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Lesson8ThreeCupsofTea(Excerpts)

GregMortensonandDavidO.Relin

Chapter12HajiAli’sLesson1/80Warm-upAShortVideoAdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTea2/80LearningFocusBackgroundinformationStructureandstyleTextanalysisWritingDevicesThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook13/80Backgroundinformation

Author:GregMortensonandDavidO.Relin

GregMortenson

(1957-)isanAmerican

humanitarian,professionalspeaker,writer,andformermountaineer.Heisaco-founderandformerexecutivedirectorofthenon-profit

CentralAsiaInstitute

andthefounderoftheeducationalcharity

PenniesforPeace.

AdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTea4/80Background

In1993,mountaineer

GregMortenson

attemptedtoclimb

K2,the

world'ssecondhighestmountain,locatedinthe

Karakoramrangeofnorthern

Pakistan,asawayofhonoringthememoryofhisdeceasedsister,Christa.Asamemorial,hehadplannedtolayherambernecklaceonthesummitof

K2.

Aftermorethan70daysonthemountain,Mortensonandthreeotherclimbershadtheirascentinterruptedbytheneedtocompletea75-hourlife-savingrescueofafifthclimber.Aftergettinglostduringhisdescent,alone,hebecameweakandexhausted.AdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTea5/80Insteadofarrivingin

Askole,wherehisportersa66waited,hecameacross

Korphe,asmallvillagebuiltonashelfjuttingoutfromacanyon.Hewasgreetedandtakeninbythechiefelder,HajiAliofKorphe.Torepaytheremotecommunityfortheirhospitality,Mortensongaveawayhisclimbingsuppliesasgiftsandhelpedtocureillvillagers.Meanwhile,hepromisedtobuildaschoolforthevillage.AdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTeaBackground6/80Background

Korphe:asmallvillageinnortheasternPakistan,situatedatthefootoftheKarakorammountainrange.AdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTea7/80BackgroundAdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTea8/80CharactersMortenson——theauthorandprotagonistTara——Mortenson‘swifeJeanHoerni(1924-1997)——aSwissphysicistandmountaineerwhoistheonlyonetorespondtoMortenson’s580letterstoraisemoneytobuildaschoolinKorpheHajiAli——

thechiefofKorphevillageSakina——HajiAli’swifeTwaha——HajiAli'ssonJahan——HajiAli’sgranddaughterAdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTea9/80CharactersSherTakhi——Korphe’sreligiousleaderHussein——Korphe'smosteducatedmanTahira——Hussein'sdaughterHussain——thevillageexecutionerMakhmal——themasonHajiMehdi——thenurmadharofAskoleChangazi——atrekkingagentandtouroperatorwhoorganizedMortenson’sK2expeditionandwhoturnedouttobeadishonestmanAdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTea10/80

ThefirsttimeyoushareteawithaBalti,youareastranger.

Thesecondtimeyoutaketea,

youareanhonoredguest.

AdvancedEnglishBook1ThreeCupsofTeaThetitlecomesfromaBaltiproverb:

