Chapter 14

WHAT GIRLS REALLY DO BEHIND CLOSED HOTEL SUITE¹ DOORS "Remember when we were in fifth grade and we used to practice kissing with pillows?" Serena buried her face in one of the Plaza²'s fluffy³ king-sized goose-down pillows and began making out with it. "Oh baby," she cooed. "Your lips are so amazing." Blair chucked a pillow at the back of Serena's head. "Have you been listening to me?" she demanded. "I said I almost kissed Stanford parries the Fifth!" Serena turned her head to one side and blew her hair out of her face. She'd taken off her skirt, and her white cotton underwear sagged⁴ halfway⁵ down her skinny ass⁶. "So why didn't you?" "I don't know." Blair untied⁷ the gold Cartier Yale pendant from around her neck and threw it on the bedside table. Then she yanked her dress off over her head, stripping down to her underwear. She pulled on one of the Plaza's white terry robes and cracked open a can of coke. "I wanted to, but I couldn't stop laughing. And then I felt stupid, so I left." Serena rolled over and started poking⁸ her nonexistent stomach fat. Don't you think it's weird⁹ that we're friends and we're attracted to such different guys? I mean, I thought he was totally stuck-up." Attracted to such different guys? Is that why they both lost their virginity to the same guy? Not that either of them wanted to wreck¹⁰ their friendship again by bringing that up. Blair burped noisily. "You think everyone's stuck-up. And actually I think he was sort of embarrassed about being into Yale after I told him I was wait-listed. He's only, like a C student at Andover. He doesn't even any APs. The only reason he got in was because of his grandfather." Serena's eyes opened wide. She was a B+ student and didn't take any APs either, but she'd gotten in. And while talking to Mr. Parris she'd basically decided¹² once and for all that Yale was the school for her. Did she dare tell Blair and ruin a perfectly¹³ good time together in their own hotel suite? Blair burped again and Serena thumped¹⁴ her frosted pink polished toes against the mattress¹⁵, thinking. Nah, she decided. Besides she was suspected that the only reason Blair was so hung up on Stan 5 was because she thought he might help her get into Yale. That's the problem with best friends. Sometimes they know you better than you know yourself. "Hey, let's make prank¹⁶ calls!" Serena cried, desperate to change the subject. She sat up and grabbed the phone, stabbing giddily at the keypad. "Hello? Concierge¹⁷? Could you please send a plumber¹⁸ to room 448? There's a terrible... er... problem with the toilet. Get what I'm saying? Great. Thank you." She dialed another number. "Sir? Is this room 448? Yes, this is the concierge. I just wanted to let you know that male escort you ordered is on his way up." Then she dialed one of the suites¹⁹ down the hall. "Daddy, I can't sleep," she said in a baby voice "Sing me a song." The guy on the other end started singing the Raves²⁰ song "ice Cream". He sounded exactly like Damian. Hmm, wonder why? "Wow, you're really good," Serena breathed in her baby voice. "I love you, Daddy,' she cooed, and then hung up. She turned to Blair. "Okay, that was dumb." Blair didn't say anything. She still couldn't believe she chickened out with Stan 5. It was only a kiss, and it wasn't like Nate even cared who she kissed, because he seemed to have totally forgotten about her. All of a sudden there was a knock at the door. "Shit!" Serena squealed²¹, diving under the covers. "It's the Concierge!" Blair tightened²² the belt on her bathrobe and padded over to the door. "Who is it?" she called out, touching²³ the door with her nervous fingertips. "It's me," Nate's voice answered. Blair jumped backwards²⁴ as if she'd been electrocuted. She tugged²⁵ on the belt of the bathrobe again. "Who?" she demanded irritably²⁶, even though she knew perfectly well who it was. "It's me Nate," he called through the closed door. "Can I come in?" "Psst!" Serena whispered from the bed. "Pretend I'm Stan 5!" Blair turned around to find Serena sprawled²⁷ facedown on the bed under the duvet, her long legs spread wide, her hair hidden discreetly²⁹ under a pillow, and her rather large feet sticking out at the end of the bed. She totally passed for a guy. Even the rumpled³⁰ little gray skirt on the