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8 “Do you really think he will give up the position?” he (scoffed, scold). Scoff: to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid; make fun of Scold: to angrily criticize someone, especially a child, about something they have done Exercise F When I leaned that Magpie had got the scholarship from a University of California and had the chance to study in a Fine Art School. I felt very glad for him. I knew he had always wanted to be a poet, and I also know he had the ability. For him, this was really a very good chance. So I returned to Crow Creek, hoping to tell him the good news and asking him to fill out some forms. I didn’t find him at his home. His wife said that they had lived apart, and that she only heard that he was in Chamberlain. Then I went to see Salina and asked her to help find Magpie. Salina said Magpie had changed much after he was put in jail, and she thought he was no longer interested in going to whites’ universities. But I said Magpie should know the news and decide whether to go or not himself. She agreed and took me to Magpie’s good friend, Elgie. But, when I was finally about to see Magpie, he had already been shot dead by the police. Thank you break a leg：用来祝愿某人（如演员）演出成功 break bread： 一道用餐 break camp ：打好背包，离开露营地 break cover：离开隐蔽处：从安全的地方或隐蔽的地方露出 The platoon broke cover and headed down the road. 一群人从暗处走出来，沿着大路前进 break down: 损坏 ; 分解 ; 瓦解 ; 出故障 break into: 闯入 ; 非法闯入 ; 破门而入 ; 强行进入 break away: 突然离开 ; 逃跑 ; 脱离 ; 逃脱 break off ：扯断，断裂：通过扭曲，撕扯分开；说话时突然打住 ； 不再友好，绝交 Know of: 知道，听说过 I don’t know him, but I know of him. 我不认识他，但知道有这个人。 Do you know of a really good hotel in this city? 你知道这个城里有家真正像样儿的好旅馆吗？ Know about: 了解或知道 Keep quiet, we dont want the whole world to know about it. 安静些，我们可不想让人人都知道这件事。 I want to know about this thing now from beginning to end. 现在我要知道此事的始终。 all one knows 就某人所知 All I knew was that she was a schoolteacher. 就我所知，她是一个教师。 Come over 1、过来；从远方来 When did you come over to Eng