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4. for the boys, not for the girls Boys had freedom to choose a girl by girl watching, and proposing, but girl were passively represented by her parents and brother to make the decision. sort: n. character, quality, or nature e.g. young people of a nice sort sun: vi. and vt. to warm ,dry, etc., in the sunshine e.g. to sun the laundry sprinkle: vi. overspread with drops or particles of water, powder, or the like. e.g. to sprinkle a lawn halter: vt. put a halter(rope etc. for a horse) on e.g. to halter a mule machete: a large knife used especially in Latin America as a tool to cut sugarcanes slap something on: put or place promptly e.g. The officer slapped a ticket on the car; He slapped mustard on the sandwich. wring: vt. twist and compress in order to force out water or other liquid e.g. to wring clothes stake out: to claim as one’s own e.g. stake out a place for herself in industry on notice: informed or warned shadow: vi. Follow a person about secretly, in order to keep watching over his movements e.g. The police are shadowing her. NO. Expressions of Latino culture their meanings you guessed in reading How did you get the meaning from the context 1 chilpayrate A toddler He was a chilpayate, a toddler who could play on the street naked without anybody noticing it 2 olla a water bucket or a water vase At five years of age girls began to learn to carry water… think of doing 3 zopilote a kind of animal, or object spinning around They played silly games like… 4 milpa banana patch Boys went into forest… a hot lunch in the haversack Cultural issues In Jalcocotan In your local culture How does a boy get to know a girl Naturally, a child will notice the gender differences at the age of four or older Who takes initiative steps to approach the other? The boy would get closer to the girl in girl watching, staking her out for the notice of other men in the village. How do the boy and the girl develop their relationship? They didn’t have much chance to commu