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Wowenglish Posted 15 years ago
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Surprised

I wonder why his mother is surprised.

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She's not surprised; she's concerned, worried, afraid. She believes that sooner or later she will encounter the lizard in a very unpleasant way. Maybe it will jump on her face while she is sleeping!

  • She's not surprised; she's concerned, worried, afraid.
  • She believes that sooner or later she will encounter the lizard in a very unpleasant way.
  • Maybe it will jump on her face while she is sleeping!
  • (In American culture, lizards, snakes, rats, and spiders are considered frightening creatures, and the stereotypical view is that women find them even more frightening than men do.
  • ) CJ
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She's not surprised; she's concerned, worried, afraid.

She believes that sooner or later she will encounter the lizard in a very unpleasant way. Maybe it will jump on her face while she is sleeping! (In American culture, lizards, snakes, rats, and spiders are considered frightening creatures, and the stereotypical view is that women find them even more frightening than men do. They are

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