Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Day 14

一. Vocabulary

1. wing it

(1) 原文：I know I should have gone to the library and done research, but I just decided to wing it.

(2) 解释: to do or try to do something without much practice or preparation

(3) 造句：As I've left my notes in my dressing room, I’ll have to wing it.

2. start (sth) over & from scratch

(1) 原文：I guess Mrs. Breckman must be an expert on mooses or something,because she made me go to the library and start the paper over from scratch.

(2) 解释:

start (sth) over: to begin doing something again

from scratch: from a point at which nothing has been done yet

(3) 造句：They will have to start the project over from scratch.

3. get cracking

(1) 原文：That meant I had to get cracking on my History paper.

(2) 解释: to start doing something or going somewhere immediately

(3) 造句：You'd better get cracking on that assignment if you don't want to be criticized by the boss.

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二. Sentence

(1) 原文：The moose eats many, many things, but the list would be way too long to put in this paper.

(2) 解释: way在这里做副词，表示强调，修饰副词too，比too的意思更进一层。

way too相当于一个词组：远远；太

(2) 造句：I got up way too early this morning.

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三. Article

  I was cooking  when the power cut occurred this noon. It was very hot and the temperature up to 40 degrees, so power cut made it harder to stand. I couldn't stay at home in such a hot day, thus I went to the supermarket, where air conditioners made hot weather bearable. I stayed there until 5 o'clock p.m., when I knew the electricity was back.