2016.2.14 周二 晨读 小屁孩日记11 double down p139-148
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1.If i 'd known (Had i known) there was a boyfriend involved i wouldn't have killed myself learning a bunch of useless information. 虚拟语气 过去完成 对过去假设
造句：如果我知道涉及金钱的话，我就不会加入这个群体了。 If i 'd known (Had i known) there was money involved i wouldn't have joined this group.
2.Mariana's parties are kind of legendary (=excellent amazing传奇的,一个单词).
Eric is legendary.Eric is a legend.传奇人物
3.Rowley's gonna get invited,though,because he's in the band. But, believe me, if he goes to the party like that, he's gonna be in over his head (= in deep water = in trouble = involved in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with,词组).
4.Dad said instruments are expensive, and he doesn't think i'll stick with it (continue doing sth坚持做，词组).
Don't (be/get) stick with basics.We are gonna learn the basics real quick (= really quick) and put yourself into an intensive large amount of reading, listening and speaking.That's the way out.(这是解决问题的方式)
5.Judging by Dad 's reaction (通过爸爸的反应判断，现在分词的用法在口语里很实用),I don't think mom checked with him before buying it.
6.Mrs French knew her stuff (= be an expert at sth 在某专业领域是行家 了如指掌，词组) when it came to the piano,but I was a terrible student.
7.That approach might work for some of Mrs French's students, but it definitely didn't work for me.这个方法可能对...有效，但对我来说是没用的。
造句：这个方法可能对用功的学生有用，但显然对我来说没用。 This approach might work for hard-working students,but it definitely didn't work for me.
8.All the songs in that thing were really corny (＝dull tiresome unoriginal 陈旧 过时 老生常谈，一个单词), and it was hard for me to get into them.
9.So every time she came we'd start over ( 重头开始，词组) with the CDE song,which must've driven her nuts（drive someone nuts=make sb annoyed 让某人很生气，词组）.
造句：I've start over with IPA for 3 times. Let's start over.重新学
10.the piano is just a giant piece of furniture taking up space (占地方，词组) in the living room
11.Luckily, Mom had my back（have one's back＝be on my side支持我，词组）.She said maybe the piano wasn't the right fit for me...
12.She finally convinced him when she said that kids who play musical instruments do better at maths and go on to get better jobs(数学学的更好 并且进一步拿到了更好的工作).
造句：People who read English everyday do better at communication and go on get better jobs.
13.see sb do/doing sth的区别
see sb do sth看到全程 see sb doing sth看到正在做的某个动作 片段