floor could easily have been a pair of boxers³¹. Serena lifted her had and grinned devilishly. Blair giggled³² and waved her back into place. Then she opened the door, but only about four inches. "Now's not really a good time," she whispered mysteriously. Nate looked disheveled and tired. In fact, she was pretty sure he was wearing exactly the same faded black T-shirt and khakis that he'd been wearing when she'd left his house the afternoon before, and his hair was definitely dirty, because ethere was no gold highlights in it. It just looked brown. Also, there was dark brown crap between his teeth, like brownie crumbs³³. Pr pre-chewed Oreos. "I need to take a shower," Nate yawned. "Well, you can't do it here." Blair insisted. She readjusted her bathrobe to insinuate³⁴ she was naked underneath³⁵. Then she took a step backward so Nate could see into the room. "I'm busy." She watched as Nate's gaze traveled from the gold-and-white-painted door across the golden beige carpet to the bed. Two nights ago she would have grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and hurled³⁶ him on top of the covers so she could ravage³⁷ his ridiculously hot body and he could ravage hers, just like they'd been doing since she decided to go all the way. But he hadn't called her in two whole days and he really needed to brush his teeth. He'd missed his chance. From beneath the covers, Serena did her best imitation of a studly postsex snore. Blair clenched³⁸ her teeth to keep from smiling. Actually she didn't much feel like smiling. She was too pissed off at Nate. Nate pressed his palms against his cheeks like he was trying to hold his face together. He'd been counting on staying with Blair tonight a) because she was in a hotel suite and it would be awesome³⁹ to take a nice hot shower, and have lots of sex, take a bubble bath, order tons of room service, and watch movies until they fell asleep in each others arms; b) because he really didn't want to go home and endure the wrath⁴⁰ of Admiral Archibald. He'd definitely be grounded, which meant he wouldn't be bale to go out at all for the rest of his life, and he'd probably never see Blair again; and c) because he was fooling around with Lexie he'd realized that he really didn't enjoy kissing anyone but Blair anymore. Well, maybe he should have thought of that, like, yesterday. Serena kicked her foot and bellowed⁴¹ through her nose like a sleeping elephant. Who the fuck is that anyway? Nate was dying to ask, but the thought of knowing who it was made him press his hands against his face even harder. His gaze shifted back to Blair, who looked like she was bored with whatever game they were playing. "I was on the boat," he started to explain. "I lost my phone." Then he realized that didn't really explain anything. Sometimes it just sucks to be you, doesn't it? "Go home, Nate," Blair dismissed him. "Your parents are looking for you." Nate let go of his face, stuffed his hands into his pockets and took a step backwards towards the elevators. Chocolate Oreo gunk was smeared⁴² on the crotch of his pants. He was a mess. "You haven't heard anything from Yale yet, have you?" he asked in a lame⁴³ effort to find some common ground. "No," she responded coldly. Nate waited for her to say something more but she didn't. Instead, Blair stretched her arms over her head and yawned lazily, like she'd been having so much sex with the big, hot, studly man in her bed she couldn't even talk. "Why don't you e-mail me or something?" she told Nate, and reached for the door handle. As if she and Nate ever communicated by e-mail. When you saw someone naked every day for hours after school, it was hardly necessary to e-mail them. The corners of Nate's mouth drooped⁴⁴ like he was about to cry. Blair wasn't breaking up with him officially- she never did, which is why they'd been breaking up and getting back together on and off for the last three years. But that was before they'd become as intimate as you can be with someone, and now there was some random⁴⁵ guy in Blair's bed. "Okay. Have a good day at school tomorrow." "See you," Blair closed the door and leaned against it. "He's gone," she whispered. Serena lifted her head and her pale blond hair cascaded⁴⁶ all over the bed. "That was fun," she observed, but the way she said it