sconce n. （钉在墙上的）壁烛台，壁灯台

drape n.窗帘

Chardonnay n. 夏敦埃酒(一种类似夏布利酒的无甜味白葡萄酒)

Taco n. 炸玉米卷

Side kid私生子

What brings you around?什么风把你吹来？

Stash n.隐藏处v.隐藏

Instead of making the country prosperous and improving the people's lot, they would rather squeeze the people dry to fill up their private coffers, and to stash sufficient supplies of guns, ammunitions and missiles for any "eventualities".与其励精图治地改善老百姓的生活，不如尽情搜刮民脂民膏，一部分归己自肥，一部分用于储备枪炮导弹以备“不时之需”。

Blurry a.模糊的，不清楚地

With tear-filled, blurry eyes, I turned the machine off. 关上机器，我已经泪眼朦胧。

Ginger ale姜汁无酒精饮料