2016.2.16 周四 晨读 小屁孩日记11 double down p157-165 解析
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1.I have never taken blame for a fart, I'd even throw my own mother under the bus (小屁孩放屁了，但却说不是 不是我放的 是妈妈放的 throw someone under the bus＝to betray or sacrifice someone for personal gain 将别人推下水，为了自己的利益而牺牲或背叛别人 ）and, trust me , I have.
造句：要是老板喜欢你，他就不会找你的碴或者拿你顶罪。
If your boss likes you, he's not going to pick on you or throw you under the bus.
2. The wimpy kid got away with breaking wind because he pinned it on someone else. 小屁孩放屁了，但是把这个过失归咎到了其他人身上，因此自己免受了惩罚。
（1）除了 break wind，还记得放屁有哪几种表达吗？这是昨天出现过的
cut the cheese （因为cheese 会发出怪味） /pass the gas
（2）get away with做坏事而未受惩罚，做冒险之事而未遭遇不测 If you get away with doing sth wrong or risky, you do not suffer any punishment or other bad consequences
造句：我抄作业了但没被惩罚。I got away with copying my homework.
（3）pin (sth) on (someone):to say that (sth) was done or caused by (someone) 把事情归咎于某人
造句：他总是设法把过失归咎于他人。He always manages to pin[=fasten] the blame on someone else.
pin (all) your hopes on (sth):to hope very much that (sth) will help you or allow you to succeed 寄希望于
造句：你不能把所有的希望都放在得到那份工作上。You shouldn't pin all your hopes on getting the job.
3.I wish I could go back in time ( 穿越回那个时间 时光倒流 ，短语)and pick a new instrument, because this French horn is no joke.
造句：（乘风破浪 Duckweed）邓超饰演的角色穿越回以前并与他爸爸成为了朋友。The role Deng Chao played went back in time and made friend with his father.
造句：我希望这个组里有男孩。I wish there were boys in this group.
4.I thought it would be easy with the whole three button thing, but my left hand isn't strong enough to work it. (work除了自己干活的意思，还有“让…干活，让…工作”的意思)
造句：我的地主Eric天天让我干活。My landlord Eric works me hard.
5.a musical note音符
note 还有什么意思？ 纸币 note（英） bill （美） 另外有banknote ，paper money
五线谱怎么说？ staff （跟工作人员是个词）
6.That means if you play a brass instrument like me you're out of luck (运气不好，短语).
拓展：push one's luck
Don't push your luck. 你已经够幸运的了，别得寸进尺啊！
例子：车铺建议每开三千英里要换机油，我开了八千英里还好好的，没问题。你觉得我这样做是贪心不足吗？我是不是真地需要把车开到修车行去保养呢？Do you think I'm pushing my luck? Or do I really need to get my car serviced again?
这样就是在push his luck，得寸进尺，过于贪心。之前是运气好，所以开了八千英里都没事，很明显得赶紧去保养了。
7.Rowley's part of the woodwind section, and if he's going, then I can just tag along.（＝follow 尾随,词组）
8.I can't just show up with him, though, or I could get turned away（If you turn someone away, you do not allow them to enter your country 拒绝进入）at the door.
拓展：turn down拒绝
造句：我表白了，但是被拒绝了。I made a confession of love but i was turned down.
9.I told Rowley if he went to a party like this dressed up as a witch he'd neverlive it down (If you are unable to live down a mistake, failure, or bad reputation, you are unable to make people forget about it,使人们忘记错误、失败、恶名).
造句：我无法相信我忘记了我老婆的生日！我是没法让人忘记这个错误了。I can't believe I forgot my wife's birthday! I'll never live this down.
10. A party was a chance for us to "branch out" and grow our friend circle(扩大朋友圈).
11.give sb a ride（美）/lift （英） 载别人一程
造句：你想要我载你一程吗？you want me to give you a ride?
拓展：顺风车怎么说? If you hitch,hitch a lift, or hitch a ride, you hitchhike. /hɪtʃ/
12. I was kind of glad we were a little late,because if we showed up right on time（时间恰好，短语）we'd look like we were too eager.
拓展：Under stress these people will appear to be superficial,over-eager and manipulative.这些人在压力下会显得浅薄无知、操之过急，而且爱摆布人。
13.I begged mom not to,but when she decided to do sth there is really no stopping her. (no stopping 的用法很特别)
14.我肠子都悔青了怎么说？
kick oneself
15.另外注意下 closer and closer 的发音 close 形容词 的s 发音是s 不是 z。
以及有兴趣查一下不同类型电影的英文说法。
还有《catch me if you can》猫鼠游戏的一个励志故事：两只小老鼠掉进了一桶奶油中,第一只老鼠很快就放弃并淹死了;第二只老鼠没有放弃,它尽力地挣扎,最后奶油被它搅成了黄油。然后爬了出去,得以逃生。
我们要努力做第二只老鼠～
Frank Abagnale Sr.: Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.
