Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Day 8

Day 8, Page 71-80

一. 字词

1. sneak = creep

(1) 原文：So every night, I'd sneak downstairs and pick off a little piece of the gingerbread house.

(2) 解释：to go somewhere secretly and quietly in order to avoid being seen or heard

(3) 造句：I wanna sneak outside to play with my friend.

2. accuse sb. of (doing) sth. & fess up & fib & sth. backfire on sb.

(1) 原文：When Mom accused me of eating all the candy, I denied it. But I wish I just fessed up right away, because that fib totally backfired on me.

(2) 解释：

① accuse sb. of (doing) sth.: 指责某人做了某事

② fess up: to admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong

③ fib: a small unimportant lie 

④ sth. backfire on sb.: 背道而驰

(3) 造句：

① My colleague accused me of carelessness.

② If I make a mistake, I should fess up and correct it.

③ The result backfired on me because of my fib.

3. squeaky clean

(1) 原文：You know, now that I think about it, Mom isn't exactly squeaky clean when it comes to being honest HERSELF.

(2) 解释：If you say that someone is squeaky clean, you mean that they live a very moral life and have never done anything wrong.

(3) 造句：I don't want to lose my squeaky clean image.

二. 句子

1. I thought I was totally in the clear for the Invisible Chirag thing. But, boy, was I wrong.

(1) 固定用法：Boy, was I wrong.     结果证明我错了。

(2) 仿写：I thought I was not competent for this job. But, boy, was I wrong.

(3) 原文改写：I thought I was totally in the clear for the Invisible Chirag thing. But, it turned out that I was wrong.

三. 日记

Yesterday, the oral practice online was super interesting. I've learned two important methods. First of all, if you forget a word during your speaking, try to explain it in a descriptive way. Speak slowly and don't be nervous. Then, dividing sense-group can help us to understand those long and complex sentences. So it is important to punctuate every sentence correctly, in order that the listeners can understand what you say or what you read.