Yesterday I had eye pain so I couldn’t read at all. I had to close my eyes tight all day. Today’s the election day. Fortunately, when I waked up early in the morning, I felt better and went out. There was a long line to vote when I arrived at the polling station around 6 a.m. After finishing casting a ballot, I walked a little. Early birds song and it made me happier than before. What a bright sunshine! In April I have a plan to read the Wimpy Kid series with my big niece. I just read the book five, but I don’t know when she starts reading. It reminds me that I didn’t have enough book to learn English when I was her age. The Reader’s Digest or Danielle Steel’s novels were all I got in my hand. Sometimes I ask myself ‘Would I have enjoyed reading a lot if I had had many books like now?’ My answer is Absolutely Not. Besides, as I have been reading the Wimpy Kid, it hit me how I was in college and what I did in my 20s. Making friendsor becoming a grow-up is no piece of cake. Rowley’s parents hired a regular playmate for his son. It looks like they might buy friendship or partnership. I think they made big mistakes and misled his son. Accordingly, parenting is a major matter. In the book five, it deals with the adult’s responsibility, in particular, being a parent. As you know, Greg have so much curiosity about being an adult man. He wanted to grow up fast and freely enjoy social life. On the contrary, he still depended on mom and needed her help anytime. Greg’s mom went back to school and spent the most time in the library. I really wonder what she was studying. She isn’t a full-time mom any more. Hiring a domestic help(or maid) isn’t so simple. Greg experienced that the house without mom is very uncomfortable. I also know the air difference between being with and being without mom.Above all, this purple book talks a lot about the family gatherings. Family basically demands someone’s devotion and suffering. Greg has close relatives and family reunions. Staying in the one house and attending family events arebig things. Giving up from the weekend’s rest to the private life. At the beginning of the story, Greg envied Rowley’s pimp with his narrow mind. As time went by, he changed his mind and embraced(explored) his being more completely.# Now that I’m getting older, I need to start being more “responsible.” (71) # Being a mother or a father is a big responsibility. (98)# Gammie told me that most kids my age are in a big rush to grow up but that if I was smart I’d enjoy the ride while it lasts. (209)# I love my relatives and all, but there’s only so much family togetherness I can take. (211)Purple Checklisthistory 지난 일mosquito magnet ① 모기에 잘 물리는 사람 ② 모기 퇴치기rule ~ out(배제)summertime friend / school-year friend crack 시도의 기회 ride one’s coat-tails강한 후보자의 덕을 보다 bet money 내기 돈을 걸다 look up to respect burn 화나게 하다Cool Brian jinx징크스 semester 학기 *term paper 기말과제 hand-me-down n. 물려받은 것previous ↔ nextcool factor 파티가 어떨지, 누가 참석하는지 척도(요인)blowout party 성대한 파티 / blowout sale 파격 세일get on one’s radar appeal crony 옛 친구<여기선 ‘하수’ lackey> ↔ equal partners loyal to ~에 충실한 worship 숭배하다 irk v. 짜증나게 하다 have more fun than me 나만 재미없는 것 같을 때have a blasthave fun busted 걸린(caught)top-secret 극비 pass outfaint<여기선 잠들다> perspiration sweatcatch puberty 사춘기에 걸리다 ㅋㅋcontagious 전염성의 solid a. 계속되는 behind ~ maturity-wise [retard] velcro 찍찍이 *rip 찍 sneakers 운동화 bail ~ out 긴급 구제tie one’s laces운동화 끈을 매다 spokesperson대변인 freckle 주근깨 high-pitched 변성기 전) 높은 소리 seedy 더러운, 지저분한 fulfill ~ obligations 의무를 다하다 miss skip groan 신음소리 stumble block n. 장애물, 난관get on nerves신경을 건드리다freezer 냉동고 improve one’s odds 가능성을 높이다 discriminate against ~을 차별대우하다 shoot footage 촬영하다 plop ① 털썩 주저앉다(flop) ② 퐁당 ham it up과장된 행동을 하다 creepy ① 징그러운 ② 오싹한family gathering 가족 모임(family reunion)Grow up!철 좀 들어 expiration date유효기한 hot stuffcenter of attention ↔ dirt sandwichbeing highly undesirable an only child 외동be engaged to 약혼하다burned out exhausted and tired hold breath 숨을 죽이다 return address 발신인 주소 stamp우표 whopper cushion 큰소리 나는 방석 mishap 작은 사고 scratch ticket n. 후보자 명부 Gammie’s house a nervous wreck 신경쇠약 on board with (동의) investigate 조사하다drainage pipe배수관 worth ~ing ~할 가치가 있는a fit 발작 toss throwtransition into ~로의 이행(transformation)adolescence청소년기 family meeting가족회의 tacky 조잡한, 끈적끈적 use one’s veto power거부권을 행사하다be caught off guard속수무책이다stimulate one’s mind 정신을 자극하다 branch out 새로운 것을 시작하다 bare naked stir 젓다 scrape 간신히 얻다(이기다)twist 접질리다, 삐다 step on ~을 밟다 fistfight 주먹다짐 in store닥쳐올 leftover잔반 heat 전자레인지에 데우다 offence 모욕, 범죄 time-consuming 시간이 걸리는 lick ① 손끝에 침 바르다 ② 핥다
1억 8천만 독자가 반한 윔피 키드 다섯 번째 책!
이번 방학, 그레그에게는 무슨 일이 있었나?
사춘기를 겪는 다른 아이들과 마찬가지로, 그레그는 빨리 어른이 되고 싶어 합니다. 하지만 나이가 든다는 건 정말로 그레그의 생각처럼 좋기만 한 일일까요? 아빠와 큰아버지는 앞으로 좀 더 책임감 있게 행동하고 미래에 대해 진지하게 생각해야 한다며 그레그를 귀찮게 하고, 증조할머니와의 진지한 대화 시간도 그레그를 기다리고 있지요. 게다가 절교 상태인 단짝 롤리는 키가 훌쩍 크고, 여드름이 나면서 그레그보다 먼저 어른이 되는 듯합니다. 그레그는 과연 혼자서도 잔인한 사춘기를 잘 헤쳐 나갈 수 있을까요? 아니면 그냥 철이 덜 든 채로 살아도 괜찮은 걸까요?
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it s cracked up to be?
Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the presssures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older-all without his best friend, Rowely, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the ugly truth ?
카테고리 없음