made it sound like a question. Blair went over and sat down on the end of the bed. "Really fun," she agreed hollowly. The girls' eyes met. Neither of them was smiling. Then Serena giggles⁴⁷. "I guess it would have been more fun if I'd really been Stan 5." Blair didn't say anything. She'd basically just broken up with Nate- again- after passing up a perfectly good opportunity to fool around with a boy who could very well get her into Yale. Well, one thing was for sure: She wasn't about to let Stan 5 get away. Serena threw back the covers and grabbed the leather bound room service menu from beside the table. "Let's order filet⁴⁸ mignons and French fries and beer and watch old movies!" She'd always been an expert at changing the subject. Blair scooted her feet up underneath her and reached for the TV remote. There might be an Audrey Hepburn movie on TCM or AMC. She flicked⁴⁹ through the channels hopefully. Aha! 'My Fair Lady'. Well, at least that was something. Serena lit a Merit Ultra Light, took a puff⁵¹, and then stuck it in Blair's mouth. The n she picked up the phone massaging⁵² Blair's shoulders as she ordered nearly everything on the Plaza Hotel's room service menu. Maybe life sucked for some people, but Serena wouldn't let it suck for them. TWO DOORS DOWN, A SUITE GETS TRASHED Just down the hall, in an even bigger suite, Dan, Jenny, two members of the Raves, and a very tan French girl were lounging round smoking cigars that had been FedExed to the room from Cuba that day. The whole room was filled with ripped-open FedEx boxes: Peaches from Georgia, candles from France, Vodka from Finland, strong brown ale from Ireland, breadsticks from Italy, shower gel from LA, and extra-sharp cheddar cheese from Vermont. As if you couldn't buy all of the above in the city that has everything. Lloyd asked the concierge to send up more bathrobes, and one by one they all removed their clothes and donned robes. Jenny wasn't quite sure what to do with her pants and shirt, and it was nearly impossible to hide her bra, because the bathrobe had the troublesome habit of popping outward in the cleavage area. She decided to stuff her clothes into the gold-and-white vanity cupboard under the bathroom sink and cinched the belt of the bathrobe as tight as it would go before stepping out into the suite once more. "Have a peach," Damian offered in his adorable Irish accent. He pulled one of the perfectly ripened⁵³ fruit out of the box and held it up. He'd changed into a robe, and Jenny wondered if he was still wearing his underwear. The thought made her cheeks turn red and her bathrobe pop open once more. Damian patted the seat cushion of the gold damask loveseat he was sitting on. "Come, sit down. Eat one of these and then show me how badly you can kick my ass at Terminator." Jenny glanced at the selection of PlayStation games on the coffee table. Kick his ass? She'd never played a video game in her life. "Or would you prefer something more refined, like a fine Italian breadstick?" Lloyd asked from the sofa on the other side of the coffee table. He drummed two breadsticks on his knees. "They're excellent with ale. Just dunk," he explained, dipping an entire breadstick into a bottle of Irish ale, "and munch⁵⁴." Then he patted the seat cushion next to him just like Damian had done. "Try it." Unable to decide between which guy was cuter, Jenny sliced a tiny piece of cheddar cheese of the huge brick of it on the coffee table and knelt down on the floor. Monique was sitting on the floor too, smoking a hand-rolled cigarette and reading a French magazine and looking bored because Dan had gone to the bathroom to shower and change into his robe. "Ooh la la, I just realized who you are!" Monique squealed, ashing on the floor in her excitement. "You're zee model in zee fantastique W pages. I love zohze photos. And zat blond girl- so beautiful, non?" "Well, you're even prettier," Jenny responded shyly, thrilled to be recognized. She wished she had a cool French accent like Monique's. Everything sounded so much cooler with an accent. Dan came out of the bathroom with his hip¹¹ hop⁵⁰ clothes all wadded up under his arm. No wtaht he was de-puked and sobered up a little, he was tempted⁵⁵ to chuck the clothes out the window. "Hey man, you never told us your sister was a