Detailed Reading LOVE AND RESENTMENT Barbara Bick 1.I straightened up from my weeding as the frenzied mutterings of anger reached me from the house.My muscles tightened.The screams were so muffled I could barely hear them."Get away from me,you filthy slut.Leave me alone." Translation
LOVE AND RESENTMENT Barbara Bick 1. I straightened up from my weeding as the frenzied mutterings of anger reached me from the house. My muscles tightened. The screams were so muffled I could barely hear them. "Get away from me, you filthy slut. Leave me alone." Detailed Reading
muffle:vt.to wrap sth.to stifle sound压抑，捂住 -The windows of our house are double-glazed to muffle the noise of traffic on the elevated road nearby. -We could hear the howling of wolves,muffled by forest and mist
muffle: vt. to wrap sth. to stifle sound压抑, 捂住 ▪The windows of our house are double-glazed to muffle the noise of traffic on the elevated road nearby. ▪We could hear the howling of wolves, muffled by forest and mist. ▪
Detailed Reading 2.I moved cautiously through the overgrown bushes,up against the bathroom window,straining to catch the exact words.I want to understand my daughter."Shut up!Shut up! You always do everything wrong.Incompetent bitch?"The flushing toilet drowned out the rest.I moved away quickly. shaken once again by her wild outbursts.Sometimes she frightens me when she is clearly out of control.But this time l was reassured:she didn't want me to hear.I bent to my weeding as she opened the screen door.She sat down.Her face was calm and impassive. Question Translation ⊙
2. I moved cautiously through the overgrown bushes, up against the bathroom window, straining to catch the exact words. I want to understand my daughter. "Shut up! Shut up! You always do everything wrong. Incompetent bitch?" The flushing toilet drowned out the rest. I moved away quickly, shaken once again by her wild outbursts. Sometimes she frightens me when she is clearly out of control. But this time I was reassured; she didn't want me to hear. I bent to my weeding as she opened the screen door. She sat down. Her face was calm and impassive. Detailed Reading
Overgrown:thickly covered with plants e.g.We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds. Outgrow:outgrow a piece of clothing,you can no longer wear it because you have grown e.g.She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones. Outgrow a particular way of behavior:change and become mature She may or may not outgrow her interest in fashion
Overgrown: thickly covered with plants e.g.We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds. Outgrow: outgrow a piece of clothing, you can no longer wear it because you have grown e.g. She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones. Outgrow a particular way of behavior: change and become mature She may or may not outgrow her interest in fashion
Detailed Reading 3."Can I help you,mother?"she asked as she lighted her umpteenth cigarette of the morning and was shaken by her usual barking cough. 4."Sure.Why don't you pull up some of the weeds between the bricks on the path." 5."Oh,that's too hard,"she said and she settled deeper into the deck chair. 6."Damn it,Kathy,why is everything too hard for you?Go ahead,get the stool and do what you can."I snapped at her. Translation
3. "Can I help you, mother?" she asked as she lighted her umpteenth cigarette of the morning and was shaken by her usual barking cough. 4. "Sure. Why don't you pull up some of the weeds between the bricks on the path." 5. "Oh, that's too hard," she said and she settled deeper into the deck chair. 6. "Damn it, Kathy, why is everything too hard for you? Go ahead, get the stool and do what you can." I snapped at her. Detailed Reading