2016.2.17 周五 晨读 小屁孩日记11 double down p166-172 解析
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1.They were having a blast ( = have a great time, to have a lot of fun 玩得开心)
造句：读英语真是一种乐趣。Reading English is a real blast.
2.I should've known what mom was up to when I saw her reading. 还记得be up to 什么
还记得 be up to 什么意思吗？
what am I up to 你要干什么啊（偏向坏事）You are up to no good. 你肯定要做是呢嘛坏事
3.Mom pulled out her party games. （to leave a place or position or to cause (sb/sth) to leave a place or position）
造句：魔法师从包里拿出一只鸽子。The magician pulled a pigeon out of the bag.
4.有关stomach的拓展 tummy （肚子的儿童用语）
stomach 熟词生义 动词：生气、反感 If you say that you feel sick to your stomach about something, you mean that you feel very angry or upset about it.
造句：她一想到这事就气不打一处来。She felt sick to her stomach just thinking about it.
造句：我很反感腐败。 I stomach corruption.
5.A bunch of the girls started helping mom set up （＝ to prepare for something by putting things where they need to be 准备）her stuff.
6.From that point on mom was running the show（＝ to be the leader, who is in control of a group of people，提示与show有关）.
拓展：抢了某人的风头怎么说？ steal one‘s show
If you say that someone steals the show, you mean that they get a lot of attention or praise because they perform better than anyone else in a show or other event.
7.I though I might actually die of embarrassment ( 尴尬死了), but everybody got into it （＝to begin to be interested in and to enjoy (sth) 开始喜欢做某事） and seemed to be having a great time.
造句：我喜欢高科技。我喜欢恐怖片。I'm into high-tech／horror movie.
造句：一开始，你可能觉得学英语无聊。如果你足够努力，你就可以像第二只老鼠一样把奶油变黄油。最终，你会对英语感兴趣。一旦你喜欢上英语，你就会掌握好英语。
In the first place, you might feel bored/ English is boring, but don't just quit. If you struggle so hard you'll turn the cream into butter，just like the second mouse. Eventually, you'll get into it. Once you get into it, you will get the hang of it.
拓展：get into 有“使行为异常，使着魔”的意思 If you ask what has got into someone, you mean that they are behaving very differently from the way they usually behave.
造句：你今天疯了吗（你今天怎么这么不正常）？为什么要这样做呢？你都不是你自己了。What has got into you today? Why are you behaving like this? You are not yourself.
8.开派对的小对话
造句：我明天要开一个派对，你来吗？ I'll throw / hold / have a party tomorrow,will you come?
当然啦！ Certainly I will. 更自然的可以是 Why not ?
9.After the games were over, somebody turned the music louder (=crank the music up 把音乐音量调高), and the party cranked up a notch (=hit the next level 提升了一个等级) .
notch = level 等级 特别好用的一个词
欲穷千里目， be / crank/ move up a notch (更上一层楼,hahaha)
造句：读完这些书，你的英语就会上一个台阶／档次／等级了。After reading these books, your English will be up a notch.
10.The only kids who weren't having fun were a handful of guys who were there. But I wasn't gonna let a few sour grapes spoil my good time.
拓展：spoiler 剧透 spoiler alert
information about the things that happen in a movie, book, etc., that spoils the surprise or suspense for someone who has not seen it or read it yet
造句：The review contains a few spoilers, so don't read it if you haven't seen the movie.
sour grapes :something that one cannot have and so disparages （贬低 as if it were never desirable.
造句：Of course you want to buy this expensive jacket. Criticizing it is just sour grapes, but you still really want it.
11.I tried to go back to having fun, but Rowley made it kind of impossible for me to enjoy myself.
made to do sth impossible
make 不完全及物 make sth 及物 但是没完整 所以不完全
英语静态 多用 名词介词连词 被动
汉语动态 多用动词
12.The party was in full swing （＝at the highest level of activity）and we had to leave because Rowley needed a potty break.
13.hang 悬吊、挂 用法 sth hangs in sp 主动 ／sb hang sth in sp
14.That wasn't happening.=That won't happen. ing的用法
15.水仙花怎么说？有什么象征含义？
水仙花/nɑrˈsɪsəs/ 有自恋的含义。古希腊神话：美少年纳西索斯（narcissus）有一天在水中看到自己的倒影，爱上了自己，从此每日在水边看着自己的倒影顾影自怜，死后变成了一株水仙花。
另一个常用的英文名字“Daffodil”事实上只是它的一个分类的名字，黄水仙。/'dæfədɪl/
菊花怎么说？《菊与刀》怎么读？
菊花chrysanthemum /krɪ'sænθəməm/ 谐音：哭着献给妈妈三朵菊花
《菊与刀》The Chrysanthemum and the Sword /sɔrd/ 注意w不发音