bloody⁵⁶ fashion model," Damian said. "If bloody Monique is impressed, she must be pretty fucking huge," Lloyd agreed. Boys. Give them some strong Irish ale and all of a sudden they have British accents. Dan was so ashamed of his performance that night be barely looked at his bandmates. "She's done some modeling," he mumbled⁵⁷. Marc, the Raves' bassist opened the door of the suite, back from a walk with his Bernese mountain dog, Trish. Trish was huge and black with a sweet brown-and-white face like a St. Bernard. He'd names the dog after his ex-girlfriend- the love of his life, who'd broken up with him back in the ninth grade- and he never went anywhere without her. How sweet. And how creepy. Dan sat on the floor next to his sister. Trish lay down next to him and put her head in his lap. She had terrible breath like she'd been eating canned mackerel and spoiled milk. "Hey Marc. Turns out Jenny is, like, this hugely famous supermodel," Lloyd announced. Marc glanced shyly at Jenny, then picked up one of the Plaza Hotel bathrobes from the stack and put it on over his clothes. He looked like a modern-day vampire⁵⁸, with curly black hair, pale skin, and nearly black eyes. Jenny giggled, reveling in all the attention. It was one o'clock in the morning and she was at the Plaza Hotel, wearing only a bathrobe and underwear, wit the members of the coolest band ever! It was kind of weird being there with her brother, but kind of reassuring⁵⁹, too. Monique sat up on her knees and stroked Trish's ears. Then she slipped her hand down the back of Dan's bathrobe. "Come into zee bedroom," she mouthed against his ear. Jenny could hear every word Monique said- not that she really wanted to. Boldly, she stood up and went over to the sofa to sit next to Lloyd. After all, she was a famous model- she could sit wherever she liked. Lloyd handed her a breadstick. "In southern Italy these are considered an aphrodisiac." "Liar⁶⁰!" Damian threw a ripe, juicy peach at Lloyd's head. It missed and splattered all over the pristine⁶¹ white wall behind him. You're not a real rock star unless you know how to trash a hotel room. "Don't listen to that butthead, he's full of it," Damian warned suddenly loosing his Irish accent. He dragged three PlayStation joysticks over to the sofa and sat down, so that Jenny was wedged between him and Lloyd. As if she minded. Jenny's feet were tingling⁶³ and her ears were buzzing. It was a school night and she was a supermodel hanging out in a hotel room with three famous rock stars. If only Serena could see her now. Monique dragged Dan into a standing⁶⁴ position. Damian's foot flew up and kicked her in the butt⁶², but Monique pretended not to notice. She pulled Dan into the adjacent bedroom, slamming the door behind them. "Don't make too much noise! Damian shouted after them. Marc lay down where Dan and Monique had been sitting and rested his head on his dog. Trish licked his pale cheek and wrapped an enormous black paw around his neck. Aw. What a cute couple. Jenny had never felt so famous in her life, and she owed it all to her brother. He deserved to hook up with some random French girl. And she deserved to be wedged between the two cutest guys ever to grace the cover of Rolling Stone. If only some reporter would knock on the door and take their picture. She kind of wanted the world to find out about this- it was too good not to be known, even if she got into major trouble. No worries, darling- the world has a funny way of finding out nearly everything. Gossipgirl.net Hey people! AND YOU THOUGHT THE TRIBECA STAR WAS SO COOL The Plaza Hotel is having a revival⁶⁵, a big one. Some of our favorite people were suite-wrecking at the Plaza last night. It happened to late to make it into today's papers, but log onto New York Post's Page Six online, and it's all there. A whole black-and-white photo-montage of adorable little J getting kissed good-bye on the lips by the lead guitarist of the Raves right on the Plaza's red-carpeted steps and getting spanked⁶⁶ on her bottom by the drummer with his drumsticks before she swept her into a bear hug. She even wore her Plaza bathrobe home, carelessly leaving her clothes behind, and blew kisses from the taxi, like a modern-day Marilyn Monroe. J wasn't the only budding model to hook up with the Raves' lead