Day 19, Page 206- the End
一. 字词
1. get all the credit
(1) 原文：Rowley is getting all the credit for a comic that we came up with together.
(2) 解释：独占所有的功劳
(3) 造句：He won't make a great leader because he wants to get all the credit for doing it.
2. be itching to do something
(1) 原文：The kids at my school are ALWAYS itching to see a fight.
(2) 字典解释：to want to do something very much and as soon as possible
(3) 造句：I'm always itching to be a teacher.
3. throw a punch / throw some punches
(1) 原文：Me and Rowley tried to walk away, but those guys weren't going to let us go until they saw us throw some punches.
(2) 字典解释：to try to hit someone with your hand in a fight
(3) 造句：I ran away before they started throwing some punches.
4. prance around
(1) 原文：And you could tell Rowley didn't know what he was doing either, because he just started prancing around like a leprechaun.
(2) 解释：手舞足蹈
(3) 造句：He's prancing around like a monkey.
5. pile out
(1) 原文：A bunch of teenagers had stopped their pickup truck, and they started piling out.
(2) 字典解释：if people pile out, they leave a place or get out of a vehicle quickly and in a disorganized way
(3) 造句：Daddy parked by the river and we piled out to have a picnic.
6. sick of it & blacktop & once and for all
(1) 原文：I said I was sick of it being on the blacktop, and I just decided to get rid of it once and for all.
(2) 解释：
① be sick of it: 受够了
② blacktop: 柏油路
③ once and for all: 彻底地
(3) 造句：
① I decide to quit, because I've been sick of it.
② I drive the pickup truck on the blacktop.
③ I have to solve the problem once and for all.
二. 句子
1. It took all my self-control to keep my mouth shut.
(1) 结构：It takes... to do...
(2) 仿写：It took me a long time to get there.
2. That's when I decided to speak up.
(1) 结构：That's when...
(2) 仿写：That's when I decided to go abroad.
3. I can honestly say that so far, having the Cheese Touch hasn't been all that bad.
(1) 结构：I can honestly say that so far,... hasn't been all that bad.
(2) 仿写：I can honestly say that so far, failing an exam hasn't been all that bad.
三. 日记
I took part in the oral practice on CCtalk last night, like a free talk. Although I had prepared for the topic "keeping your word", I was too nervous to see all the text tips, so that my mind went blank, when I was talking. I think I need to practice speaking and thinking faster.