Chapter? 4? ?

contrite

a.very sorry for sth that you have done

e.g. her expression was contrite.

impeccable a.without mistake or fault

? ? ? e.g.? her written English is impeccable.

vehemently. a.showing very strong feeling,especially anger

? ? e.g.she shock her head vehemently

harelipped.n兔唇

tangles

n. a twisted mass of threads,hairs etc

nomads

n.a member of a community that moves its animals from place? to place

caravan 房車

pebbles 卵石

lumber 儲藏室

marmalade jam/jelly made from oranges,lemon, etc

nasal? a.(of somebody's voice)

? ? ? ? ? sounding as if it is produced partly through? the nose

clog 木屐

pomegranate 石榴

prank

n .a trick that is played on sb as a joke

indecipherable a.(of writing or speech)

impossible to read or understand

wholly. adv.completely

plod v.to walk slowly with heavy steps,especially because you are tired.

? ? ? e.g we plodded through the rain.

sentence

1.I was stunned.......changed forever

one of the writing's objection, irony.

comment:

like many stories, finally when we are absorted in the story, and the background changes all of a sudden to get our attention.

Like many stories, it caught our attention and suddenly come to a short end.

2.But in none of his stories did Baba ever refer to Ali as his friend.

comment:

solid as their relationship is, Ali never be a friend of father, what a tragic that it happens between Amir and Hassan.

as author explains in the passage followed, just nothing.

Summary:

As a child, I used to make tricks on Hassan, for instance,misleading him. Because I was lucky enough to have a better education, even Hassan has the thought I didn't have, it dosen't matter, for he won't get anything in that for the moment.So it is my own secret no one can take it.

Kids are innocent but how can you tell whether they have any dark thought?

They cherrish what they like and they are fearless than us.