妙語佳句:

be tired of( + ing):厭倦, 不耐煩

He was tired of running errands for his sister.

他已厭煩給姐姐當跑腿了

break down:文中意思“停止運轉”，除此之外還有“崩潰，徹底失敗”之意。

The telephone system has broken down.

電話系統失靈了。

He broke down and wept when he heard the news.

他聽到這個消息時不禁痛哭起來。

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?誰在乎他們怎么想。

Let's not get into this.我們別為這個動氣好嗎？

經典臺詞:

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

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.
她說起那種置身樹梢的感覺時說就像被高高舉起，微風拂面。哪個初中生會說出這樣的話呢？這種怪怪的感覺在我胃里翻騰，我不喜歡這種感覺。

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我受夠了。

我受夠了總要做零工來貼補家用。

你覺得我想讓大家過這樣的日子嗎？

想住一個可以引以為豪的地方有錯嗎？

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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.