daughter now looked like a Negro girl. 15 She lamented.as if l had done this on purpose:1)lament:to lament is to express annoyance or disappointment about sth.you think is unsatisfactory.The use of the word shows that the mother was dissatisfied and disappointed with the daughter.e.g.they vanish from a world.-a world which will lament them day and forget them forever.(Mark Twain)2)as if I had done this on purpose: the girl felt that her mother blamed for this initial failure.Later on we find that the mother and daughter often blamed each other in their intense relationship. 16 The instructor of the beauty school had to lop off these soggy clumps:-1)lop cut a part of sth.off,especially a branch of a tree.e.g.a.We had to lop off the whole pages of the report before presenting it to the committee.b.Due to the dull/off season,some flights were lopped off.2)soggy:unpleasantly wet and soft,.e.g.The ground is soggy from the rain.(地面被雨水湿透了。) 3)clump:a group of trees,bushes or other plants growing very close together Here“lop off”and“clumps”are used figuratively. 17 Peter Pan is very popular these days:In making her hair smooth again,the girl looked like a boy and so the instructor was comforting the mother and the gir by mentioning Peter Pan,whose hair was short,with a few straight across bangs above his eyebrows. 18 In fact.as my mother-Her mother's attempt to change her into a prodigy brought about to her many fanciful ideas and made her quite excited. 19 Ipictured this prodigy part ofme.for sie-1)Paraphrase:I imagined myself as different types of prodigy,trying to find out which one suited me the best.2) trying each one for size:trying something,especially clothing,to see if it is the right size for you. 20 Iwas like the Christ child(幼年基督).with holy indigni0-1)For Christ child,see Note 4 to the text.2)holy indignity:It's difficult to explain exactly what the author means here by "holy indignity".These words can be interpreted in different ways.In outdated English,the word"indignity"means "indignation".So the sentence may mean that Christ child cried with holy indignation when he was lifted from the straw manger.Another way ofdaughter now looked like a Negro girl. 15 She lamented, as if I had done this on purpose: 1) lament : to lament is to express annoyance or disappointment about sth. you think is unsatisfactory. The use of the word shows that the mother was dissatisfied and disappointed with the daughter. e.g. .they vanish from a world .- a world which will lament them a day and forget them forever. (Mark Twain) 2) as if I had done this on purpose: the girl felt that her mother blamed for this initial failure. Later on we find that the mother and daughter often blamed each other in their intense relationship. 16 The instructor of the beauty school had to lop off these soggy clumps:-1) lop off: cut a part of sth. off, especially a branch of a tree. e.g. a. We had to lop off the whole pages of the report before presenting it to the committee. b. Due to the dull/ off season, some flights were lopped off. 2) soggy: unpleasantly wet and soft, e.g. The ground is soggy from the rain. ( 地面被雨水湿透了。) 3）clump: a group of trees, bushes or other plants growing very close together. Here“lop off” and “clumps ” are used figuratively. 17 Peter Pan is very popular these days: In making her hair smooth again, the girl looked like a boy and so the instructor was comforting the mother and the girl by mentioning Peter Pan, whose hair was short, with a few straight across bangs above his eyebrows. 18 In fact,. as my mother—Her mother’s attempt to change her into a prodigy brought about to her many fanciful ideas and made her quite excited. 19 I pictured this prodigy part of me.for size—1) Paraphrase: I imagined myself as different types of prodigy, trying to find out which one suited me the best. 2) trying each one for size: trying something, especially clothing, to see if it is the right size for you. 20 I was like the Christ child（幼年基督） .with holy indignity—1）For Christ child, see Note 4 to the text. 2) holy indignity: It’s difficult to explain exactly what the author means here by “holy indignity”. These words can be interpreted in different ways. In outdated English, the word “indignity” means “indignation”. So the sentence may mean that Christ child cried with holy indignation when he was lifted from the straw manger. Another way of