Part 1: Words/Phrases
1. fall for something /somebody
➢ 原文：You might think I was pretty dumb for falling for that one, ......
➢ 解释：to be tricked into believing something that is not ture.
➢ 造句：His carelessness put him falling for that trap.
2. chew somebody out
➢ 原文：Dad walked down to the basement to chew Rodrick out ...
➢ 解释：to talk angrily to someone in order to show them that you disapprove of what they have done.
➢ 造句：He’s been making noisy all the time and I had to chew him out.
3. tag along
➢ 原文：Dad walked down to the basement to chew Rodrick out ,and I tagged along.
➢ 解释：to go some where with someone, especially when they have not asked you to go with them.
➢ 造句：My son always tags along me at home.
4. screw loose
➢ 原文：I’m sure Dad thinks I’ve got a screw loose or something.
➢ 解释：to be slightly crazy.
➢ 造句：I think the dog have a screw loose.
5. step in
➢ 原文：Mom ie real tight with our principal, so I’ll bet she stepping in and made sure I got put in the Gifted group again.
➢ 解释：to become involved in an activity, discussion, or disagreement, sometimes in order to stop trouble.
➢ 造句：Don’t let me step in your quarrel.
6. kind of
➢ 原文：I guess I kind of felt sorry for Rowley, and I decided to take him under my wing.
➢ 解释：slightly but not exactly , or in some ways.
➢ 造句：I’m kind of embarrass I spoke like that.
Part 2: Sentences/grammar
1. I was pretty disappointed to find out I got put in the Gifted froup, because that just meant a lot of extra work.
分析：be disappointed to find out something, because that...中文翻译时可忽略find out，直接翻译成“被分在天才组我感到很失望”，也可以改成从句形式：I was pretty disappointed that I got put in the Gifted group, because that just meant a lot of extra work. 但感觉两个that有点重复。另外在本句中，get代替了be动词，形成被动语态。
仿写：I’m disappointed to find out I wasn’t on the promotion list, because I had done a lot of work.
2. When they did the screening at the end of last year, I did me best to make sure I got put in the Easy group this year.
分析：Do one’s best to make sure/avoid, 类似的意思还可以说：Have done everything possible to .
仿写：She did her best to pass the exam.
Part 3: 日记
Last December, I decided to take a qualification test next year and I would have six months to prepare for it. It took me two months to figure out what is the test about. In March the third month, I enrolled on line. I ordered some examination books in April and had nothing to do except waiting for the express. When I recieved those books, there were less than two months left. I vowed I would spare no effort in preparing the test. But last month, I still had a lot of work to do, and I had to take care of my son during the rest time. I thought watch movies and read some novel is a deserved reward. Now, the test will be hold in two weeks. I swear I will do everything possible to prepare for it.
