L13 'It's only me'

Words & Expressions:

*excited: pumped, exuberant

pumped: very excited about something

--I'm really pumped about this opportunity.

--I'm so PUMPED!

exuberant/ɪɡˈzuːbərənt/, happy and full of energy and excitement // exuberant decorations, patterns etc are exciting and complicated or colorful. 

--an exuberant personality/exuberant carvings

--He is energetic and exuberant.

*fancy: v.=feel like, eg. Do you fancy a cup of tea?

fancy-dress party=costume party

*swanky:/ˈswæŋki/, adjective, informal=very fashionable and expensive

--eating meals at swanky hotels

--a swanky Manhattan jewelry store

*high-end, relating to products or services that are more expensive and of better quality than other products of the same type/high-end products are the most expensive ones in a particular market or range.

--high-end computer memory chips/a maker of high-end car stereo equipment

--Prices for high-end apartments and villas in Egypt are usually listed in US dollars.

*stylish/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, attractive in a fashionable way

--She was wearing a stylish black dress.

--Our bathroom are not only safe and functional, they're stylish and color coordinated.

*posh /pɑːʃ/, informal, a posh restaurant, hotel, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is used or owned by rich people//British English, upper class

--a posh private school 

--Don't order more than you can afford and avoid posh, well-positioned shops near tourist sites.

--Her parents are terribly posh.

*ghost: ghost writer, v.ghost-write

--Diana, though, is only the ghost writer and it's Bojack who's grabbing the headlines. 

*housework=household chores=daily chores=all the cleaning and cooking=keep the room neat and tidy/clean and tidy

Sentences:

In the evening, she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. 为什么不是would go to?be going进行时态更有画面感,一个状态)

此外进行时态在语境中所表达的情绪更为委婉(比如付账单时候的 paying for 而非to pay)

Pronunciation:

hall/tall/small/mall/wall:all发音的时候舌头要伸出去

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