#字词#

1.end up--to finally be in a particular place or situation

  ground--在本句中指罚孩子不许出门

原文：Rowley ended up getting grounded for that whole haunted house mess yesterday.

仿写：After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language.

            My parents grounded me for a week.

2.cranky--strange and unusual

原文：The grown-ups in my neighborhood have been getting cranky about my lame costumes.

仿写：She is a member of a group that promotes cranky ideas about food and healthy.

3.rule sth out--to prevent something from happening

原文：So that ruled out pretty much every house in our block.

仿写：This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peace talks.

4.hold off--to not do something immediately

原文：I made him hold off another forty-five minutes.

仿写：Let's hold off making a decision until next week.

5.give credit--give recognition, praise

原文：I have to give  Rowley credit, because he blocked about 95% of water with his shield.

仿写：One must give credit where it is due.

#句段#

1.一个常用句型,多次出现

原文：But I think it's supposed to rain tomorrow night, so that might not be the smartest choice.

=to have to

仿写：The children are supposed to be at school by 8:30 am.

2.原文：I should have known there was a catch when Mom gave me that costume.

*语法：should+现在完成时“本应该…”

*there is a catch--有意思的表达，表示存在某种隐藏的机关或玄机

#日记#

        To write English diary every day is difficult for me. The most difficult is that I have a lot of words do not know how to express in English.  Because I put down English for too many years, since leaving school for twenty years, I am almost no longer in contact with English in daily life and work. Start by reading the simplest original English book, retrieve the original feeling of learning English.