spoil
vt. 1. cause to become of no use or value; ruin 损坏；糟蹋
2. give a child whatever it wants, or let them do what it wants, with the result that it behaves badly 庞坏，溺爱

*nasty
a. unkind and unpleasant towards other people 凶恶的

chase
vt. follow rapidly in order to catch 追赶，追逐

deplore
vt. 哀叹，对…深感遗憾

whereas
conj.although; while 虽然；而

view
vt. consider; regard; think about 看待；考虑

liberal
a. willing to respect the ideas and feelings of others 开明的

gulp
vi. 喘不过气，哽住

follow-up
n. 紧接着的问题；后续事物

bungle
vt. do sth. badly 把…搞糟

mess
n. a state of disorder or confusion 凌乱，一团糟

dimension
n. characteristic; quality 特点，特性

pet
n. 1. (often derog.) a person treated with special favour, esp. in a way that seems unfair to others 得宠的人，宠儿
2. an animal kept by a person in the home as a companion 爱畜，宠物

merely
ad. only and nothing else 仅仅，只不过

presence
n. the fact or state of being present 存在；出席；到场

derivative
a. derived from sth. else; not original 被引申出的；派生的；缺乏独创性的；第二手的

buddy
n. a friend 好朋友，伙伴

tentatively
ad. hesitantly 犹豫地，迟疑不决地

venture
vt. take the risk of saying (sth. that may be opposed or considered foolish) 大胆说，不揣冒昧说出

confident
a. feeling or showing trust in oneself or one's ability 自信的；有信心的

impulsively
ad. 一时冲动地

hunk
n. a large piece of sth. that is cut from a whole（一）大片，（一）厚块

gum
n. 橡胶，口香糖

eraser
n. 橡皮；黑板擦

gum eraser
橡皮