Thethirdtimeyoushareacupoftea,youbecomefamily,andforourfamily,wearepreparedtodoanything,evendie.11/80ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook1StructurePart1（paras.1-8）:MortensonfeelsdisappointedwhenhecomesbacktoKorphe,onlytofindthatHajiAlihasn’tstartedtheconstructionaccomplished.Part2(paras.9-22)achangeinMortenson’slifemakeshimanxioustogettheconstructionaccomplished.12/80ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook1Part3(paras.23-37)Thispartintroducesdetailsabouttheschoolconstruction.TheinvolvementintheconstructionenablesMortensontohaveabetterunderstandingofthelocalcultureandtheirspirituallife.Part4(paras.38-40)TheauthoruseflashbackstopresentanotherchangeinMortenson’slife;thatis,moreresponsibilitiesarelaidonhisshoulder.Part5(paras.41-56)Atthestartoftheschoolconstruction,HajiAligivesMortensonalessononthethreecupsofteaforthepurposeofeasinghisrelationshipwiththevillagers.Structure13/80ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook1StructurePart6(paras.57-72)TheauthorsgiveadescriptionofMortenson’spersonalwitnessofhowHajiAliwisely,courageouslyandselflesslyresolvesacrisisthatmayhaveresultedintheabortionoftheschoolconstruction.Part7(paras.73-76)ThetruththatHajiAlirevealstoMortensonabouthisilliteracyoverwhelmsMortenson.14/80ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook1QuestionsonStructureandStyle1.WhyisthequotationwrittenbyHelenaNorberg-Hodgeplacedbeforechapter?Howisitrelevanttothethemeofthechapter?Answer:Becauseitiscloselyrelatedtothethemeofthechapter.Inparagraph53,afterlearningthemeaningofthreecupsofteafromHajiAli,MortensonreflectsontheAmericanwayoflife.Herealizesthathe,whocomesfromamodernsocietyhassomethingtolearnfromthepeopleinaremotevillage.ThisechoesthequotationbyHelena-Hodge.15/80ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook1QuestionsonStructureandStyle2. WhoisthemostimportantcharacterinthischapterbesideMortenson?Whatdoyouknowabouthim?Answer:BesidesMortenson,HajiAliisthemostimportantcharacterinthischapter.Heiseagertopayanypricetomakethechildreninkorphehaveeducation.Althoughheisilliterate,whathesaysandwhathedoesarefullofwisdom.16/80QuestionsonStructureandStyle3. Howisatransitionmadefromthevillagers’joyaftertheroofwascarriedtheretotheunpleasanteventthatwastohappen?Answer:Theauthorusedasentence“NotallthepeopleoftheBraldusharedSherTakhi’sview”tomakethetransition.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook117/80QuestionsonStructureandStyle4.Howwouldyouexplainthemeaningofthechapter’stitle“HajiAli’sLesson”?Answer:ItmeansMortensonhaslearnedsomethingfromHajiAli.HajiAlitoldthemeaningofthreecupsofteatoMortenson,andhelearnedtheimportancetobepatientandbuildtherelationshipswithlocalpeople.HajiAliusedsimplewordstodemonstratebigsignificance.However,onlyattheendofthestorydidwelearnthatHajiAli,whogaveeverythingtosupportthebuildingoftheschoolwasanilliterate.Thissharpcontrastprovedhimarealwisemanfromwhomwecanlearnalotaswell.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook118/80TextAnalysisThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook1Para.4Youlookliketheyoungramatthetimeofbutting.

ram:anadultmalesheepbutt:n.theendofthecigarettev.tostrikeorpushwiththeheadorhornsSimileParaphrase:HajiAlicomparedhimtoayoungramthatwasstrikingwithhishornsangrily.Probablyinthematingseasonwhenitfoughtotherrams19/80TextAnalysisPara.8Whatisonewintermore?Paraphrase:Whatdoesitmatterifwehavetogowithoutaschoolforanotherwinter?ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook120/80TextAnalysisPara.9HepicturedTara,rememberingthelovelywayshehadwavedathimthroughtheglassatSFO,andabubbleofhappinessroseupsoforcefullythathecouldn’tkeepittohimself.SFO:SanFranciscoInternationalAirportKeepsth.tooneself：nottotellanyoneMetaphorAvividwayofsayingthathefeltsohappythathefelthemustsharehishappinesswithhisfriend.

ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook121/80TextAnalysisPara.13Mortensonheardaclick,thensquintedintothebeamoftheflashlighthe’djustbroughtfromAmericaforhisfriend.click:ashorthardsound(

onomatopoeia)squint:tolookatsth.withyoureyespartlyshutinordertokeepoutbrightlightortoseebetter.Paraphrase:TawahaswitchedontheflashlightMortensonhadgivenhimasagift.Mortensonheardtheclickandlookedatthelightwitheyespartly-closed.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook122/80TextAnalysisPara.14ThentheflashlightfelltothegroundandMortensonfelta

sharpflurryoffistspummelinghisarmsandshouldersincongratulations.flurry:atimewhenthereissuddenlyalotofavtivitiespummel:tohitsomeoneorsth.manytimesquickly,especiallywithone’sfistsParaphrase:ThenTawahadroppedtheflashlightandcongratulatedMortenson’smarriagebyhittinghisarmsandshoulderssuddenlyandrepeatedly.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook123/80TextAnalysisPara.22Tawahafellsilentforamoment,consideringexoticmatrimonialcustomsofAmerican.matrimonial:connectedwithmarriageorwithbeingmarried.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook124/80TextAnalysisPara.24Agrinsmoldered,thenignitedatthecenterofhisthickbeard.smolder:toburnorsmokewithoutflame.ignite:tostartburning.MetaphorComparingagrintoasparkoffire.Theimpliedmeaningisthathetriedtosuppressagrinbutthenhisfacebrokeintoabroadsmilethroughhisthickbeard.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook125/80TextAnalysisPara.26TheBalti,lackingawrittenlanguage,compensatedbypassingdownexacting

