As the evening wore on[1], Jessica began to really enjoy herself.
She talked with her old friends and was amazed[2] by how some others had changed.
For example, Tom used to be good-looking[3] and athletic[4].
He was one of the most popular students and a star basketball player.
His one problem was math.
He had had a hard time in math, especially in geometry[5].
This was because he wasn't a logical thinker[6].
Expect for basketball, he didn't want to do anything unless it was easy.
Tom was no longer good-looking.
His nose, which had always been large, had grown even larger.
he had also gained a lot of weight.
His wife had left him, so for the first time ever, he was alone.
He looked lonely and depressed, not at all like he used to be.
Steve was a nobody[7] in middle school.
People hardly noticed him.
He was small, quiet, and a bit ugly, with crooked teeth[8].
What he was good at was English.
His English was even better than their teacher's.
After graduating, he went to a low-ranked[9] university and eventually dropped out[10].
For a while[11] he worked as a tour guide.
Then, 10 years ago, he and some friends started a little company which is now a great success.
In fact, he had become a rich, generous man.
He had a nice, warm smile and his success hadn't gone to his head[12].
It was a pleasure to be around him.
Betty used to be the most beautiful girl in school.
She wasn't very smart, but she was a great singer.
She made a video of her singing, and it went viral[13].
She became famous overnight[14], but it only lasted for about two years.
After that, her fans lost interest in her.
She tried to become an actress, but she failed.
She had been too stiff[15] and nervous in front of the camera.
Betty had a nice husband who seemed to adore[16] her.
The one tragedy[17] in her life happened about five years ago, when she lost her daughter to a rare form of cancer[18].
Because of that, her hair had begun to turn grey.
Jessica couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Betty had had such high hopes and tremendous[19] energy as a girl, but things didn't work out.
And then there was John.
John used to be the school bully[20].
He had been big, strong and mean.
He hadn't been nice to anybody.
It seemed that he was always angry and ready to hit someone.
After graduating, he joined the army and went overseas to fight in a war.
He saw many people die and he grew to[21] hate fighting of any kind.
Then one day he was nearly killed when the helicopter[22] he was in was shot down.
He survived the crash, but he lost a leg and was hospitalized[23] for nearly a year.
Now he had completely changed.
He had gentle, kind eyes, and a beautiful smile.
He was working for an organization that provides support for elderly people.
From Jessica's point of view, John had turned out to be a wonderful surprise.
In the end, Jessica was glad she went to her reunion.
It was interesting to see how people had changed through the years.
Still, she was happy to get home and appreciate everything that she had.
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慢慢地过去 ↩
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吃惊 ↩
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貌美的 ↩
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健壮的 ↩
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[dʒi'ɒmәtri] - ★ n. 几何学 ↩
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实际型思考 pragmatic thinker
逻辑型思考 logical thinker
随意型思考 convenient thinker
[præɡˈmætɪk] 务实的,实用的(一般指人)
practical 和 pragmatic 的区别 ↩ -
无名小卒 ↩
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crooked歪的 歪牙 ↩
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低排名的 ↩
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辍学 ↩
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一段时间 ↩
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go to sb's head 使妄自尊大 ↩
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go viral 像病毒一样传播开来 ↩
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一夜之间 ↩
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[stif] 生硬的,呆板的 ↩
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爱慕, 喜爱 ↩
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['trædʒidi] - ★★★
n. 悲剧, 惨案, 悲剧作品 ↩ -
一种罕见的癌症类型 ↩
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[tri'mendәs] - ★★★
a. 巨大的, 非常的 ↩ -
bully ['buli] - ★★
n. 欺凌弱小者, 土霸 ↩ -
grow to 变得 ↩
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直升机 ↩
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['hɒspitәlaiz] - ★
vt. 进医院治疗 ↩
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