guitarist. A hotel staff member actually recorded him singing to S over a Plaza house phone. S finished the call saying, "I love you, Daddy." Oh does she? But what about his marriage to a mysterious French girl a year or so back, in an exclusive ceremony in St. Barts? If you study the photograph of him kissing J, he is wearing a gold band on the ring finger of his left hand... and there was a beautiful French girl on scene as well, although she was totally preoccupied⁶⁷ with D, the band's raging new front man. His debut⁶⁸ public performance was kind of embarrassing, but, like a typical French girl, she's probably too horny to care. The confusing part is that S was staying with B in her suite, bringing to mind those old stories about S and B in a hot tub together, engaging in what is best described as a little girl-on-girl. As if things weren't complicated enough already! THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE FRENCH GIRLS I know I've ranted⁶⁹ about this before, but why is it that the girls who go to L'école Fran?aise look twenty-five when they're only fourteen? And how come all the guys we know secretly or not so secretly lust⁷⁰ after them? And how positively⁷¹ infuriating to hear a group of L'école girls talking about you at a party- in Franglish, so that you can hardly understand a word they're saying. They eat only hot chocolate and pommes frites, they chain smoke, and you never see them jogging or playing field hockey in Central Park. Yet none of them are fat or zit-ridden. It's as though their mères and grandmères introduced them to Lanc?me and Chanel when they were only babes, and the alpha hydroxyl acids or whatever permeated⁷² their systems, leaving them with perfect skin, perfect bodies, and feet that are most comfortable in three-inch heels. Their school even allows heels- unlike all other girls' schools on the Upper East Side- which basically proves my point. When it comes to educating girls, the French seem to follow a completely different curriculum. Not that we're jealous or anything. OTHER SIGHTINGS B's mom at the Italian Consulate⁷³ waving her checkbook around-What exactly is she up to now? K and I getting matching bikini waxes at Maria Bonita, a tiny NoLita salon⁷⁴, conveniently located near Sigerson Morrison, which happened to be having a sale. C (who dropped off the radar⁷⁵ for a while there after getting rejected at every college he applied⁷⁶ to) taking his white monkey to be er...fixed⁷⁷... at a discreet²⁸ Chelsea clinic. It seems the monkey has inherited its owner's penchant⁷⁸ for flirtation⁷⁹ and has been throwing itself at every dog, cat, and ferret in the neighborhood. Your e-mail: Q: Dear GG, I know it was you who made the film everyone's so excited about at Cannes. What are you waiting for? Get you ass over here and collect your reward! - mogl A: Dear mogl, You might think the lady doth protest too much, but I'm saying this for the last time: I have no f-ing clue what you're talking about! Enjoy Cannes. -GG Q: Dear GG, What are you supposed to do the rest of the year now that we know where we're going to college? -bord A: Dear bord, Please- isn't this what we've all been waiting for? Time to shop, drink, eat, and be merry? Time to be all we can be? If you don't have your own pool and can't get into the SoHo House rooftop pool, make it your mission to befriend someone with pool access and spend the rest of the day rotating Eres bikinis! -GG Q: Dear GG, If you really really like a girl but she keeps ignoring you, what should you do? -2bummed A: Dear 2bummed, First change your screen name to something more upbeat and attractive like "superhot". Second, make sure your deodorant⁸⁰ works and that your outfit⁸¹ isn't completely hopeless. Then ask her to hang out, preferably where there are other people she knows and feels comfortable with, so she can gave fun even if she decides you're a self-effacing loser and she's not interested. Good luck! -GG It's Monday, the start of the school week- I know: Yawn. Realistically, though after a weekend like this, how boring can things be? Like wolves in sheep's clothing, we all look so innocent in our school uniforms, but this weekend won't go without repercussions⁸². I'll be the first to report when the shit hits! You know you love me, Gossip Girl

