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LoveStory(novel)HarvardUniversityBR_MAINBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLoveStory(song)1.BackgroundInformationErichSegal3.Warm-upQuestionsRadcliffeCollege2.ElementsofFictionLoveStoryisa1970romancenovelbyAmericanwriterErichSegal.Afilmbasedonthenovelwasalsoreleasedin1970,andisconsideredoneofthemostromanticofalltimebytheAmericanFilmInstitute.LoveStorybecamethetopsellingworkoffictionforallof1970intheUnitedStates,andwastranslatedintomorethan20languages.Asequel,Oliver’sStory,waspublishedin1977.BeforeReading_1.1_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLoveStory(novel)Introduction

BeforeReading_1.1_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingThenoveltellsthestoryofOliverBarrettIV,whocomesfromalonglineofwealthyandwell-respectedHarvardUniversitygraduates.PartlytobreakthetraditionalIvyLeaguemold,theHarvardstudentmeetsandfallsinlovewithJennifer,aworking-class,quick-wittedRadcliffeCollegestudent.Upongraduationfromcollege,thetwodecidetomarryagainstthewishesofOliver’sfather,whothereuponseverstieswithhisson.Withouthisfather’sfinancialsupport,thecouplestrugglestopayOliver’swaythroughHarvardLawSchoolwithJenniferworkingasaprivateschoolteacher.Graduatingthirdinhisclass,OlivertakesapositionatarespectableNewYorklawfirm.WithOliver’snewincome,thepairof24-year-oldsdecidetohaveachild.Afterfailingtoconceive,theyconsultamedicalspecialist,who,afterrepeatedtests,informsOliverthatJenniferisillandwillsoondie.PlotBeforeReading_1.1_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAsinstructedbyhisdoctor,Oliverattemptstolivea“normallife”withouttellingJenniferofhercondition.Jenniferneverthelessdiscoversherailmentafterconfrontingherdoctoraboutherrecentillness.Withtheirdaystogethernumbered,Jenniferbeginscostlycancertherapy,andOliversoonbecomesunabletoaffordthehospitalexpenses.Desperate,heseeksfinancialrelieffromhisfather.WhenMr.BarrettrealizesthatJenniferisillandthathissonborrowedthemoneyforher,heimmediatelysetsoutforNewYork.Bythetimehereachesthehospital,Jenniferisdead.Mr.Barrettapologizestohisson,whoreplieswithsomethingJenniferoncetoldhim:“Lovemeansnoteverhavingtosayyou’resorry.”BeforeReading_1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLoveStory(song)LoveStoryisapopularsongpublishedin1970,withmusicbyFrancisLaiandlyricsbyCarlSigman.ThesongwasintroducedinthemovieLoveStory.Thesonghasbeencoveredmanytimes.AndyWilliamsrecordedthebiggesthitversion.BeforeReading_1.2_pop1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading

LoveStory

WheredoIbegin

totellthestoryofhowgreatalovecanbe?

Thesweetlovestorythatisolderthanthesea.

Thesimpletruthabouttheloveshebringstome.

WheredoIstart?

Withherfirsthello,

shegaveameaningtothisemptyworldofmine.

There’llneverbeanotherlove,anothertime.

Shecameintomylifeandmadethelivingfine.

Shefillsmyheart.

Shefillsmyheart

withveryspecialthings.

Withangel’ssouls,withwildimaginings.BeforeReading_1.2_pop2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingShefillsmysoulwithsomuchlove.ThatanywhereIgo,I’mneverlonely.Withheralong,whocouldbelonely?Ireachforherhand.It’salwaysthere.Howlongdoesitlast?Canlovebemeasuredbythehoursinaday?Ihavenoanswersnow,butthismuchIcansay.IknowI’llneedhertillthestarsallburnawayandshe’llbethere.Howlongdoesitlast?Canlovebemeasuredbythehoursinaday?Ihavenoanswersnow,butthismuchIcansay.IknowI’llneedhertillthestarsallburnawayandshe’llbethere.BeforeReading_1.3ErichSegalBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingErichSegal,bornin1937,isacontemporaryAmericannovelistandprofessorofliteratureatYale.LoveStoryishisfirstnovel,whichcameoutin1970andimmediatelyearnedhimgreatfame.Hewashailedasthe“firstimportantnewwriterofthe1970s”.SincethenhehaspublishedanumberofsuccessfulnovelsincludingFairyTales(1973),Oliver’sStory(1977),Man,WomanandChild(1980),andTheClass(1985).BeforeReading_1.4_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingHarvardUniversityHarvardYardHarvardStadiumMemorialChurchStatueofJohnHarvard

