gossip girl 8 英文- 第31部分

5）　It？s　our　last　chance。　Most　of　us　will　be　going　away　for　the　summer；　and　after　that；　it？s　off　to　
college。This　is　it　。　

Before　you　get　too　crazy　and　do　something　you　might　regret；　you？ll　need　to　decide　whether　you　
and　your　boyfriend　are　devoted　enough　to　have　a　long…distance　relationship　throughout　the　
summer　and　on　into　college。　Imagine　yourself　surrounded　by　tan　hunks　in　Billabong　surf　shorts；　
with　sandy　bare　feet；　offering　you　rides　in　their　vintage　Cabriolets。　Imagine　hot　campus　prepsters　
in　only　their　cute　mint…green…and…white　polka…dotted　J。Crew　boxers；　on　their　way　to　the　showers　
in　your　coed　dorm。　Will　you　honestly　be　able　to　resist？　Why　not　save　yourself　the　pain　of　a　
torturous；　drawn…out　breakup　by　breaking　up　now？　Then　treat　yourself　to　a　meaningless　fling　with　
that　shy；　adorable　geek　you　went　to　ballroom　dancing　school　with　in　fifth　grade　who？s　not　such　a　
geek　anymore。　You？ve　got　absolutely　nothing　to　lose。　And　while　you？re　at　it；　why　not　at　
leastpretend　to　be　nice　to　the　stringy…haired；　bucktoothed　girl　you　forgot　to　invite　to　your　birthday　
party　in　seventh　grade　and　every　birthday　party　you？ve　had　since。　That　way　she　can　point　to　your　
picture　in　the　yearbook　and　brag　to　all　her　new　pals　at　Mt。　Hollyhock　or　whatever　dorky　college　
she？s　going　to　next　year；　？See　this　cool　chick　here？　She　was　one　of　my　best　friends！？　But　never　
mind　trying　to　rekindle　old　romances　and　repair　messed…up　friendships。　

I　don？t　know　about　you；　but　I？ve　got　a　major　fashion　crisis　on　my　hands。　Most　of　the　private　
girls？　schools　take　their　graduation　ceremonies　extremely　seriously。　The　girls　must　wear　long　
white　dresses；　white　gloves；　and　white　shoes。　It？s　like　a　wedding；　except　we？re　being　set　free　
instead　of　tied　down？yippee！　Still；　the　question　looms：　to　Oscar　or　not　to　Oscar。　Oscar　de　la　Renta；　
that　is。　If　you　go　for　Oscar；　you？re　likely　to　wind　up　wearing　the　same　dress　as　six　of　your　other　
classmates；　although　you　know　you？re　going　to　look　far　better　in　him　than　they　do。　And　the　nice　
thing　about　having　to　stick　to　white　is　that　you　can　always　dye　it　and　wear　it　again。　Yeah；　


right？like　you？re　ever　going　towant　to　wear　that　dress　again！　

While　I？ve　got　your　attention；　let？s　check　in　on　a　few　of　our　favorite　people。？　

　The　odd　couple　

There　has　been　some　speculation　that　the　relationship　between　those　two　totally　opposite　
Williamsburg　apartment　sharers　is　not　just　a　simple；　convenient　roommate　situation　but　something　
more？how　shall　we　put　it？？romantic。B　does　seem　to　be　wearing　a　lot　of　black　lately；　and　her　shoes　
are　getting　chunkier。　And　what　was　with　that　silver　Tiffanybarrette　inV　？s　supershort　hair　the　other　
day？　Can？t　you　just　picture　them；　cuddling　on　the　sofa；　bing　each　other？s　hair；　trading　
Manolos　and　Doc　Martens？　？　Who　needs　boys？！　

Speaking　of　boys　

Bmay　have　given　them　up　entirely？who　wouldn？t；　afterN　？s　latest　stunt？？butV　seems　to　be　
enjoying　the　pany　of　the　opposite　sex　more　and　more。　She　andB　？s　shaven…headed　vegan　
stepbrother；A　；　have　been　romping　unfettered　and　partially　clothed　in　coffee　shops　and　on　park　
benches　all　over　Williamsburg。　Nothing　like　a　little　PDA　to　lightV　？s　fire！　

As　forN　；　you？d　think　he？d　be　on　top　of　the　world　after　scoring　the　city？s　most　desirable　blond　
bombshell？right　in　front　ofB　；　in　the　pool　house　bathtub　during　the　girls？　senior　cut　day　party　out　
in　Southampton；　no　less。　But　no。　Have　you　seen　him　lately？　Red…rimmed　eyes；　dirty　tissues　
streaming　from　his　pockets；　lackluster　disposition。　Our　golden　boy　appears　to　be　in　a　terrible　funk。　
Or　maybe　he　caught　a　sexually　transmitted　disease　from　one　of　those　French　tramps　he？s　always　
rumored　to　be　hooking　up　with。　See？　It　doesn？t　pay　to　be　too　greedy。　Not　that　that　ever　stopped　us。　

