Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Day 6

Day 6, Page 51-60

一. 字词

1. set off

(1) 原文：Well, that REALLY set Chirag off. He got up and started yelling, and it was really hard to stare straight ahead and act like he wasn't there.

(2) 解释：to make someone start to laugh, cry, or talk a lot

(3) 造句：Just thinking of my Dog's death could set me off again.

2. pick on

(1) 原文：I'm smaller than about 95% of the kids at my school, so when it comes to finding someone I can actually pick on, my options are pretty limited.

(2) 解释：to keep treating someone badly or unfairly, especially by criticizing them

(3) 造句：My brother always picked on me, when both of us were kids.

3. be to blame for & dream up

(1) 原文：And besides, I'm not 100% to blame for dreaming up this idea.

(2) 解释：

① be to blame for: 应为某事负责

② dream up: to think of  a new idea or plan, especially one that is silly or unusual

(3) 造句：

① I'm not to blame for the traffic accident. 

② My cousin dreamed up a crazy scheme on his birthday party.

二. 句子

1. But I guess I kind of got too cocky and let my guard down.

(1) 结构：let one's guard down    放松警惕

(2) 仿写：Never should've let our guard down.

(3) 原文改写：But I guess I kind of got too cocky and relax my vigilance. / But I think I kind of got too cocky to be vigilant.

三. 日记

This morning, I read a sentence on someone's notes, but I didn't understand it. That sentence is, when you move up a notch on the social strata, chances are that your life would still be hard, and you might get pushed around by your new superior. Actually, chances are means it is very likely that in oral language. Thanks for Eric's help. I guess I can learn a lot from everyone's notes and I'll keep going.