Part One: August - Why I Didn’t Go to School
fifth grade
五年级
Sam is in (the) second grade.
Sam 读二年级。
petrified
/ˈpetrɪfaɪd/
extremely frightened
非常害怕的；恐慌的
I'm petrified of snakes.
我特别怕蛇。
surgery
/ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
operation
medical treatment in which a surgeon cuts open your body to repair or remove something inside
外科手术
She required surgery on her right knee.
她的右膝需要做手术。
figure sb/sth out
work out
to think about sb/sth until you understand them/it
弄懂；弄清楚；弄明白
If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen.
used to
if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now
（指过去惯常做某事，而现在则不了）曾经
We’re eating out more often than we used to.
我们现在出去吃饭的次数比以前多了。I used to smoke but I gave up two years ago.
我过去抽烟，但两年前就戒了。
illustrator
/ˈɪləstreɪtər/
a person who draws or paints pictures for books, etc.
插画家
fairy
(in stories) a creature like a small person, who has magic powers （故事中的）仙子，小精灵
fairytale
a story about magic or fairies, usually for children
童话（故事）
mermaid
/ˈmɜːrmeɪd/
(in stories) a creature with a woman's head and body, and a fish's tail instead of legs
（传说中的）美人鱼
Darth Vader
电影《星球大战》里的一个角色
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