Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Day 12

一. Vocabulary

1. spill the beans

(1) 原文：So if I can figure out a way to spill the beans without Rodrick finding out, I’m gonna go for it.

(2) 解释: (俚语）泄密；说漏嘴

(3) 造句：Don't tell Lucy this secret, because she has a terrible habit of spilling the beans.

2. take sth with a grain of salt

(1) 原文：So I think I’ll just take Rodrick’s opinion with a grain of salt.

(2) 解释: 不全信；听话打折扣

(3) 造句：We should take the imformation on the internet with a grain of salt.

3. stick around

(1) 原文：I figured Mom would eventually get bored and just go home, but she stuck around.

(2) 解释: If you stick around, you stay where you are, often because you are waiting for something.

(3) 造句：They were having such a great time at the party that they stuck around to talk when the party was over.

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二. Sentence

(1) 原文：I was caught a little off guard when Rowley's next-door neighbor Leland answered instead.

(2) 解释: If someone is caught off-guard, they are not expecting a surprise or danger that suddenly occurs.

(2) 造句：The teacher didn’t know what to say, it was clear that my question had caught him off guard.

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三. Article

  Today, my grandma take us some home-grown vegetables. My grandparents own several farms where they cultivated some vegetables and fruits. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved eating vegetables, especially like one kind of wild vegetable which has kind of a slightly bitter flavor and I love to eat it sauted with some garlic, pepper and black olives.