b does j a little favor

Jenny had always been shy and had trouble making friends, but she had managed to make one in peer group that day. ?You know, I never really noticed your, um . . . bra size,? Elise murmured shyly as they were packing up their book bags to go home. On either side of them girls slammed their metal locker¹ doors closed and shouted to each other as they ran downstairs and out the school doors. ?Yeah, right,? Jenny responded sarcastically², trying to wedge her geometry notebook into her red-and-black-striped Le Sportsac bag in between her French textbook andAnna Karenina . Elise giggled³ as she wound a fuzzy pink scarf around her neck and buttoned the black velvet⁴ buttons on her nerdy tweed coat. She definitely looked like her mother still dressed her in the mornings. ?Okay, I noticed. But I never thought it bothered you.? Jenny tucked her curly dark brown hair behind her ears and squinted⁵ at Elise. ?Itdoesn?t bother me.? Elise pulled her fuzzy pink hat down over her blond bob and hitched⁶ her backpack up on her shoulder. She was nearly a foot taller than Jenny. ?Um, are you busy now? Do you want to, like, do something?? ?Like what?? Jenny zipped up her puffy black parka. Now that she no longer hung out with Nate or her older brother, Dan, she really needed some new friends, and it might be kind of nice to hang out with a girl for once, even though Elise seemed kind of prissy and immature⁷. ?I don?t know. Like go buy some new makeup⁸ at Bendel?s or something?? Elise suggested. Jenny cocked her head, pleasantly surprised. For a minute there she?d thought Elise was going to suggest buying an ice cream cone⁹ or visiting the zoo. ?I?d love to,? she agreed, slamming her locker door closed and starting to walk toward the stairs. ?Come on.? Blair couldn?t believe how a simple haircut could change everything so drastically. She?d already tried on every flirty¹⁰ empire-waisted top and A-line skirt Bendel?s had in stock? exactly the same types of pieces she?d always worn and looked good in, but now they were all wrong. Her new crop was preppy and sophisticated and gamine. It was going to require a whole new wardrobe. ?From now on I?ll wear only solid colors,? Blair whispered as she buttoned up her uniform and hung the last unwanted dress on its hanger¹¹. ?And everything must have a collar.? She pulled open the red velvet curtain and dumped six wildly printed Diane von Furstenberg tops into the sales clerk?s arms. ?I changed my mind. I?m looking for simple suits in navy blue and black. And plain white shirts with collars.? She wanted to look sexy in a chic¹² Parisian-woman-wearing-a-simple-black-dress-while-riding-a-bicycle-and-carrying-a-baguette-un der-her-arm sort of way. Nate had always had a thing about French girls. He would go out of his way to walk by L??cole Fran?aise just to gape¹³ at the girls in their short gray skirts, high heels, and tight black V-neck sweaters. Those tramps. Soon Blair had found the first item in her new wardrobe and the perfect thing to wear for her interview Thursday night: a navy blue knit shirtdress by Les Best with a beaded belt and a cute little white lace collar at the neck. It was prim¹⁴ yet intriguing¹⁵?just what Blair was looking for. She paid for the dress and then headed downstairs to cosmetics¹⁶ to outfit¹⁷ herself with navy blue mascara and a subtle shade of lip gloss¹⁸ that wasn?t as girly or come-hither as her usual shade of light pink or dark red. ?Look who?s here,? Jenny whispered to Elise in front of the Stila counter. ?Hi, Blair.? ?Great haircut!? added Elise perkily. Blair turned around to find two of the freshmen¹⁹ from her peer group: she-really-should-have-a-breast-reduction Ginny, and in-desperate-need-of-a-makeover Eliza, or whatever their names were, staring at her admiringly. She was horrified²⁰ to see that they were trying on some of the same eye shadows and lip glosses²¹ that she wore all the time. Couldn?t they just stick with Maybelline from Rite²² Aid or something? Elise frowned down at the vial of glittery