After talking to Gramps , Mia got a message that the words Mia’s Dad wrote to his music is like poetry. However , Mia hadn’t even realized that her Dad wrote the lyrics. So when Mia got home , she went up to her room with Dad’s CDs with Discman . Mia copied down all the lyrics and saw what Gramps meant . There was one song in particular called “ Waiting for Vengeance ” that Mia listened to it so much that she could start singing it to herself without even realizing it. When Mia’ Dad heard Mia sing this song to Teddy , he looked delighted. When they played the checkers in silence , Mia asked her Dad whether he would feel sad that he wasn’t in a band anymore. Mia also thought Dad was the best dad when he played in a band , so Mia wouldn’t want her dad to give that up for her. However , Mia’s Dad just said “I didn’t give anything up , and music will always be a part of my life. ” , and he also said “ Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you.” Back to the ICU , Mia couldn’t stop thinking about “Waiting for Vengeance”. Mia tried her best to explain those lyrics “I’m not choosing . But I’m running out of fight. ” She still sang this song , as if buried within its lyrics are instructions , a musical road map to where I’m supposed to go and how to get there. Willow successfully helped Adam to be able to come into the ICU. However , Mia didn’t want to see Adam. Because if Mia saw Adam , she would lose the last wisp of peacefulness that Gramps gave her when he told her that it was okay to go. Adam squatted down and took Mia’s right hand into his hands , drew his mouth to them blowing warm air into the shelter he’s created. Finally , Adam looked at Mia’s face and said “Please , Mia , Don’t make me write a song .” Listening what Adam said in the ICU , Mia suddenly flashbacked something. Mia remembered that they had argued over why Adam never wrote any songs about Mia. Adam claimed “If you want a song , you will have to cheat on me or something .” Then Mia also remembered that they had another fight , and it started with Mia’s Juilliard audition. Mia had neglected to tell Adam that she applying to Juilliard in the first place , which was actually harder than it sound. In order to send in her application , Mia had to spare time to practice. When Adam asked Mia why she is so busy , she purposely gave him vague excuses. When Adam knew Mia didn’t tell him the truth , Adam’s eyes clouded over and his lips fell into a frown. Even though Adam wanted to celebrate , their schedules was so busy that it had to be postponed. Things had changed when Adam moved into the House of Rock and started college , Shooting Star became more famous. They played more shows , to larger and larger crowds , almost every weekend. However , Mia hadn’t minded Adam’s increasing absences , especially since he made it so clear how much he minded them. Therefore , both Mia’s and Adam’s schedules were so busy that they couldn’t have a good time in date. Adam and Mia tried to defuse the tension , to talk about it without really talking about it , to joke-ify it. However they just made things worse.
1.What did Gramps think Mia’s father will be in the future when Mia’s father was little? (a)Drummer , because he played drums very well (b)writer, because the songs he wrote like poetry (c)singer, because he had beautiful voice and decide to publish his album in the future 2.Why did Mia’s father quit his band? (a)Gramps didn’t want him to play in band anymore (b)Mia’s mother didn’t want him to play in band anymore (c)He decided it by himself 3.Why did Adam never wrote a song for Mia? (a)He wasn’t good with sappy love songs (b)He wasn’t good with romantic classical music (c)He didn’t like Mia very much 4.What is the first lie that Mia straight-out lied to Adam? (a)She said she only