Words and Expressions
1.They won't let me lay a finger on him, even if he totally deserves it.
not lay a finger on sb.:to not hurt someone at all, espesially not to hit him
例:If you so much as lay a finger on me, I'll call the police!
仿:My brother promised he won't let anyone let a finger on me.
2.And in all the commotion, I threw Manny's "gift" in the garbage.
commotion:/kə'moʊʃ(ə)n/ sudden noisy activity
例:Everyone looked to see what was causing the commotion .
仿:In all the commotion, she cracked.
3.I have a book report due tomorrow, but I'm really not sweating it.
①due:expected to happen or arrive at a particular time预定,预期[adj.]
②sweat:[熟词生义]worry/ to be anxious, nervous, or worried about something informal 焦虑;精神紧张
例:Workers are sweating bullets over the possibilty of job losses.
仿:I have a presentation due next week, and it gets me really nuts.
Sentences
Because mark my words, if I don't get rid of it, I'm gonna end up sitting on it.
仿:Mark my words, or you will regret.
Writiing
I have been done the experiements for a week. Everyday I arrive at the office at 8:00a.m. and started to do my experimnt. I remembered that one day I tried a lot of methods to detect componds, but I ended up fail. It really got me nuts. Finally, I could not stand this any more. I cried but I still tried another method to detect them on the instument. Then I went back to dormitory. You know what? I woke up at 5:30 keeping think about my compounds. Did they be tested? I felt sweat and got up.
小地方
① factual errors事实错误
②drive/get sb. bananas/nuts
③crack崩溃 抓狂
④let somebody have it 让某人走着瞧
【原文】I really wanted to let Manny have it, but I couldn't do anything with Mom standing right there.
⑤they are all set=ready