Self-fulfilling prophecy: 自证预言，是由美国社会学家罗伯特·金·莫顿提出的一种社会心理学现象，是指人们先入为主的判断，无论其正确与否，都将或多或少的影响到人们的行为，以至于这个判断最后真的实现。通俗的说，自证预言就是我们总会在不经意间使我们自己的预言成为现实。 信念和行为之间的正反馈被认为是自我应验预言成真的主要原因。
shindig: a large, lively party, especially one celebrating something. "the glitziest of election night shindigs"
take me off speakerphone
rip into someone/something: to attack or criticize someone or something with great force: Riker was not going to give her lawyer a chance to rip into his witnesses before the trial.
jet ski: 摩托艇
Take a bath is a slang term that refers to an investor who has experienced a significant loss from an investment.
go get hammered: very drunk
stuff with someone: ???
servant: 仆人,佣人
boogie: a style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat.
beat down: (of the sun) radiate intense heat and brightness.(of rain) fall hard and continuously.
get a round
feces: waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested; excrement.
frame something: 框起来
banister: 栏杆
blazer: 西装外套
shoot some hoops
crawl space: an area of limited height under a floor or roof, giving access to wiring and plumbing.
(come on to someone) informalto behave towards someone in a way that shows you would like to have a sexual relationship with them. Synonyms and related words. + To start a romantic or sexual relationship.
picket fence: a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by two or more horizontal rails.
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