PART 1 Expressions
1. It's right here in the front compartment.
compartment: 这里是指包的一格
The bag is dived into separate compartments.
compartment 还可以指车厢 one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship, or train is divided
a first-class compartment
2. You'd be in real hot water with Daddy because those things cost a fortune.
in hot water: in trouble because sb has done sth wrong
The finance minister found himself in hot water over his business interests.
land/ get oneself in hot water
She got herself in hot water with the authorities.
3. I got totally pumped.
pumped/ pumped up: very excited about sth
I'm really pumped about this opportunity.
4. So me and Jack did rock, paper, scissors for the top trunk and I won.
do rock, paper, scissors: 石头剪刀布
5. Then we were going to take a fifteen-minute bus ride to the fairgrounds for an outdoor movie night.
fairground: 露天市场 an open space on which a fair takes place
We threaded our way through the fairground. (thread one's way through sth 挤过；小心翼翼地过)
6. It looked like someone had taken sidewalk chalk and smudged the colors across the sky with their fingers.
smudge: (n.) a dirty mark; (v.) to make a dirty mark on a surface SYN smear
a smudge of lipstick on the cup
Someone had smudged the paper with their greasy hands.
7. But after I tackled him, I was like, Amos, you schmuck, he's ten times bigger than you!
schmuck: [ʃmʌk] a stupid person
类似表达： blockhead; moron ([ˈmɔ:rɒn])
8. It was cool how you stood your ground, little dude.
stand/ hold one's ground: 1. to stay where you are when sb threatens you, in order to show them that you are not afraid
The men threatened him, but he stood his ground and they fled.
2. to refuse to change your mind about sth, even though people are opposing you
Jason vowed to stand his ground, even if it meant losing his job.
补充：
gain ground: to become more successful
It was feared that the extreme right would gain in the election.
lose ground: to become less successful
The Indian team seem determined to regain the ground they lost in the last game.
9. Like big crying, what Mom would call "the waterworks."
waterworks: 排水系统
turn on the waterworks: informal, to start crying in order to get sympathy
10. Can I have a grilled cheese?
grilled cheese: 烤奶酪（三明治）
grilled fish: 烤鱼
11. The chocolate milk in the glass now had a two-inch froth on the top.
froth: (n.) [frɒθ] (饮料上的) 泡沫 ；
froth 还可以引申为 talks or ideas that are attractive but have no real value or meaning
The book has too much froth and not enough fact.
frothy: 1. 有泡沫的, eg. a mug of frothy coffee
2. a frothy book, film etc is enjoyable but not serious or important
12. Amos became super popular and Julian, because he missed the whole thing, was really out of the loop.
be out of the loop: informal, not be part of a group of people who make important decisions 局外人
(OPP) be in the loop 局内人
Don't ask me. I'm not in the loop.