Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Day 2

Day 2, Page 11-20

一. 字词

1. get in a pinch & count on & bail sb. out

(1) 原文：So if I ever get in a pinch, it's nice to know I can count on Alex to bail me out.

(2) 解释：

① get in a pinch: 陷入困境

② count on: to depend on someone to do that you want or expect them to do for you   指望、依靠

③ bail sb. out: 摆脱困境

(3) 造句：

① 仿写：Even if I get in a pinch, I can count on my brother Bill to bail me out.

② 改写：Even if I get in a trouble, I can depend on my brother Bill to dig me out of a hole.

2. responsible for (doing) sth. 

(1) 原文：Mom has been making me and Rodrick help out more around the house, and now the two of us are responsible for doing the dishes every night.

(2) 解释：If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it.   负责（做）……

(3) 造句：Now I'm responsible for marketing.

3. cram sth. down sb.'s throat

(1) 原文：The other reason I don't care about Rowley's trips is because whenever Rowley comes back from one of his vacations, he always crams it down my throat.

(2) 解释：= ram / shove / stuff sth. down sb.'s throat    向某人强行灌输某事

(3) 造句：Don't cram / ram / shove / stuff your wishes down my throat.

二. 句子

1. Speaking of foreign countries, today in  French class, Madame Lefrere told us we're going to be choosing pen pals this year.

(1) 结构：Speaking of...

(2) 仿写：Speaking of oral English, I'm taking part in a wonderful on-line course recently.

(3) 原文改写：Talking of / When it comes to foreign countries, today in  French class, Madame Lefrere told us we're going to be choosing pen pals this year.

三. 日记

Yesterday, I dubbed a an interview clip, whose topic is if you could be any age, what age would you be? And I found an interesting phenomenon, children always wanna grow up, but adults would like to return to their childhood. In my opinion, the reason is children guess, when they grow up, they can take control of their life, instead that their parents always cram their wishes down children's throat. Conversely, adults miss their blissfully carefree childhood or teenage years. In my case I wish I were eighteen years old, because I was in university at that age. I'd like to spend the best part of my time again. Maybe it will be more colorful.