oralhistory.exacting:somethingorsomeonethatdemandshardworkandagreatdealofcareParaphrase:TheBaltipeoplelackedawrittenlanguage.However,thiswasmadeupbypassingdownanoralhistorywhichwasstrict,demandinggreatcare,patienceandeffort.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook126/80TextAnalysisPara.26AndeveryoneinKorpheknewthelegendofthislistingwoodenbuildingbuttressedwithearthenwalls.buttress:abrickorstonestructurebuilttosupportawall.Paraphrase:Thewoodenmosquewasleaningover,onlyreinforcedwithearthenwallsasbuttress.EveryoneinKorpheknewitsmythicalstory.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook127/80TextAnalysisPara.27Duringhisvisitshehadkeptrespectfuldistancefromthemosque,andKorphe΄sreligiousleader,SherTakhi.transferredepithet:

afigureofspeechwhereanepithet(anadjectiveordescriptivephrase)

is

transferred

fromthenoun

it

should

rightly

modify

to

another

to

which

it

does

not

really

apply

or

belong.Paraphrase:Duringhisvisitshekeptacertaindistancefrom

themosqueandSherTakhiwhoistheKorphe΄sreligiousleaderbecauseofhisrespect,notbecauseofhisdisbelief.

ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook128/80TextAnalysisPara.29HajiAliandTwahapulledthecordtautandwhippeditagainsttheground,…taut:stretchedorpulledtight.Mortensonpassedoutthefiveshovelsand…threefeetwideandthreefeetdeep,aroundtheschool΄perimeter.perimeter:theborderaroundanenclosedarea.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook129/80TextAnalysisPara.32Gently,heturnedtheanimal’sheadtowardMeccaasSherTakhichantedthestoryofAllahaskingAbrahamtosacrificehisson,beforeallowinghimtosubstitute

aramafterhepassedhistestofloyalty…asthecovenantofAbrahamandIssacdoesintheTorahandtheBible.Mecca

:thebirthplaceofMohammedandtheholiestcityofIslam.substitute:sb.insteadofsb./sth.covenant:aformalagreementbetweentwoormorepeople.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook130/80TextAnalysisPara.34HajiAliwasinahurrytosanctifytheschool…sanctify:tomakesomethingsociallyandreligiouslyacceptable.Paraphrase:Asbuildingaschooltoeducategirlswasnotpartofthetradition,HajiAlimusthavethoughtitwasimportanttomakethisschoolbuildingsociallyandreligiouslyacceptable.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook131/80TextAnalysisPara.35Marrow:asoftsubstancethatfillsthehollowpartsofbones骨髓abonemarrowtransplant骨髓移植Verse:agroupoflinesthatformaunitinapoemorsong诗节，歌曲段落Inexhaustible:thatcan’tbefinished;verygreat用之不竭，无穷无尽e.g.Hisenergyisinexhaustible.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook132/80TextAnalysisPara.36Dervish:amemberofaMuslimreligiousgroupwhosemembersmakeapromisetostaypoorandlivewithoutcomfortsorpleasures.Theyperformafastlivelydanceaspartoftheirworship.苦行僧，属于伊斯兰教，狂舞是礼拜仪式一部分Alpine:existinginorrelatingtohighmountains高山（文章指阿尔卑斯山）ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook133/80TextAnalysisPara.36Hireling:apersonwhoiswillingtodoanythingorworkforanyoneaslongasheispaide.g.Hehadnoauthority;hewasmerelyahireling.他没有权利，他只是一个受雇者。ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook134/80TextAnalysisPara.37Spatter:①tocoversb./sth.Withdropsofliquid,dirt,ect.，esp.accidentally溅，洒

