Chapter 3

Chapter3

<Story>
According to the educational and environmental issues, Father decided to take care of a male newchild at his dwelling. The family welcomed the newchild,and personally called Gabriel. Especially Lily was fascinated by this little one, but Jonas didn’t really like his pale eyes which Jonas also had. However, there was another reason that Jonas couldn’t obediently express his delight. That was because one odd happening about an apple in the recreation area occupied his mind.

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<Impressions>
Lily and Jonas have totally opposite character, and I expect to see how they grow up in the future!Lily and Jonas, they look like an extrovert younger sister and an introvert older brother, but probably 11 years old boys may do something similar attitude that they keep their thoughts(secrets) in the heart… Till this chapter, Jonas keeps 2 secrets in his heart instead of speaking out in the evening ritual. He hasn’t spoken out about the transgressed aircraft which flied over the community and about the apple which oddly moved in mid-air. This attitude makes me feel that Jonas looks like a person who lives in the different community. So far, I can’t find special dark elements with this story, but I am very curious why this author let Jonas hide those incidents…..Is Jonas symbolizing the pure normal sense which only kids have? Interesting.I will know at the end:) The story continues~

<My new words>
1.  chastise/v /tʃæsˈtaɪz/ to criticize someone severely
>He wanted for his father to chastise Lily.

2. call attention : point out
> It was considered to rude to call attention to things that were unsettling.

3. insensitive/adj /ɪnˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/ not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them
>her insensitive chatter.

4. tease/v /tiːz/ to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them
> I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school.

5. decide/v/dɪˈsaɪd/ to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments
>he deiced; as if one were looking into the clear water of the river, down to the bottom, where things might lurk which hasn’t been discovered yet.

 6. petulantly/adv/ˈpet.jʊ.ləntli/bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want
>'I won't go!' he said petulantly.

7. hoard/v/ hɔːrd /   to collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc, especially secretly
> that snacks are to be eaten, not hoarded.

8. sufficient/adj/ səˈfɪʃnt /enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need
>the public announcement was sufficient to produce the appropriate remose.

9. procedure/n/ prəˈsiːdʒər / a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way
> those were standard procedures

10. hand-eye coordination : reflex nerve coordination between hand and eye
>it would improve his hand-eye coordination.

11. mystify/v/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ / to make somebody confused because they do not understand something
>He had been completely mystified.