Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Day 10

Day 10, Page 103-113    结束部分文字：the play was as entertained as I was

一. 字词

1. screw sth. up

(1) 原文：Another thing that's screwing everything up is that Mrs. Norton keeps adding new scenes and new characters.

(2) 字典解释：to make a mistake, or to spoil something

(3) 造句：I think I screwed the English exam up totally.

2. humiliate

(1) 原文：Thank God Rodrick won't be in the audience to see me humiliate / embarrass myself.

(2) 字典解释：to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present = embarrass

(3) 形容词：humiliated = embarrassed, ashamed, degrading

(3) 造句：

① I was pretty angry, because Mom humiliated me in front of my friends.

② It is pretty humiliated / degrading to by (be) punished in front of the whole class.

3. an hour and a half

(1) 原文：The song is only about three minutes long, but to me it felt like an hour and a half.

(2) 解释：一个半小时

(3) 造句：I do my homework for an hour and a half.

4. a bouquet of flowers

(1) 原文：Mom had brought a bouquet of flowers, and I guess they were supposed to be for me.

(2) 解释：一束（花）

(3) 读音：bouquet  [bu:'kei] 或 [bou'kei]

(4) 造句：I gave my Mom a bouquet / bunch of flowers on Mother's Day

二. 句子

1. Mrs. Norton said the play is going to be a "semiformal occasion," and I know there's no way Rodrick is going to wear a tie for a middle school play.

(1) 结构：there is no way + to do sth. / + 从句

(2) 仿写：

① There is no way to persuade he  (him) to give up.

② There is no way I can live up to your high expectations.

2. When it was time for the forest scene, me and the other Trees hopped into our positions.

(1) 结构：it is time for sth. / it is time (for sb.) to do sth.

(2) 仿写：

① It is time for lunch. 

② It is time for me to take a vacation. 

三. 日记

Although I have my hands full with work recently, I'm pretty happy. I believe, no pain, no gain. When I was young, my Dad often told me, don't be afraid of hard work, and young people should never spare themselves in their work. Therefore, no matter how busy or tired I am now, I'll try my best to do the things that I can do.