②（ofliquid）tofallonasurfaceindrops,oftennoisily洒落，滴滴答答地落下Accomplished:verygoodatacertainthing;havinglotsofskillsanaccomplishedartist/actorThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook135/80TextAnalysisPara.37Thefactthatitwasn’twrittendowndidn’tmakeitanylessreal.Paraphrase:TheBaltididn’thaveawrittenhistorybutthatfactdidn’tmeanthatitsrichhistorydidn’texist.Thesefacesringingthefiredidn’tneedtobetaughtsomuchastheyneededhelp.Paraphrase:Mortensonfeltthatheshouldhelpthemenwhosurroundedthefireinacircle,ratherthantoteachthem.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook136/80TextAnalysisPara.38Scrawl:towritesth.inacarelessuntidyway,makingithardtoreade.g.Itriedtoreadhisinstructions,scrawledonapieceofpaperEnvision:toimaginewhatasituationwillbelikeinthefuture展望，想象Humanitarian:relatingtoreducingsufferingandimprovingtheconditionsthatpeoplelivein人道主义（主张减轻人类苦难，改进人类生活），慈善ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook137/80TextAnalysisPara.38Multitude；spill；unravel⑴Multitude:aquitelargenumberofthingsorpeopleAmultitudeofpossibilities众多是可能性⑵Spill:①（esp.ofliquid）toflowovertheedgeofacontaineraccidentally;tomakeliquiddothis(尤指液体)使洒出②（ofpeople）tocomeoutofaplaceinlargenumbersandspreadout人涌出，蜂拥而出⑶Unravel：①

tomakeseparatedthethreadsthataretwisted,wovenorknitted解开，拆散，松开②（ofasystem,plan,relationship,etc.）tobegintofailornolongerstaytogetherasawhole(系统，计划，关系等)解体，瓦解，瓦解ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook138/80TextAnalysisPara.38He’dhadtoomuchtroublegettingoneschooloffthegroundtothinkonHoerni’sscale.Paraphrase：Hehadhadtoomuchtroublegettingtheplanofbuildingoneschoolstaredsuccessfully,andhehadtoconcentrateoncompletingthisoneandhadnotimeorenergytothinkonthelargescaleofbuildingmoreschoolsenvisionedbyHoerni.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook139/80TextAnalysisPara.39OnthefarbankoftheBraldu,HajiAlistood,sculptedasalwaystothehighestpointontheprecipice.Sculpt:①tomakefiguresorobjectsbycarvingorshapingwood,stone,clay,metal,etc.雕刻，雕塑②togivesth.acertainshape使含有某种形状Precipice:averysteepsideofahighcliff,mountainorrock悬崖，绝壁Paraphrase:OnthefarbankoftheBralduRiver,HajiAlistoodlikeasculptureasalwaysonthehighestpointofaverysteepsideofthehighmountain.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook140/80TextAnalysisPara.40ThefaithJeanHoernihadinvestedinhimlayheavyonhisbroadshoulders,andhewasdeterminedthattherewouldbenomoreinterminablemeetingsandbanquets;hewoulddrivetheconstructionswiftlytocompletion.Interminable:lastingquitealongtimeandthereforeboringorannoying冗长，没完没了Paraphrase:JeanHoerniputMortensonatthepostoftheExecutiveDirectoroftheGentralAsiaInstitute.Realizinghiswiderresponsibilitiesinhisnewrole,hewasdeterminedthatnomorelongmeetingsorbanquetswouldtakeplaceagainsothathewouldhavetheschoolcompletedasswiftlytopossible.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook141/80TextAnalysisPara.41Ledger：abookinwhichabank,abusiness,etc.recordsthemoneyithaspaidandreceived收支总账，分类账簿Mason:apersonwhobuildswithstone,orworkswithstone石匠，泥瓦匠Chisel:atoolwithasharpflatedgeattheend,usedforshapingwood,stoneormetal凿子ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook142/80TextAnalysisPara.41Finally,dozensofvillagechildrenwoulddartin,wedgingsliversofstoneintothechinksbetweenbricks.Paraphrase：Finally,dozensofvillagechildrenwouldmoveinsuddenlyandfast,solidlyfixingsmallpiecesofcutstoneintothecracksbetweenbricks.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook143/80TextAnalysisPara.44Accountforsth.(tosb.)向某人报账，出示经手款项单据Para45Humble:tomakesb.Feelthattheyarenotsogoodorimportantastheythoughttheywere贬低，使感到卑微ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook144/80TextAnalysisPara.45Mortensonwaspanting,asmuchfromthethoughtofallthetaskshewasfailingtosuperviseasfromhisexertion.45Paraphrase：Mortensonwasbreathingquicklynotonlybecausehehadmadephysicaleffortsinclimbing,butalsobecausehefeltprecioustimewasslippingawayandhewasworriedabouttheprogressofthetasks.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook145/80TextAnalysisPara.46Relentless:①notstoppingorgettinglessstrong不停，不减弱②refusingtogiveuporbelessstrictorsevere不放弃，严格，无情

ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook146/80TextAnalysisPara.47reachup抬起；向上取物reachfor伸手去拿；努力争取reachout伸出；伸展Examples：①Shereachedupandpickedapearoffabranch.②Hewalkedupandtoldtheenemyguardtoputdownhisgunandreachfortheshy.Herfriendsalwaysurgedhertoreachforherdream.③Atreereachesoutitsbranchestowardthelight.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook147/80TextAnalysisPara.47lamb小羊；羔羊；温顺人Shelookedasmeekasalamb,buthadtheheartoflion.Lambswool羔羊毛topi遮阳帽authorityn.权利；权威；当局gravityn.beingseriousandsolemntransfixn.topiercethroughwithsth.pointed;cause(someone)tobecomemotionlesswithhorror,wonder,orastonishment.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook148/80TextAnalysisPara.47…withanairofgravitythattransfixedMortensonasmuchastheview.Paraphrase:Theairofgravitymadehimmotionless,justlikewhathefeltwhenhesawtheawesomeviewbeforehiseyes.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook149/80TextAnalysisPara.50leathern.astrongmaterialmadefromanimalskinthatisusedformakingshoes,clothes,bags,etc.thong

n.alongnarrowpieceofleatherusedfortyingthingsPlumbn.铅锤carvingn.anobject,pattern,orpieceofwritingmadebycuttingstoneorwood雕刻品Shankn.leg,esp.thepartbetweenthekneeandtheankle小腿ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook150/80TextAnalysisPara.50Hetookthekeyhealwayskeptaroundhisneckonaleatherthong…alongsideashankofcuringofcuringibex,hisprayerheads,andhisoldBritishmusketgun.Paraphrase:Hehadakeyontheleatherlacewhichhealwaysworearoundhisneck.Hetookthekey,openedacabinetandlockedmythingsinthere.Thecabinet,decoratedwithfadedBuddhistwoodcarvings,wasaplacetoputhispreciousthings,includingacrusofanibexwhichhadbeenpreservedinsalt,prayerbeads,andanoldBritishmusketgun.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook151/80TextAnalysisPara.51Brew:v.tomakebeer;tomakeadrinkofteaorcoffeen.beer,oradrinkofbeerRandomly:adv.inarandommannere.g.Yourdeskisinamass.Ihavetoldyoumanytimesnottoputthefilesrandomly.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook152/80TextAnalysisPara.52Scaldingadj.veryhot;veryseveree.g.Duringaneruptionofvolcano,scaldinglavawasejectedfromit.thrivevi.tobecomeverysuccessful,happy,orhealthye.g.Theonlybusinessthatseemstothriveisdrugtrafficking.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook153/80TextAnalysisPara.52“ThefirsttimeyoushareteawithaBalti,youareastranger.….wearepreparedtodoanything,evendie,”

…Thisshowsthemeaningofthetitleofthebook:ThreeCupsofTea.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook154/80TextAnalysisPara.53Wearethecountryofthirty-minutepowerlunchesandtwo-minutefootballdrills.Drill:n.trainingandinstructioninasubjectofforapurpose,especiallybymeansofrepeatingandrepeatingandfollowingexactorderParaphrase:Wediscussbusinessoverlunchthatonlylasts30minutesanddofootballpracticethatonlylast2minutes.shockandawe:震撼与威慑ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook155/80TextAnalysisPara.54demotev.togivesomeonealowerrankoralessimportantjobItisillegaltodemoteanemployeewithoutreason.Foreman：n.amanwhoinchargeofateamofworkersSpectator：n.someonewhowatchesapublicactivityorevent,especiallyasportseventBeams：alongthickpieceofwood,metal,orconcretethatsupportsaroofMummifiedadj.木乃伊化ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook156/80TextAnalysisPara.54TheroofbeamsChangazipilferedwereneverrecovered,andMorthensonreturntoSkardu…mummifiedKorphethroughoutdeepestwinter.Paraphrase:TheynevergotbackthebeamsthatChangazihadstolen,soMorthensonreturntoSkarduwhereheandParvimonitoredthepurchaseandconstructionofwoodbeamstomakesurethattheywouldbestrongenoughtosupporttheheavyburdenontheroofwhenKorphewaswrappedupinsnowthroughoutdeepestwinter.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook157/80TextAnalysisPara.55Predictably,thejeepscarryingthewooduptoKorphewerehaltedbyanotherlandslidethatcutthetrack,eighteenmilesshyoftheirdestination.Predictablyadv.可推断shy

