as if he didn?t have it good enough already

Just as Aaron had suspected, there was a cream-colored envelope from Harvard waiting for him beside the Spode china milk jug¹ of white roses on the side table in the foyer of his father and stepmother?s East Seventy-second Street penthouse apartment. Aaron let an extremely thirsty Mookie tear down the hall to the kitchen with his leash² still on and picked up the letter with rigid³ fingers. Serena was waiting expectantly behind him, but he would really rather have opened it alone.What if he didn?t get in? Serena slipped out of her coat and tossed it on the blue toile?upholstered chair in the corner. ?I?ll still love you no matter what,? she said breathlessly. Aaron stared down at the envelope, annoyed at himself for feeling so tense. He was usually pretty mellow⁴ about this kind of thing. ?Fuck it,? he declared under his breath and tore open the sealed envelope. He unfolded the neatly⁵ creased⁶ cream-colored piece of paper and read the short paragraph typed on it, twice. Then he looked up at Serena. ?Uh-oh.? Her face fell. What a horrible thing for her sweet love to go through! ?Oh, poor baby. I?m so sorry.? Aaron handed her the letter and she glanced at it reluctantly. Dear Mr. Rose, We have reviewed your application and we are very pleased to inform you of your acceptance to Harvard University?s class of?Serena?s blue eyes were suddenly enormous. ?You got in! Oh baby, you got in!? Behind them, Myrtle, the cook, walked briskly down the hall with a drooling, panting Mookie trailing after her. Her light yellow maid?s uniform was spattered with something orangey-red and she looked pissed. ?Myrtle, Aaron got intoHarvard ,? Serena announced proudly. She put her arms around her boyfriend and gave him a squeeze. ?Isn?t that amazing?? Myrtle was unimpressed. She thrust Mookie?s leash at Aaron, her fleshy wrists jangling with gold bracelets⁷ and her work-weary hands smelling of onions. ?Better take that dog with you where you?re going,? she chided before stomping⁸ back to the kitchen in her new white Nike tennis shoes. Serena and Aaron grinned mischievously⁹ at each other. ?I think this calls for a little celebration, don?t you?? Aaron asked, his relief mutating instantaneously into cockiness. Serena tweaked his adorable freckled¹⁰ nose with a slender forefinger¹¹. ?I know where they keep the champagne¹².? Blair rode the elevator up to her family?s penthouse overlooking Central Park at Seventy-second Street. When the elevator doors rolled open she instantly recognized Serena?s new navy blue cashmere pea coat flung carelessly on top of the toile Louis XVI chaise in the foyer. It was still hard to get used to the idea of Serena hanging out at her house when she wasn?t even home. ?Blair?? Serena?s voice echoed out of the former guest room, which now belonged to Aaron. ?Get in here. Where have you been?? ?Hold on,? Blair called. She pulled off her light blue duffle coat and hung it up in the coat closet. She didn?t really feel like explaining her drastic new look to Serena and Aaron while they were sitting around in their underwear or something equally nauseating¹³, but she didn?t see how she could get out of it. If she ignored them, they?d soon be banging her door down, bouncing up and down on her bed, and demanding her attention like immature¹⁴ imbeciles. The smell of herbal cigarette smoke wafted¹⁵ out into the hall. ?Hey,? she called, standing¹⁶ outside the half-opened door. ?Come on in,? Aaron slurred¹⁷. After two glasses of Dom Perignon he was already tipsy. ?We?re having a party.? Blair pushed open the door. The room had been redecorated for Aaron in shades of aubergine and cerulean, with funky¹⁸ fifties gray metal shutters¹⁹ in the windows instead of curtains and giant vinyl beanbag chairs on the floor to lounge around on. The woven organic hemp²⁰ mat covering the hardwood floor was littered with CD cases, computer games, DVDs, music magazines, and library books about Jamaican Rasta culture and the evils of the meat industry. Serena and Aaron were sitting on the disheveled Edwardian four-poster bed, drinking champagne out of her mother?s best crystal flutes,in their underwear , just as Blair had predicted. Actually, Serena was wearing one of Aaron?s oversized hunter green BRONXDALEATHLETICT-shirts, with her white satin La Perla panties peeking²¹ out from underneath²² it. Well, at least it wasnice underwear. Blair was about to ask what the big occasion was when Serena blurted²³ out, ?Aaron got in! He got into Harvard!? Blair stared at them, bile rising in her throat. It was hard enough to look at Serena?s gorgeous abundance of long, pale blond hair now that her own hair was sitting in a trash can back on Fifty-seventh Street, but the smug smile on Aaron?s annoying dreadlocked face was enough to make her want to projectile²⁵ vomit²⁶ all over his stupid cruelty-free rug. ?Pull up a beanbag,? Aaron offered. He pointed²⁷ to the Harvard mug sitting on his desk. ?That mug?s pretty clean if you want some champagne.? Serena