occasionally
ad. happening sometimes but not very often 偶尔地，间或
occasional a.
consume
v. eat or drink; use up 吃；喝；耗尽；消费
superwoman
n. a woman having more than ordinary human powers and abilities 具有非凡才能的女性，女强人
politician
n. 政治家；政客
care for
take care of; like or love 照料；喜欢，喜爱
pediatrician
n. 儿科医生
anchorwoman (pl anchorwomen)
n. （广播、电视节目的）女主持人
anchor
n. 锚
corporation
n. 公司
spotless
a. absolutely clean 十分清洁的
Swiss
a., n. 瑞士的，瑞士人（的）
rarely
ad. not happening often 很少，难得
guilt
n. the feelings produced by belief that one has done wrong; the fact of having broken the law 内疚；有罪
guilty
a. 感到内疚的，感到惭愧的；有罪的
strawberry
n. 草莓
gaily
a. in a cheerful manner 鲜艳地；快乐地
red-checked
a. 有红格子图案的
ribbon
n. 丝带，缎带，装饰带
decorate
vt. add (sth.) in order to make a thing more attractive to look at 装饰
client
n. a person who buys goods or service 顾客，客户
lap
n. （人坐着时）大腿的上方，膝上；（旅程的）一段
v. （波浪）拍打
reproach▲
vt. criticize (sb.) for failing to do sth. 责备
movers and shakers
people who have power and a lot of influence 有权有势的人们
theory
n. 理论
tonal
a. 音调的，声调的
harmony
n. 和谐；协调；一致
baseball
n. 棒球
by nature
生性
get one's act together
(infml) organize oneself and one's activities so that one does things in an effective way 将自己的各事安排得有条不紊
military
a. 军事的，军队的
novel
n. 小说
put pencil/pen to paper
start to write 开始动笔写
