Day 17, Page 183-195
字词
1.I knew it was just a matter of time before I got busted for what happened last week.
be busted//To be caught in the act of wrongdoing, bad behavior, or lying.
例句：I was busted by my parents when I tried sneaking into the house after curfew last night.
造句：Theives usually have an unrealistic thought that they would not be busted. However, people all know that it's just a matter of time.
2.I thought about really letting Rowley have it for ratting me out like that, but then I realized something.
have//· experience; undergo · 经历，体验
例句：I was having difficulty in keeping awake. 我那时睏得不得了。
造句：If you don't have one thing, you could hardly feel any ups and downs; you can not describe it vividly just by imagination.
3.In June, all the officers in the Safety Patrols go on a trip to Six Flags, and they get to take along one friend.
get to//[no obj., with infinitive]have the opportunity to do.· 获得做…的机会
例句：he got to try out a few of these nice new cars. 他得到机会试开几辆这些漂亮的新车
造句：He made many attempts on seeking a job. Eventually, he got to enter into financial research and analysis.
4.I decided that I should just pull the plug on this stupid idea and go home.
pull the plug on//停止；中断；取消 If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them continuing.
例句：The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project.银行能让该工程下马。
造句：In consideration of the potential terrible results, the sponsor determined to pull the plug on the cross-country competition.
5.That's the last thing I remember before I blacked out.
black out//晕厥；暂时昏迷 If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
例句：I could feel blood draining from my face. I wondered whether I was about to black out...我能感觉到血从我脸上流下来。我想我是不是要晕过去了。
造句：When he heard the news, he couldn't bear the grief and blacked out.
句式
1.Well, I was up all night tossing and turning over this Rolwey situation, I finally made up my mind.
结构：I was up all night tossing and turning over ...
造句：I was up all night tossing and turning over meeting the new friend next day, I fell asleep nearly at 3a.m.
2.What this whole episode has taught me is that every once in a while, it's not such a bad idea to listen to your mother.
结构：What this whole episode has taught me is that ...
造句：What this whole process has taught me is that you must put your best effort into action, or you would both waste your time and make less obvious progress.
日记
I read an article on English learning. The author narrates Seven Deadly Sin in learning English.
Of all the seven characters, I consider lack of motivation primary factor. If we don't have clear goals, we are not able to know where to go and would easily give up after a few setbacks. Actually, this factor not just has an impact on learning English but also works in mastering other skills. In addition, greed also plays a role. We often have an unrealistic expectation; we want to find a shortcut to master listening, speaking, reading and writing quickly. I think we could start from a part or two. When we put energy and time into practice and make progress, we could better learn other parts with accumulated knowledge.
Every day, it's worth for us spending a little time thinking about what we're doing and what we get.