Text A：That other woman in my life.ppt

My mother clutched my arm, 【half out of affection and half to help her negotiate the restaurant steps】. out of： because of a particular feeling you have. They obeyed him out of fear rather than respect. 妈妈抓紧我的手臂，一来出于关爱，二来要借此跨上饭店的台阶。 Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us. Halfway through reciting the entrees, I glanced up and saw Mom looking at me, a wistful smile on her lips. “ I used to be the menu reader when you were little,” she said. I understood what she was saying. From care-giver to cared-for, from cared-for to care-giver., our relationship had come full circle.“Then its time for you to relax and let me return the favor,” I said. Halfway through reciting the entrees, I glanced up and saw Mom looking at me, a wistful smile on her lips. see sb. doing 看到某人正在做某事 see sb. do 看到某人做某事 wistful： thinking sth. sadly esp. sth. in past that you can no longer have. 伤感的 点菜时，读到一半，我抬头看见妈妈也在看着我，嘴角挂着一抹伤感的微笑。 From care-giver to cared-for, from cared-for to care-giver., our relationship had come full circle.“Then its time for you to relax and let me return the favor,” I said. come full circle: end in the same situation in which you begin, even though there have been changes in the time between. Sooner or later, fashion comes full circle. return the favor 还(某人）人情 过去她给予我关爱，现在她被我关爱；过去我被她关爱，现在我给予她关爱。 We had a nice talk over dinner. We talked about nothing earth-shattering, just catching up on each others lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie. “Ill go out with you again,” my mother said as I dropped her off, “ But only if you let me buy dinner next time.” I agreed. We had a nice talk over dinner. We talked about nothing earth-shattering, just catching up on each other’s lives. catch up on （使）掌握（必威体育精装版消息） over 此处为介词，表示“在做或从事…的时候”，如： a chat over coffee.喝着咖啡聊天 “…catching up on each other’s live