　Your　e…mail　

Q：　Dear　GG；　
I？m　going　to　Vassar　next　year　and　I？ve　been　in　love　with　this　boy　since　I　was　like　three；　and　I　
just　found　out　he？s　going　to　Vassar　too！　I？m　so　excited；　but　I？m　worried　I？m　going　to　spend　so　
much　time　trying　to　get　him　to　talk　to　me；　I　won？t　even　realize　I？m　at　college；　you　know？

　？Ivstrk　

A：　Dear　Ivstrk；　
Forgive　me　for　being　blunt；　but　I　have　a　feeling　you？ve　already　spent　a　lot　of　time　trying　to　get　
this　guy　to　talk　to　you。　Wait　till　you　get　to　Vassar？there？s　going　to　be　a　whole　new　group　of　
adorable　boys　you？ve　never　seen　before；　and　some　of　them　might　be　even　more　loveworthy。　And　
since　most　dorms　are　coed　these　days；　you　can？tavoid　talking　to　them！　


　？GG　

　Sightings　

BandV　buying　potted　basil　plants　at　aWilliamsburg　farmer？s　market。　Maybe　the　gay　rumors　
about　them　are　true！？C　entering　aGreenwich　Village　barbershop　to　have　his　head　shaved　and　
exiting　with　his　hair　longer　than　before　and　with　platinum　highlights。　No　way　will　he　last　even　a　
month　at　military　school。N　standing　on　the　roof　of　the　Met；　mournfully　surveyingCentral　Park　。　
Looks　like　our　favorite　stoner　playboy　has　been　struck　with　a　bad　case　of　ennui。D　checking　out　
bashed…up　Buicks　at　some　seedy　used　car　lot　inHarlem　。　Not　that　he　even　knows　how　to　operate　a　
gearshift。J　taking　a　solo　SSAT？the　boarding　school　admissions　exam？on　a　Saturday　in　the　
headmistress？s　office　at　Constance　Billard。　She？s　determined　to　go；　and　her　school　is　even　more　
determined　to　get　rid　of　her！　

All　you　have　to　do　is　pass　

My　advice：　Don？t　miss　a　Zac　Posen　sample　sale　or　a　Stella　McCartney　trunk　show　for　one　of　
those　silly　everything…we…ever…learned　pre？final　exam　cram　sessions　the　teachers　？remend？　
you　attend　after　school。　Do　pour　yourself　a　goblet　of　well…chilled　pinot　grigio　and　casually　read　
through　your　notebooks。　All　you　have　to　do　is　pass；　and　believe　me；　you？re　a　lot　smarter　than　you　
think。　Good　luck；　my　darlings。　Can？t　wait　to　see　you　at　graduation！　

You　know　you　love　me。　

　gossip　girl　

Jenny　Humphrey　is　leaving　Constance　Billard　to　attend　Waverly　Prep；　an　elite　boarding　school　
where　glamorous　rich　kids　don？t　let　the　rules　get　in　the　way　of　having　an　excellent　time。　

Hot　guys；　new　intrigue；　and　delicious　gossip　add　up　to　more　trouble　than　ever　for　Jenny。　But　if　
getting　caught　with　boys　and　going　up　against　the　Disciplinary　mittee　is　what　it　takes；　
Jenny？s　ready。　She？ll　do　all　that　and　more　to　bee　？　

the　it　girl　

Turn　the　page　for　a　sneak　peek　of　this　scandalous　new　series　created　by　Cecily　von　Ziegesar。　

A　WAVERLY　OWL　DOES　NOT　DISCUSS　HALF…NAKEDNESS　WITH　STRANGERS　

Somebody？s　plaid　Jack　Spade　duffel　slammed　into　Jenny　Humphrey？s　shin　and　jerked　her　out　of　
a　dream。　The　10A。M　。　Amtrak　Empire　Service　to　Rhinecliff；　New　York；　had　stopped　in　


Poughkeepsie；　and　a　tall；　twentyish；　stubbly　chinned　boy　in　dark　brown　square　Paul　Smith　glasses　
and　a　Decemberists　T…shirt　was　standing　over　her。　

？Anybody　sitting　here？？　he　asked。　

？Nope；？　she　responded　groggily；　scooting　over。　He　threw　his　bag　under　the　seat　and　settled　in　
next　to　Jenny。　

The　train　groaned　along　at　about　a　mile　an　hour。　Jenny　sniffed　at　the　stale；　slightly　sweaty　train　
car　air　and　jiggled　her　foot；　thinking　about　how　she　was　going　to　be　super…late　for　check…in　at　
Waverly　Academy。　She　would？ve　been　early　if　her　dad；　Rufus；　had　driven　her　up　here　in　his　blue　
beater　Volvo　wagon？he？d　practically　begged　Jenny　to　let　him？but　Jenny　hadn？t　wanted　her　
unshaven；　peacenik　father　to　drop　her　off　at　her　brand…new；　haute　boarding　school。　Knowing　him；　
he？d　have　tried　to　start　up　an　impromptu　poetry　slam　with　her　new　classmates　and　shown　off　old　
pictures　of　Jenny　when　she　was　a　lame　seventh　grader　and　wore　nothing　but　fluorescent　green　and　
orange　Old　Navy　fleeces。　Um；　no　thanks。　