HarvardUniversityPresidents1829-1862BeforeReading_1.4_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingHarvardUniversityisaprivateuniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts,USAandamemberoftheIvyLeague.Foundedin1636,HarvardistheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates.HarvardUniversityMottoVeritas(“Truth”)EstablishedSeptember,1636BeforeReading_1.4_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAcademictermSemesterEndowmentU.S.$29.2billionPresidentCatharineDrewGilpinFaustStaff2,497non-medical,10,674medicalUndergraduates6,715Postgraduates12,424CampusUrban,380acresMascotJohnHarvardColorsCrimsonNicknameCrimsonRadcliffeCollegewasawomen’sliberalartscollegeinCambridge,Massachusetts,USA,andwasthecoordinatecollegeforHarvardUniversity.ItwasalsooneoftheSevenSisterscolleges.ItbegantomergewithHarvardin1977,aprocesswhichfinishedin1999.Radcliffe’scampusnowfunctionsasaresearchinstitutewithinHarvard,theRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy.

BeforeReading_1.5BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingRadcliffeCollegeBeforeReading_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingElementsofFictionPlotSettingCharactersThemePointofViewStylePlotisthecarefullyplannedsequenceofeventsinastory.Itbeginswiththepresentationofasituationthatneedstobesolved.Asthecharactersactandreact,theplotmovestoitssolution.BeforeReading_2.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingPlotBeforeReading_2.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSettingSettingistheenvironmentinwhichthecharactersliveandmove.Itincludestheplacewherethestoryhappensandtheperiodofhistoryinwhichitoccurs.Notonlydoesthesettingserveasalocationforevents,itisalsoaforcethatimpelscertainactions.BeforeReading_2.3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingCharactersCharactersarethepersonswhoinitiateorgothroughtheeventsoftheplot.Theirqualitiesemergeandyourunderstandingofthemdevelopsasthestoryprogresses.Sometimesacharacterisindividual;sometimesacharacterisuniversal,representingabasichumantype.BeforeReading_2.4BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingThemeThemereferstothedeepermeaningunderlyingthesurfaceofthestory.Andthekeytounderstandingitisexperience—experienceinlivingandexperienceinreadingfiction.Theformerdeepensyourinsightintoyourfellowhumanbeingswhilethelatterincreasesyourabilitytodetectwhatcluestolookforandhowtointerpretthem.BeforeReading_2.5BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingPointofViewPointofviewreferstothepositionfromwhichthewriterviewshisorhersubjects.Therearetwocommonpointsofviewintellingstories.1.Third-personnarration.Mostwritersusethethird-personnarration,thatis,he,she,ortheyintellingthestory.IntheepilogueofTheGadfly,thestoryisnarratedfromthepointofviewofGemma.2.First-personnarration.SometimesstorieslikeLoveStoryaretoldbythefirst-personnarrator“I”.Thenarration,asaresult,islimitedtotheobservations,feelings,andbehaviorofthischaracter.InLoveStory,forinstance,alltheactionsareseenthroughtheeyesof“I”—OliverBarrettIV.BeforeReading_2.6BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingStyleStylerefersmainlytothewayinwhichawriteruseslanguage.Itisdeterminedbywordchoice,sentencestructureandvariety,imagery,andarrangement.BeforeReading_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWarm-upQuestionsSupposeyouareabouttomarrysomeoneyoulovebutyourparentsobjectstronglytoyourmarriage,howwillyoureact?2.Ifyouhavewrongedyourspouseterriblyortheotherwayround,whatwillyoudo?3.Ifyourspousehashostilitytowardshisorherparentsforsomereasonorother,wouldyouchoosetoleavethemaloneordosomethingtobringaboutareconciliationbetweenthem?Why?GlobeReading_mainBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading1.TextAnalysisForPart1ForPart2CitingEvidenceTrueorFalseQuestionsandAnswers2.PartDivisionoftheTextForParts3~43.FurtherUnderstandingGlobeReading_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTextAnalysis

