Detailed Reading 7.Damn it yourself,I said to myself.Why did I bring her up here?Why,why,why?Yesterday had been rough.She had hurled accusation after accusation at me."Why do you always say I'm crazy?"she had yelled."Don't you EVER tell me I'm a paranoid schizophrenic again.That's all you ever do -call me crazy and I'm not." 8."Kathy,"my voice quieter and quieter as hers rose in crescendo,"I have never called you crazy.Please,Kathy, keep your voice down.Kathy,stop it.Stop it right now!" Question Translation
7. Damn it yourself, I said to myself. Why did I bring her up here? Why, why, why? Yesterday had been rough. She had hurled accusation after accusation at me. "Why do you always say I'm crazy?" she had yelled. "Don't you EVER tell me I'm a paranoid schizophrenic again. That's all you ever do — call me crazy and I'm not." 8. "Kathy," my voice quieter and quieter as hers rose in crescendo, "I have never called you crazy. Please, Kathy, keep your voice down. Kathy, stop it. Stop it right now!" Detailed Reading
Detailed Reading 9.I shook away that memory and rose laboriously.I had just come to the island and so I was eager to clean up my burgeoning garden after a winter's neglect.This is the fourth year I have had this tiny treasure of a house.It was to be my retreat from the harassing city,the social and political commitments I take on each year,the needs of family and friends. 10.For three summers I have brought my 40-year-old daughter to the island to spend two weeks with me.Surely,I can live for two weeks with the tension and outbursts.Her life is so limited and mine is so full.A short span of days,really, for me to take care of her;to give her some joy.I have so many days,just for me,after she goes back to the city. Question Translation
9. I shook away that memory and rose laboriously. I had just come to the island and so I was eager to clean up my burgeoning garden after a winter's neglect. This is the fourth year I have had this tiny treasure of a house. It was to be my retreat from the harassing city, the social and political commitments I take on each year, the needs of family and friends. 10. For three summers I have brought my 40-year-old daughter to the island to spend two weeks with me. Surely, I can live for two weeks with the tension and outbursts. Her life is so limited and mine is so full. A short span of days, really, for me to take care of her; to give her some joy. I have so many days, just for me, after she goes back to the city. Detailed Reading
-Span:the period of time between two dates or events -The battery has a life span of six hours. -Concentration span: -Young children have a limited attention span and can't concentrate on one activity for very long. -Span:last through a period of time -His professional career spanned 16 years
▪Span: the period of time between two dates or events ▪The battery has a life span of six hours. ▪Concentration span: ▪Young children have a limited attention span and can’t concentrate on one activity for very long. ▪Span: last through a period of time ▪His professional career spanned 16 years
Detailed Reading 11.But I can't.I resent the tension.I lose patience. Sometimes I hate her.What is wrong with me?I am strong and healthy;she is vulnerable and ill.It is always my choice to have her here.But I count the days until she is gone and there are moments when I think,no,not another summer. Why do this to myself?Most of the time I know that these weeks are too important to her;I cannot take them away. Translation
11. But I can't. I resent the tension. I lose patience. Sometimes I hate her. What is wrong with me? I am strong and healthy; she is vulnerable and ill. It is always my choice to have her here. But I count the days until she is gone and there are moments when I think, no, not another summer. Why do this to myself? Most of the time I know that these weeks are too important to her; I cannot take them away. Detailed Reading
Detailed Reading 12.She doesn't sleep well.Before I came up,I discussed the sleeping problem with her psychiatrist so that he could prescribe some medication.I couldn't bring myself to tell him that I am afraid to be deep in sleep while she is awake.She is not physically violent.In all the 24 years of her illness,she has attacked me only three times.But they remain with me. Each time,her adrenaline-induced strength had overwhelmed me.And no matter how intimate one is with this illness,the primordial fear of madness lurks deep within. Translation
12. She doesn't sleep well. Before I came up, I discussed the sleeping problem with her psychiatrist so that he could prescribe some medication. I couldn't bring myself to tell him that I am afraid to be deep in sleep while she is awake. She is not physically violent. In all the 24 years of her illness, she has attacked me only three times. But they remain with me. Each time, her adrenaline-induced strength had overwhelmed me. And no matter how intimate one is with this illness, the primordial fear of madness lurks deep within. Detailed Reading