Diary of a wimpy kid day 1

New words

1.Iive up to

原句：So i guess dad's still waiting for me to live up to my potential

To be as good as what was expected or promised.

E.g.: The breathtakingly beautiful scenery certainly lived up to expections.

My:Sadly, her grade didn't live up to everyone's expections.

2.on

原句：Being on the swim team was worse than being in middle school.

这里on表示“是…的成员;就职于”是一个新用法。

e.g.:He was on the Council of Foreign Relations. 他任职于外交关系委员会。

My:Those retired women are on the organizing committee.

3.ride in

原句：I figured it was better to just walk the two miles than to get brain damage riding in the back of that van.

这里riding in 并不是在卡车车厢里“骑车”的意思，而是表示“乘坐、搭乘”When you ride in a vichle such as a car,you travel in it.

e.g.: I remember the village full of American servicemen riding around in jeeps.

My: I rode to school in a cab since i got up late, but the traffic jam took me even more time than usual.

Great sentence

...take care of the problem

原句：Luckily, there was a new kid named Jeremy Pindle in the homeroom, so that took care of the problem.

仿写：A heavy rain took care of the problem and the farmers all very appreciate it.

Diary

It was quite a plain day today, excepted that I kind of lost my way on the way back home. I accidently rode to my middle school and saw my old school which is now empty and quiet. I saw those classrooms and playgrounds and birds were still tweeting in the tree. It is indeed a small school, but it contained all the sweet memories. I stopped and bought a lemon drop at the shop opposite. It was delicious.