Chapter 2

All I Want Is Everything Because I'm Worth It I Like It Like That You're The One That I Want Nobody Does It Better Nothing Can Keep Us Together Only In Your Dreams Would I Lie To You Don't You Forget About Me It Had To Be You And keep your eye out for a new era ofGossip Girl: The Carlyles, coming May 2008. HOW FAR WILL ONE GIRL GO TO BECOME ? the it girl Be sure to read all the novels in theNew York Times bestsellingit girl series the it girl notorious reckless  unforgettable lucky And keep your eye out forTempted , coming June 2008.  Gossipgirl.net Disclaimer: All the real names of places, people, and events have been altered or abbreviated¹ to protect the innocent. Namely, me. hey people! About last night Sorry boys, but you got punk'd! I know it was totally mean of me not to reveal myself, but admit it, you bonded², and wasn't it fun? Just what you needed, right? Best of all, you got to pet that sweet little monkey. And though you hate to admit it, you kind of like that you still don't know who I am, because youlove imagining what I look like. I'm the girl of your dreams. What we don't know and are dying to find out WillN andB get back together? WillS find someone to love? WillV andD forgive each other and live unhappily ever after? Will we hear more fromG ? Do we want to? WillJ andL figure it out? Does she want to? WillC come out? Will I? You know I can't wait to answer all of the above. But first, I'm building an altar to the Saint of College Admissions. Every day I will buy the saint a new gift, like that pair of beaded slip-ons I've had my eye on in the Barney's shoe department, or that hot pink bag everyone's talking about and no store seems to have. That way, if I don't get in to my number one school I'll have lots of consolation³ prizes. And if I do get in, I'll have an excuse to congratulate myself with even more gifts. Either way, I won't lose. None of us will! You know you love me,  gossip girl

1 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.。

2 bonded   

n.有担保的，保税的，粘合的

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee.威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• This adhesive must be applied to both surfaces which are to be bonded together.要粘接的两个面都必须涂上这种黏合剂。

3 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。