Words and Expressions

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1.They won't let me lay a finger on him, even if he totally deserves it.

not lay a finger on sb.:to not hurt someone at all, espesially not to hit him

例:If you so much as lay a finger on me, I'll call the police!

仿:My brother promised he won't let anyone let a finger on me.

2.And in all the commotion, I threw Manny's "gift" in the garbage.

commotion:/kə'moʊʃ(ə)n/ sudden noisy activity

例:Everyone looked to see what was causing the commotion .

仿:In all the commotion, she cracked.

3.I have a book report due tomorrow, but I'm really not sweating it.

①due:expected to happen or arrive at a particular time预定，预期[adj.]

②sweat:[熟词生义]worry/ to be anxious, nervous, or worried about something informal 焦虑；精神紧张

例:Workers are sweating bullets over the possibilty of job losses.

仿:I have a presentation due next week, and it gets me really nuts.

Sentences

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Because mark my words, if I don't get rid of it, I'm gonna end up sitting on it.

仿:Mark my words, or you will regret.

Writiing

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I have been done the experiements for a week. Everyday I arrive at the office at 8:00a.m. and started to do my experimnt. I remembered that one day I tried a lot of methods to detect componds, but I ended up fail. It really got me nuts. Finally, I could not stand this any more. I cried but I still  tried another method to detect them on the instument. Then I went back to dormitory. You know what? I woke up at 5:30 keeping think about my compounds. Did they be tested? I felt sweat and got up.

小地方

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① factual errors事实错误

②drive/get sb. bananas/nuts

③crack崩溃 抓狂

④let somebody have it 让某人走着瞧

【原文】I really wanted to let Manny have it, but I couldn't do anything with Mom standing right there.

⑤they are all set=ready