ThemeGenuineloveamongthecontemporaryyouth.Fillintheblankswiththeinformationfromthetext.LoveStory(Chapter13)SettingThestorytakesplaceinthe1960sinCambridge,Massachusetts,whereHarvardUniversityandRadcliffeCollege

arelocated.CharactersOliver,JenniferandMr.Barrett,Oliver’sfather.PointofViewFirst-personnarration.StyleSimpleandlucid(明晰的).GlobalReading_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingPartDivisionoftheText

MainIdeasParts12Paragraphs1-2021-59JenniferpassesontoMr.Barrettamade-up“message”,whichmakesOliververyangry.JenniferandOliverreceiveaninvitationfromOliver’sparents,towhichthecouplereactsdifferently.360-73OliversearcheseverywhereforJennifer,butinvain.474-90OliverfindsJenniferinfrontoftheirhouse.3.JennifertriestopersuadeOlivertoaccepttheinvitationbecauseshethinkshewillberegretfulifhedoesnot.TGlobeReading_3.1_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTrueorFalse1.Oliver’sfathersendsaletterofinvitationtoOliverandJennifer.2.Jennifertakestheletterasasignofreconciliation,butOliverdoesnot.T

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)ItisOliver’smotherwhohasaddressedtheenvelope.(

)GlobeReading_3.1_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading4.Oliverdoesnotaccepttheinvitationbecausehehateshisfather.5.Oliverhasevidencethathissonwillnotresenthim.F(

)Becauseheissoproudandcompetitivethathethinkshehateshisfather.F(

)Heknowshissonwillnotresenthim,buthecannotproduceanyevidence.GlobeReading_3.2_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingQuestionsandAnswers1.Jenniferinsiststhatareply(preferablyapositiveone)bemadetotheinvitation.Whatreasonsdoesshegive?Shesaysthatinherlifeshehasneverdeliberatelyhurtanyoneandshedoesnotthinkshecanthistime.2.WhatisOliverdoingwhileJennifertriestopersuadehim?Doeshechangehismind?3.WhatdoesJenniferactuallydoinreplytotheinvitation?DoessheimmediatelytellMr.Barrettthattheywouldnotcometothebirthdayparty?ShemakesaphonecalltoMr.Barrett,butshedoesnotimmediatelytellhimthattheywouldnotcometothebirthdayparty.HeisimmersedinPercival’sappealtotheSupremeCourt,andhedoesnotchangehismind.GlobeReading_3.2_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading4.HowdoesOliverfeelwhenhehearshiswifesay“we’reterriblysorry,sir,(thatwewon’tbeabletocome)”?Heisangrybecausehedoesnotwanthisfathertothinkthatheissorry.5.WhatdoesJenniferbegherhusbandtodo?Why?6.IsOlivermoved?Doeshedowhatheisaskedto?Oliverisnotmoved,andhesaysthathewillnevertalktohim.Shebegshimtotalktohisfatherbecauseshedoesnotwanttohurthim.7.Attheendofthetelephoneconversation,JenniferpassesontoMr.Barrettamade-up“message”.WhatdoesOliverreacttothis?Heissoangrythathehurlsthephoneacrosstheroom.GlobeReading_3.3_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingCitingEvidenceCiteevidencefromthetexttosupportthatOliverfeelsregretfulforwhathedoesandhissearchforJenniferispanickedandanxious.Evidence1:OliversearcheseverywhereforJennifer,includingLawSchoollibrary,HarknessCommons,thelounge,thecafeteria,AgassizHall,PaineHall,andHarvardSquare.Evidence2:Whenheissearchingthelibrary,hisglanceissotenseandhisfacesofiercethatheisdisturbingthewholeplace.Evidence3:Heisrunningeverywhere,hislegstryingtocatchupwiththepaceofhisheart.Evidence4:Heiscold,butheisnumbmorewithfright.GlobeReading_3.3_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading2.CiteevidencefromthetexttosupportthatJenniferisnotangrywithOliver.Evidence1:Jennifergoesbackhomebyherself,andassheforgetsherkey,shewaitsonthetopstep.Evidence2:WhenOliversaysthatheissorry,shesaysthatlovemeansnoteverhavingtosayyou’resorry.ArticleBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingOliverBarrettIV,aHarvardstudentfromawealthyWASPfamily,fellinlovewithJennifer,aRadcliffemusicmajor,daughterofapastrychefofItaliandescent.Jenniferreturnedhislove.Thetwoofthemstartedtalkingaboutmarriage,thinkingtheyweremadeforeachother.Abankerandasqueamishparent,OliverBarrettIIIrefusedtogivehisblessingtotheproposedalliance.OliverandJenniferthereuponwentaheadontheirown,contentedwiththeir“loveinacottage.”WejointhenovelinChapter13,threeyearsafterOlivermarriedJenniferregardlessofhisfather’sfierceopposition.Oneday,theyreceivedaninvitationfromOliver’sparentstotheoldman’ssixtiethbirthdayparty.Jenniferpreferredacceptingtheinvitation,regardingitasagoodopportunityforareconciliationbetweenfatherandson.ButOliverwouldn’tgiveitathought.Thusthetwoofthemhadaviolentquarrel...Article1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingCHAPTER13Mr.andMrs.OliverBarrettIIIrequestthepleasureofyourcompanyatadinnerincelebrationofMr.Barrett’ssixtiethbirthdaySaturday,thesixthofMarchatseveno’clockDoverHouse,Ipswich,MassachusettsLoveStoryErichSegalR.S.V.P.Article2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading

“Well?”askedJennifer.“Doyouevenhavetoask?”Ireplied.IwasinthemidstofabstractingTheStatev.Percival,averyimportantprecedentincriminallaw.Jennywassortofwavingtheinvitationtobugme.“Ithinkit’sabouttime,Oliver,”shesaid.“Forwhat?”“Foryouknowverywellwhat,”sheanswered.“Doeshehavetocrawlhereonhishandsandknees?”Ikeptworkingassheworkedmeover.“Ollie—he’sreachingouttoyou!”“Bullshit,Jenny.Mymotheraddressedtheenvelope.”“Ithoughtyousaidyoudidn’tlookatit!”shesortofyelled.Article3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingOkay,soIdidglanceatitearlier.Maybeithadslippedmymind.Iwas,afterall,inthemidstofabstractingTheStatev.Percival,andinthevirtualshadowofexams.Thepointwassheshouldhavestoppedharanguingme.“Ollie,think,”shesaid,hertonekindofpleadingnow.“Sixtygoddamnyearsold.Nothingsayshe’llstillbearoundwhenyou’refinallyreadyforthereconciliation.”IinformedJennyinthesimplestpossibletermsthattherewouldneverbeareconciliationandwouldshepleaseletmecontinuemystudying.Shesatdownquietly,squeezingherselfontoacornerofthesofawhereIhadmyfeet.Althoughshedidn’tmakeasound,Iquicklybecameawarethatshewaslookingatmeveryhard.Iglancedup.“Someday,”shesaid,“whenyou’rebeingbuggedbyOliverV—”Article4BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading“Hewon’tbecalledOliver,besureofthat!”Isnappedather.Shedidn’traisehervoice,thoughsheusuallydidwhenIdid.“Listen,Ol,evenifwenamehimBozotheClownthatkid’sstillgoingtoresentyoubecauseyouwereabigHarvardathlete.Andbythetimehe’safreshman,you’llprobablybeintheSupremeCourt!”“Yourfatherlovesyoutoo,Oliver.Helovesyoujustthewayyou’llloveBozo.ButyouBarrettsaresodamnproudandcompetitive,you’llgothroughlifethinkingyouhateeachother.”Itoldherthatoursonwoulddefinitelynotresentme.ShetheninquiredhowIcouldbesocertainofthat.Icouldn’tproduceevidence.Imean,Isimplyknewoursonwouldnotresentme,Icouldn’tsaypreciselywhy.Jennythenremarked:Article5BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading“Ifitweren’tforyou,”Isaidjokingly.“Yes,”shesaid.“Thecaseisclosed,”Isaid,being,afterall,thehusbandandheadofhousehold.MyeyesreturnedtoTheStatev.PercivalandJennygotup.Butthensheremembered.“There’sstillthematteroftheRSVP.”IsaidthataRadcliffemusicmajorcouldprobablycomposeanicelittlenegativeRSVPwithoutprofessionalguidance.“Listen,Oliver,”shesaid,“I’veprobablyliedorcheatedinmylife.ButI’veneverdeliberatelyhurtanyone.Idon’tthinkIcould.”Really,atthatmomentshewasonlyhurtingme,soIaskedherpolitelytohandletheRSVPinwhatevermannershewished,aslongastheessenceofthemessagewasthatwewouldn’tshowunlesshellfrozeover.IreturnedonceagaintoTheStatev.Percival.“What’sthenumber?”Iheardhersayverysoftly.Shewasatthetelephone.Article6BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading“Can’tyoujustwriteanote?”“InaminuteI’lllosemynerve.What’sthenumber?”ItoldherandwasinstantlyimmersedinPercival’sappealtotheSupremeCourt.IwasnotlisteningtoJenny.Thatis,Itriednotto.Shewasinthesameroom,afterall.“Oh—goodevening,sir,”Iheardhersay.Shehadherhandoverthemouthpiece.“Ollie,doesithavetobenegative?”Thenodofmyheadindicatedthatithadtobe,thewaveofmyhandindicatedthatsheshouldhurryup.“I’mterriblysorry,”shesaidintothephone.“Imean,we’reterriblysorry,sir...”We’re!Didshehavetoinvolvemeinthis?Andwhycan’tshegettothepointandhangup?“Oliver!”Shehadherhandonthemouthpieceagainandwastalkingveryloud.Article7BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading“He’swounded,Oliver!Canyoujustsitthereandletyourfatherbleed?”Hadshenotbeeninsuchanemotionalstate,Icouldhaveexplainedonceagainthatstonesdonotbleed.Butshewasveryupset.Anditwasupsettingmetoo.“Oliver,”shepleaded,“couldyoujustsayaword?”Tohim?Shemustbegoingoutofhermind!“Imean,likejustmaybe‘hello’?”Shewasofferingthephonetome.Andtryingnottocry.“Iwillnevertalktohim.Ever,”Isaidwithperfectcalm.Andnowshewascrying.Nothingaudible,buttearspouringdownherface.Andthenshe—shebegged.“Forme,Oliver.I’veneveraskedyouforanything.Please.”Threeofus.Threeofusjuststanding(Isomehowimaginedmyfatherbeingthereaswell)waitingforsomething.What?Forme?Icouldn’tdoit.Article8BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingDidn’tJennyunderstandshewasaskingtheimpossible?ThatIwouldhavedoneabsolutelyanythingelse?AsIlookedatthefloor,shakingmyheadinadamantrefusalandextremediscomfort,JennyaddressedmewithakindofwhisperedfuryIhadneverheardfromher:“Youareaheartlessbastard,”shesaid.Andthensheendedthetelephoneconversationwithmyfathersaying:“Mr.Barrett,Oliverdoeswantyoutoknowthatinhisownspecialway...”Shepausedforbreath.Shehadbeensobbing,soitwasn’teasy.Iwasmuchtooastonishedtodoanythingbutawaittheendofmyalleged“message.”

