to the city, but no way was she waiting that long. Rehab was nothing like a spa; it was just another classroom full of pathetic losers who needed to get a life. ?You can?t use that in here, miss!? an aide shouted at her in the hallway. Blair glared at her and marched down the hall and into the lobby. One of the receptionists was reading a newspaper with a full-page color ad for Serena?s Tears on the back. Suddenly something occurred to Blair. She?d never really thought about it before but Serena van der Woodsen?her supposed best friend?was the absolute queen of comebacks. This past fall Serena had been kicked out of boarding school and had come home to the city, her reputation so smeared⁴⁵ only the most desperate wanna-bes would talk to her. But in a series of show-stealing cameos Serena had won everyone back, Blair included, and now she was the star of a fucking international perfume ad campaign. If anyone could help Blair shimmy her way back to the top and make everyone fall in love with her again, Serena could. Blair pushed open the glass doors of the rehab clinic and stood at the top of the marble steps, gasping⁴⁶ in the cold. Quickly, she punched Serena?s number into her cell phone. ?Blair?? Serena shouted, her phone cutting in and out. ?I thought you were mad at me.? She coughed loudly. ?God, am I sick.? ?Where are you?? Blair demanded in response. ?Are you in a cab?? ?Right,? Serena answered. ?I?m going to a movie premiere with some people I met at the perfume shoot. Want to come?? ?I can?t,? Blair answered. ?Serena, I need you to come get me. Tell the cab to take I-95 up to Greenwich. Exit 3. There?s this place called Breakaway on Lake Avenue. Get him to stop and ask someone if he can?t find it. Okay?? ?Greenwich? But that?s going to cost like a hundred bucks⁴⁷!? Serena argued. ?What?s going on, Blair? Why are you in Greenwich? This doesn?t have anything to do with that old guy I saw you with the other night, does it?? ?I?ll pay you back,? Blair interrupted impatiently. ?I?ll tell you all about it when you get here. Will you do it, S?? she asked, using the endearment⁴⁸ she hadn?t used since they were little. Serena hesitated, but Blair could tell she was intrigued⁴⁹ by the idea of an adventure with her old friend. The phone crackled as she heard Serena give the driver directions. ?I have to hang up because my phone is running out of juice,? Serena yelled. ?I?ll be there soon, Blair, okay? Oh, and by the way, Aaron and I broke up.? Blair sucked cold air in through her nostrils⁵⁰, her freshly glossed lips turning up in a smug smile as she absorbed the information. ?We?ll talk about it when you get here.? Clicking off, she sat down on the cold, hard steps and buttoned up her sky blue cashmere toggle coat, pulling the hood⁵¹ up over her head before firing up a Merit Ultra Light. If anyone had passed by on the road, they?d have seen a mysterious girl in a blue hooded⁵² coat, looking defiantly⁵³ sure of herself, even though the plot had changed and the script had to be entirely⁵⁴ rewritten.

1 demon   

n.魔鬼，恶魔

参考例句：

• The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
• He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。

2 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

3 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

4 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

5 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

6 gushed   

v.喷，涌( gush的过去式和过去分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话

参考例句：

• Oil gushed from the well. 石油从井口喷了出来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Clear water gushed into the irrigational channel. 清澈的水涌进了灌溉渠道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 placid   

adj.安静的，平和的

参考例句：

• He had been leading a placid life for the past eight years.八年来他一直过着平静的生活。
• You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to- heart talk with her.你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。

8 props   

小道具； 支柱( prop的名词复数 )； 支持者； 道具； （橄榄球中的）支柱前锋

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The government props up the prices of farm products to support farmers' incomes. 政府保持农产品价格不变以保障农民们的收入。

9 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

10 gloss   

n.光泽，光滑；虚饰；注释；vt.加光泽于；掩饰

参考例句：

• John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点，但是没有用。
• She rubbed up the silver plates to a high gloss.她把银盘擦得很亮。

11 glossed   

v.注解( gloss的过去式和过去分词 )；掩饰（错误）；粉饰；把…搪塞过去

参考例句：

• The manager glossed over the team's recent defeat. 经理对这个队最近的失败闪烁其词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He glossed over his selfishness with a display of generosity. 他以慷慨大方的假象掩饰他的自私。 来自互联网

