Words and expressions
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Their father looked suddenly at the ceiling, as if Nath had pointed out a bug and he wanted to find it before it ran away.? Lydia's eyes went hot, as if she were staring into the oven. Nath, remorseful, prodded his sandwich with his knuckle, squeezing peanut butter onto the tablecloth, but their father didn't notice.
Nath問(wèn)到爸爸灰瞻，媽媽回來(lái)的日期indefinitely是什么意思遥皂，爸爸眼睛一下子看向了天花板飞傀，好像Nath指了一個(gè)蟲(chóng)子玉工，他想在它逃走之前找到它一樣娇未。Lydia的眼睛則變得滾燙嘱支，像盯著一個(gè)通紅的爐子一樣指蚁。
我們都知道菱父，眼睛使勁向上看是為了不讓眼淚掉下來(lái)颈娜。而眼淚噴涌而出的一瞬間，眼眶發(fā)熱浙宜」倭桑看到爸爸和妹妹的反應(yīng)，Nath意識(shí)到自己這個(gè)問(wèn)題多不恰當(dāng)粟瞬，他自責(zé)地（remorseful）將悔恨轉(zhuǎn)移到三明治身上去同仆，用手指關(guān)節(jié)去戳三明治。（prod his sandwich）
仿句：On seeing the photo slouched against the wall, her eyes went hot. Before her child, she needed to pretend being strong so she looked hard at the ceiling to prevent tears from dribbling down.
2.
Their mother's absence gnawed at them quietly, a dull and spreading hurt.
gnaw: to keep biting something hard
gnaw at somebody: to make someone feel worried or frightened, over a period of time
母親的離去慢慢地折磨著他們裙品，沉緩又不斷持續(xù)的傷痛俗批。gnaw在這里表達(dá)出了持續(xù)，不斷的意味清酥，讓他們的痛苦變得更加漫長(zhǎng)。還有要注意的是單詞的發(fā)音蕴侣，g不發(fā)音焰轻，音標(biāo)是/n?? /
仿句：Guilt gnawing his conscience, he can't even look into hers eyes.
3.
Nath stayed put.
stay put在這里是個(gè)口語(yǔ)化的表達(dá)：to remain in one place and not move
Thoughts
Marilyn的離去對(duì)Nath和Lydia帶來(lái)了什么影響呢？
Mothers who disappeared, fathers who didn't love you, kids who mocked you--everything would shrink to pinpoints and vanish. Up there: nothing but stars.
Nath對(duì)宇航員對(duì)太空開(kāi)始了瘋狂的癡迷昆雀，火箭發(fā)射辱志，太空艙蝠筑，重力，這些需要眼神投向外太空揩懒，心思不再困于地球上的事物給了他極度的安慰什乙，填補(bǔ)了他心里母親的空缺。
他似乎過(guò)早就明白已球，母親的離去臣镣，父親的消沉，他無(wú)能為力智亮，他需要將心思放到其他事情上去忆某，他需要在自己日日安靜的家里創(chuàng)造一個(gè)自己的世界。
而Lydia呢阔蛉？五歲的時(shí)候正是最需要父母陪伴的時(shí)候弃舒。
What mother doesn't love to cook with her little girl?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
And what little girl doesn't love learning with Mom?
她將母親的離去歸咎于自己，是自己表現(xiàn)不好媽媽才會(huì)離開(kāi)状原。她暗暗下了決心要想盡辦法讓媽媽開(kāi)心聋呢，媽媽叫她做什么她就做什么，她再也承受不起媽媽的再一次離去了颠区。
而Marilyn回來(lái)原因的謎題也解開(kāi)了削锰。很簡(jiǎn)單，她懷孕了瓦呼。她不能再繼續(xù)讀書(shū)了喂窟，未來(lái)讀完醫(yī)學(xué)院穿上白大褂的那個(gè)女醫(yī)生不會(huì)再是她了⊙氪回到家磨澡，看到丟掉cookbook誤以為有和她一樣抱負(fù)的Lydia，Marilyn也同樣暗下了一個(gè)決心质和，她要想盡辦法培養(yǎng)Lydia稳摄，發(fā)展她一切才能，像培養(yǎng)一朵冠軍玫瑰饲宿∠贸辏看到這里，更能理解前文中Marilyn在慢慢揭開(kāi)女兒真實(shí)模樣的巨大落差和知道真相的震驚了瘫想。
