小心地定义

caressingly───adv.爱抚地；轻柔地

dressing down───n.揍打；狠狠训斥

parking fine───停车罚款

increasingly difficult───越来越困难

increasingly scarce───日益稀少

depressingly familiar───令人沮丧的熟悉

increasingly strident───越来越尖锐

increasingly unlikely───越来越不可能

increasingly reliant on───越来越依赖