“Oliverlovesyouverymuch,”shesaid,andhungupveryquickly.Article9BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingThereisnorationalexplanationformyactionsinthenextsplitsecond.ImustneverbeforgivenforwhatIdid.Irippedthephonefromherhand,thenfromthesocket—andhurleditacrosstheroom.“Goddamnyou,Jenny!Whydon’tyougetthehelloutofmylife!”Istoodstill,pantingliketheanimalIhadsuddenlybecome.JesusChrist!Whatthehellhadhappenedtome?IturnedtolookatJen.Butshewasgone.Imeanabsolutelygone,becauseIdidn’tevenhearfootstepsonthestairs.Christ,shemusthavedashedouttheinstantIgrabbedthephone.Evenhercoatandscarfwerestillthere.ThepainofnotknowingwhattodowasexceededonlybythatofknowingwhatIhaddone.Isearchedeverywhere.Article10BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingIntheLawSchoollibrary,Iprowledtherowsofgrindingstudents,lookingandlooking.Upandback,atleasthalfadozentimes.ThoughIdidn’tutterasound,Iknewmyglancewassointense,myfacesofierce,Iwasdisturbingthewholeplace.Whocares?ButJennywasn’tthere.ThenallthroughHarknessCommons,thelounge,thecafeteria.ThenawildsprinttolookaroundAgassizHallatRadcliffe.Notthere,either.Iwasrunningeverywherenow,mylegstryingtocatchupwiththepaceofmyheart.PaineHall?(Ironicgoddamnname!)Downstairsarepianopracticerooms.IknowJenny.Whenshe’sangry,shepoundsthekeyboard.Right?Buthowaboutwhenshe’sscaredtodeath?It’scrazywalkingdownthecorridor,practiceroomsoneitherside.ThesoundsofMozartandBartók,BachandBrahmsfilteroutfromthedoorsandblendintothisweirdinfernalsound.Jenny’sgottobehere!InstinctmademestopatadoorwhereIheardthepounding(angry?)soundofaChopinprelude.Ipausedforasecond.Theplayingwaslousy—stopsandstartsandmanymistakes.AtonepauseIheardagirl’svoicemutter,“Shit!”IthadtobeJenny.Iflungopenthedoor.ARadcliffegirlwasatthepiano.Shelookedup.Anugly,big-shoulderedhippieRadcliffegirl,annoyedatmyinvasion.“What’sthematter,man?”sheasked.“Sorry,”Ireplied,andclosedthedooragain.ThenItriedHarvardSquare.Nothing.WherewouldJennyhavegone?Article11BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingArticle12BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingIjuststoodthere,lostinthedarknessofHarvardSquare,notknowingwheretogoorwhattodonext.AcoloredguyapproachedmeandinquiredifIwasinneedofafix.Ikindofabsentlyreplied,“No,thankyou,sir.”Iwasn’trunningnow.Imean,whatwastherushtoreturntotheemptyhouse?Itwasverylate—almost1A.M.—andIwasnumb—morewithfrightthanwiththecold(althoughitwasn’twarm,believeme).Fromseveralyardsoff,IthoughtIsawsomeonesittingonthetopofthesteps.Thishadtobemyeyesplayingtricks,becausethefigurewasmotionless.ButitwasJenny.Shewassittingonthetopstep.Iwastootiredtopanic,toorelievedtospeak.InwardlyIhopedshehadsomebluntinstrumentwithwhichtohitme.“Jen?”“Ollie?”Article13BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWebothspokesoquietly,itwasimpossibletotakeanemotionalreading.“Iforgotmykey,”Jennysaid.Istoodthereatthebottomofthesteps,afraidtoaskhowlongshehadbeensitting,knowingonlythatIhadwrongedherterribly.“Jenny,I’msorry—”“Stop!”shecutoffmyapology,thensaidveryquietly,“Lovemeansnoteverhavingtosayyou’resorry.”I