black eye dust in her hand. ?Is this stuff any good?? Yes, it?s good. But you?re really not ready for it yet. Blair couldn?t help but give them a little big-sisterly advice. She slung²³ her brown-and-white-striped Bendel?s shopping bag over her wrist and got to work. ?With your coloring, I?d go for something lighter²⁴.? She reached for a sample tube of pale silvery green gel shadow. ?This would really bring out the aqua tones in your eyes,? she instructed, marveling at hownice she sounded. Elise took the tube and dabbed²⁵ a little on her eyelids²⁶. It was barely visible, but it caught the light and miraculously²⁸ made her small, close-together blue eyes look brighter and prettier. ?Wow,? she trilled, mesmerized²⁹. Jenny reached for the tube. ?Can I try?? Blair snatched it away. ?Absolutely not. You need something in beige or peach.? Blair couldn?t believe herself. The weird³⁰ thing was, she was enjoying it. ?Here.? She handed Jenny a fat, rust-colored eye pencil. ?It goes on softer than it looks.? Jenny drew a careful line along the edge of one eyelid²⁷ and blinked at the result. She looked instantly older, and the color gave her big brown eyes a nice amber³¹ glow. She leaned forward to do the left one but something in the mirror?s reflection caught her eye. Or someone, to be precise. The store was bustling³² with shoppers stocking up on winter sale items, but Bendel?s only caters³³ to women, so all of the shoppers were female. All but one. He looked about sixteen, tall and thin, with shaggy blond hair and wearing a chocolate brown corduroy jacket and jeans that hung loose from his gaunt body. Sort of like the guy in the Calvin Klein Eternity³⁴ for Men ad, except less hunky. ?Wow,? Jenny said softly. ?Isn?t it great?? Blair chimed in. ?Smudge it in a little with your finger. You should use brown mascara, too. It will make your eyes look even bigger.? ?No, I mean wow, look athim ,? Jenny clarified. ?Behind me.? Blair glanced over her shoulder to see a geeky, too-young-for-her blond boy perusing³⁵ the Bendel?s signature cosmetics bags. She turned back to Jenny. ?What? You think he?s cute?? Elise giggled. ?He?s kind of goofy looking.? Blair?s little Help the Hopeless campaign was starting to wear thin. ?If he?s shopping in Bendel?s, he?s probably gay. Why don?t you just go up and talk to him if you think he?s so cute?? Jenny was mortified³⁶. Just go up and start talking to him like some sort of desperate, stalking freak?No way. ?Come on,? Elise prodded³⁷. ?You know you want to.? Jenny could barely breathe. Every time she thought she was getting more confident, something like this happened to prove that she was just as insecure as ever. ?Maybe we should just leave,? she muttered nervously³⁸, as if Blair and Elise were about to rope her into participating in some shady drug deal. She picked her book bag up from off the floor. ?Thanks for you help,? she told Blair quickly. Then she grabbed Elise?s hand and dragged her out of the store, keeping her eyes straight ahead as she passed the blond boy. Pathetic. Blair sighed as she watched them go. But she?d been in such a good mood ever since Owen Wells? call, it wouldn?t kill her to give Jenny a little more help when she so obviously needed it. She pulled the receipt for her dress out of her shopping bag and, using the rust-colored eye pencil, drew a big heart on the back of it and wrote Jenny?s Constance Billard e-mail address inside it. Everyone?s school e-mail addresses were the same, just the first initial and the last name, so it wasn?t hard to figure out. Then she crumpled³⁹ the receipt into a tight little ball and walked past the skinny blond boy, tossing the balled-up receipt hard at his back and spinning through the revolving⁴⁰ doors before he had a chance to see who she was. Blair Waldorf making an effort to do something nice for someone else? Talk about a makeover! This was more than just a Jiffy Lube⁴¹ change of hairstyle. Like a true diva, she was going for the entire weekend spa package, including the spiritual overhaul⁴².