waved a sheet of cream-colored paper in the air. ?Listen to this. ?Dear Mr. Rose,?? she read aloud. ??We have reviewed your application and we are very pleased to inform you of your acceptance to Harvard University?s class of??? Blair had gone to the hair salon²⁸ without eating any lunch, and this little we-love-Aaron worshipfest was making her dizzy with disgust.She was the one who should have been openingher early acceptance letter, but after her botched interview Constance Billard?s college advisor²⁹ had told her it was best not to apply early. Getting into Yale had been Blair?s sole mission in life?well, besides marrying Nate Archibald and living happily every after in the ivy-covered brick town house just off Fifth that she already had picked out?but now she?d have to wait until April along with all the rest of the morons³⁰ in her class to find out if she?d even gotten in. It was completely unfair. ?Sorry, Blair.? Aaron sipped³¹ his champagne. He?d always been supersensitive about ruffling³² Blair?s feathers, but he was feeling too good about himself right now to bother. ?I?m not going to apologize for getting in. I deserve this.? As if the enormous new science wing his father?s development company built on campus last year had absolutely nothing to do with it. ?Fuck you,? Blair replied. ?In case you forgot, I would be hearing from Yale right now if you hadn?t kept me up drinking shit beer and eating crappy junk food in that gross motel room the night before my interview.? Aaron rolled his eyes. ?I never told you to kiss your interviewer.? Serena let out a little snort and Blair glared at her. ?Sorry,? Serena apologized quickly. ?Come on, Blair,? she coaxed³³. ?You?re, like, the best student in our class. You?re totally getting in. You just have to wait until April to find out.? Blair kept on glaring at her. She didn?t want to wait until April. She wanted to knownow . Aaron lit another herbal cigarette and tilted³⁴ his chin toward the ceiling to blow a few smoke rings. Already there seemed to be a sort of lazy, superior air about him, as if he knew he could just drink champagne all day for the rest of second semester and still go to Harvard. The fucker. ?Hey,? he yawned. ?I have to head up to Scarsdale to practice with my band, but let?s go out later to celebrate.? Serena stood up on the bed and did a few jumping jacks³⁵, as if she really needed the exercise. ?Definitely.? Blair watched Serena?s gorgeous hair fly up into the air above her head and then cascade³⁶ prettily³⁷ down onto her shoulders as Aaron blew more smoke rings. All of a sudden, Blair couldn?t stand to be in the same room with them. ?I have homework to do,? she huffed, reaching up to feel her new hairdo as she turned to leave. ?Oh my God!? Serena cried, vaulting³⁸ off of Aaron?s bed. ?Wait, Blair?yourhair !? Nice of her to finally notice. Blair stopped in the doorway³⁹ and put a hand to where her dark hair fell in a clean line at the nape of her neck. ?I like it,? she declared defensively. Serena walked around her like she was one of those Greek marble statues on the main floor of the Met. ?Oh my God!? she repeated and reached out to tuck a flyaway hair behind Blair?s ear. ?Ilove it!? she exclaimed, a little too enthusiastically. Blair wrinkled her pert nose suspiciously. Did Serena really love it, or was she just being fake? It was always so hard to tell. ?You look exactly like Audrey Hepburn,? Aaron remarked from the bed. Blair knew he was only saying what she wanted to hear to make up for being such a smug asshole about getting into Harvard. She thought about mentioning her Yale alum interview with Owen Wells on Thursday night but decided⁴⁰ to keep the interview to herself. ?Excuse me,? she told them coldly. ?I have stuff to do.? Serena watched Blair leave and then climbed back onto the bed beside Aaron. She picked up the letter from Harvard and folded it up, carefully tucking it inside the envelope again. ?I?m so proud of you,? she murmured, falling into Aaron?s arms and kissing him. Eventually Aaron pulled away, but Serena kept her eyes closed, licking the sweet herbal aftertaste of his kiss from her lips. ?I love you,? she heard herself say. The words seemed to have just fallen out of her mouth. She opened her eyes dreamily. Aaron had never told a girl he loved her, and he hadn?t planned to say it to Serena, at least not right away. But it had already been an amazing day, and she was so completely gorgeous with her cheeks all flushed and her perfect mouth all red from kissing. Why not? It was like the end of one of his secret cheesy rock-star fantasies, where he and some incredibly hot girl roared off into the sunset together on a kick-ass Harley. ?I love you, too,? he said back, and kissed her again. Copyright ? 2003 by 17th Street Productions, an Alloy⁴¹ company All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. First eBook Edition: August 2008 Hachette Book Group 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Visit our Web site atwww.hachettebookgroupusa.com The characters and events in this book are fictitious⁴². Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.  ISBN 978-0-316-04203-1 It makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch. . . .  ?Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises ================================== ABC Amber⁴³ LIT Converter v2.02 ================================== Disclaimer: All the real names of places, people, and events have been altered or abbreviated⁴⁴ to protect the innocent. Namely, me.  hey people! February is like the girl at that party I threw when my parents took a ?second honeymoon⁴⁵? in Cabo last week (I know: sad). You remember?the girl who puked all over the Spanish marble floor in the guest bathroom and then refused to leave? We had to throw her Dior saddlebag and Oscar de la Renta embroidered⁴⁶ sheepskin coat into the elevator before she finally got the message. Unlike most places in the world, though, New York refuses to fall into a February-induced depression and become a cold, gray, dismal⁴⁷ wasteland. At least,my New York does. Here on the Upper East Side we all know the cure for the drearies: one of Jedediah Angel?s crazy-sexy party dresses, a pair of black satin Manolos, that new ?Ready or Not? red lipstick⁴⁸ you can only get at Bendel?s, a good Brazilian bikini wax, and a generous slathering of Est?e Lauder self-tanner, in case your St. Barts tan left over from Christmas break has finally faded. Most of us are second-semester seniors?at last. Our college applications are in and our schedules are light, with a double free period every day during which we can catch a Fashion Week runway show or head back to a friend?s penthouse apartment to drink skinny lattes, smoke cigarettes, and help pick out the evening?s screw-homework party outfit⁴⁹. Another redeeming⁵⁰ thing about February is my all-time favorite should-be-a-national-no-school-holiday, Valentine?s Day. If you already have a sweetheart, lucky you. If you don?t, now?s the chance to put the moves on that hottie you?ve been drooling over all winter. Who knows? You might find true love, or at least true lust⁵¹, and soonevery day will feel like Valentine?s Day. Either that or you can just sit at home IMing sad, anonymous⁵² notes to people and eating heart-shaped chocolates until you can?t fit into your favorite pair of Seven jeans anymore. It?s up to you. . . .  Sightings SandA holding hands and wandering slowly downFifth Avenue to the bar at theCompton Hotel , where they can be seen most Friday nights, quaffingRed Bull andVeuve Clicquot cocktails⁵³ and chuckling⁵⁴ to themselves with the heady knowledge that they are without a doubt the hottest couple in the room.B refusing to go insideVeronique ?a maternity⁵⁵ store on Madison?with her glowingly pregnant mom.D andV wearing matching black turtlenecks, their legs intertwined as they watched that twisted, depressingKen Mogul film downtown at theAngelika. They?re two morbid⁵⁶, artistic⁵⁷, weirdo peas in a pod?so insanely perfect for each other, you want to shout at them, ?Hey, what took you solong ?!?J on the Ninety-sixth Street crosstown bus, carefully studying a billboard⁵⁸ for breast-reduction surgery. I?d definitely go for it if I were in her double-D cups . . . um, I mean shoes. The ever-adorableN playing a stoned game of ice-hockey golf with his buddies⁵⁹ atSky Rink . He doesn?t seem to mind being girlfriendless. It?s not like he?ll have any trouble finding a new one. . . . And finally:Who?s getting in early?? This week an annoying little group of us is going to find out whether or not we got early admission to the top colleges in the country. This is it. There?s no more time for our parents to build another new wing on the library. No time to bribe⁶⁰ another esteemed⁶¹ alum into sending the dean of admissions a letter of recommendation. No time to star in another school play. The envelopes are already in the mail. I?d like to take a moment to point out that the decision is completely arbitrary because basically we?re all perfect specimens⁶². We?re gorgeous, intelligent, well mannered and eloquent⁶³, with influential⁶⁴ parents and perfect transcripts⁶⁵ (except for the occasional blip, like getting kicked out of boarding school or having to take the SATs eight times). I?d also like to give a word of advice to those of us whodo get in early: Try not to talk about ittoo much, okay? The rest of us have a couple more months of waiting to do, and if you want to get invited out with us, you?d better not even mention the wordsIvy League in our presence. Our parents do that quite enough already, thank you very much. Not that it?s a sore subject or anything. I think it?s safe to say we?re all suffering from late-winter waiting-to-hear-from-colleges cabin fever. It?s time to run a little wild! Just think, the later we stay out, the quicker the days will blur²⁴ by. And believe me, every wicked thing we get up to will be glamorized, dissected⁶⁶, and blown totally out of proportion right here by yours truly. Have I ever let you down?

