1.New words

1.get in a pinch

原句：So if I ever get in a pinch, it's nice to know I can count on Alex to bail me out.

释义：If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.表达“遇到麻烦”不仅可以用“be in trouble”还可以用“be in a pinch”。

eg:Every one knows that he is in a pinch.

my:He was unable to lend you any money because he was in a pinch himself.

2.help out

原句：Mom has been making me and Rodrick help out more around the house, and now the two of us are responsibe for doing the dishes every night.

释义：It means help someone by doing some work for them or lending them some money.

eg:All these presents came to more money than I had, and Mom had to help me out.
my:Being on holiday means you have to help out around the house instead of doing nothing but playing video games.

3.camp out

原句：As soon as dinner is over, he goes upstairs to the bathroom and camps out there for an hour.

释义：It means someone stays in the open air for a long time, waiting for something to happen.  这个 camp out 用在这里很幽默地吐槽哥哥吃过饭就“蹲守”在房间里等他洗完碗再下来的这个举动。

eg:They camped out on the pavement in front of his office.

my:The reporters camped out outside the hosipital for hours to interviw that super-star.

2.Great sentence

take it easy on...

So when Rodrick picked me up today, I asked him to please take it easy on the brakes.

这里用 take it easy 来表示“小心开车，别乱踩刹车”，很简洁而且清晰。

I asked him to take it easy on the door since it was old and fragile.

3.My diary

My Mom told me about my 8-year-old sister during supper. In fact, she is not my sister. She is the niece of my Mom's friend. And she lives in a small city, which is far away from here, so she visits her aunt once a year. And here is the story: She was playing on the playground yesterday, and for some reasons got really angry with her cousin and walked away. She is only 8 years old guys! They were thinking about calling the police and then found her, walking calmly on the street near their apartment.