Day 8, Page 82-93
#字词篇
1. ...I wasn't going to wrestle kids like Benny Wells, who can bench-press 250 pounds.
bench-press仰卧推举，一种在健身房非常常见的动作
造句：Though he is younger than me, he can bench-press 100 pounds.
2. ...because he pinned me every which way you could imagine.
pin名词意思为“大头针，旗杆”。做动词指“别上，按住，使动弹不得”，在摔跤中指把对手的肩膀按住接触摔跤垫的行为。
in wrestling, it means to hold an opponent's shoulder to the mat
造句：The dog was pinned firmly to the ground by the naughty kid.
3. Now kids are wrestling in the hallways. in the classrooms, you name it.
you name it: everything you can think of
造句：I like tennis, basketball, baseball, you name it.
4. So today, I stuffed my clothes with a bunch of socks and shirts to get myself into the next weight class.
stuff: to fill something by pushing things into it
a bunch of 熟词重现
造句：My brother broke my doll so I had to stuffed it again.
5. At first I thought I should just start loading up on junk food.
load up on something: to gather a large amount of something
造句：The tourists started loading up on perfume and cosmetics.
6. I figure if I bulk up now, it could actually come in handy down the road.
bulk up: to make your body bigger and heavier, especially by gaining more muscle
come in handy: to be useful
down the road: in the future
造句：With his help, My broken cellphone will come into handy down the road.
He has bulked up to 200 pounds after summer vacation.
7. I showed them some muscle magazines I got at the store so they could see how ripped I was going to be.
ripped: having strong, well-developed muscles that can be seen through the skin
这里a ripped guy就是我们经常说的“肌肉男”，然而我实在欣赏不来……
另外，ripped还有一个词义就是very drunk or under the influence pf drugs
造句：I really don't adorn ripped guys.
8. I was going to have to prove that I could stick with en exercise regimen. She said I could do that by doing sit-ups and jumping jacks for two weeks.
stick with: to persist with something in spite of difficulties or opposition
regimen: a program of medical treatment, exercise, or special food improving your health or appearance生活规则，养生之道
sit-up: 仰卧起坐
jumping jack: 开合跳
造句：As for the secrets of keeping fit, I think you should stick with a healthy regimen, and do some exercises such as sit-ups as well as jumping jacks.
9. Then I taped them to a broomstick, and I had myself a pretty decent barbell.
tape...to...: 把……粘到……上
broomstick: 长柄扫帚
barbell：杠铃
造句：My younger brother taped my clothes to the door. I chased him with a broomstick but he threw a barbell toward me, so I surrendered.
#句子篇
1. But Christmas is a month and a half away. And if I get pinned by Fregley one more time, I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown.
But Christmas is a month and a half away: 这句话说的是“但是圣诞节还得在一个半月之后呢！”
如果我们想表达……在多久之后可以借鉴这种表达，可以用来取代later。
造句：I love the spring festival, but it just turns out to be six months away.
2. I couldn't wait to start my weight-training program today. Even though Mom was wouldn't let me get the equipment I needed I wasn't going to let that hold me back.
can't wait to do something: 迫不及待做某事
can't wait doing something: 情不自禁做某事
even though=even if 即使，尽管，有时候我们甚至可以用if来代替even if
hold someone back: to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should
造句：My brother can't help eating candies even though he knows he will suffer toothache. It seems that nothing can hold him back on the way to sweet tooth.
#作文篇
Today I had a fight with my younger brother. He was real mean to me by saying that I should lose weight. You know, usually I adore exercise very much such as bench-press, sit-ups, jumping jacks, you name it. But my brother, which is opposite to me, always loads up on junk food every time he goes to the supermarket. So when I bulk up he just gains fat! He used to tape two bottles to a broomstick and made them barbells, but they turned out to be empty bottles! To make it clear who is the real ripped one, I pinned him to the grass for five minutes. So the story ended up with his surrender, and sure enough, all his snacks handed in.