You know you love me.

 gossip girl

The End

1 jug   

n.(有柄，小口，可盛水等的)大壶，罐，盂

参考例句：

• He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐，保持着平衡往前走。
• She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。

2 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

3 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

4 mellow   

adj.柔和的；熟透的；v.变柔和；(使)成熟

参考例句：

• These apples are mellow at this time of year.每年这时节，苹果就熟透了。
• The colours become mellow as the sun went down.当太阳落山时，色彩变得柔和了。

5 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。

6 creased   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴

参考例句：

• You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
• The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。

7 bracelets   

n.手镯，臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 stomping   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He looked funny stomping round the dance floor. 他在舞池里跺着舞步，样子很可笑。 来自辞典例句
• Chelsea substitution Wright-Phillips for Robben. Wrighty back on his old stomping to a mixed reception. 77分–切尔西换人：赖特．菲利普斯入替罗本。小赖特在主场球迷混杂的欢迎下，重返他的老地方。 来自互联网

9 mischievously   

adv.有害地；淘气地

参考例句：

• He mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister. 他淘气地寻找机会让他的姐姐难堪。 来自互联网
• Also has many a dream kindheartedness, is loves mischievously small lovable. 又有着多啦a梦的好心肠，是爱调皮的小可爱。 来自互联网

10 freckled   

adj.雀斑；斑点；晒斑；（使）生雀斑v.雀斑，斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her face was freckled all over. 她的脸长满雀斑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Her freckled skin glowed with health again. 她长有雀斑的皮肤又泛出了健康的红光。 来自辞典例句

11 forefinger   

n.食指

参考例句：

• He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。
• He held it between the tips of his thumb and forefinger.他用他大拇指和食指尖拿着它。

12 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。

13 nauseating   

adj.令人恶心的，使人厌恶的v.使恶心，作呕( nauseate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I had to listen to the whole nauseating story. 我不得不从头到尾听那令人作呕的故事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• There is a nauseating smell of rotten food. 有一股令人恶心的腐烂食物的气味。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 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。

15 wafted   

v.吹送，飘送，（使）浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The sound of their voices wafted across the lake. 他们的声音飘过湖面传到了另一边。
• A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the garden. 花园中飘过一股刚出炉面包的香味。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 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。

17 slurred   

含糊地说出( slur的过去式和过去分词 )； 含糊地发…的声； 侮辱； 连唱

参考例句：

• She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred. 她喝得太多了，话都说不利索了。
• You could tell from his slurred speech that he was drunk. 从他那含糊不清的话语中你就知道他喝醉了。

18 funky   

adj.畏缩的，怯懦的，霉臭的；adj.新式的，时髦的

参考例句：

• The kitchen smelled really funky.这个厨房有一股霉味。
• It is a funky restaurant with very interesting art on the walls.那是一家墙上挂着很有意思的绘画的新潮餐馆。

19 shutters   

百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 )； （照相机的）快门

参考例句：

• The shop-front is fitted with rolling shutters. 那商店的店门装有卷门。
• The shutters thumped the wall in the wind. 在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。

20 hemp   

n.大麻；纤维

参考例句：

• The early Chinese built suspension bridges of hemp rope.古代的中国人建造过麻绳悬索桥。
• The blanket was woven from hemp and embroidered with wool.毯子是由亚麻编织，羊毛镶边的。

21 peeking   

v.很快地看( peek的现在分词 )；偷看；窥视；微露出

参考例句：

• I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer. 我不由得偷看了一下抽屉里面。
• They caught him peeking in through the keyhole. 他们发现他从钥匙孔里向里窥视。 来自辞典例句

22 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

23 blurted   

v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
• He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

24 blur   

n.模糊不清的事物；vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

参考例句：

• The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
• If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了，图像就会变得模糊不清。

25 projectile   

n.投射物，发射体；adj.向前开进的；推进的；抛掷的

参考例句：

• The vertical and horizontal motions of a projectile can be treated independently.抛射体的竖直方向和水平方向的运动能够分开来处理。
• Have you altered the plans of the projectile as the telegram suggests?你已经按照电报的要求修改炮弹图样了吗?