did okay in her audition when she apply to Juilliard (b)She gave a purposely vague excuses about learning tough new pieces when Adam asked why she was busy (c)She pretended to be out of sorts and told Adam not to stay over, because she had to be at studio almost all day 5.What cause Adam’s increasing absences with Mia after Adam just got used to college life? (a)Adam decide to go on a tour with his band in Portland for a few weeks (b)Shooting Star were offered a record deal and played more shows (c)Adam had crushes on a rock girl, Aquino, Who was a new keyboard player in Shooting Star
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infatuation (n.)癡情；迷戀line 8
hillbilly (n.)山地 line 9
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serenade (v.)向…唱情歌line 13
sheepishly (adv.)羞怯地line 16
trespass (v.)侵入line 17
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checkers (n.)跳棋line 10
button-down (adj.) 有鈕扣可扣在襯衫上的line 13
peroxided (adj.) 過氧化的；顏色漂淡的line 15
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choke up 哽咽line 10
either-or proposition (n.)是非題line 13
be drawn to 被…吸引到 line 25
pissed-off (adj.) 生氣的 line 22
livid (adj.) 臉色鐵青的 line 22
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contemplate (v.)考慮line 1
grumpy (adj.) 脾氣暴躁的 line 11
steely (adj.) 如鋼鐵般堅毅的line 11
lobby (v.) 遊說；陳情 line 14
wisp (n.) 一縷 line 20
summon(v.)鼓起(勇氣) line 22
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boneheaded (adj.) 愚蠢的 line 7
throaty (adj.) 嘶啞低沉的line 9
ventilator(n.)呼吸器；氧氣罩line 14
trail off 減弱line 17
perforated bowel 腹內器官穿孔line18
bile (n.)膽汁line 19
out of whack 出問題 line 20
vulnerable(adj.) 脆弱的line 25
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Puerto Rico (n.)波多黎各 line 6
SOB(son of bitch)髒話line 7
sprout(v.)發芽line 14
stubble (n.)鬍渣 line 14
make out 接吻line 15
raw(adj.)生的；疼痛的 line 16
plaid(adj.) 有格子圖案的line 18
hideous(adj.)恐怖的line 21
Creature from the Black Lagoon黑湖妖潭line21
seep(v.)滲出line 24
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squat down 蹲下line 2
bionic(adj.)有超能力的 line 10
cider(n.)蘋果汁line 18
ruefully(adv.)懊惱地line 23
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primal (adj.)原始的 (line 7)
tug-of-war 拔河 (line 9)
mumble(v.) 喃喃自語 (line 13)
implore(v.) 懇求 (line 17)
crush(n.) 仰慕；迷戀 (line 19)
vaguely(adv.) 依稀 (line 20)
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swoony(adj.) 感情強烈的 (line 1)
fluffy(adj.) 蓬鬆的；不切實際的 (line 1)
full throttle 油門全開 (line 3)
awkward(adj.) 尷尬的 (line 6)
sappy(adj.) 易動感情的；愚笨的(line 15)
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hyperventilate(v.) 強力呼吸 (line 6)
tacit(adj.) 默默的；私下的 (line 8)
transcendent(adj.)卓越的 (line 12)
blend(v.) 混合 (line 14)
lug(v.) 拖著 (line 17)
premonition(n.) 預告；徵兆 (line 20)
omission(n.)省略(line 26)
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fine-tune 微調 (line 5)
Shostakovich 蕭士塔科維奇 (line 5)
concerto(n.)協奏曲 (line 6)
Bach 巴哈 (line 6)
vague(adj.) 含糊的 (line 7)
fib(n.)小謊 (line16)
fuss(n.)小題大作；大驚小怪 (line 19)
deception(n.)欺騙 (line 20)
wading into quicksand 踩入流沙 (line 23)
extricate(v.) 解脫 (line 25)
suffocate(v.) 窒息 (line 25 )
heaved(v.)舉起 (Line 26)
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frown(v.) 皺眉 (line 6)
downplay(v.)輕描淡寫(line 7)
brag(v.)吹牛 (line 8)
gaiety(n.)歡笑 (line 12)
grimace(v.)做鬼臉；表示痛苦的怪相 (line 15)
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dejected(adj.)情緒低落的 (line 3)
relegated(v.)把…歸類(line 4)
powwow(n.)集會(line 10)
hectic(adj.) 忙亂的 (line 24)
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lump (n.)塊狀物 (line 22)
lodge (v.)卡住 (line 22)
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hipper(n.) 新潮 (line 4)
vintage-clothing復古服裝 (line 6)
hipster(n.)時髦人士 (line 8)
flirtatious(adj.)調情的(line 13)
lurch (v.) 傾斜；搖晃(line 19)
After talking to Gramps , Mia got a message that the words Mia’s Dad wrote to his music is like poetry.
