Day 1, Page 1-10

一. 字词

1. destined to do sth.

(1) 原文：Dad's got this idea that I'm destined to be a great swimmer or something, so that's why he makes me join the team every summer.

(2) 解释： seeming certain to happen at some time in the future    命中注定

(3) 造句：Mozart was destined to be a great musician, because he had a remarkable talent for music.

2. live up to

(1) 原文：So I guess Dad's still waiting for me to live up to my potential.

(2) 解释：to be as good as what was expected or promised    发挥、不辜负、履行

(3) 造句：

① I hope I can live up to my potential in the competition.

② Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made it.

3. convince sb. to do sth.

(1) 原文：I actually tried to convince Dad to let me do Water Jazz instead of swim team, but he wouldn't go for it.

(2) 解释：to persuade someone to do something

(3) 造句：I tried to convince / persuade my boss to adopt my plan, but he wouldn't go for it.

二. 句子

1. I figured it was better to just walk the two miles than to get brain damage riding in the back of that van.

(1) 结构：it was better to do... than to do... 

(2) 仿写：I figured it was better to stay where I was than to scout around for Mom.

(3) 原文改写：I figured just walking the two miles was better than getting brain damage riding in the back of that van.

三. 日记

Yesterday, I demonstrated the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) Recording for to our guest. It's a memorable experience, because I learned a lesson. I guess I prepared for that, but when I opened the software, the CPU was overloaded. How can this be? Although I firstly started the software again, the problem remained. Then I restarted my computer, but nothing happened. Suddenly, my colleague told me to connect the laptop to an external power supply. After I did it, the problem was finally solved. Actually, when a laptop works with batteries, it will reduce the frequency to save power.