Day 1, Page 1-10 结束部分文字：thanks to my older brother Rodrick
一. 字词
1. wimpy / sissy
(1) 原文：Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(2) 词源：wimp (n.)：someone who has a weak character and is afraid to do something difficult or unpleasant.
(3) 字典解释 wimpy (adj.)：If you describe a person or their behavior as wimpy, you disapprove of them because they are weak and seem to lack confidence or determination. (INFORMAL)
(4) 造句：Usually, a wimpy schoolboy is the one who gets bullied.
(5) 对比：sissy: a boy that other boys dislike because he prefers doing things that girls enjoy
造句：When the boy was called a sissy, he was very angry.
2. journal / diary
(1) 原文：First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary.
(2) 字典解释：journal
① a written record that you make of the things that happen to you each day = diary
② a serious magazine produced for professional people or those with a particular interest
(3) 区别： 这两个词大致是相同的意思，但 diary 是更私人的偏重于个人感受的日常生活记录；而 journal 更为正式一些，例如工作日志等。
(4) 造句：I'd like to write a diary everyday. And also, I always write a journal after I have recorded a concert.
3. go in one ear and out the other 左耳朵进右耳朵出
(1) 原文：…but I think it just goes in one ear and out the other with him.
(2) 造句：Everything I told him seemed to go in one ear and out the other.
二. 句子
1. The only reason I agreed to do this at all is because I figure later on when I’m rich and famous, I’ll have better things to do than answer people’s stupid questions all day long.
(1) 结构：the only reason... is because... 做……事情的唯一原因是……
(2) 仿写：The only reason I work hard is because I have enjoyed it.
2.But it's not that easy remembering to keep your fingers crossed every moment of the day.
(1) 结构：It's not that easy doing
(2) 仿写：It's not that easy doing the same thing everyday.
三. 日记
Today is June 1st. Happy Children's Day! Let me tell you about a funny thing in my childhood. One summer, my Mom worried about the green beans has been eaten by worms. So she washed them with the hot water quickly and then got dry with a basket in the air. But in my opinion, they were thirsty, so I watered them everyday. A few days later, my Mom got a big surprise. She asked my Dad, why our green beans had sprouted? My dad said, I don't know, but it shouldn't be, because the weather is dry. At that time I answered proudly, I did it. I watered them, because they were too dry. Then my parents didn't know what to say.
