gracelessly
ad. not attractively or elegantly; in a clumsy manner 不優美地，笨拙地

grace
n. 1. elegance in movement or behaviour 優美；風度
2. kindness; willingness to do what is right 善意；體諒

graceful
a. 1. (of movement or shape) attractive to see 優美的
2. (of a speech or feeling) suitably and pleasantly expressed 優雅的；得體的

* gracious
a. polite, kind and pleasant, esp. to people of a lower social position 親切的，和藹的

Phrases and Expressions

tone up
make (one's body) stronger, fitter, etc. 使更強壯，使更健康

pull on
put (sth.) on by pulling 穿上，戴上

a big deal
sth. important 了不起的事，大事

take up
start to learn or practice (a hobby) 開始從事

in good shape
in good condition 處于良好狀況

be committed to
care a lot about (a cause, one's job. etc.); be loyal to (a particular ideal) 獻身于，忠誠于

squeeze into
force or press into a narrow or restricted space 硬塞進…，硬擠入…

as it happens
(used before saying sth. surprising) actually; in fact 碰巧，偶然

blow it
（俚）把這事弄得一團糟

keep score
（在比賽中）記分

get in the way (of sth./of -ing); get in sb.'s way
prevent or interfere with sth.; prevent sb. from doing sth.; block sb.'s progress 妨礙；擋道

kind of
(infml) somewhat; to some extent （口）有點兒；可以這么說

eat up
use (sth.) in large quantities 消耗；用完

have a shot at
(infml) attempt to do (sth.) （口）嘗試；試著去做（某事）

put off
delay (doing sth.) 推遲；拖延

tidy up
make (sb./oneself/sth.) neat and orderly 整理，收拾

put a stop to
ensure that a process, habit, etc., ends and will not be repeated 制止，使停止

make sth. out of
construct, create or prepare sth. by combining materials or putting parts together 用…做出…

fool around
behave in a manner that isn't serious; waste time; do sth. just for fun （口）閑蕩，混日子

out of shape
not fit 處于不良的（健康）狀況

in no time
very quickly 立刻，馬上

Proper Names

Lisa Wilson Strick
莉莎·威爾遜·斯特里克（女子名）