climbedupthestairstowhereshewassitting.“I’dliketogotosleep.Okay?”shesaid.“Okay.”Wewalkeduptoourapartment.Asweundressed,shelookedatmereassuringly.“ImeantwhatIsaid,Oliver.”Andthatwasall.Article2_S_Iwasinthe…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTranslatethesentenceintoChinese.我正忙于摘录刑法上一起非常重要的判例——“珀西瓦尔公诉案”的要点。IwasinthemidstofabstractingTheStatev.Percival,averyimportantprecedentincriminallaw.Article2_S_Doeshehave…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingParaphrasethesentence.Doeshehavetocomehereandbegforforgiveness?“Doeshehavetocrawlhereonhishandsandknees?”Article3_S_whenyou’re…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWhatdoesOliverVreferto?“whenyou’rebeingbuggedbyOliverV—”OliverVreferstoOliver’sfutureson.BecauseOliver’sfullnameisOliverBarrettIV,JennifercallstheirfuturesonOliverV.Article4_S_evenifwename…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWhatdoesthesentencemean?evenifwenamehimBozotheClownthatkid’sstillgoingtoresentyoubecauseyouwereabigHarvardathlete.Nomatterwhatthekid’snameis,heisstillgoingtoresentOliverbecauseofhisexcellence.Article5_S_soIasked…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTranslatethesentenceintoChinese.soIaskedherpolitelytohandletheRSVPinwhatevermannershewished,aslongastheessenceofthemessagewasthatwewouldn’tshowunlesshellfrozeover.于是我客客气气地请她全权处理“请赐回示”的事儿，随她用什么方式都行，只要回示的实质是：除非地狱封冻，我们决不赴宴。Article7_S_Hadshenot…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingParaphrasethesentence.Hadshenotbeeninsuchanemotionalstate,Icouldhaveexplainedonceagainthatstonesdonotbleed.Ifshehadnotbeeninsuchanemotionalstate,Icouldhaveexplainedagainthathewassostubbornthathewouldnotbehurtjustasstonesdonotbleed.Article8_S_Iwasmuch…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWhyisOliversoastonished?Whatishewaitingfor?Iwasmuchtooastonishedtodoanythingbutawaittheendofmyalleged“message.”OliverisastonishedbecausehehasnotexpectedJennifertomakeupamessageforhim.AtthemomenthecandonothingbutwaitforwhatJenniferisgoingtosay.Article12_S_Acoloredguy…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTranslatethesentenceintoChinese.Acolored