《小屁孩日記》這段話有幾個很地道的英語表達，我們日常都經常會用到，所以摘錄下來，可以把它背誦下來，據為己有。
I don't mean to brag or anything, but what we came up with was way better than the Crossland High School hunted house.
我可不是在吹（牛），我們（想出）的這個點子可比科羅斯蘭高中鬼宅強太多了。
He's always bragging about his prowess（超凡技術） as a cricketer.
他總是在吹噓他打板球的高超技術。
這裡的brag 相當於boast.
We realized we were gonna need to get the word out that we were doing this thing, so we got some paper and made up a bunch of flyers.
我們得先把風聲放出去，好讓大家知道我們的生意。所以我們買了紙張，做了一疊傳單。
Gonna的原型是going to, 表示"將要"的意思。如：I am gonna go. 相當於 I am going to go. 意思是"我要走了。"
由於美式口語的語速很快，經常會出現吞音或變音現象，於是就出現了一些根據口語發音拼寫的單詞，最為常見的是與to搭配的動詞短語，如gotta, wanna, wanta…
gotta = have got to
wanna = want to
wanta = want a /an
get out: 逃離，離開；外出；消息洩露；
I told him to leave and get out.
我叫他滾開。
Get out and enjoy yourself, make new friends.
出去走走，好好玩玩，交些新朋友。
If word got out now, the consequences would be unbearable to contemplate.
如果消息現在傳出去，後果將不堪設想。
I'll admit maybe we stretched the truth a little in our advertisement, but we had to make sure people actually showed up.
我承認廣告有點言過其實，不過為了確保當天有人來捧場，我們只好出此下策。
stretch: 延伸；一片；使延長使用；耗盡財力；
They're used to stretching their budgets.
他們習慣於精打細算。（使延長使用）
show up: 露面；使難堪；
She kept saying I ought to try some out, but I wasn't going to show myself up.
她一直堅持我應該試試，但是我可不想丟人。
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