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After much thought, I came up with a brilliant plan for Rich to meet my mother and win her over. (L1, Para.1)

After much thought, I thought of a very good plan that would enable Rich to meet mother and gain her support for our relationship. Paraphrasing

win over (L2, Para.1) gain one’s support or favor More Practice:

律师以富有感染力的辩护赢得了陪审团的支持。

The lawyer won over the jury by his moving defense. Vocabulary

away adv. (L13, Para.4)

used to talk about future events

The final exams are still six weeks away. More Practice:

华盛顿峰会将在一个月后举行。

The Washington summit is over a month away. Vocabulary

My instructions are in my fingers. (L15, Para.4)

I am so skilled that I can prepare and cook without much thinking as if my fingers did it by themselves. Paraphrasing

I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she surveyed him from head to toe, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Aunt Suyuan. ( L20, Para.5 )

When she opened the door I had seen her face with unnatural smile while she carefully looked at Rich all over his body. By doing so she tried to make sure whether her judgment of Rich was in agreement with what she had learned about Rich from Auntie Suyuan.

Paraphrasing

check against (L22, Para.5)

measure or value sth by comparing it with sth else More Practice:

我们应该以既定指标来检验工厂的生产率。

We should check the factory’s productivity against the agreed target. Vocabulary

I tried to anticipate what criticisms she would have. (L23, Para.5) I tried to guess what negative opinions she would have to Rich. Paraphrasing

anticipate v. (L23, Para.5)

guess what will happen or what needs to be done

More Practice:

在生意场上，你必须估计到竞争对手如何行动。

In business, you’ve got to anticipate how your competitors will act. Vocabulary

He was a bit on the short side, compactly built. ( L28, Para.6 ) He was a little short and had a small , but well- shaped body. Paraphrasing

on the short/fat/thin, etc. side (L28, Para.6) slightly short/fat/thin, etc. The shoes are on the large side. More Practice:

我喜欢那座房子，但觉得价格有点高。

I like the house, but I think the price is a bit on the high side.

Vocabulary

She tossed the garlic in the hot oil which bubbled in a loud, angry sound. (L33, Para.8) The mother put the garlic in the hot oil which produced bubbles with loud noise. Paraphrasing

In this sentence “angry” is used to modify “sound”.

This type of figure of speech is called empathy (移情). Example of empathy:

He had some cheerful wine at the party.

I felt compelled to defend on his behalf, a bit too heatedly as I raised my voice above the noise of the kitchen. ( L36, Para.9 )

I felt I was forced to speak in support of him and say something good for him, a bit too excitedly or even angrily as I began to speak in a voice louder than the noise in the kitchen. Paraphrasing

compel v. ( L36, Para.9 )

to force someone to do something His health compelled him to retire. More Practice:

我觉得在道义上我应该给与帮助。 I felt morally compelled to help. Vocabulary

… he also made the mistake of drinking not one but two frosted glasses full, while everybody else had a half-inch “just for taste”. ( L48, Para.14 )

… he drank two full frosted glasses of the wine but everyone else just tried a little for taste. That was quite an inappropriate thing he did.

Paraphrasing

But the worst happened when Rich criticised my mother’s cooking, and he didn’t even have a clue about what he had done. ( L51, Para.15 )

Rich criticised my mother’s cooking, but he didn’t even realize that he was not supposed to do so. That was the worst thing he did from my point of view. Paraphrasing

clue n. ( L52, Para.15 ) information that helps

Childhood experiences may provide a clue about why some adults develop eating disorders. Vocabulary

As is the Chinese cook’s custom, my mother always made negative remarks about her own cooking. ( L52, Para.15 )

My mother always said something negative about her own cooking skills ( to show modesty ). Chinese cooks do this a lot. Paraphrasing

as relative pronoun ( L52, Para.15 )

Used to introduce a relative clause whose antecedent is not just a noun phrase, but a whole clause, or sentence More Practice:

1）众所周知，她极受学生欢迎。

As is common knowledge, she is very popular among her students. 2）正如所料，他补考没有及格。

As is expected, he failed the make-up exam. Vocabulary

But before we could be so diplomatic, Rich said “You know, all it needs is a little soy sauce.” ( L59, Para.17 )

But before we could say something skillfully to please my mother, Rich said that my mother should have put some soy sauce to make the dish just right. Paraphrasing

And he proceeded to pour a riverful of the salty black stuff on the china plate, right before my mother’s shocked eyes. ( L60, Para.17 )

After saying that, he poured a lot of soy sauce on the china plate just in front of my mother, which shocked her ( for she had not expected anyone would do such a thing).

Paraphrasing

And even though I was hopeful throughout the dinner that my mother would somehow see Rich’s kindness, his sense of humor and charm, I knew he had failed miserably

in her eyes. ( L62, Para.18 )

And even though I hoped throughout the dinner that my mother would in some way find Rich was kind and charming and had a sense of humor, I knew that my mother would not accept him. Paraphrasing

somehow adv ( L63, Para.18 ) 1) in some way; by some means 我的车坏了，但我还是得想办法去上班。

My car has broken down, but I’ll get to work somehow. 2) for a reason that is unknown

不知怎的，他才干了一个月就把这个工作丢了。

Somehow he lost his job after doing it for only a month. Vocabulary

… after we put Shoshana to bed, he said modestly, “Well, I think we hit it off A-OK.” ( L66, Para.19 )

… after we place Shoshana in her bed, he said modestly that he thought he and my mother got along very well.

Paraphrasing

hit if off ( L67, Para.19 )

enjoy good relations; get along very well

He hit it off with everyone else in his office. More Practice:

幸好杰可和他的新老板从一开始就相处得很好。

Fortunately, Jack and his new employer hit it off from the very beginning. Vocabulary