Words and Expression
1.But the thing that bugs me most about Manny is the nickname he has for me.
bug:annoy somebody
e.g The thing that bugs me most about Ada is she always come back to dorm late.
2.She wouldn't have much of an appetite either.
appetite:/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ adesire for food 食欲、胃口
胃口好：healthy/good appetites
胃口不好：loss one's appetites
影响食欲:spoil/ruin one's appetite
I have a famous appetite.胃口极好
A good appetite is a good sauce(/sɑːs/酱 tomato sauce番茄酱).饥不择食
e.g Liz: How's your appetite lately?
Yan: I have lost my appetite. Maybe because of the weather. It is damn hot.
Liz: Let's go get some shaved ice， it will give you an appetite.
Yan: Sound great!
3.So tonight after dinner when Dad starded hassling me about going outside, I tired to explain how with video games...
hassle：/ˈhæs.əl/ It's annoyed by someone who keep asking the same thing or question
e.g I am really hassling my mother to ask me to do the housework.（句子错误）
修改：My mother keeps hassling me about asking me to do the housework.
4.But my trick kind of backfired, because as soon as Mom saw me, she made me upstairs and take a shower.
backfire: if a plan or action backfires, it has the opposite effect to the one you intended.弄巧成拙
用法：backfire on somebody
e.g His method for this research could backfire.
5.Right in the middle of our game, Mrs. Craig came around the corner and caught us red-handed.
catch somebody red-handed:to catch someone while doing something wrong or illegal.
e.g Eric was caught red-handed eating candy.
Sentences
1.Dad is a pretty smart guy in general but when it comes to common sense, sometimes I wonder about him.
e.g Dr.Chen is a pretty smart guy in academic but when it comes to biology, cometimes I wonder about him.
2.Us kids have pretty much figured Fregley out by now, but I don't think the teachers have really caught on yet.(强调句)
e.g We ourselves have responsibility for our remarks even on the internet, but I don't think the trolls have really realized yet.
Writing
Would you like to have a pet？ I remembered when I was a kid, my relative gave us a puppy dog. His name was Echo. He was cute, clever, and easy-going. My mother considered him as a family member. Every time we have a meal,my mom would say:"Don't eat too much. Otherwise Echo have nothing to eat" I was angry:" Is he your baby?" What a lovely menory. Keeping a pet is not like a walk at in the park. Fortunately, my mom is a pet lover. She took good care of him. Taking him to see the vet when he was sick, showering for him everyday, walking with him after dinner. To my mother, it also a good thing. When we were all out, a dog could keep her company.
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