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… and the only emotion was the fear of lost innocence … For a child, being innocent is usually regarded in the West as a positive quality, so losing innocence in some way can be sad or regretful, even though it is a sign of growing up. Here the writer realized that he had to eat the oyster so he felt the emotion of fear, not about the oyster as such, but about losing innocence. There is a little sadness here as well as humour: Is eating an oyster really that important and is trying the first oyster really losing innocence? Language Points … striking a note of compromise for the first time … To strike a note of something means to speak in a particular manner or tone. Here, the father indicated a compromise or bargain: If the son ate an oyster, he could choose some other food which he liked. Language Points 翻译： ……他的话中第一次有了妥协的意思。 … unlike anything I have ever tasted before or since. Before or since refers to before that occasion or since that time. Language Points …he raised his glass to me and said, Cheers!” This is a common way to make a toast on formal occasions. Similar ways to express good wishes when holding a glass of drinks, just before you drink it, include “Good health!” “Good luck!”. Language Points Exercises Reading and understanding Dealing with unfamiliar words Reading and interpreting Developing critical thinking Reading and understanding 2 Choose the best way to complete the sentences. Exercises 2 Choose the best way to complete the sentences. 1 The boy’s father wanted his son to taste his first oyster because ______. (a) the boy was homesick (b) he hoped his son would like oysters as much as he did (c) it tasted better than a bacon sandwich (d) the boy was feeling as gloomy as the skies and the sea Exercises b 2 The boy felt especially unhappy because ______. (a) the weather reflected how he was feeling (b) he had never tasted oysters, and he didn’t like