#字词篇

1. But I was caught off guard when Rowley's next-door neighbor Leland answered instead.

be caught off guard，表示“出其不意地”被当场撞见、捉住

answer the door, 应门/开门

造句：Wearing a pink skirt, my brother was caught off guard by his classmates when he answered the door. 

2. But this coming from a guy who spends his Saturday nights putting fake throw-up on people's cars in the Home Depot parking lot. So I think I'll just take Rodrick's opinion with a grain of salt.

throw-up呕吐物

take something with a grain of salt: to understand that something is likely to be untrue or incorrect

造句：My brother told me that it would rain today, but I just took it with grain of salt.

3. But I don't really think mom got that concept.

concept在这里的意思是“A principle or idea”

not have any concept/have no concept of something就是to not understand about something

造句：I don't think you have any concept of the pain you have caused her.

#句子篇

On the way back, Mom was really talking up Magick and Monsters, saying how it could help me with my "math skills"and stuff like that. All I can say is, I hope she isn't planning on becoming a regular at these games. Because the first chance I get, "Mom" is getting handed over to a pack of Orcs. 

on the way back=on the way home, home此处作副词

help someone with something 在某方便帮助某人

plan on doing something: to intend to do something

become a regular in...变成…的常客，经常…（去某地或者干某事）

hand over: to yield control of

造句：On the way home, I planned on persuading my brother to let me become his English tutor, but it turned out that I was refused without hesitation.

#作文篇

Today my brother and I have been doing housework the whole morning. When dealing with our family photos, we just decided to re-appreciate them before they were sorted out. Right when I opened the album, the first one came into sight was my brother wearing a pink skirt when he was eight. He flushed deeply then because he was caught off guard by his classmates right when he answered the door. The next snapshot was he, behind a huge rock,  planned on giving me a good scare on my way home after school...Old pictures are really happiness recorders, and by reviewing them from time to time we can re-experience the wonderful time we had spent together. Until now all I can say is I love my brother so much, and thanks to these old photos I have come up with a brilliant idea for his upcoming birthday. 

#其他知识点

spill the beans: to tell somebody secret information

back and forth来来回回

表示“喷香水”的可以用splash on +香水名（如cologne）

loophole:空子，漏洞