of：lessthantheneededamount;shortof.e.g.Hewasonlyonevoteshy

ofthenumberheneededforthenomination.Paraphrase:Aspredicted,therewasanotherlandslide.ThejeepswhichcarriedthewoodbeamsfromdownhilluptoKorphewasstoppedandblockedeighteenmilesshortofKorphe.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook158/80TextAnalysisPara.56Polion.小儿麻痹症Agonyn.astrongandunpleasantfeeling,especiallyextremeworryorsadnessThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook159/80TextAnalysisPara.58

Thefourburlymenwalkingbehindcarriedclubsmadeofpoplarbranchesthattheysmackedagainsttheirpalmsintimewiththeirsteps.

Burly:

(ofaperson)largeandstrong;heavilybuiltclub:aheavystickwithathickend,especiallyoneusedasaweaponsmack:

asharpslaporblow,typicallyonegivenwiththepalmofthehandintimewith:followingthesamerhythmThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook160/80TextAnalysisParaphrase:Therewerefourbigandstrongmenwalkingbehindtheoldman.Theycarriedsticksandstrokethemagainsttheirpalmsastheywerewalking.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook161/80TextAnalysisPara.60

Mafia:黑手党

acriminalorganizationthatmakesmoneyillegally,especiallybythreateningpeopleanddealingingambling,prostitution,anddrugs；

mafia:黑帮;秘密犯罪团伙

anysimilargroupofpeopleuseunfairorillegalmeansinordertogetwhattheywantThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook162/80TextAnalysisPara.60andherippedoff

climbers,settingoutrageouspricesforsupplies.

rippedoff:(Slang,)tostealorrob;tocheat,outrageous:shockinglybadorexcessive;wildlyexaggeratedorimprobableThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook163/80TextAnalysisPara.60Ifsomeonesoldsomuchasaneggtoanexpedition

withoutpayinghimhiscut

,HajiMehdisenthishenchmentobeatthemwithclubs.”expedition:ajourneyorvoyageundertakenbyagroupofpeoplewithaparticularpurpose,especiallythatofexploration,scientificresearch,orwar

cut:ShareofprofitorlootParaphrase:Ifsomeonesoldasmallarticlelikeaneggtoanexplorationteamwithoutpayinghimhisshare,hesenthishenchmentobeatthemwithclubs.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook164/80Para.63Mortensonsteppedforward,hopingtodefusetheviolencereducethedangerortension….defuse:reducethedangerortension.TextAnalysisThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook165/80TextAnalysisPara.69Youhavetounderstand,inthesevillages,aramislikeafirstbornchild,prizecow,andfamilypetallrolledintoone,”Mortensonexplains.prize:worthyofaprize,first-rateWhyaramislikeafirstbornchild,prizecow,andfamilypetinthesevillages?ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook166/80TextAnalysisPara.69“Themostsacreddutyofeachfamily’soldestboywastocarefortheirrams,andtheyweredevastated.”devastated:

extremelyshockedandupset.Whytheyweredevastated?ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook167/80TextAnalysisPara.72HajiMehdihasfoodtoday.Nowourchildrenhaveeducationforever.”

ForthepeopleinKorphe,theylostsomething,buttheystillownsomethingmuchmoreprecious.AntithesisThecontrastbetweentodayandforeverindicatedAli’svisionandwisdom.ThreeCupsofTeaAdvancedEnglishBook168/80TextAnalysisPara.73Afterdark,bythelightofthefirethatsmolderedinhisbalti

,HajiAlibeckonedMortensontositbesidehim.Hepickeduphisdog-eared,grease-spottedKoranandhelditbeforetheflames.

balti

:large,centralroom;

beckon:attracttheattentionofan