1 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

2 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

3 fluffy   

adj.有绒毛的，空洞的

参考例句：

• Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
• The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

4 sagged   

下垂的

参考例句：

• The black reticule sagged under the weight of shapeless objects. 黑色的拎包由于装了各种形状的东西而中间下陷。
• He sagged wearily back in his chair. 他疲倦地瘫坐到椅子上。

5 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

6 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

7 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

8 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

9 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。

10 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

11 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

12 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。

13 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

14 thumped   

v.重击， （指心脏）急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Dave thumped the table in frustration . 戴夫懊恼得捶打桌子。
• He thumped the table angrily. 他愤怒地用拳捶击桌子。

15 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

16 prank   

n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己

参考例句：

• It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
• The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。

17 concierge   

n.管理员；门房

参考例句：

• This time the concierge was surprised to the point of bewilderment.这时候看门人惊奇到了困惑不解的地步。
• As I went into the dining-room the concierge brought me a police bulletin to fill out.我走进餐厅的时候，看门人拿来一张警察局发的表格要我填。

18 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

19 suites   

n.套( suite的名词复数 )；一套房间；一套家具；一套公寓

参考例句：

• First he called upon all the Foreign Ministers in their hotel suites. 他首先到所有外交部长住的旅馆套间去拜访。 来自辞典例句
• All four doors to the two reserved suites were open. 预定的两个套房的四扇门都敞开着。 来自辞典例句

20 raves   

n.狂欢晚会( rave的名词复数 )v.胡言乱语( rave的第三人称单数 )；愤怒地说；咆哮；痴心地说

参考例句：

• She raves about that singer. 她醉心地谈论那位歌手。 来自辞典例句
• His new play received raves in the paper. 他的新剧本在报纸上受到赞扬。 来自辞典例句

21 squealed   

v.长声尖叫，用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squealed the words out. 他吼叫着说出那些话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The brakes of the car squealed. 汽车的刹车发出吱吱声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

23 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

24 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

25 tugged   

v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
• A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

26 irritably   

ad.易生气地

参考例句：

• He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了，暴躁地斥责孩子们。
• On this account the silence was irritably broken by a reproof. 为了这件事，他妻子大声斥责，令人恼火地打破了宁静。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

27 sprawled   

v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词)；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawled full-length across the bed. 他手脚摊开横躺在床上。
• He was lying sprawled in an armchair, watching TV. 他四肢伸开正懒散地靠在扶手椅上看电视。

28 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

29 discreetly   

ad.(言行)审慎地，慎重地

参考例句：

• He had only known the perennial widow, the discreetly expensive Frenchwoman. 他只知道她是个永远那么年轻的寡妇，一个很会讲排场的法国女人。
• Sensing that Lilian wanted to be alone with Celia, Andrew discreetly disappeared. 安德鲁觉得莉莲想同西莉亚单独谈些什么，有意避开了。

30 rumpled   

v.弄皱，使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She rumpled his hair playfully. 她顽皮地弄乱他的头发。
• The bed was rumpled and strewn with phonograph records. 那张床上凌乱不堪，散放着一些唱片。 来自辞典例句

31 boxers   

n.拳击短裤；（尤指职业）拳击手( boxer的名词复数 )；拳师狗

参考例句：

• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boxers slugged it out to the finish. 两名拳击手最后决出了胜负。 来自《简明英汉词典》

32 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》

33 crumbs   

int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式

参考例句：

• She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
• Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？

34 insinuate   

vt.含沙射影地说，暗示

参考例句：

• He tried to insinuate himself into the boss's favor.他设法巧妙地渐渐取得老板的欢心。
• It seems to me you insinuate things about her.我觉得你讲起她来，总有些弦外之音。

35 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。

36 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

37 ravage   

vt.使...荒废，破坏...；n.破坏，掠夺，荒废

参考例句：

• Just in time to watch a plague ravage his village.恰好目睹了瘟疫毁灭了他的村庄。
• For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。

38 clenched   

v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
• She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

39 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

40 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

41 bellowed   

v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的过去式和过去分词 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫

