二、Listen and Learn 内容透析
1.Top story: 头条故事，头条新闻。Have you read the top story in today's newspaper?headline:大标题，头版头条新闻。

2.And B's boyfriend Nate, rumor has it he's always had a thing for Serena. 至于Blair呢，有谣言说她的男朋友Nate一直对Serena有点意思。have a thing for: 对某人或某物有特殊好感。Rumor has it: 据说。Rumor has it that 2012 is the end of the world. 据说2012年是世界末日。

3.Nate's friend Chuck won't let Serena forget about her past. Nate的朋友Chuck不愿意让Serena忘记过去。forget about: 忘记。

4.And then there's Dan, the outsider. Looks like his childhood crush has returned.然后又出现了一个Dan，一个圈外人。outsider: 圈外人，局外。Don't treat me as an outsider.
别把我当做外人。hood作后缀往往表示“身份, 资格, 时间”，比如：childhood，brotherhood，neighborhood；还可以表示一种状态，比如likelihood（可能性）。crush在剧本中的含义是“迷恋，迷恋的对象”。have a crush on sb: 迷恋某人。He has a crush on a girl in our class. 他迷恋我们班上的一位女生。

5.Serena and her mystery man made a surprise appearance at Blair's kiss on the lips party. Serena和她的神秘男友, 在唇吻派对上来了个惊人亮相。make an appearance: 出席。kiss on the lips party: 唇吻派对。on the lips of: 在…之中流传。比如：Lei Feng's spirit has always been on the lips of the Chinese people . 雷锋精神一直为中国人民广泛传颂。lip service口惠，空口的应酬话，口头上说得好听的话。Don't give me any lip service！别给我开空头支票。

6.Jenny made an impression on Chuck. Jenny让Chuck对她念念不忘。make an impression on sb: 给某人留下印象。make a good impression on sb: 给某人留下好印象。

7.Now that S.Is back, will the Upper East Side ever be the same? 既然如今Srena已经归来, 上东区的生活还会如往常一样吗? now that: 既然。Now that you have made up your mind, you'd better keep it. 既然你已经下定决心，你就要信守诺言。

8.We're all just dying to see what happens next. 我们都迫不及待地想知道后续呢。be dying to: 非常渴望，非常急切去做。I'm dying to have my own house. 我真希望有自己的房子。

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