determination(挺直了肩膀，cf.shrug one3 shoulder One shrugs his shoulders to show his doubt,lack of interest).(4)From the above conversation we can see the two mothers'behavior was typically Chinese.Under the same circumstances,an American parent would simply say:"My daughter is great! I'm proud of her”. 68.Jing-mei hated being compared to Waverley.She knew what her mother said was not true and that it was nothing but foolish pride that made her say so. Therefore,she decided to put a stop to this. Subsection 5(Paras.47-60) 79 Questions:(1)What is a talent show?What musical piece was the girl to play at the show?Was her performance a success (2)Why was the girl disappointed when they came back home from the show and her mother was silent about her performance? 80.In Paras.47-60 Jing-mei was to perform in a talent show held in the church. This was a good opportunity for parents to show off their talented children to their friends.Jing-mei started all right and soon made a mess of her performance.Undoubtedly this was a heavy blow to her mother.The girl expected angry accusations from her mother.To her surprise as well as disappointment,nothing happened when they got home.As readers we can't help wondering what this silence means.We feel that a storm-the climax of the story-is about to come.For in terms of traditional short story,the plot of a short story contains three parts:Beginning,middle and end.And it often moves through five stages:exposition,rising action,climax.falling action and resolution 69.Old Chong and my mother conspired to.(1)Conspire:to plan sth.harmful or illegal together secretly.The word "conspired"reveals the narrator's relationship with her mother:They were opponents of the sharp conflict. (2) a talent show:才艺表演 70.It was a moody piece that sounded.moody:(of a person)having moods that change often and quickly;bad-tempered,displeased or unhappy,Note that the word here used to modify a musical piece. 71.But I dawdled over.to dawdle over sth.means to waste time or to do sth very slowly 72.They recited simple nursery rhymes.enthusias1 ically:(I)他们背诵简单的童 谣，用微型小提琴拉出又响又粗的调子，跳若呼啦圈舞，穿者粉色的芭皆舞短裙蹦determination ( 挺直了肩膀，cf. shrug one’s shoulder One shrugs his shoulders to show his doubt, lack of interest). (4) From the above conversation we can see the two mothers’ behavior was typically Chinese. Under the same circumstances, an American parent would simply say: “My daughter is great! I’m proud of her”. 68. Jing-mei hated being compared to Waverley. She knew what her mother said was not true and that it was nothing but foolish pride that made her say so. Therefore, she decided to put a stop to this. Subsection 5 (Paras. 47—60 ) 79 Questions: (1) What is a talent show? What musical piece was the girl to play at the show? Was her performance a success ? (2)Why was the girl disappointed when they came back home from the show and her mother was silent about her performance? 80. In Paras. 47—60 Jing-mei was to perform in a talent show held in the church. This was a good opportunity for parents to show off their talented children to their friends. Jing-mei started all right and soon made a mess of her performance. Undoubtedly this was a heavy blow to her mother. The girl expected angry accusations from her mother. To her surprise as well as disappointment, nothing happened when they got home. As readers we can ’t help wondering what this silence means. We feel that a storm-the climax of the story- is about to come. For in terms of traditional short story, the plot of a short story contains three parts: Beginning, middle and end. And it often moves through five stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. 69. Old Chong and my mother conspired to . (1) Conspire: to plan sth. harmful or illegal together secretly. The word “conspired” reveals the narrator’s relationship with her mother: They were opponents of the sharp conflict. (2) a talent show:才艺表演 70. It was a moody piece that sounded. moody: (of a person) having moods that change often and quickly; bad-tempered, displeased or unhappy, Note that the word here used to modify a musical piece. 71. But I dawdled over. to dawdle over sth. means to waste time or to do sth very slowly 72. They recited simple nursery rhymes.enthusiastically: (1) 他们背诵简单的童 谣， 用微型小提琴拉出又响又粗的调子，跳着呼啦圈舞，穿着粉色的芭蕾舞短裙蹦