RegularFolksGettheStarTreatment組員：1.Didheordidn'the?Hedid,andretiredindustrialengineerBillMullenisnotonlythrilledhegotaneyelidliftatage60,he'snotafraidtotalkabouthowmuchbetter

hefeelsabouthisappearance.(para.2)

其他修飾比較級的詞abit,alittle,rather,much,far,byfar,many,alot,lots,agreatdeal,any,still,even等對...很激動；對...欣喜若狂Bethrilledatsth.修飾形容詞比較級2.NowcuttoU.S.Sen.JohnKerry,thepresumedDemocraticnomineeforpresident.Didheordidn'thegetBotoxinjectionstosmoothouthisfamouslycraggyvisage?(para.4)Cutto:閑話少說，轉到Craggyvisage:臉部輪廓分明，皺紋明顯3.NordoesitcountthemillionsofothernewcosmeticproceduresAmericanshaveeachyeartoimprovetheirappearance,suchasUVandsunlesstanning,teethwhitening,laserhairremoval,Brazilianwaxingandcolorcontactstodramaticallychangeeyecolor.(para6)劃線部分是倒裝句（不完全倒裝）正常語序:Itdoesn’tcountthemillionsofothernewcosmeticproceduresAmericanshaveeachyeartoimprovetheirappearance.4.CallittheL.A.-ingofAmerica.OncethissortofthingwastheexclusiveprovinceoftherichandfamousinLosAngelesandNewYork—andonlythenontheQT.(para.7)CallittheL.A.-ingofAmerica.這可以說是美國洛杉磯文化。此處是將名詞LosAngeles用做動詞。ontheQT俚語：同secretly秘密地5.It’sgettingtothepointthat(surgery)islikegoingtothegym--it'sanormalpartoflife.(Para.11)gettothepoint言歸正傳，談出要點，直截了當的說6.Takeahugepopulationofagingconsumerswithplentyofdisposableincome,whichiscrucialbecausemostcosmetictransformationsarenotcoveredbyinsurance.(Para.14)1、disposable

[d?'sp??z?b(?)l]adj.可任意處理的；可自由使用的；一次性的1.disposablediaperssuitableforbabiesupto8pounders.

適合重至8磅的嬰兒使用的一次性尿布。2.Geraldhadlittledisposableincome.

杰拉爾德沒有多少可自由支配的收入。拓展：詞根：disposeV.dispose處理；安排；（能夠）決定Adj.disposed有…傾向的；打算做…的N.disposal處理；支配；清理；安排

disposition處置；[心理]性情；[軍]部署；傾向2、crucial['kr???l]adj.重要的；決定性的；定局的；決斷的[比較級morecrucial最高級mostcrucial]crucialexperiment判決性實驗;定式實驗;CrucialPoint要害;事情變化的關鍵;樞紐crucialerror關鍵紕漏例：1.Hehadadministratorsunderhimbutmadethecrucialdecisionshimself.盡管他手下有許多官員，但重要的決定還是他自己做。2.Chewingproperlyiscruciallyimportant.正確地咀嚼是至關重要的。7.Whompupthenationaladvertising,whiletheglareofcelebrityspotlightspreadsthenewsevenfurthertotheunbleached,untucked,unwaxedmasses.

Alliterationistheuseinspeechorwritingofseveralwordsclosetogetherthatallbeginwiththesameletterorsound.押頭韻[見書本P46]

E.g

MeMeMedia

SoldiersSalariesSoarAlliteration8.Disposablecolorcontactlenseshavebeenaroundfornearlytwodecades,butonlyinthelasttwoyearshavemanufacturersbeguntomarketthemasfashionaccessories.(Para.22)bearound在某一領域突出

Around:Aroundthecorner即將來臨

Getaround傳開，逃避

Allaroundtheworld四處，到處Market：/n/市場，需求/v/推銷

Weneedsomebodytomarketourproductsin

Germany./派/marketable可銷售的，市場交易的

marketing市場營銷

Marketplace商屆名詞活用為動詞AcanisterofMarsrockswillberocketedbacktoearthintheyear2008.Don’tbabyyourchild.Baby=spoil嬌慣Bustraystodishroom.Bus=transport送Hisfatherbootedhimoutofthehouse.Boot=throwsboutbyforce趕出Hepatternshimselfuponhisfather.Pattern=imitate模仿8.Eventhoughthehumanracehasgrownsteadilylesshirsutesincecavemandays（洞穴人）,wearestillobsessedwith（為、、、所困擾）pluckingeverystrayhairfrombrows,backs,lips,legs,underarms,wherever.(Para.27)

盡管自從洞穴人以來，人類的體毛一直不斷地在減少，但是我們仍然會因為眉毛、后背、唇上、腿上、腋下或其他任何地方多余的體毛而煩惱。9.……soit’snosurprisethataproceduretozap(vt擊潰、射殺