？Going　to　Waverly？？　the　boy　asked。　He　raised　his　eyebrows　at　theWaverly　Academy　Guide　to　
Ethics　that　sat　unopened　in　Jenny？s　lap。　

Jenny　brushed　a　brown　tendril　out　of　her　eyes。　？Yeah；？　she　answered。　？I？m　starting　there　this　
year。？　She　couldn？t　hide　the　enthusiasm　in　her　voice？she　was　so　excited　to　start　her　brand…new　
boarding　school　that　she　felt　all　jiggly　inside；　like　she　had　to　pee。　

　？Freshman？？　

？Nope。　Sophomore。　I　used　to　go　to　Constance　Billard。　It？s　in　the　city。？　Jenny　was　a　little　pleased　
that　she　had　a　relatively　chic　past　to　refer　to；　or　that　it　at　least　sounded　that　way。　

？So　you　wanted　a　change　of　pace；　or　what？？　He　fiddled　with　the　strap　of　his　worn　leather　
watchband。　

Jenny　shrugged。　This　boy　looked　like　he　was　her　brother　Dan？s　age。　Dan　had　just　taken　off　for　
Evergreen　College　on　the　West　Coast　two　days　ago；　taking　nothing　with　him　except　for　two　duffel　
bags；　his　Mac　G4　laptop；　and　two　cartons　of　cigarettes。　Jenny；　on　the　other　hand；　had　already　
shipped　four　oversize　boxes　and　a　couple　of　giant　duffels　to　Waverly；　and　had　lugged　a　giant　
suitcase　and　an　overstuffed　bag　with　her。　In　her　hyperexcited　preparation　for　boarding　school；　she　
had　practically　bought　out　the　hair；　cosmetics；　and　feminine　products　aisles　at　CVS？who　knew　
what　she？d　need　at　boarding　school！　She？d　also　gone　on　a　buying　spree　at　Club　Monaco；　J。Crew；　
and　Barneys　with　the　credit　card　her　dad　had　lent　her　for　back…to…school　shopping。　？Kinda；？　she　
finally　answered。　

The　truth　was；　she？d　been　asked　to　leave　Constance？apparently　because　she　was　considered　
a　？bad　influence？　on　the　other　girls。　Jenny　hadn？t　thought　she　was　being　a　bad　influence　at　all？she　


was　just　trying　to　have　fun；　like　every　other　girl　at　school。　But　somehow；　all　of　her　moments　of　
extreme　fun　had　also　been　highly　publicized　and　embarrassing：　a　picture　of　her　boobs　in　a　sports　
bra　had　shown　up　in　a　magazine　（she？d　thought　it　was　a　sportswear　model　shoot）；　a　Webcast　of　
her　practically　naked　butt　had　been　spread　around　the　school；　and　she？d　made　some　bad　decisions　
about　which　boys　she　should　make　out　with　at　various　parties？and　of　course　everybody　had　found　
out。　

The　final　straw　had　e　after　Jenny　had　spent　a　night　at　the　Plaza　Hotel　with　her　brother？s　old　
band；　the　Raves。　A　photograph　of　her　leaving　the　Plaza　in　nothing　but　a　fluffy　white　bathrobe　had　
appeared　online　on　Page　Six　the　next　day。　Rumors　had　flown　that　Jenny　was　sleeping　withall　the　
Raves；including　her　brother。　Ew！　Concerned　parents　quickly　called　up　the　Constance　headmistress；　
aflutter　about　Jenny？s　promiscuity。　After　all；　Constance　had　a　reputation　for　excellence　to　uphold！　

Although　Jenny　hadn？t　even　been　withone　Rave；　let　alone　all　of　them；　she　hadn？t　exactly　wanted　
todeny　the　rumor？she　kind　of　loved　that　everyone　was　talking　about　her。　So　as　she？d　sat　with　the　
Constance　Billard　headmistress；　Ms。　McLean；　in　her　patriotic　red；　white；　and　blue　office　back　in　
the　city；　Jenny　had　realized　something　huge：　it　wasn？t　the　end　of　the　world　to　get　kicked　out　of　
Constance。　This　was　her　chance　to　start　over；　to　reinvent　herself　as　the　blunder…free　sophisticate　
she？d　always　wanted　to　be。　And　where　was　the　classiest　place　to　start　over？　Boarding　school；　of　
course。　

Much　to　her　dad？s　chagrin？she　was　pretty　sure　Rufus　wanted　her　to　live　with　him　in　their　Upper　
West　Side　apartment　forever？Jenny　had　rabidly　researched　a　whole　bunch　of　schools　and　toured　a　
few。　The　first　school　had　turned　out　to　have　a　strict　disciplinary　code　and　had　been　too　boring　for　
words。　Within　minutes　of　getting　to　the