ReplyDeleteHowever , Mia hadn’t even realized that her Dad wrote the lyrics.
So when Mia got home , she went up to her room with Dad’s CDs with Discman . Mia copied down all the lyrics and saw what Gramps meant .
There was one song in particular called “ Waiting for Vengeance ” that Mia listened to it so much that she could start singing it to herself without even realizing it.
When Mia’ Dad heard Mia sing this song to Teddy , he looked delighted.
When they played the checkers in silence , Mia asked her Dad whether he would feel sad that he wasn’t in a band anymore.
Mia also thought Dad was the best dad when he played in a band , so Mia wouldn’t want her dad to give that up for her.
However , Mia’s Dad just said “I didn’t give anything up , and music will always be a part of my life. ” , and he also said “ Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you.”
Back to the ICU , Mia couldn’t stop thinking about “Waiting for Vengeance”.
Mia tried her best to explain those lyrics “I’m not choosing . But I’m running out of fight. ”
She still sang this song , as if buried within its lyrics are instructions , a musical road map to where I’m supposed to go and how to get there.
Willow successfully helped Adam to be able to come into the ICU.
However , Mia didn’t want to see Adam. Because if Mia saw Adam , she would lose the last wisp of peacefulness that Gramps gave her when he told her that it was okay to go.
Adam squatted down and took Mia’s right hand into his hands , drew his mouth to them blowing warm air into the shelter he’s created.
Finally , Adam looked at Mia’s face and said “Please , Mia , Don’t make me write a song .”
Listening what Adam said in the ICU , Mia suddenly flashbacked something.
Mia remembered that they had argued over why Adam never wrote any songs about Mia. Adam claimed “If you want a song , you will have to cheat on me or something .”
Then Mia also remembered that they had another fight , and it started with Mia’s Juilliard audition.
Mia had neglected to tell Adam that she applying to Juilliard in the first place , which was actually harder than it sound.
In order to send in her application , Mia had to spare time to practice.
When Adam asked Mia why she is so busy , she purposely gave him vague excuses.
When Adam knew Mia didn’t tell him the truth , Adam’s eyes clouded over and his lips fell into a frown.
Even though Adam wanted to celebrate , their schedules was so busy that it had to be postponed.
Things had changed when Adam moved into the House of Rock and started college , Shooting Star became more famous. They played more shows , to larger and larger crowds , almost every weekend.
However , Mia hadn’t minded Adam’s increasing absences , especially since he made it so clear how much he minded them.
Therefore , both Mia’s and Adam’s schedules were so busy that they couldn’t have a good time in date.
Adam and Mia tried to defuse the tension , to talk about it without really talking about it , to joke-ify it.
However they just made things worse.
1.What did Gramps think Mia’s father will be in the future when Mia’s father was little?
ReplyDelete(a)Drummer , because he played drums very well
(b)writer, because the songs he wrote like poetry
(c)singer, because he had beautiful voice and decide to publish his album in the future
2.Why did Mia’s father quit his band?
(a)Gramps didn’t want him to play in band anymore
(b)Mia’s mother didn’t want him to play in band anymore
(c)He decided it by himself
3.Why did Adam never wrote a song for Mia?
(a)He wasn’t good with sappy love songs
(b)He wasn’t good with romantic classical music
(c)He didn’t like Mia very much
4.What is the first lie that Mia straight-out lied to Adam?
(a)She said she only did okay in her audition when she apply to Juilliard
(b)She gave a purposely vague excuses about learning tough new pieces when Adam asked why she was busy
(c)She pretended to be out of sorts and told Adam not to stay over, because she had to be at studio almost all day
5.What cause Adam’s increasing absences with Mia after Adam just got used to college life?
(a)Adam decide to go on a tour with his band in Portland for a few weeks
(b)Shooting Star were offered a record deal and played more shows
(c)Adam had crushes on a rock girl, Aquino, Who was a new keyboard player in Shooting Star
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