Chapter 17-18

John 从部队匆匆赶回家，参加了父亲的葬礼，父亲生前已经安排好了一切，包括棺材的选择，葬礼的安排，遗产处理，律师等等。John的前女友再一次出现，从他们平静而自然的聊天中感受到了岁月在他们身上的痕迹。

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wedge VN+adv./prep 将…挤入

原句 Wedged in the door frame of our house, I found the business card...

Estate taxes

遗产税

Gift（to give sth to sb without their having to make any effort to get it)白送，白给

例句：They gifted their opponent a goal.他们白送给对方一分。

Rifle through

快速寻找，匆忙翻找

She rifled through her clothes for something suitable to wear.她急匆匆地在衣服堆里找合适的衣服。

Have coins in your possession

Probate（law）

名词 遗嘱认证，遗嘱检验

动词 VN to prove that a will is valid 核实（或检验）遗嘱

Methodical 做事有条不紊的

Graveside service

Worthiness

Tight 作者在许多次描述John's throat

My throat was tight as a drum

Tentatively （常用词汇）不确定的，不肯定的，暂定的

例句：We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday. 我们暂定星期五见面。

Musty 有霉味的

Slanted adj 1倾斜的，歪斜的

例句：She has slanted brown eyes.

她有一双棕色的丹凤眼。

2～（toward sb./sth.)

A biased and slanted view of events 对事件有失公正，偏见的观点

Motion

原句：I motioned to the couch.

trickle n 1 细流 2 稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西（a steady trickle of visitors三三两两络绎不绝的游客）

In time, our conversation slowed to a trickle as we realized how much we both have changed.

Trail off

…by the time I trailed off…声音逐渐减弱到停止，逐渐消失

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Chapter 18

John来到Savannah所在的小镇，见到了Savannah

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peg board (见下图）

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Catch (熟词僻义）这里指发动机发动

原句：…it took a few seconds for the engine to catch

catch还有烧着，着火的意思

例句 The wooden rafters caught fire.

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Autopilot n.自动驾驶仪

Stretch

Accelerator  油门

Stomachn. 胃；胃口；腹部／vt. 忍受；吃下／vi. 忍受

原句：“Aside from a single gas stop earlier in the day where I’d also picked up a bottle of water, I pressed forward, sipping water but unable to stomach the thought of eating. ”(不想吃东西)

Sultry adj. 闷热的

原句：“the air had none of the sultry humid heat of the coast, ”

Conifers n.松柏类，针叶树；球果植物（conifer复数）

原句：“I caught the scent of conifers drifting down from the mountains.”

complete with（complete 有使完善的意思）

Generic adj. 一般的

Pool hall 台球厅  注意️  hall

Full out front

原句：The parking lot was full out front. 停车场已经快停满了。（因为John要大厅Savannah 的事情，所以一定要找一个人多一点的地方……）

Jukebox n. 自动唱机

Wads of 很多

Memorabilia n.(与名人或重大事件有关的)纪念物

Gravel 石子 a gravel path 石子路

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1 John had all the coins and John's dad had made all the arrangements for the funeral.

2 A lawyer visited John. 

When the lawyer knew where John's dad was living, she knew he was not doing well, so she has the permission to talk to the director and the director promised to tell the lawyer if anything ever happened to John's dad.

3 Yes, he did.

4 John went to see Savannah.

5 Savannah looked almost the same since John had last seen her

6They had dinner together.