Words
#New words:
1. Later on, they made an announcement that there are some openings on the Safety Patrols, and that got me thinking.
*opening: a job that is available
There are very few openings in scientific research.
My sentence:
If you want to have the opening right in hand, you at least need to go to get it firstly.
2. If someone picks on a Safety Patrol, it can get them suspended.
*pick on: (spoken) to behave in an unfair way to someone, for example by blaming them or criticizing them unfairly.
Why don't you pick on someone else for a change?
*suspend: to officially stop something from continuing, especially for a short time
suspension
Talks between the two countries have now been suspended.
My sentence:
Whenever his mother starts to pick on him, his grandfather will suspend his mother and pick on her in turn.
3. But I gave him a wicked pinch underneath the desk before he could finish his sentence.
*wicked: behaving in a way that is morally wrong; SYN~evil
the wicked stepmother in 'Hansel and Gretel'
*pinch: when you press someone's skin between your finger and thumb
She gave him a playful pinch.
My sentence:
I gave him a wicked pinch when he was trying to complain to mom about my mistakes.
4. I was getting instant bully protection and a free pass from half of Pre-Algebra and I didn't even have to lift a finger.
*not lift/ raise a finger: to not make any effort to help someone with their work
I do all the work around the house- Frank never lifts a finger.
My sentence:
My colleague did not lift a finger to clean up the house but she got additional goods from our boss.
5. Another great perk is that you get to show up ten minutes late for first period.
*perk: [C usually plural] something that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages, such as goods, meals, or a car.
~perk of
the perks of working at a large law firm
My sentence:
You deserve the perk! You have worked at the project over one month, after all.
6. We were supposed to have a test in Pre-Algebra, and I've kind of slacked off ever since I became a Safety Patrol.
* slack off = slack: to make less effort than usual, or to be lazy in your work
He was accused of slacking and taking too many holiday.
My sentence:
After receiving the admission to his dream college, he've kind of slacked off in his study.
sod: (移植的) 草皮，草地
sled= sledge（美式）雪橇
#Review words:
1. He picked up the piece of paper we were writing on and read it over.
*write on 和 read over 都是要注意介词。read over 相当于 check over/ through，从头到尾仔细查阅，从而避免有错误。
Every time you read over your composition, you had better write your improvements on the paper for review.
2. To take a long story short, Independent Study is canceled for the rest of the year.
*take a long story short, 即长话短说。前文已经涉及过。
3. Our goal is to get into the "Guinness Book of World Records."
列为吉尼斯纪录，get into的表达需要记住。
Excellent Expressions:
1. To be honest with you, I think that's a really dumb message to be telling kids, especially the ones at my school.
dumb message，用information应该可以代替message，这里的词汇拓展需要记住。
To be honest with you, I think that's a really dumb message to be telling the audience, especially the ones having not realized the issue yet.
2. I went down to Mr. Winsky' s office and signed myself up, and I got Rowley to sign up, too. I thought Mr. Winsky would make us do a bunch of chin-ups or jumping jacks or something to prove we were up for the job, but he just handed us our belts and badges on the spot.
sign oneself up, 即在报名参加什么时，可以用到这个词组。be up for the job， 即有什么东西可以说明我们非常适合。。。这一段的情景描绘特别适用于自己主动参加活动而又想证明自己适合。
After getting the notice that anyone can participate in the school theatre club, I signed myself up today and told my parents. I was waiting for them saying something to prove I were up for the job, but they only asked the specific requirements of the club.
3. He wants us to walk the morning session kids home in the middle of the day.
walk这个词的这种用法很难想到。《新概念英语3》中也看到过这种用法。
It's better to walk your dog every morning at 6:00.
Daily Diary
Getting up early every day was impossible and irrational for me three months ago.
Giving up romantic novels but sticking to complex books like Word Power Made Easy was dreadful and unbelievable for me four months ago.
Making exercise and writing down notes after reading every day was only a daydream I will never achieve for me five months ago.
Till now, I have done all of those things I mentioned above. Roman wasn't built on day. I worked at them, and gave up and then did it again. Every time I went forward one step, I understood the power of human mind. Turning the impossible into the possible needs nothing but doing it day after day.
Forming a habit is to strength the belief in change.