1.skinny['skini] adj. 皮状的(体积小的), 皮包骨头的
You're skinny enough without going on a diet!
你不必节食就已经够瘦的了!
2.totally adv. 完全
He immersed himself totally in his work.
他埋头于工作。
3.foster vt. 养育,培养,促进,鼓励,抱有(希望等) adj. 收养的,养育的
We foster three children.
我们收养了3个小孩。
4.blonde adj. 金黄色或淡色的(指人头发) n. 金发女郎
She is a luscious blonde.
她是个迷人的金发女郎。
5.legal adj. 法律的,合法的,法定的
He is the only legal heir of the rich man.
他是这位富翁的唯一法定继承人。
6.related[ri'leitid] adj. 相关的,有亲属关系的
He is my double, though we are not related.
我们两人虽然没有亲缘关系,他却和我长得一模一样。
7.weird adj. 古怪的,怪异的,离奇的 n. 命运,预言者
I found some of her poems a bit weird.
我觉得她的诗有点怪。
8.pain[pein] n. 痛苦,疼痛,辛苦,烦人之人或事 v. 使 ... 痛苦,痛苦,疼
He spares no pains to study English.
他不辞劳苦地学习英语。
9.matchmaker n. 媒人,安排比赛的人
Why was Mulan nervous when she was going to meet the matchmaker?
为什么木兰去见媒婆时感到紧张?
10.adopt v. 采用,收养,接受
As they had no children of their own, they adopted an orphan.
他们没有亲生儿女,就收养了一个孤儿。
11.gorgeous adj. 华丽的,灿烂的,好极了
In the evening the rosy clouds were gorgeous.
傍晚的云霞绚丽多彩。
12.apparently adv. 显然,似乎,表面上
Beneath that apparently calm surface is a man of fierce temper.
文静的外表掩盖着的是一个火暴脾气的人。
13.seriously adv. 认真地,严肃地,严重地
Don't take it seriously - he's only teasing.
别把它当真,他只不过是在开玩笑。