13 Matching Annotations
  1. Jul 2022
    1. 当我和莫娜坐下来等妈妈时,台阶是干的。“你要在里面等吗?” 克罗斯曼小姐焦急地望着天空。“不,”我说。“我们的妈妈随时都会来。”

      She longed for her mother to come and be with her.

    1. 我第一次去梅格家时,她带我上楼去她的房间,最后我试穿了她的衣服。我们的体型几乎一样,因为梅格比一般人更矮更瘦。也许这就是我们最初成为朋友的方式。穿着 Meg 的牛仔裤和 T 恤,我看着镜子里的自己。无论如何,我几乎可以认为是美国人——从后面看。至少学校里的孩子们不会在走廊里停下来盯着我看,当他们看到我穿着白色上衣和膝盖以下几英寸的深蓝色裙子时,

      cultural differences

    2. 抬头一看,屋子里所有人的目光都落在了我们一家人的身上。格里森先生和夫人,他们的女儿梅格,我的朋友,还有他们的邻居巴德尔人——他们都在盯着我们,我们忙着从芹菜上拔线。 

      The cultural differences overwhelm them.

    3. 大多数中国人不喜欢奶制品,那时我什至还没准备好喝新鲜的牛奶。酸奶油听起来完全令人反感。我们一家人不约而同地摇头。格里森夫人端着调味盘去给其他客人,我们仔细观察他们做了什么。每个人似乎都吃得很开心。 

      Cultural differences.

    4. In China we never ate celery raw or any other kind of vegetable raw. We always had to disinfect the vegetables in boiling water first. When we were presented with our first relish tray, the raw celery caught us unprepared. 

      Cultural differences.

    1. 他把它撕成两半时,热气腾腾的浪花散发出来。他吃着两眼,看着手挽手站着对他微笑的男人和女人。他们很奇怪,他想。但是不错。

      The owner of the dog is a kind person.

    2. 福斯托关掉电视机,走过去,他怎么能弄到足够的钱,所以不能问他的父母

      It is clear from this that he is prepared to do something illegal.

  2. Jun 2022
    1. I don’t have much work to do around the house like some girls. My mother does that. And I don’t have to earn my pocket money by hustling;

      Their family is not patriarchal.