参考例句：

• They bellowed at her to stop. 他们吼叫着让她停下。
• He bellowed with pain when the tooth was pulled out. 当牙齿被拔掉时，他痛得大叫。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

42 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。

43 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

44 drooped   

弯曲或下垂，发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• 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。
• The flowers drooped in the heat of the sun. 花儿晒蔫了。

45 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

46 cascaded   

级联的

参考例句：

• His money cascaded away in a couple of years. 他的钱在三两年内便滚滚流失了。
• The water cascaded off the roof in the thunderstorm. 雷雨中水象瀑布一样从屋顶泻下。

47 giggles   

n.咯咯的笑( giggle的名词复数 )；傻笑；玩笑；the giggles 止不住的格格笑v.咯咯地笑( giggle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Her nervous giggles annoyed me. 她神经质的傻笑把我惹火了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I had to rush to the loo to avoid an attack of hysterical giggles. 我不得不冲向卫生间，以免遭到别人的疯狂嘲笑。 来自辞典例句

48 filet   

n.肉片；鱼片

参考例句：

• They feasted us on filet mignon and strawberry shortcake.他们拿出鱼片和草莓松脆饼盛情款待我们。
• You cannot make filet mignon out of chopped liver.你不能从品质差的肉制造品质高的肉。

49 flicked   

（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）

参考例句：

• She flicked the dust off her collar. 她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。
• I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it. 我漫不经心地拿起一本杂志翻看着。

50 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

51 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。

52 massaging   

按摩，推拿( massage的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He watched the prisoner massaging his freed wrists. 他看着那个犯人不断揉搓着刚松开的两只手腕。
• Massaging your leg will ease the cramp. 推拿大腿可解除抽筋。

53 ripened   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They're collecting the ripened reddish berries. 他们正采集熟了的淡红草莓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The branches bent low with ripened fruits. 成熟的果实压弯了树枝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

54 munch   

v.用力嚼，大声咀嚼

参考例句：

• We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts.我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。
• Getting them to munch on vegetable dishes was more difficult.使他们吃素菜就比较困难了。

55 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

56 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

57 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

58 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

59 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。

60 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

61 pristine   

adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的

参考例句：

• He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。
• He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

62 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。

63 tingling   

v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

64 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。

65 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

66 spanked   

v.用手掌打( spank的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We spanked along in his new car. 我们坐在他的新车里兜风。 来自辞典例句
• The nurse spanked the naughty child. 保育员打了一下那个淘气的孩子的屁股。 来自辞典例句

67 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

68 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

69 ranted   

v.夸夸其谈( rant的过去式和过去分词 )；大叫大嚷地以…说教；气愤地)大叫大嚷；不停地大声抱怨

参考例句：

• Drink in hand,he ranted about his adventures in Africa. 他端着酒杯，激动地叙述他在非洲的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Lu Xun ranted and raved against the enemy, but he felt warmth towards the people. 鲁迅对敌人冷嘲热讽，而对人民却是满腔热忱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

70 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。

71 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。

72 permeated   

弥漫( permeate的过去式和过去分词 )； 遍布； 渗入； 渗透

参考例句：

• The smell of leather permeated the room. 屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。
• His public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice. 在他对民众的演说里，充满了对不公正的愤慨。

73 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

74 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。

75 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

76 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。

77 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

78 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

79 flirtation   

n.调情，调戏，挑逗

参考例句：

• a brief and unsuccessful flirtation with the property market 对房地产市场一时兴起、并不成功的介入
• At recess Tom continued his flirtation with Amy with jubilant self-satisfaction. 课间休息的时候，汤姆继续和艾美逗乐，一副得意洋洋、心满意足的样子。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

80 deodorant   

adj.除臭的；n.除臭剂

参考例句：

• She applies deodorant to her armpits after she showers.沐浴后，她在腋下涂上除臭剂。
• Spray deodorant and keep the silk garments dry before dressing.在穿衣之前，洒涂防臭剂并保持干燥。

81 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。

82 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》