on an old Sullivan Shaw,a new idea came into the mother.With the new plan introduced,the conflict would develop further. 37.Short out.=short circuit:the power supply out of operation 38.Para.21 is one of the fine examples showing how the author uses simple but vivid expressive language in her description.When the sound of the TV set shorted out,the mother would get up from her seat to adjust the set.This action was repeated so many times that in the eyes of the child it was like a dance between her mother and the TV set.In her depiction,the author uses simple and small words like"up and down,back and forth,quiet and loud' 39.It was like a stiff embraceless dance.The TV set::她和电视机好像上演了一段 舞蹈，二者不相拥抱，动作僵硬。 40.She seemed entranced by the music.playful parts一1)她似乎被这音乐吸引住 了。这钢琴曲不长，但有点狂乱，有若迷人的特点，乐曲开始时时快节泰的，接着 时欢快跳动的节拍，然后又回到嬉戏的部分。2)lilting:with a pleasant pattem of rising and falling sound in music or voice 41.It was being pounded out by a little Chinese girl-It was being played loudly and with force by a little Chinese girl. 42.The gril had the sauciness ofa Shirley Temple-1)Paraphrase:The girl was Shirley Temple-like,slightly rude but in an amusing way.2)sauciness: impertinence;rudeness in an amusing way 43.She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese girl:A proper Chinese girl was supposed to be modest.Knowing this,the girl tried to look modest,but actually she was proud 44.And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy:She did her curtsy with a fancy sweep(花哨潇洒的屈膝礼) 45.In spite of these warning signs,I wasntworried.Question:What were the waming signs?-The girl should have known what her mother was thinking about:if that Chinese girl could be a Shirley Temple-like prodigy,why not her own daughter?Watching that girl's performance,the mother had a new idea- to make her daughter learn the piano.The girl saw these waming signs but she was not worried-because their family hand no piano and they couldn't afford to buy one. 46.Reams of sheet music:Ream:(pl)a large amount of writing on paper ( 的大量 47.So I could be generous in my comments.bad-mouthed the little girl. 1)Question:Why could the girl be generous in her comment?-As she knew sheon an old Sullivan Shaw, a new idea came into the mother. With the new plan introduced, the conflict would develop further. 37. Short out: =short circuit: the power supply out of operation 短路 38. Para. 21 is one of the fine examples showing how the author uses simple but vivid expressive language in her description. When the sound of the TV set shorted out, the mother would get up from her seat to adjust the set. This action was repeated so many times that in the eyes of the child it was like a dance between her mother and the TV set. In her depiction, the author uses simple and small words like “up and down, back and forth, quiet and loud” 39. It was like a stiff embraceless dance. The TV set: 她和电视机好像上演了一段 舞蹈，二者不相拥抱，动作僵硬。 40. She seemed entranced by the music. playful parts—1）她似乎被这音乐吸引住 了。这钢琴曲不长，但有点狂乱，有着迷人的特点，乐曲开始时时快节奏的，接着 时欢快跳动的节拍，然后又回到嬉戏的部分。 2) lilting: with a pleasant pattern of rising and falling sound in music or voice 41. It was being pounded out by a little Chinese girl- It was being played loudly and with force by a little Chinese girl. 42. * The gril had the sauciness of a Shirley Temple - 1) Paraphrase: The girl was Shirley Temple-like, slightly rude but in an amusing way. 2) sauciness: impertinence; rudeness in an amusing way 43. She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese girl: A proper Chinese girl was supposed to be modest. Knowing this, the girl tried to look modest, but actually she was proud. 44. And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy: She did her curtsy with a fancy sweep (花哨潇洒的屈膝礼) 45. In spite of these warning signs, I wasn’t worried. Question: What were the warning signs?- The girl should have known what her mother was thinking about: if that Chinese girl could be a Shirley Temple-like prodigy, why not her own daughter? Watching that girl’s performance, the mother had a new idea- to make her daughter learn the piano. The girl saw these warning signs but she was not worried——because their family hand no piano and they couldn’t afford to buy one. 46. Reams of sheet music: Ream: (pl.) a large amount of writing on paper （写作等） 的大量 47. So I could be generous in my comments . bad-mouthed the little girl. 1) Question: Why could the girl be generous in her comment?- As she knew she