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Where there is a will there is a way 有志者事竟成 素材源：大西洋月刊 （原文有删改） ▲Jay and Coach Steve in Big Mouth (Netflix) IV. Summary Writing Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. The Glorious Vulgarity（庸俗） of the Big Mouth Valentine’s Day Special For many TV shows, the perfunctory（敷衍的） Valentine’s Day episode presents a unique tonal（调性的） challenge. Lean too eagerly into the holiday’s conceit （自负）and you risk a frivolous（轻佻的）deviation from the broader ethos（理念）of the series, if not also its plotline. Skewer dear Cupid too gleefully, and you might alienate（疏远）viewers with a soft spot for romance (or for chocolate). Even the best examples of the genre（体裁）can set up a show to later be bogged down（妨碍）by the same holiday-specific terror that haunts its audience: the tyranny（暴政）of high expectations . But Big Mouth, the animated Netflix series that follows a group of teens navigating the all-consuming chaos of pubescence, already combines good-natured levity and hormone-driven anguish. The show, which has run for two seasons, dramatizes the romantic and sexual anxieties of its teen characters with a signature mocktail of vulgar humor and earnest affirmations（肯定）. It’s hardly any surprise, then, that the series’ entry into the Valentine’s Day pantheon is a sublime（绝佳的）addition. “My Furry Valentine” is a hilarious romp（令人捧腹的戏耍）, but it also functions as a reminder of what Big Mouth does best. The double episode, which began streaming Friday, brings both genuine heart and nearly insurmountable horniness to the classic holiday special. For the show’s fans, it’s a delightful reunion; for unfamiliar viewers, it’s a raucous send-up of romantic comedies and Valentine’s Day tropes alike. The show itself is already so outrageous that nothing in “My Furry Valentine” feels out of the ordinary—not even the repeated references to “bussy,” which is defined for