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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