12 suede   

n.表面粗糙的软皮革

参考例句：

• I'm looking for a suede jacket.我想买一件皮制茄克。
• Her newly bought suede shoes look very fashionable.她新买的翻毛皮鞋看上去非常时尚。

13 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

14 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 dowdy   

adj.不整洁的；过旧的

参考例句：

• She was in a dowdy blue frock.她穿了件不大洁净的蓝上衣。
• She looked very plain and dowdy.她长得非常普通，衣也过时。

16 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

17 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 concise   

adj.简洁的，简明的

参考例句：

• The explanation in this dictionary is concise and to the point.这部词典里的释义简明扼要。
• I gave a concise answer about this.我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。

19 reassuring   

a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的

参考例句：

• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
• With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。

20 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。

21 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

22 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

23 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

24 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

25 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

26 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

27 tangerine   

n.橘子，橘子树

参考例句：

• Hand me of a the ripest tangerine please.请递给我一个最熟的橘子。
• These tangerine are transported here by air from Fuzhou.这些福橘是刚刚从福州空运过来的。

28 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

29 enviously   

adv.满怀嫉妒地

参考例句：

• Yet again, they were looking for their way home blindly, enviously. 然而，它们又一次盲目地、忌妒地寻找着归途。 来自辞典例句
• Tanya thought enviously, he must go a long way south. 坦妮亚歆羡不置，心里在想，他准是去那遥远的南方的。 来自辞典例句

30 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

31 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。

32 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

33 slit   

n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂

参考例句：

• The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
• He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

34 chateau   

n.城堡，别墅

参考例句：

• The house was modelled on a French chateau.这房子是模仿一座法国大别墅建造的。
• The chateau was left to itself to flame and burn.那府第便径自腾起大火燃烧下去。

35 philandering   

v.调戏，玩弄女性( philander的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• And all because of a bit of minor philandering. 何况这只是区区一桩风流韵事所引起的呢。 来自飘（部分）
• My after-school job means tailing philandering spouses or investigating false injury claims. 我的课余工作差不多就是跟踪外遇者或调查诈骗保险金。 来自电影对白

36 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

37 whoop   

n.大叫，呐喊，喘息声；v.叫喊，喘息

参考例句：

• He gave a whoop of joy when he saw his new bicycle.他看到自己的新自行车时，高兴得叫了起来。
• Everybody is planning to whoop it up this weekend.大家都打算在这个周末好好欢闹一番。

38 minced   

v.切碎( mince的过去式和过去分词 )；剁碎；绞碎；用绞肉机绞（食物，尤指肉）

参考例句：

• He minced over to serve us. 他迈着碎步过来招待我们。
• A young fop minced up to George and introduced himself. 一个花花公子扭扭捏捏地走到乔治面前并作了自我介绍。 来自《简明英汉词典》

39 whine   

v.哀号，号哭；n.哀鸣

参考例句：

• You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
• The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上，一声尖厉的呼啸，跳飞开去。

40 screeched   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• She screeched her disapproval. 她尖叫着不同意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The car screeched to a stop. 汽车嚓的一声停住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

41 toad   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

• Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
• Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

42 peeked   

v.很快地看( peek的过去式和过去分词 )；偷看；窥视；微露出

参考例句：

• She peeked over the top of her menu. 她从菜单上往外偷看。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. 她曾两次透过墙缝窥视他。 来自辞典例句

43 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

44 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

45 smeared   

弄脏； 玷污； 涂抹； 擦上

参考例句：

• The children had smeared mud on the walls. 那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。
• A few words were smeared. 有写字被涂模糊了。

46 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

47 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

48 endearment   

n.表示亲爱的行为

参考例句：

• This endearment indicated the highest degree of delight in the old cooper.这个称呼是老箍桶匠快乐到了极点的表示。
• To every endearment and attention he continued listless.对于每一种亲爱的表示和每一种的照顾，他一直漫不在意。

49 intrigued   

adj.好奇的，被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式)；激起…的兴趣或好奇心；“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧！
• He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。

50 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

51 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

52 hooded   

adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的

参考例句：

• A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
• Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句

53 defiantly   

adv.挑战地，大胆对抗地

参考例句：

• Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。 来自《简明英汉词典》

54 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。