touched: feeling happy and grateful because of what someone has done
例：
We were deeply touched by their present.（我们被他们送的礼物深深打动了。）
Cathryn was touched that Sarah had come to see her off.（看到莎拉来为自己送行，凯瑟琳非常感动。）
well: v. if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of something and starts to flow out
例：
''well''常与''up''连用。
I felt tears well up in my eyes.（我热泪盈眶了。）
Tears of joy welled up in her eyes.（她的眼中尽是喜悦的泪水。）
1. Gabrielle liked her paella piping hot.
1. However, her relationship with her husband was considerably cooler.
considerably: much or a lot ……得多
例：
It's considerably colder today.（今天比昨天冷多了。）
The house was considerably more expensive than what we could afford.（这个房子我们打死买不起。）
备注：在这两个例子中，''considerably''的同义词是''much''，''considerably''后面接比较级。
Conditions have improved considerably over the past few years.（最近几年，情况已经好很多了。）
备注：在这个例子中，''considerably''的同义词是''a lot''。
1. Why don't I just pin the receipt to my chest?
pin: to fasten something somewhere, or to join two things together, using a pin 用别针别住
paella: 西班牙海鲜炒饭
piping hot: piping hot liquid or food has just been cooked and is very hot, especially in a way that makes it seem good to eat 热腾腾的
例：
The coffee was served piping hot.（咖啡端上来的时候热腾腾的。）
Heat the fish under a grill and serve piping hot.（把鱼烤好，热热地端上来。）
piping hot soup（热气腾腾的汤）
She handed him a piping hot bread roll and a steaming cup of coffee.（她递给他一个热腾腾的小餐包，外加一杯冒着热气的咖啡。）
补充：
形容食物很烫，除了用''piping hot''，还可以用''hot'', ''steaming/steaming hot'', ''scalding/scalding hot''等等。
① hot:
例：
The soup's very hot. Let it cool down a bit.（汤很烫，凉一会再喝。）
The waitress set down a pot of hot tea and a plate of cakes.（服务员在桌上放了一壶热茶，一碟蛋糕。）
Dozens of volunteers serve hot meals to 200 homeless people every night.（每天晚上都有很多志愿者为200多个无家可归的人送来热饭。）
② steaming/steaming hot: a drink or a food such as soup that is steaming or steaming hot is very hot, so that you can see the steam coming from it 冒着热气的，热气腾腾的
例：
Cooper held a steaming mug of coffee.（古博端着一杯冒着热气的咖啡。）
The soup was served steaming hot in a large bowl.（汤装在一个大碗里热腾腾地端上来。）
③ scalding/scalding hot: a drink that is scalding or scalding hot is so hot that it hurts your mouth if you try to drink it 烫嘴的
例：
I burned my mouth on the scalding hot coffee.（我喝咖啡烫到了嘴。）
a cup of scalding tea（烫嘴的热茶）
例：
''pin''常与介词''to/on''连用。
Can you pin this to the notice board?（你把这个钉到告示栏上去，好吗？）
He pinned the name tag on his jacket.（他把胸牌别到夹克上。）
receipt: a piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something 购物小票
例：
Keep your receipt in case you want to bring it back.（保留好购物小票，退换货时需要提供小票。）
Can you give me a receipt?（请给我购物小票。）
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