Expressions

1. Ismay waits in the foyer of her house.

foyer: [ˈfɔɪeɪ]1. （剧院或旅馆的）门厅；休息厅 a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait

2. （私宅或公寓的）前厅，门厅 an entrance hall in a private house or flat/apartment

2. The event makes her younger sister seem even deader and also leads to unwanted reflection on her sundry disappointments.

sundry: [ˈsʌndri] 各式各样的；杂多的 various; not important to be named separately

a watch, a diary and sundry other items

all and sundry: informal, everyone, not just a few special people

The club is open to all and sundry.

3. I hope I'm not out of line here and I know we don't know each other that well. But. well, you husband's an idiot. If I had a nice-looking professional woman like you --

be/ get/ step out of line: to say or do sth that is not acceptable in a particular situation

You just keep quiet! You're way out of line.

补充：be first/ second/ next etc in line for (some position)

He must be first in line for the editor's job

As the eldest son, he was next in line to the throne.

4. "Show, don't tell" is a complete crock of shit.

crock: （n.）陶器；瓦罐；老家伙，老朽的人

a crock of shit: sth that is not true 胡说八道

5. Light, bright enough to dilate her eyes.

dilate: [daɪˈleɪt] if a hollow part of your body dilates or if sth dilates it, it becomes wider

dilated pupils 扩张的瞳孔

dilate on/ upon sth: formal, to speak or write a lot about sth

He dilated upon their heroism.

dilation: (n.)

Sentences

1) A good marriage is, at least, one part of conspiracy.

2) "It is the secret fear that we are unlovable that isolates us," the passage goes, "but it is only because we are isolated that we think we are unlovable. Someday, you do not know when, you will be driving down a road. And someday, you do not know when, he, or indeed she, will be there. You will be loved because for the first time in your life, you will truly not be alone. You will have chosen to not be alone. "

Thoughts

A.J.是那种大多数女孩理想的另一半：专一、痴情、有责任感，而Daniel则是典型的渣男：多情、花心、玩世不恭、浪子一枚。然而读到Daniel的车祸去世我又有点喜欢或者说是有点怜悯这个角色了。这个世界上没有完美的爱人，你既希望他满腹才伦、风流不羁又希望他能细心体贴、痴情守候，既希望他风度翩翩又希望他不要招蜂引蝶，这本身就是一种不切实际的奢望。这个世界上没有完美的爱人，但也没有不值得被爱的爱人，只有相配和不相配的人。