1.skinny['skini] adj. 皮狀的(體積小的), 皮包骨頭的
You're skinny enough without going on a diet!
你不必節(jié)食就已經(jīng)夠瘦的了!
2.totally adv. 完全
He immersed himself totally in his work.
他埋頭于工作。
3.foster vt. 養(yǎng)育,培養(yǎng),促進(jìn),鼓勵,抱有(希望等) adj. 收養(yǎng)的,養(yǎng)育的
We foster three children.
我們收養(yǎng)了3個小孩。
4.blonde adj. 金黃色或淡色的(指人頭發(fā)) n. 金發(fā)女郎
She is a luscious blonde.
她是個迷人的金發(fā)女郎。
5.legal adj. 法律的,合法的,法定的
He is the only legal heir of the rich man.
他是這位富翁的唯一法定繼承人。
6.related[ri'leitid] adj. 相關(guān)的,有親屬關(guān)系的
He is my double, though we are not related.
我們兩人雖然沒有親緣關(guān)系,他卻和我長得一模一樣。
7.weird adj. 古怪的,怪異的,離奇的 n. 命運(yùn),預(yù)言者
I found some of her poems a bit weird.
我覺得她的詩有點(diǎn)怪。
8.pain[pein] n. 痛苦,疼痛,辛苦,煩人之人或事 v. 使 ... 痛苦,痛苦,疼
He spares no pains to study English.
他不辭勞苦地學(xué)習(xí)英語。
9.matchmaker n. 媒人,安排比賽的人
Why was Mulan nervous when she was going to meet the matchmaker?
為什么木蘭去見媒婆時感到緊張?
10.adopt v. 采用,收養(yǎng),接受
As they had no children of their own, they adopted an orphan.
他們沒有親生兒女,就收養(yǎng)了一個孤兒。
11.gorgeous adj. 華麗的,燦爛的,好極了
In the evening the rosy clouds were gorgeous.
傍晚的云霞絢麗多彩。
12.apparently adv. 顯然,似乎,表面上
Beneath that apparently calm surface is a man of fierce temper.
文靜的外表掩蓋著的是一個火暴脾氣的人。
13.seriously adv. 認(rèn)真地,嚴(yán)肅地,嚴(yán)重地
Don't take it seriously - he's only teasing.
別把它當(dāng)真,他只不過是在開玩笑。