小屁孩日记11 double down p173-181

2016.2.18 周六 晨读 小屁孩日记11 double down p173-181

1.Mom said it's better to leave a party when it's going strong than when it's ________( = to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way，come to an end常用来形容兴趣、关系的减少).

造句：他们离开这里去了不同的大学然后他们的关系就这样结束了。

2.The guy in the woodwind section started giving me a hard time. Even Jake McGough is ________(= to take part in an activity that someone else is doing, in order to gain some of the advantages for yourself 为了得到好处等参与，插一手,分一杯羹).

回顾：p55 I guess they (dogs) saw our warm fires and cosy ( 还有什么同义词？)caves and wanted to get in on the action. So they wagged their tails and did a few tricks and that all it took.

3.When I told mom and dad I was thinking about quitting the band, dad said that wasn’t an ________ ( = choice).

4.My instrument cost me a lot of money. cost take spend 怎么用？

5.  perseverance怎么读？下面的单词呢？

penalty   penalize   / compare   comparable / wild animal  bewilder

6.我告诉爸爸我会继续练习法国号，爸爸很开心，我以为我逃过了一劫，免与惩罚了。I though I was ________(＝used to describe someone who has avoided trouble or punishment，提示hook).

回顾：p150拓展了let / get sth off the hook

7.I figured Rowley’s been in the band for a while and __________(对...略知一二，有所了解）instrument.

拓展：know one's stuff 对某领域了如指掌

8.I never technically learned how to play my instrument, but I did figure out how to ______ (=to do enough or to do well enough to avoid failure勉强过活勉强应付)

造句：我的英语不是很好，但是勉强可以应付。

9.I realized if I just ________( 背某人 骑在某人身上 引申为利用) him and pretended I was playing he could do the work for both of us.

利用还有什么词组？提示 capital  

10.I couldn't believe Evan would _________（＝ to leave (someone or something) in a helpless or unprotected state 见死不救）like that.I thought the brass section supposed to ___________（＝support each other 支持彼此）.

11.have / take a seat代替 sit down，please

12.将心比心 换位思考怎么说？ 提示 shoe 

13.皮皮神翻译：我本将心向明月，奈何明月照沟渠。

14.中英文差异，不要直译，要说你见到过的表达。比如开party是throw hold have 而不是open。

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