1 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

2 sarcastically   

adv.挖苦地，讽刺地

参考例句：

• 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
• Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她，讽刺地鞠了一躬。

3 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》

4 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

5 squinted   

斜视( squint的过去式和过去分词 )； 眯着眼睛； 瞟； 从小孔或缝隙里看

参考例句：

• Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel. 他把枪顶肩，眯起眼睛瞄准。
• I squinted through the keyhole. 我从锁眼窥看。

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 immature   

adj.未成熟的，发育未全的，未充分发展的

参考例句：

• Tony seemed very shallow and immature.托尼看起来好像很肤浅，不夠成熟。
• The birds were in immature plumage.这些鸟儿羽翅未全。

8 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

9 cone   

n.圆锥体，圆锥形东西，球果

参考例句：

• Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
• The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。

10 flirty   

adj.爱调戏的，轻浮的

参考例句：

• Add a flirty blouse and cardigan for a super chic weekend look. 再穿一件风情万种的衬衫，搭配开襟羊毛衫，就是超级有型的周末装了。 来自互联网

11 hanger   

n.吊架，吊轴承；挂钩

参考例句：

• I hung my coat up on a hanger.我把外衣挂在挂钩上。
• The ship is fitted with a large helicopter hanger and flight deck.这艘船配备有一个较大的直升飞机悬挂装置和飞行甲板。

12 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

13 gape   

v.张口，打呵欠，目瞪口呆地凝视

参考例句：

• His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me.他的秘书停止了记录，目瞪口呆地望着我。
• He was not the type to wander round gaping at everything like a tourist.他不是那种像个游客似的四处闲逛、对什么都好奇张望的人。

14 prim   

adj.拘泥形式的，一本正经的；n.循规蹈矩，整洁；adv.循规蹈矩地，整洁地

参考例句：

• She's too prim to enjoy rude jokes!她太古板，不喜欢听粗野的笑话！
• He is prim and precise in manner.他的态度一本正经而严谨

15 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

17 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

18 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。

19 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句

20 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

21 glosses   

n.（页末或书后的）注释( gloss的名词复数 )；（表面的）光滑；虚假的外表；用以产生光泽的物质v.注解( gloss的第三人称单数 )；掩饰（错误）；粉饰；把…搪塞过去

参考例句：

• The movie glosses over the real issues of the war. 这部电影掩饰了这次战争的真正问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Time inevitably glosses over the particularities of each situation. 时间不可避免地掩饰了每种情形的特质。 来自互联网

22 rite   

n.典礼，惯例，习俗

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite.这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
• Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.大多数传统社会都为青春期的孩子举行成人礼。

23 slung   

抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往

参考例句：

• He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩，挎在肩上。
• He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。

24 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

25 dabbed   

（用某物）轻触( dab的过去式和过去分词 )； 轻而快地擦掉（或抹掉）； 快速擦拭； （用某物）轻而快地涂上（或点上）…

参考例句：

• She dabbed her eyes and blew her nose. 她轻轻擦了几下眼睛，擤了擤鼻涕。
• He dabbed at the spot on his tie with a napkin. 他用餐巾快速擦去领带上的污点。

26 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 eyelid   

n.眼睑，眼皮

参考例句：

• She lifted one eyelid to see what he was doing.她抬起一只眼皮看看他在做什么。
• My eyelid has been tumid since yesterday.从昨天起，我的眼皮就肿了。

28 miraculously   

ad.奇迹般地

参考例句：

• He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death. 他奇迹般地从死亡线上获救。
• A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock. 一名男学生在遭受2.5 万伏的电击后奇迹般地活了下来。

29 mesmerized   

v.使入迷( mesmerize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country girl stood by the road, mesmerized at the speed of cars racing past. 村姑站在路旁被疾驶而过的一辆辆车迷住了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• My 14-year-old daughter was mesmerized by the movie Titanic. 我14岁的女儿完全被电影《泰坦尼克号》迷住了。 来自互联网

30 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。

31 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。

32 bustling   

adj.喧闹的

参考例句：

• The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
• This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。

33 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。

34 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

35 perusing   

v.读（某篇文字）( peruse的现在分词 )；（尤指）细阅；审阅；匆匆读或心不在焉地浏览（某篇文字）

参考例句：

• She found the information while she was perusing a copy of Life magazine. 她在读《生活》杂志的时候看到了这个消息。 来自辞典例句
• Hence people who began by beholding him ended by perusing him. 所以人们从随便看一看他开始的，都要以仔细捉摸他而终结。 来自辞典例句

36 mortified   

v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 )；伤害（人的感情）；克制；抑制（肉体、情感等）

参考例句：

• She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
• The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities. 对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

37 prodded   

v.刺，戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 )；刺激；促使；（用手指或尖物）戳

参考例句：

• She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up. 她用手指杵他的肋部把他叫醒。
• He prodded at the plate of fish with his fork. 他拿叉子戳弄着那盘鱼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

38 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。

39 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

40 revolving   

adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想

参考例句：

• The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
• The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。

41 lube   

n.润滑油

参考例句：

• Will you supply main engine lube oil in bulk or in barrel?你供的主机滑油是散装,还是桶装？
• Blending is the very important unit of lube oil manufacture.调和是润滑油生产工艺过程中必不可少的环节。

42 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。