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6 The card was blank except for what my sister had written.
4 ... so with a "Go to it, tiger" and a quick "I love you, too,"
my sister was gone.
Back
Meaning: ... after saying "Good luck, my brave girl" (or "have fun") and "I love you, too", my sister left.
Chinese
Text B
Since my sister is so different from me—or since I’m so different from her—we aren’t very close. I think I puzzle her—she just can’t seem to figure me out.
Chinese
Text B
I checked in and fastened myself into the plane seat. I glanced inside the bag that my sister had carried in for me. There, along with my passport, visa, and other important documents, was a small white envelope with “Kath” written on it in my sister’s handwriting. I opened the envelope and found a card.
Meaning of the Sentences
5 It seemed there was a small part of her that was jealous of
what I was doing.
Back
Meaning: No matter how happy she said she was for me, I could see she felt some envy toward my accomplishments─even if she tried her best to fight it.
When these “discussions” took place, my sister, Kristy, would always try to break the tension. “Kathy,” she’d suggest, “why don’t you go to England for summer school. It’s not dangerous and it’s still overseas.”
My family is not big on emotional goodbyes, so with a “Go to it, tiger” and a quick “I love you, too?” my sister was gone. I was sad because this just confirmed for me that she did’nt understand.
Chinese
Text B
Because my sister seemed the least upset by my summer plans, I asked her for a ride to the airport. “No problem,” she said, “but don’t tell Dad!” I smiled and agreed.
Unit 1
The Edge
CONTENTS
Background Information
Unit 1 The Edge
Reading Through
Text B Words & Expressions
Exercises
Background Information
This passage is about a young American woman’s story with her sister and her father. She decided to make a trip to Israel despite her family’s opposition. She thought her family just couldn't understand her, because she has quite different ways of living. But finally she learned that her sister actually understands her. She can feel the family members’ care and love for her.
Meaning of the Sentences
3 My family is not big on emotional goodbyes...
Back
Meaning: My family does not like to show emotions on occasions, like saying goodbye...
Chinese
Text B
I really admire you for experiencing life in such a full way. I love you. Your sister, Kristy On the other side of the card, she had written: I really wish I could go to Israel with you. That day, my sister, for one brief moment, showed me a side of
Background Information
1. How do you understand the title of the passage?
2. There are quarrels between the writer and her father. Do you have similar stories in your family?
herself that she had never shown before. Or maybe I had never looked deeply enough. With a flood of tears running down my face, I turned and looked out of the window. I saw my sister standing inside the airport, smiling and waving to me. As the plane backed out of the gate, I saw her lips say “I love you.” I smiled back because for the first time, I knew she really did.
Chinese
Meaning of the Sentences
1 The Edge
Back
Meaning: There is a common expression in English used to describe the lifestyle of someone who enjoys risk: "living on the edge". So, in this case, the text is describing how the woman is off to a dangerous land (at least in her family's mind), and the use of "the edge" could be referring to her lifestyle and her love of risks and challenges.
After I read the writing on the inside, I realized that my sister—who I had decided just couldn’t understand— actually did. It seemed there was a small part of her that was jealous of what I was doing. The card was blank except for what my sister had written:
On the way to the airport the next day, my sister was quiet, as usual. But for the first time since I’d decided to go, she started asking questions about my trip: where I was planning to travel, where I was going to stay. She seemed trsister and I are three and a half years apart in age,
but a world apart in the way we live our lives.
Back
Meaning: My sister and I were born only three and a half years apart, but our lifestyles were extremely different.
