#字词篇
1. And if you want to know if I'm jealous, let me put it to you this way: Scotty Douglas is in the first grade. So Rowley will be lucky if he doesn't get beat up at school for this.
let me put it you you in this way之前我们也见过多次这个表达，意思是“我这么跟你说吧”
beat up: ( of things) in bad condition
造句：To be honest with you, I didn't know how it got beat up.
2. We even managed to get our hands on a couple of Rodrick's horror movies, so we were all set.
get one's hands on something: you manage to find it or obtain it, usually after some difficulty
这个表达也可以说lay one's hands on something
we are all set这个也是一个经常见的表达，表示“已经做好所有需要的事了，已经准备好了”
造句：Finally, I got my hands on my brother's favorite snacks deep in the fridge.
3. Rodrick's all fired up about the Talent Show. His band has never played in front of a crowd, so they see this as their big chance to get noticed.
be fired up about something: be excited/ enthusiastic about something
see something as...=regard something as...
get noticed引人注意
造句：Recently, I got really fired up about horror movies, though my mom said they would scar me.
#句子篇
Manny saw me put that dumbbell under the pillow, and I knew he would tell Mom what I did. So I came up with an idea to keep him from snitching. I packed some bags and told Manny I was gonna run away from home so I didn't have to face Mom for what I did. Then I walked out the door and acted like I was leaving for good.
see someone do something表示看见某人做某事的全过程
come up with经常接的宾语有idea, plan, way等
keep somebody from doing something组织某人做某事
snitch告密，揭发，表示“告密”还可以说informer, stool pigeon, grass, sneak等
for good=for (good) luck
造句：I knew that my brother saw me watch horror movies when our parents were not at home. And I came up with a brilliant idea to keep him from snitching.
#作文篇
Today my younger brother announced that he would surprise me on my birthday. To be honest with you, I didn't take it way seriously. You know, he said the same words on my last birthday, and it turned out the present he sent to me was his sketchy self-portrait. Around an hour later, he came to my room, holding a blue box with a pink bowknot on it. At the very beginning, I thought maybe I judged him a little too quick. But when I unwrapped the box I knew what exactly happened. Let me put it to you this way: it was just a copy of the sketchy self-portrait which he gave to me last year. I tried my best to smile in order not to hurt his feelings. However, maybe I overacted it and my brother thought that meant his present was a heartfelt favorite. To show his sincerity, he even explained to me that he spent all his pocket money for the wrapping stuff...
#其他知识点
get on one's nerves: to annoy someone a lot
play a prank on somebody=play a trick on somebody
quiet someone down=calm somebody down
go bonkers = get crazy
