Part One: August - Driving
towel
a piece of cloth or paper used for drying things, especially your body
毛巾；手巾；抹布；纸巾
throw in the towel
to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying
认输；承认失败；放弃努力
Harris said that his children tried to persuade him to throw in the towel, but he refused to give up.
drool (all) over sb/sth
to drip saliva on someone or something
purple
having the colour of blue and red mixed together
紫色的
His face was purple with rage.
他气得脸色发紫。
lamb
/læm/
a young sheep
slaughter
/ˈslɔːtər/
the killing of animals for their meat
屠宰；宰杀
(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter
used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice
像待宰的羔羊（指面临危险而未觉察或别无选择者）
principal
head teacher
a teacher who is in charge of a school
a small school with just three teachers and the principal
只有三位老师和一位校长的小型学校
rider
a person who rides a horse, bicycle or motorcycle
骑手；骑马（或自行车、摩托车）的人
flounder
admissions
the process of allowing people to enter a university, institution etc, or the number of people who can enter
录取，录用；录取人数，录用人数
The college has a very selective admissions policy.
那所学院的招生政策很严格。
all worked up (about something)
excited and agitated about something
Don't get all worked up about something that you can't do anything about.
hindsight
the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened
事后聪明，事后回想
What looks obvious in hindsight was not at all obvious at the time.
事后一目了然的事在当时根本看不清。
guilty
feeling ashamed because you have done sth that you know is wrong or have not done sth that you should have done
I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.
white lie
a lie that you tell someone in order to protect them or avoid hurting their feelings
sigh
/saɪ/
to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard, to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc.
叹气；叹息
She sighed with relief that it was all over.
事情总算全都过去了，她轻松地舒了一口气。
rearview mirror
a mirror inside a car etc that lets the driver see the area behind the car
hatch
to come out of an egg
Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning.
今早有十只小鸡出壳了。
curl up
蜷缩
make up your mind
to decide sth
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon?
你们决定好到哪里去度蜜月了吗？
tush / butt
the part of your body that you sit on
屁股
loudspeaker
Their names were called over the loudspeaker.
喇叭里叫着他们的名字。
page
[verb]
to call sb's name over a public address system in order to find them and give them a message
（在公共传呼系统上）呼叫
She hurried to the reception desk and asked the girl to page her husband.
她急忙跑到前台，请女服务员用广播呼叫她的丈夫。
rear-end
to drive into the back of another vehicle
与（前车）追尾
A few days earlier somebody had rear-ended him.
几天之前他的车被人追尾了。
blind date
a meeting between two people who have not met each other before. The meeting is sometimes organized by their friends because they want them to develop a romantic relationship.
（有时由第三方安排的）男女初次约会，相亲
