Day 18, Page 196-205   

结束部分文字：when Mr. Worth dropped his chalk in History class.

表达

1. I'm glad I can just do whatever I want without having to worry about carrying all that dead weight around.

释义：dead weight / 名词 // someone or something that prevents you from making progress or being successful

举例：Your company is probably carrying dead weight, though it might not be where you think.

造句：I will be a lot easier if I can finally drop off the dead weight around.

2. You know, this Class Favorites thing has really got my gears turning.

释义：get into gear / get sth into gear // to start working, or to start sth working, in an efficient way （使）开始工作，进入有效工作状态

造句：At the beginning of each year, every one is determined to get into gear.

3. Even if you don't live up to what you got picked for, it doesn't really matter, because it's on permanent record.

释义：live up / 短语动词// 够得上，达得到

举例：The film has certainly lived up to my expectations.

造句：It doesn't live up to his requirements.

4. So here's what in thinking: This school year has been kind of a bust, but if I can get voted as a Class Favorite, I'll go out on a high note.

释义：on a high note // 以高调开始，巅峰

举例：Milan ended the year on a high note, with a deserved win at Livorno.

造句：He is always doing things on a high note.

5. I'm just lucky there's not a category called Biggest Mama's Boy, because after today, I'd win that one in a landslide.

释义：landslide // an election in which one person or party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties 一方选票占压倒多数的选举；一方占绝对优势的选举

举例：He apologized at the time for having behaved badly in his younger years, and went on to win election in a landslide victory.

造句：He won the competition in a landslide as expected.

生词

Pilgrim // 清教徒

chaperone // 引导人

foil // 搅乱

sneak // 偷偷地做

thumbtack // 图钉

句子

1. Well, me and Rowley have officially been ex-friends for about a month now, and to be honest with you, I'm better off without him.

仿写：Well, my husband and I have officially been ex-lovers for about a month now, and to be honest with you. I'm better off without him.

2. Of all the people in this world to be our sub today, it was Mom.

仿写：Of all the people in this world to be my hero today, it was him.

日记

It is the last day of this reading program today. I would like to thank Eric for his great sharing in not only English words or phrases but also a good attitude towards learning and the way to find out what fun we can make out of it.

And I really appreciate the help from our three silent heroes who read and graded our notes every day. I learnt a lot. And I believe what we did through the past 20 days will definitely come in handy.