#字词篇

1. So when the coast was clear, I used me new key on his dairy, and sure enough, it worked.

the coast is clear: it is safe to do something or go somewhere because no one is watching or listening who would prevent you or catch you

造句：You can come downstairs now, the coast is clear.

2. I thought about calling Mom and Dad to tell them what Rodrick was up to...I decided to keep my mouth shut and soak it all in. 

be up to something: to be doing something, often something bad or illegal, usually secretly

soak something all in: to immerse oneself in the situation and enjoy it fully

造句：She's up to no good, you can tell it from her facial expressions.

3. I pounded on the door, but Rodrick just cranked up the music to drown me out...Man, I should've known Rodrick would go and pull things like that.

drown somebody out: to make so much noise that it is impossible to hear someone

pull thing on someone: play a trick on or deceive someone

造句：The cheering fans drowned out the team captain.

#句子篇

The party was still going strong at 2:00 a.m., but that's when I gave up. I spent the night on one of the spare beds in the basement, even though there were no blankets on it. I practically froze to death, but there were no way I was gonna use a blanket from Rodrick's bed.

go strong在这里用的恰到好处，表示party正风头不减

practically这里的意思是“几乎，差不多”

froze to death冻死，这个可以作为一个固定的表达来借鉴，结构为“动词+to+表示状态类的名词

例如hurt to death, freeze to disability等

there is no way...=it is impossible...

造句：The wind was still going strong after 1 hour, and I almost froze to death. But there was no way I would give in.

#作文篇

Today it drizzled outside, so my younger brother and I agreed on watching scary movies at home. But according to my mom, he was banned from watching that type of film for it would scar the minds of the kids as young as my brother. Therefore, we had to wait until my folks went away. Right after my parents left, my brother came and told me the coast was clear. So we were up to play it and decided to soak it all in. However, right when the plots went strong, our front door was knocked open by my parents. And I almost sacred to death. So we pulled the plug as quick as possible. However, my younger brother sold me out right before my folks asked. And mom gave me a 20 minutes' speech about "the responsibility of being a sister"...

#其他知识点

out of one's mind=crazy. 跟我们之前见过的have a screw loose很像

take someone down with someone拉某人一起下水，或者 拉某人做垫背的

a tornado touches down in the family room本书出现了多次“把……搞乱，弄得一团糟”，这里又是一个形象的说法

play dirty to behave dishonestly, especially by cheating in a game

有点类似于我们常说的“玩阴的”