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1.botanical garden 植物园
juicy gossip 〔尤与性行为有关的〕绘声绘色[耸人听闻]的流言/细节/描述等
2.Are women inborn “shopaholics”?英 [ʃɒpə'hɒlɪk] 购物狂
Use your credit card for a shopping spree “because you’re worth it”.
Shopping spree 疯狂大购物
Workaholic 工作狂
3. envy 羡慕 (仍属健康心态)
I really envy Professor John Smith, a distinguished professor at Stanford
University. But I believe that one day I will be at his level as well.
be jealous of 妒忌 (属不健康心态)
Rose is so jealous of Linda who is pretty and has a happy family that she would not go any party as long as she knows Linda would be there.
make mischief
superior adj. 上级的;优秀的,出众的;高傲的
4.Be inferior to
Your computer is far superior to mine. 你的电脑比我的强多了。
The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. 真正的高贵在于超越过去的自己。
5.in a row 连续
They dropped two games in a row and were eliminated from the tournament. ['tʊənəm(ə)nt]
Around the clock 日以继夜地,连续一整天
The convenient store is open around the clock.
便利商店廿四小时营业。
On and off\off and on 断断续续的
It rained on and off all day