diary of a wimpy kid 1

chew out --- scold harshly, as in
Dad will chew you out for taking the car without permission.

copy off ---  to cheat in an examination, schoolwork etc by looking
 at someone else's work and writing the same thing as they have,
as in 
He's super easy to copy off of because he always finishes his tests 
early and then just puts his paper on the floor next to him while he
 reads a science fiction novel or something.

pipe down----to stop talking or making a noise, and become calmer
 and less excited
　Everybody pipe down. There's no need to shout.

diss /d'ɪs/ (disses dissing dissed)If someone disses you, they 
criticize you unfairly or speak to you in a way that does not show 
respect. (INFORMAL)
He believes that his records speak for themselves and ignores
 those who diss him.

Today I got totally dissed by Christine. I asked her if she would be
 my lab partner for Science and she told me she already had partner.

di·o·ram·a (dīə-rămə, -rämə) n.
A three-dimensional miniature or life-size scene in which figures, 
stuffed wildlife, or other objects are arranged in a naturalistic 
setting against a painted background.

in the doghouse --- in disgrace; out of favour
Dad was in the dog house for a long time after that one.

klutz /kl'ʌts/ (klutzes)
You can refer to someone who is very clumsy or who seems stupid 
as a klutz. (mainly AM INFORMAL)

someone who drops things and falls easily

For some reason Dad has it in his head that Rowley is a klutz and 
that he's going to break something every time he comes over.

corny   --- too silly and repeated too often to be funny or interesting

We were watching some corny movie Rowley had where there 
were these kids that taught themselves a secret language that only 
they could understand.

sombrero --- a Mexican hat for men that is tall with a wide, round brim ¹ turned up at the edges

babble --- to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand 
or sounds silly
　I have no idea what he was babbling on about.
incoherent --- not expressed or organized clearly, and therefore 
difficult to understand; speaking in a way that cannot be
 understood, because you are drunk, feeling a strong emotion etc

gibberish --- something you write or say that has no meaning, 
or is very difficult to understand
= nonsense
Rowley starts babbling all of this incoherent gibberish.

Rowley was so out of it he didn't really realize it was just a dream.
It means their not fully able to concentrate or participate in the 
surrounding events.

bug and tar
I made the mistake of using Brillo to rub off all the bugs and tar spots.

Mom and Dad couldn't peg it on me.

get away/off scot-free  (informal)

to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect 
If you don't take out a complaint against him he'll get off 
scot-free!

chief cook and bottlewasher --- a person in charge of numerous 
duties, both vital and trivial, as in 
We have no secretaries or clerks; the department head is chief cook 
and bottlewasher and does it all.

Check In

AmE check in
to leave your bags at an official place so they can be put on a plane 
or a train, or to take someone's bags in order to do this
　Any luggage over five kilos must be checked in.
AmE to call someone to tell them that you are safe or where you are
　He just called to check in and tell them how he was doing.
check on / [check on sb/sth] phr v
to make sure that someone or something is safe, is in a satisfactory
 state, or is doing what they should be doing
　Honey, can you go upstairs and check on the kids?
　My neighbour comes in once a week to check on things and feed the fish.
to try to find out if something is true or correct
　He wanted to check on the girl's story.

Ways to cook eggs

Over Easy - Eggs cooked "over easy" means that it gets fried on both sides, but the yolk stays runny. To make one, you cook the raw egg just until the whites are set on the bottom, then you quickly flip it over to cook the other side. "Over" refers to flipping the egg, and "easy" refers to the doneness of the yolk. You can also cook eggs "over medium" and "over hard," depending on how cooked you prefer the yolk!

Sunny Side Up - This means that the egg is fried just on one side. The yolk is still completely liquid and the whites on the surface are barely set. You can cover the pan briefly to make sure the whites are cooked or baste them with butter. We've always assumed that the name refers to the way this egg looks like the morning sun.

Boiled eggs are eggs cooked by immersion in boiling water with their shells unbroken. Hard-boiled eggs are either boiled long enough for the egg white and then the egg yolk tosolidify, or they are left in hot water to cool down, which will gradually solidify them, while a soft-boiled egg yolk, and sometimes even the white, remains at least partially liquid.

The egg timer was so-named due to its common usage in timing the boiling of eggs. Boiled eggs are a popular breakfast food in many countries around the world.

Eggs cooked in water without their shells are known as poached eggs. 

Fried eggs are fried on both sides with the yolks broken until set or hard.

Eggs on a roll 麵包夾蛋

fill out some forms

fill out some forms 填寫一些表格
go buck-----go naked
in the buff------naked
au natural-------naked
skinny dipping------nude swimming
confide in-----trust someone enough to tell them  of a secret or private matter
space out------stop paying attention and just look in front of you without thinking
get it on------to have sex
polish off------to finish food , work, etc quickly , or easily
put him on the spot------

We're still trying to establish an identity

"We're still trying to establish an identity," Hawks coach Larry Drew said. "That may take a little time to do."

inoculate your child

What happens if you refuse to inoculate your child?

Latest figures reveal that in some areas, as many as a quarter of children are being held back 
by parents from inoculation.

it's time for him to have his MMR vaccination'

兒子筆記

Horribile Harry Moves Up To Third Grade

We stopped dead in our tracks.

 stop dead/short/in your tracks
=stop walking suddenly

A huge bouquet of flowers

A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged.

Bags crunched up

Third Grade Employment

Employment is the fact of having a paid job.

Custodian

someone who is responsible for looking after something important or valuable

Equipment-- the tools, machines, clothes etc that you need to do a particular job or activity

Courier- a person or company that is paid to take packages somewhere

Temporary- continuing for only a limited period of time

Pledge- formal a serious promise or agreement, especially one made publicly or officially

the Star-Spangled Banner

magnum opus- the most important piece of work by a writer or artist

memento- a small thing that you keep to remind you of someone or something

pantyhose- a very thin piece of women's clothing that covers their legs from the toes to the waist and is usually worn with dresses or skirts

egg sac- The silken pouch in which many spiders deposit their eggs. Also called egg case.

aluminum foil

wiener- a type of sausage, A frankfurter.

Copper- a soft reddish-brown metal

heebie-jeebies- infml ) feeling of discomfort or nervous fear

things took a nosedive- a sudden very large fall in the price, value, or condition of something

cringe- to move away from someone or something because you are afraid

flyswatter- a piece of plastic that you use for hitting and killing flies

abdomen- the part of your body between your chest and legs which contains your stomach, bowels etc

air out our brain

air (sth) out AmE
to put a piece of clothing in a place that is warm or has a lot of air, so that it smells clean

things get rocky- A rocky situation or relationship is unstable and full of difficulties.

Mica-雲母石

Pyrite-

Granite-花崗石

Quartz-石英

I ran myself ragged to see you eat salt.

【TIRED】 informal
tired after using a lot of effort

Like Elmer’s glue

Granby copper coins—a city in Canada

Burglar- a thief

Ransack- to go through a place, stealing things and causing damage

Single file

Zigzag- a pattern that looks like a line of z's joined together

Goose pimple-

Deposit- a layer of a mineral, metal etc that is left in soil or rocks through a natural process

Boogeyman- an evil spirit, especially in children's imagination or stories
someone who people think is evil or unpleasant

Chaperone- AmE someone, usually a parent or teacher, who is responsible for young people on social occasions

Go to the can-go pee

Pronto- Informal
Without delay; quickly.

Harry and Sidney made up.