DAY 17 P183-195

字词

1. I’m sorry, I terrorized your children.

Terrorize v. to deliberately frighten people by threatening to harm them, especially so they will do what you want 恐吓，威胁

Be terrorized into doing sth.

Many people have been terrorized into leaving. 许多人受到恐吓离开。

2. I was the real culprit in the worm-chasing incident.

Culprit: {名词} 罪犯。

相关词：victim

Police finally managed to catch the culprit.

Culprit: 问题的起源

High production costs are the main culprit.高成本是主要原因。

3. effective immediately 立即生效

“Stand up” effective immediately.

4. While I was sitting there getting chewed out by Mr. Winsky.

Chew out by somebody: [俚]严厉责备 训斥

Many pupils who did not finish homework on time get chewed out by their teachers.

5. Rowley got reinstated as a patrol.

Reinstate v. if someone is reinstated, they are officially given back their job after it was taken away

Team leader was reinstated after be given a lecture by teacher.

短语

1. it’s not such a bad idea to listen to your mother.

做...事情是正确的

It’s not such a bad idea to start with a beginning list and then complete it with a happy ending.

2. I was thinking I need to remember to give my friend a lecture about loyalty.

All the classmates were  given a lecture about patriotism on 18th, September.

作文

The last two days before I back to Australia. On evening time, mum and me were strolling the local famous street after dinner to watch Friday show. It was played in a indoor theater, in central hall of the antiquated street. We have catch on single person talking show, effective immediately.

After that a female host was appear on stage to announce next program was vocal solo by female. A man disguised in female attire and his voice sounds like female as well. That was the first time we saw the real personal sing like masculine and femininity together.