#字词篇
1. Anyway, I felt kind of bad for Rowley. So tonight, I tried to make it up to him. I turned on one of Rowley's favorite TV shows, and I did a play-by-play over the phone so he could kind of experience it that way.
feel bad for somebody: to feel sympathy for someone because they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation
造句：I feel bad for the guy who has to work at night.
make something up: to do something good for someone you have upset, in order to become friends with them again
造句：I'm sorry we cannot take you with us, but I promise I'll make it up to you somehow.
play-by-play:a spoken description of an event as it happens, especially of sporting event being boardcast on television or radio
2. At that point I was seriously thinking about going as a cowboy for the second year in a row.
in a row: on after another, without anything different happening in between
造句：She's been voted Best Actress three years in a row
3. Dad tired to squirm out of it, but once Mom makes up her mind, there's no way you can change it.
squirm out: to escape doing something
造句：He promised to go but squirmed out at the last minute.
make up one's mind: 下定决心做...
造句：I make up my mind to lose 5 pounds before the summer coming.
4. Manny and Jeremy wouldn't trick-or treat at any houses with spook decorations on them, so that ruled out pretty much every house on our block.
spook:a ghost or a ghostly figure
造句：There were all spooks and vampires in this movie.
rule out something: stop considering something as a possibility
造句：It's unlikely that he'll run for president, but you can never rule anything out.
5. A little while later, Rowley told me he needed a "potty break." I made him hold off for another forty-five minutes.
potty break: have to use the bathroom
I made him hold off...其中的make somebody do something意为to force someone to do something
造句：You can't make me go.
hold off: to not do something immediately
造句：They've decided to hold off on buying a car until they are both working.
6. I have to give Rowley credit, because he blocked about 95% of the water with his shield. And if he hadn't done that, all our candy would have gotten soaked.
give someone credit: to give someone praise or recognition
造句：We must give credit to Tom for getting the project finished on time.
soak: to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed in large amounts
造句：The wind had blown the rain in and it soaked the carpet.
7. The driver slammed on the brakes and he turned his truck around. Me and Rowley started running, but those guys were right on our heels.
slam on the brake/slam the brake on: to push on a vehicle's brake suddenly and hard
造句：The driver slams the brake on when he spotted a kid lying in the street.
turn something around: turning in opposite direction or position
造句：My boyfriend turned his car around and left me alone.
on someone's heels: following someone very closely
造句：The crazy dog is almost on my heels.
#句子篇
1. Once we got inside, I looked out the window to see if those guys had followed us, and sure enough, they did. I tried to trick them into leaving, but they wouldn't budge.
分析：once在此处的意思是“一……就”
trick somebody into doing something/something: 使计让某人做某事
造句：Once I came into the classroom, I found Tom was tricking Jane into lending her money.
2. Rowley showed up around 6:30 wearing his knight costume, but it didn't look ANYTHING like it looked yesterday.
show up在之前的章节中也出现过，意为“出现，到场”
wearing在这里是说明Rowley的现状而使用的非谓语。
It didn't look ANYTHING like....跟……完全不像/大相径庭
造句：The teacher came in wearing her new dress. And this dress didn't look anything like the one she wore two days ago.
#作文篇
Today I was supposed to give my friend Jane credit for what she has done for me. In the morning, I realized that I forget my boyfriend's birthday. So I decided to make it up to him. I bought an expensive watch for him. But in the evening, I found he bought me just a book, and he has bought me books three years in a row. After he came back from his potty break, I argued with him. On our way home, I kept continuing complaining about the books. Suddenly he slammed the brake on and told me to get out of his car. Then he turned around and left me alone. So I made up my mind to break up with him. Suddenly, a crazy dog showed up and was almost on my heels. I screamed and Jane appeared suddenly and pushed me away.
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