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Diary of a wimpy kid

the last straw

By Jeff Kinney

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Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to changeGreg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.

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This book is such a fun addition to the series! I love that Greg's father tries to get him to be more "unwimpy." There is nothing I dislike about any of these books! It's a great way to connect readers of all levels. It make you think back to when you were going through those years and wanted to imp ... (continue)

This book is such a fun addition to the series! I love that Greg's father tries to get him to be more "unwimpy." There is nothing I dislike about any of these books! It's a great way to connect readers of all levels. It make you think back to when you were going through those years and wanted to impress all the right people. I was like Greg, and had a blankie that I loved that "somehow" went missing. I love referring these books to the students. It's fun and relatable and middle school students love it!

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一本讓人會心一笑的書，
Greg Heffley的故事，
再次讓讀者置身其中，
看出趣味，
笑出眼淚。
一本讓你開懷釋壓的書，
輕鬆閱讀，
讀出幽默，
津津有味。
自從閱讀Diary of a Wimpy Kid之後，便深深為Jeff Kinney的著作所著迷。Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw一書中的Greg Heffley
仍不改其懶散成性，例如他懶的拿近在咫尺的遙控器，於是他試圖用念力讓遙控器自己飄起來：
I tried using the Force to make the remote levitate ... (continue)

一本讓人會心一笑的書，
Greg Heffley的故事，
再次讓讀者置身其中，
看出趣味，
笑出眼淚。
一本讓你開懷釋壓的書，
輕鬆閱讀，
讀出幽默，
津津有味。
自從閱讀Diary of a Wimpy Kid之後，便深深為Jeff Kinney的著作所著迷。Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw一書中的Greg Heffley
仍不改其懶散成性，例如他懶的拿近在咫尺的遙控器，於是他試圖用念力讓遙控器自己飄起來：
I tried using the Force to make the remote levitate to me, even though I've tried it a million times before and it's never worked once. Today I tried for about fifteen minutes and concentrated REALLY hard, but no luck... (p.24)
有一回，Greg Heffley因為貪看電視，無心寫四頁的生物報告，於是他在報告格式上動了手腳：
I didn't have a lot of time to do any research, so I played with the margins and the font size to stretch what I had to four pages...(p.49) (看到這一段，會心一笑!)
Greg Heffley急就章寫出來的報告(p.p.50-51) 真是爆笑，真是會讓他的生物老師哭笑不得。
另一個有趣的情節為Greg Heffley在他爸爸堅持下，參加足球隊，窘態百出，根本不是踢足球的料。最後教練讓他擔任shag。Greg Heffley沾沾自喜向他的哥哥Rodrick炫耀:
I'M THE SHAG!
經Rodrick解釋之後，他才知道足球守備位置根本沒有Shag!
原來Shag=a kid who chases the ball when it goes out of bounds!
Poor Greg Heffley!
其他有趣的情節為Greg Heffley鄰居辦的"half-birthday party"，Valentine's Day (p.p.89-100)，a "Chore Coupon" book for Mother's Day (p.p.175-176)及Greg Heffley追求Holly Hills的糗事。
書本故事的最後，暑假快到了。Greg Heffley的爸爸放他一馬，不再堅持他暑假到軍校去操練，也為下一本書Diary of a Wimpy Kid Bummer Vacation預做伏筆。
書中的一些俚語也運用的恰到好處：
1. I asked Rowley to donate some items to put in the time capsule, and that's when he gets cold feet. (p.34)
(get cold feet: to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do)
2. I thought Gramma was pulling my leg, but sure enough, the regulars sent one of the ladies over to intimidate me. (p.73)
(pull one's leg: fool someone)
3. When I heard the sound of chewing, I turned on my flashlight and caught the thief red-handed. (p.82)
(catch someone red-handed: find someone in the middle of doing something wrong)
4. If you ever wanted to know why I don't like team sports, there it is in a nutshell. (p.133)
(in a nutshell: something that you say when you are describing something using as few words as possible)
另外本書的書名中的the last straw也是個俚語：
the last straw/the straw that broke the camel's back。
(典故即來自壓垮駱駝的最後一根稻草)
閱讀Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw，
開開心，
快樂閱讀經驗!

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