60.He balanced pennies on top of my wrists-This is a common method piano teachers use to train their students.The plavers'fingers dance on the kevboard but their wrists should not move up and down but be kept still. 61.He marched stiffly to show me how to make each finger dance-1)Here the man was demonstrating to the girl how to play staccato.2)Staccato:(adv.) When music is played staccato,the notes are cut short and do not flow smoothly.He was comparing playing staccato to marching stiffly like an obedient soldier. 62.And get away with mistakes-to do sth.wrong without being caught or punished,.做成坏事未被发现（未受惩罚）e.g.a.How did he get away with cheating?b.He shouldn't treat you like that-don't let him get away with it. 63.I learned to play only the most ear-splitting preludes.the most discordant hymns:this is a metaphor,comparing her non-cooperative attitude t leaming to play discordant music.Ear-splitting and discordant are used figuratively, meaning that she tried her best to be as disagreeable as possible in dealing with her mother. 64.Over the next year.dutifully in my own way-If you say that you do sth. dutifully,you do what you are expected and behave in a loyal and an obedient way,with a sense of duty.Here by adding"in my own way",the girl meant that she practiced like that not according to her mother's expectation but her own plans. 65.We had grown up together and shared all the closeness.and dolls-The two girls had grown up together.Like sisters they often quarreled over crayons and dolls. 66."Chinatown's Litle Chinese chess Champion"-A headline in a newspaper o magazine.Note the alliteration used here.In the novel there is a part told by Waverley.She leamed to play chess at an early age.By her ninth birthday,she was a national chess champion.Although she was still some 429 points away from grand-master status,she was touted as the Great American Hope.A prodigy.A photo of hers appeared in Life magazine. 67.And mother squared her shoulders.this natural talent -(1)Jing-mei's mother knew her friend too well to miss the ironic tone in her remark.She was determined to respond to her friend's challenge.(2)What she meant to say is our problem is worse than yours.If we ask Jing-meito wash dishes,she hears nothing but music.It's like you can't stop this natural talent.(3)Squared her shoulders:to push back shoulders with back straight,usually to show 60. He balanced pennies on top of my wrists—This is a common method piano teachers use to train their students. The players’ fingers dance on the keyboard but their wrists should not move up and down but be kept still. 61. He marched stiffly to show me how to make each finger dance—1 ) Here the man was demonstrating to the girl how to play staccato. 2) Staccato: (adv.) When music is played staccato, the notes are cut short and do not flow smoothly. He was comparing playing staccato to marching stiffly like an obedient soldier. 62. And get away with mistakes—to do sth. wrong without being caught or punished, 做成坏事未被发现（未受惩罚）e.g. a. How did he get away with cheating? b. He shouldn’t treat you like that- don’t let him get away with it. 63. I learned to play only the most ear-splitting preludes, the most discordant hymns: this is a metaphor, comparing her non-cooperative attitude t learning to play discordant music. Ear-splitting and discordant are used figuratively, meaning that she tried her best to be as disagreeable as possible in dealing with her mother. 64. Over the next year.dutifully in my own way—If you say that you do sth. dutifully, you do what you are expected and behave in a loyal and an obedient way, with a sense of duty. Here by adding “in my own way”, the girl meant that she practiced like that not according to her mother’s expectation but her own plans. 65. We had grown up together and shared all the closeness.and dolls.—The two girls had grown up together. Like sisters they often quarreled over crayons and dolls. 66. “Chinatown ‘s Little Chinese chess Champion”—A headline in a newspaper or magazine. Note the alliteration used here. In the novel there is a part told by Waverley. She learned to play chess at an early age. By her ninth birthday, she was a national chess champion. Although she was still some 429 points away from grand-master status, she was touted as the Great American Hope. A prodigy. A photo of hers appeared in Life magazine. 67. And mother squared her shoulders .this natural talent -(1) Jing-mei’s mother knew her friend too well to miss the ironic tone in her remark. She was determined to respond to her friend’s challenge. (2) What she meant to say is our problem is worse than yours. If we ask Jing-mei to wash dishes, she hears nothing but music. It’s like you can’t stop this natural talent. (3) Squared her shoulders: to push back shoulders with back straight, usually to show