wonder
真的超级超级喜欢《Wonder》这本书，天蓝色的书皮，比手掌大一点，关键是内容比较简单，内容读起来也非常有意思，完全可以作为看英文原版书的入门级读物，值得推荐~具体内容就不剧透了，自己看才更有意思，而且比电影要好看一些哟~
I was snuggling with Daisy on my bed when Dad came to tuck me in later. He scooched Daisy over gently and lay down next to me on the blanket.
snuggle vi. & vt.
If you snuggle somewhere, you settle yourself into a warm, comfortable position, especially by moving closer to another person. 依偎
You've been kind of huffy with her all night long.
huffy adj.
Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. 怒气冲冲的; 气鼓鼓的 [非正式]
I think you should get a secret squirt gun or something and attach it to your eyes somehow. And every time someone stares at you, you would squirt them in the face.”
squirt /skwɜːt/ v.
If you squirt a liquid somewhere or if it squirts somewhere, the liquid comes out of a narrow opening in a thin fast stream. 挤; 喷出
I mean, can’t you get plastic surgery or something?
Plastic surgery is the practice of performing operations to repair or replace skin that has been damaged, or to improve people's appearance. 整形手术
The things we do outlast our mortality.
outlast v.
If one thing outlasts another thing, the first thing lives or exists longer than the second. 比...活得长; 比...持久 [no passive]
They’re like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs.
pharaoh /ˈfɛərəʊ/ n.
A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt. 法老 (古埃及国王)
... because they were busy shuttling August to speech therapy or physical therapy or a new specialist or a surgery.
shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/ v.
If someone or something shuttles or is shuttled from one place to another place, they frequently go from one place to the other. 使频频往返于两地之间; 频频往返于两地之间；穿梭
Planets are falling out of alignment.
alignment /əˈlaɪnmənt/ n.
The alignment of something is its position in relation to something else or to its correct position. 位置
I had carried it everywhere for months, changing its diaper, feeding it.
diaper /ˈdaɪəpə/ n.
A diaper is a piece of soft towel or paper, which you fasten around a baby's bottom in order to contain its urine and faeces. 尿布; 纸尿片 [美国英语]
eg: He never changed her diapers, never bathed her.
kissing him, cuddling him, baby talking to him
cuddle /ˈkʌdəl/ vt.
If you cuddle someone, you put your arms around them and hold them close as a way of showing your affection. 搂抱; 拥抱; 怀抱
all her glamorous aunts, uncles, and cousins—still live in Alto Leblon
glamorous adj.
If you describe someone or something as glamorous, you mean that they are more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things. 富有魅力的
Miranda and Ella blasted off.
blast off 离开，走开
eg: Either you come in or you blast off.
He pulled another comic book off his shelf and started leafing through it.
If you leaf through something such as a book or magazine, you turn the pages without reading or looking at them very carefully. 翻阅
I wouldn’t be able to go the parade and the unicorn costume would be wasted. That was kind of a bummer, but okay.
If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying. 郁闷; 心烦 [非正式] [usu sing];令人失望的事(物)，令人不快的事件(或局面、经历等)
He was such a good sport about himself. That’s one of the things I like the most about Auggie.
sport [口语]具体育道德精神的人；堂堂正正的人;[英国口语、罕用语]小伙子，朋友，老兄[用作称呼]
I’ve been wanting to ask him this for a while but I’ve always lost the guts to ask.
gut n. （俚语）勇气；决心
I overheard them talking about fixing Mom up on a blind date with August’s uncle Ben.
a blind date 相亲
Julian’s the biggest phony there is.
phony n. 骗子；不诚实的人；华而不实的人
Despite what Tushman said, there was no “clean slate” when I went back to school in January.
clean slate 历史清白，历史上无污点
He said his mom thinks that you, quote unquote, snapped under the pressure.…
quote unquote 所谓的，旁白引述
“Why is everyone getting up?” I said.
“It’s a standing ovation,” said Mom, getting up
An ovation is a large amount of applause from an audience for a particular performer or speaker. 欢呼 [正式]
a standing ovation 起立鼓掌，起立欢呼
It never occurred to me that I’d beat her for the role.
这个句型很棒It never occurred to me that ....我从未想到……
Broarwood would reimburse us the cost of the hearing aids, he said.
reimburse /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/ vt.
If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost because of it. 报销; 偿还 [正式]
I wondered if Eddie had taken my hearing aids with him as a kind of souvenir. Something to remember the orc.
orc n. 海怪；妖魔
Mom gave me a tight hug when I got off the bus, but she didn’t slam me with questions like I thought she might.
To slam someone or something means to criticize them very severely. 严厉批评; 猛烈抨击 [journalism]
“Thugs,” I teased her. “That’s kind of an old-fashioned word.”
“Okay, jerks. Morons. Imbeciles,” she said
thug /θʌɡ/ 暴徒; 罪犯 [表不满]
jerk 蠢货 [非正式，侮辱]
moron /ˈmɔːrɒn/ 白痴; 傻子 [侮辱]
imbecile /ˈɪmbɪsiːl/ 傻瓜，笨蛋
I know in school things got a little hairy with Julian at times.”
If you describe a situation as hairy, you mean that it is exciting, worrying, and somewhat frightening. 令人胆战心惊 [非正式]
It’s what you’ve done with your time, how you’ve chosen to spend your days, and whom you have touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.
I know I'm kind of infamous for my … um … verbosity …”
verbosity [vɚ'bɑsəti] n. 冗长；赘言；唠叨
I kind of zoned out a little during some of the other speeches. I tuned in again as Ms. Rubin started reading off the names of the kids who‘’d made the High Honor Roll because we were supposed to stand up when our names were called
zone out 走神；（使）变得浑然无觉，(使)变得头昏脑胀
tune in
If you tune in to a particular television or radio station or programme, you watch or listen to it. 收看; 收听
eg: All over the country, youngsters tune in to Sesame Street every day.
I walked with Summer and Jack, and we just couldn’t stop cracking up.
crack up
If you crack up or if someone or something cracks you up, you laugh a lot. 哈哈大笑; 使…哈哈大笑 [非正式]
eg: She told stories that cracked me up and I swore to write them down so you could enjoy them too.
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