Diary of a wimpy kid day 1
New words
1.Iive up to
原句:So i guess dad's still waiting for me to live up to my potential
To be as good as what was expected or promised.
E.g.: The breathtakingly beautiful scenery certainly lived up to expections.
My:Sadly, her grade didn't live up to everyone's expections.
2.on
原句:Being on the swim team was worse than being in middle school.
这里on表示“是…的成员;就职于”是一个新用法。
e.g.:He was on the Council of Foreign Relations. 他任职于外交关系委员会。
My:Those retired women are on the organizing committee.
3.ride in
原句:I figured it was better to just walk the two miles than to get brain damage riding in the back of that van.
这里riding in 并不是在卡车车厢里“骑车”的意思,而是表示“乘坐、搭乘”When you ride in a vichle such as a car,you travel in it.
e.g.: I remember the village full of American servicemen riding around in jeeps.
My: I rode to school in a cab since i got up late, but the traffic jam took me even more time than usual.
Great sentence
...take care of the problem
原句:Luckily, there was a new kid named Jeremy Pindle in the homeroom, so that took care of the problem.
仿写:A heavy rain took care of the problem and the farmers all very appreciate it.
Diary
It was quite a plain day today, excepted that I kind of lost my way on the way back home. I accidently rode to my middle school and saw my old school which is now empty and quiet. I saw those classrooms and playgrounds and birds were still tweeting in the tree. It is indeed a small school, but it contained all the sweet memories. I stopped and bought a lemon drop at the shop opposite. It was delicious.