DIARY of a Wimpy Kid OLD SCHOOL page116-123

clip:意外撞到了，车转弯时无意中从侧面碰到

hit:

A good idea hits me 想到了好主意一个主意  【同义】realize

(a feeling or an idea hits you, it suddenly affects you or comes into your mind )

e.g  It hit me that I had a choice 

Hit it off (with somebody)一拍即合

e.g  I knew you'd hit it off with Mike

唱片、电影或戏剧等热卖（If a CD,film,or play is a hit,it is very popular and successful）

e.g The song became a massive hit in 1945.

发挥作用;对...造成严重影响（something hits a person,place,or thing,it affects them very badly.）

e.g The plan to charge motorists to use the motorway is going to hit me hard.

fail 不及格，考试挂科。

e.g Study,or else you will fail.

at the wheel=behind the wheel驾驶

ramp匝道

get the hang of something 找到窍门；掌握情况

e.g It seem difficult at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it.

automatic自动挡

manual手动挡

Move/head in a direction 向着……的方向

e.g It's time to move in a new direction.

slam on the brakes 急刹车

hit the brake /brake  刹车

breakdown lane=emergency lane  故障车道;应急车道

侥幸逃过一劫；幸免于难；九死一生的词组

near miss（差一点就）

 close call（千钧一发）

 close shave（脱险）

 narrow escape（九死一生）

call it a day 就此结束；收工

call it a night今晚到此为止；收工

conked out=break down停止运转;发生故障

out of :缺乏

out of gass

out of power

out of time

out of money

department: 司法部门   

Police Department 警察局

make a run for it 逃跑 (to suddenly start running,in order to escape)

take a chance:冒险尝试

e.g He decided to take a chance.

 in the open 公开，明处

e.g By now the whole affair was in the open.

stay still=stay put静止

hold breath屏住呼吸

breath呼吸（名词）

breathe呼吸（动词）

have/take a breather短时间的休息

my legs had fallen asleep=I can't feel my legs  我腿麻了