2014.8.25 I got up at 6:30am and went to driving school. After we got on school bus, we set up at 7:55am. There were 2 buses and about 60 people in total. We were going to take the first test of the four driving tests in Beichuan County. It was a little far and took about 50 minutes to get there. It rained on the way and I didn't take umbrella. Lukily it just rained a little. I finished my test (I made no mistake and got 100) at 10:00 and got back. When I got home it was 12:40 and I was so hungry.

A day with frustration and surprise This afternoon we want to go roller skating in the new gym. But we were told that the room for rollar sktating was not open. We have planned to spend a whole afternoon there. It was really frustrated. Then we took a bus to go to downtown. It rained when we arrived. But we have got umbrellas. After killing time in a shopping mall by looking at clothes, we hurried to a restaurant and had dinner. When we got on a bus after dinner, I found that our classmate of primary school was on the bus talking with a girl. He was fatter, or stronger. Just a few days ago, we have planned to hang out together. And today we met by accident. It was really a surprise.

2014.8.16 This morning I have passed the subject one for my driving test in driving school and am ready for the test in the vehicle administration. I got 95 for the first time and 96 for the second. I must get 96 at least. Then I bought vegetables and beans for lunch with my father. As soon as I got home, I started cutting meat, washing mushrooms and beans and cooking for my family. It was a delicious meal. My mother really likes it. Today is 16 Aug. The opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing is tonight. At 8 pm I will watch it on TV. I'm very excited bacause my friend is a volunteer there. And I love Nanjing very much. It's a fantastic city.

2014.8.14 Today I cooked. My mom really loved the 2 dishes and asked for much more rice. This afternoon I hanged out with my friends. We spent 3 years in the high school. We really miss each other. We went to TAKAGISM in a mall. We had 9 people, so we were divided into 2 groups. All of us were the first time to try. And both of the 2 groups failed to come out. Then we had some dessert before dinner. We had some dry pot for dinner which is a typical kind of sichuan dishes. The dry pot was very hot and spicy. But I like it. We also took a group photo when we were enjoying our dinner.

What does the 4 sentences mean? 1.Does this ring any bells? 2.I'm hitting the hay. 3.Hold your horses. 4.Stop beating around the bush. Please tell me the meanings in English or Chinese. both are OK. I also wonder if it is in commen use in English-speaking country.