一、字词

1.  I didn't have the heart to tell Dad that I kind of lost interest in the whole weight-lifting thing when the wrestling unit ended last week.
释义： lost interest in, lose a desire to lear or to be involved with sb/sth. 失去兴趣
例句： She usually losts interest in the things when she couldn't be satisfied.

2. She said she did buy me a video game, and that she had no idea what the sweater was doing in my box.
释义： have no idea, idea指代想法；主意。have no idea就是说“不知道，不清楚”。
例句： She had no idea how could let herself be famous again.

3. Rowley's parents have a lot of money, so I can always count on them for a good gift.
释义： count on sb/sth, to expect sth with confidence; to depend on sb/sth. 指望；依赖；依靠。
例句： Can I count on you to help me?

4. We went back inside, and Rowley showed me his Christmas loot.
释义： loot, money and valuable objuects taken by soldiers from the enemy after winning a battle.战利品；掠夺物
例句： When it's New Year, her house will be full of gifts, which makes it seem like that those are loots from somewhere.

5. Well, Manny completely lost his mind.
释义： lose sb's mind, 失去理智。
例句：She completely lost her mind when lost her baby.

二、句子

1. But once again, I let my hopes get too high.
结构： I let my hopes get too high.
造句： How could you let your hopes get so high?

2.  Even though my Christmas was not going that great, I'm sure it was going a whole lot worse for the Giving Tree guy.
结构： Even though...
造句：Even though your brother had faults in some decisons, please keep in your mind that he's still your brother.

三、作文

I was exhausted today. In the morning, I must handle all urgent bussiness first. Then my boss and I began to pack up, such as, files, computers, desks, tables and so on. Loading all stuff to the truck and unloading them to the new office by ourselves. After having a rush lunch, we started to clear the new office. Finally the boss said:"We should have asked someone for help."