妙语佳句:

be tired of( + ing):厌倦, 不耐烦

He was tired of running errands for his sister.

他已厌烦给姐姐当跑腿了

break down:文中意思“停止运转”，除此之外还有“崩溃，彻底失败”之意。

The telephone system has broken down.

电话系统失灵了。

He broke down and wept when he heard the news.

他听到这个消息时不禁痛哭起来。

be proud of:以 ... 自豪

He was proud of what he had done.

他因自己所作的事感到自豪。

Who cares what they think?谁在乎他们怎么想。

Let's not get into this.我们别为这个动气好吗？

经典台词:

One’s character is set at an early age. I'd hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back. 　
从小看到老，我可不愿看到你做边城浪子回不了头。

The way she talked about what it felt like to be up in that tree to be held above the earth, brushed by the wind. Who in junior high talks like that? This weird feeling started taking over in the pit of my stomach and I didn't like it.
她说起那种置身树梢的感觉时说就像被高高举起，微风拂面。哪个初中生会说出这样的话呢？这种怪怪的感觉在我胃里翻腾，我不喜欢这种感觉。

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我受够了。

我受够了总要做零工来贴补家用。

你觉得我想让大家过这样的日子吗？

想住一个可以引以为豪的地方有错吗？

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I mean, how much can grass seed cost?

I could pay for it with my egg money.

The Loskis have been throwing away my eggs.