Read the text and translate it. Comment on the verbs in bold type.
“Mai, you are still so very young, and I simply won’t allow you to become a mere vegetable, a blob sitting around doing nothing except mourning and feeling sorry for yourself. It’s vital that you mourn, yes. We must do that, we must get the grief out. But I can’t, I won’t permit you to throw your future away.” “Do I have a future, Diana?” “Oh, yes, you do. That’s another thing you have to gain. Your future. But you must reach out, grab life with both hands and start all over again. It will be the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do, but it will be worth it.” “How would I begin again?” I asked, my mind starting to work in a more positive way. “First, I think you have to get yourself completely fit physically. You’re far too thin, for one thing. You must start eating properly, and walking and exercising, so that you regain your strength, that vigour and energy of yours which I’ve always admired. And then you must think of the kind of job you’d like to find. You must work, not only because you need to earn money, but because you must keep yourself busy.” I bit my lip and shook my head. “I realize I have to begin to support myself, and very quickly. I can’t let my Mother and Dad go on helping me. But I don’t have any idea what I could do. Or what I’m capable of doing, for that matter.”
(after B. Bradford)
17. Read the letter of a teenager carefully and discuss it in class. Do you agree or disagree strongly with anything that is said?
SHOULD I LIE TO MY PARENTS?
Can you help me? I’ve fallen in love with a really nice boy I know at college. I’m 16, but I don’t have a lot of freedom — I’m Asian, and my family have very strict attitudes because of their religion. So I’m not allowed to go out in the evenings, and even if I did go out with this boy during college hours I couldn’t tell my parents, because they’d be really upset if they knew I was going out with a white boy. I feel bad about the situation, because I love my parents and they trust me, but this relationship is really important to me. What do you advise?
I understand your problem, but I really don’t think you should go out with him. It’s all right for the two of you to be friends, but you mustn’t get yourself into a situation where you have to lie to your parents. Their religious beliefs are an important part of your family life, and it would be a mistake to go against the rules that they have made for you. If you did go out with the boy you would eventually get found out, and then the trust between you and your parents would be destroyed. If you need to talk it over, you could get in touch with a group that gives advice to young Asian women like yourself who are caught between two cultures. Their help is free and confidential.
18. Read the text and translate it. If you’ve ever had any experience of the same kind, speak about it.
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