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字词
1. You might think I was pretty dumb for falling for that one, but Rodrick was dressed up in his school clothes and he set my alarm clock ahead to make it look like it was the morning.
fall for//上…的当;受…的骗;对…信以为真 If you fall for a lie or trick, you believe it or are deceived by it.
例句：It was just a line to get you out here, and you fell for it!那不过是为了骗你到这儿来的一句谎言，你居然信了！
造句：Back in 2008, I studied at BIT. On April, 1 my closest friend called me and said he was waiting for me in Peking University. When I arrived there and could not find him, I realized that I fell for it.
2. After I did, I told Dad that Rodrick had played a trick on me, and He was the one that should be getting yelled at.
trick//a mischievous practical joke. · 恶作剧，戏弄
例句：She thought Elaine was playing some trick on her. 她认为伊莱恩在耍她。
造句：After I entered into classroom and sat down, I felt there's something strange under my ass. I knew it must my classmates playing the trick on me.
3. Dad walked down to the basement to chew Rodrick out, and I tagged along.
chew someone out//· (N. Amer. informal)reprimand someone severely· (北美，非正式)严斥（某人）
例句：He chewed me out for being late. 他因为我迟到而训了我。
造句：When I see my cousins doing something wrong, I can't help but chew them out.
tag//[no obj., with adverbial]follow or accompany someone, especially without invitation.· （尤指没被邀请而）跟随（或陪伴）
例句：That'll teach you not to tag along where you're not wanted. 那会给你教训: 不要跟随别人去你不受欢迎的地方。
造句：After I chew them out and go away, my cousins always feel depressed and tag along.
4. Mom is real tight with our principal, so I bet she stepped in and made sure I got put in the Gifted group again.
tight//(of a community or other group of people) having close relations; secretive.· 亲密的；紧密联合的；守口如瓶的
例句：The folk were far too tight to let anyone know. 这些人嘴太紧了，不会让任何人知情。
造句：If my friends tell me not to let anyone know what they said, I always keep tight. I think making a promise is really important for getting along with other people.
句子
1. But if there's one thing I learned from Rodrick, it's to set people's expectations real low so you end up surprising them by practically doing nothing at all.
结构：If there's one thing I learned from...it's to... so you end up doing...
造句：If there's one thing I learned from a few projects I was in charge of, it's to put proper regulations into action so you end up getting things well done fast and more productively.
2. I've been trying to be a lot more careful about my image ever since I got to middle school. But having Rowley around is definitely not helping.
结构：I've been trying to....But... is definitely not helping.
造句：I've been trying to write once or twice a week. But not having specific goals is definitely helping.
日记
Last week we made a reservation for physical examination. This morning I took metro to the medical center. After I got out of the station, I saw some acquaintances. Because I've been not tight with them, I just tagged along. After entering into the designated department and showing my ID, I was scheduled to start examining at 8AM. It took almost an hour and a half to finish the entire process.