Day 17, Page 172-183

一. 字词

1. talk up & benefit mankind

(1) 原文：And from the way Rodrick was talking it up, you'd think the results of his experiment were gonna benefit mankind.

(2) 解释：

① talk up: to talk about someone or something in a way that makes them seem more important or better than they really are

② benefit mankind: 造福人类

(3) 造句：My little cousin was talking his dream up, so that you'd think his inventions were gonna benefit mankind.

2. fire up

(1) 原文：Rodrick's ALL fired up about the Talent Show.

(2) 解释：to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry

(3) 造句：I'm all fired up about learning English.

3. go bonkers

(1) 原文：Dad ended Rodrick's punishment two weeks early, because he was going bonkers listening to Löded Diper practice every day.

(2) 解释：go crazy

(3) 造句：If I burn the midnight oil night after night, I'll go bonkers.

二. 句子

1. With Rodrick out of the house, that meant the basement was free.

(1) 结构：With..., that meant...

(2) 仿写：With Mandy out of the gym, that meant the treadmill was free.

(3) 原文改写：Since Rodrick was out of the house, the basement was free.

三. 日记

I've written nearly one hundred thousand words on Jianshu about my thoughts after reading book reviews since half a year. I guess it's a great fortune for me, because it makes me think a lot and record my life. Plus, I'm always moved, whenever the friends in the reading groups encourage each other.