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MAKE IT HAPPEN
After moving out of my mother’s house I crashed at Morgan’s empty apartment on top ofCharlie Mom Chinese Cuisine1 in Greenwich Village, while he was in Italy pursuing amodeling career (and Lord knows what else). I fed his two cats, Ninja and Thompkins,and tried my best to feed myself. The first decision of every day was whether I was goingto get a bagel from H&H or buy a subway token.
I was surviving on a dollar a day, and something had to give—it was either breakfastor transportation. H&H bagels were sublime2: soft, warm, and plump to perfection, aclassic NYC morning staple3 that would keep my stomach occupied until three o’clock(H&H stood for Helmer and Hector, the two Puerto Rican owners, who arguably made thebest kosher bagels in the world). But then again, getting around is pretty important, andthe New York City subway was the rowdiest but most direct route to anywhere in town.
The token was slightly bigger than a dime4, a dirty gold disc with “NYC” stamped in themiddle and a distinctive5 slim Y cutout. This was the people’s coin, and it could get youanywhere, at any time. But if I could walk to where I needed to go, breakfast would win.
I found a job right away. I didn’t have a choice. So I did what every other brokedreamer does when they get to New York City. I grabbed the free newspaper of real NewYorkers, the Village Voice, and checked out the job ads. I took what I could get—andwhat I got was work at a sports bar on Seventy-Seventh and Broadway, cleverly namedSports on Broadway.
I began as a waitress, but as management soon discovered, I was still a teen andcouldn’t legally serve drinks, so I was moved to the cash register. Boy, was that a disaster.
I was a hard worker, but I had spent most of my working time in a recording6 studio, andworking a register isn’t like recording background vocals8. I wasn’t picking it up fast. Andthis was a neighborhood
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cuisine
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n.烹调,烹饪法 | |
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adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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staple
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n.(指美国、加拿大的钱币)一角 | |
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adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的 | |
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n.录音,记录 | |
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adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目 | |
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(乐曲中的)歌唱部份,声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 ) | |
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hustled
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催促(hustle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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allure
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swelling
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standing
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demise
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seep
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spine
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n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊 | |
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humiliation
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mighty
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sneak
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glamorous
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adj.富有魅力的;美丽动人的;令人向往的 | |
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outfit
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n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装 | |
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mattress
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n.床垫,床褥 | |
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v.装备,配置设备,供给服装( outfit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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helping
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lyrics
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adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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incompatible
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adj.不相容的,不协调的,不相配的 | |
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royalties
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loyalty
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reset
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v.重新安排,复位;n.重新放置;重放之物 | |
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photocopy
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n.影印本;v.影印 | |
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bass
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n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴 | |
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textures
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consummate
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adj.完美的;v.成婚;使完美 [反]baffle | |
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n.开始 | |
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mentoring
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nurturing
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养育( nurture的现在分词 ); 培育; 滋长; 助长 | |
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elite
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squad
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audition
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n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等) | |
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perfectly
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mischievous
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giggle
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virgin
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crass
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