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Chapter 23.
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April1992Three years passed.
In that time, Tariq's father had a series of strokes. They lefthim with a clumsy left hand and a slight slur1 to his speech.
When he was agitated2, which happened frequently, the slurringgot worse.
Tariq outgrew3 his leg again and was issued a new leg by theRed Cross, though he had to wait six months for it.
As Hasina had feared, her family took her to Lahore, whereshe was made to marry the cousin who owned the auto4 shop.
The morning that they took her, Laila and Giti went toHasina's house to say good-bye. Hasina told them that thecousin, her husband-to-be, had already started the process tomove them to Germany, where his brothers lived. Within theyear, she thought, they would be in Frankfurt. They cried thenin a three-way embrace. Giti was inconsolable. The last timeLaila ever saw Hasina, she was being helped by her father intothe crowded backseat of a taxi.
The Soviet5 union crumbled6 with astonishing swiftness. Everyfew weeks, it seemed to Laila, Babi was coming home withnews of the latest republic to declare independence. Lithuania.
Estonia. Ukraine. The Soviet flag was lowered over the Kremlin.
The Republic of Russia was born.
In Kabul, Najibullah changed tactics and tried to portrayhimself as a devout7 Muslim. "Too little and far too late," saidBabi. "You can't be the chief of KHAD one day and the nextday pray in a mosque8 with people whose relatives you torturedand killed" Feeling the noose9 tightening10 around Kabul,Najibullah tried to reach a settlement with the Mujahideen butthe Mujahideen
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v.含糊地说;诋毁;连唱;n.诋毁;含糊的发音 | |
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长[发展] 得超过(某物)的范围( outgrow的过去式 ); 长[发展]得不能再要(某物); 长得比…快; 生长速度超过 | |
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peculiar
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scowl
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vi.(at)生气地皱眉,沉下脸,怒视;n.怒容 | |
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adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹 | |
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n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力 | |
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awe
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n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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dummies
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n.仿制品( dummy的名词复数 );橡皮奶头;笨蛋;假传球 | |
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oversaw
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v.监督,监视( oversee的过去式 ) | |
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decency
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fodder
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morsel
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n.一口,一点点 | |
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veal
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趾高气扬地走,高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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repertoire
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(液体)沸腾( seethe的过去式和过去分词 ); 激动,大怒; 强压怒火; 生闷气(~with sth|~ at sth) | |
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