26 vomit   

v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物

参考例句：

• They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
• She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。

27 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。

28 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。

29 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

30 morons   

傻子( moron的名词复数 )； 痴愚者（指心理年龄在8至12岁的成年人）

参考例句：

• They're a bunch of morons. 他们是一群蠢货。
• They're a load of morons. 他们是一群笨蛋。

31 sipped   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
• I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句

32 ruffling   

弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 )； 弄乱； 激怒； 扰乱

参考例句：

• A cool breeze brushed his face, ruffling his hair. 一阵凉风迎面拂来，吹乱了他的头发。
• "Indeed, they do not,'said Pitty, ruffling. "说真的，那倒不一定。" 皮蒂皱皱眉头，表示异议。

33 coaxed   

v.哄，用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 )；巧言骗取；哄劝，劝诱

参考例句：

• She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer. 她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。
• I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre. 我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

34 tilted   

v. 倾斜的

参考例句：

• Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。

35 jacks   

n.抓子游戏；千斤顶( jack的名词复数 )；（电）插孔；[电子学]插座；放弃

参考例句：

• Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句

36 cascade   

n.小瀑布，喷流；层叠；vi.成瀑布落下

参考例句：

• She watched the magnificent waterfall cascade down the mountainside.她看着壮观的瀑布从山坡上倾泻而下。
• Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.她的卷发像瀑布一样垂在肩上。

37 prettily   

adv.优美地；可爱地

参考例句：

• It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back.此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。
• She pouted prettily at him.她冲他撅着嘴，样子很可爱。

38 vaulting   

n.（天花板或屋顶的）拱形结构

参考例句：

• The vaulting horse is a difficult piece of apparatus to master. 鞍马是很难掌握的器械。
• Sallie won the pole vaulting. 莎莉撑杆跳获胜。

39 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

40 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

41 alloy   

n.合金，(金属的)成色

参考例句：

• The company produces titanium alloy.该公司生产钛合金。
• Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.青铜是铜和锡的合金。

42 fictitious   

adj.虚构的，假设的；空头的

参考例句：

• She invented a fictitious boyfriend to put him off.她虚构出一个男朋友来拒绝他。
• The story my mother told me when I was young is fictitious.小时候妈妈对我讲的那个故事是虚构的。

43 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。

44 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.。

45 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

46 embroidered   

adj．绣花的

参考例句：

• She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
• She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress. 她在连衣裙的正面绣花。

47 dismal   

adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的

参考例句：

• That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。

48 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。

49 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。

50 redeeming   

补偿的，弥补的

参考例句：

• I found him thoroughly unpleasant, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. 我觉得他一点也不讨人喜欢，没有任何可取之处。
• The sole redeeming feature of this job is the salary. 这份工作唯其薪水尚可弥补一切之不足。

51 lust   

n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望

参考例句：

• He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
• Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

52 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

53 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

54 chuckling   

轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时，我能听见他的轻声发笑。
• He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

55 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。

56 morbid   

adj.病的；致病的；病态的；可怕的

参考例句：

• Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.一些人对犯罪有一种病态的痴迷。
• It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态。

57 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

58 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

59 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

60 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

61 esteemed   

adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 )；敬重；认为；以为

参考例句：

• The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

62 specimens   

n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人

参考例句：

• Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
• The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》

63 eloquent   

adj.雄辩的，口才流利的；明白显示出的

参考例句：

• He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩，胜过最好的演说家。
• These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。

64 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

65 transcripts   

n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句

66 dissected   

adj.切开的，分割的，（叶子）多裂的v.解剖（动物等）( dissect的过去式和过去分词 )；仔细分析或研究

参考例句：

• Her latest novel was dissected by the critics. 评论家对她最近出版的一部小说作了详细剖析。
• He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed. 他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因。 来自《简明英汉词典》