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The Gift of Cochise

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Comprehension points

1 (Line 5) The Apache signaled for a truce. He meant that she should not attack them, and they would not attack her first, either, at least for the time being.

2 (Line 10) Cochise was very curious. He wanted to know by himself the woman who had fought so courageously, who had fought his war-seasoned fellows off three times already. Having got the first-hand knowledge about the woman, Cochise then was able to decide what to do with her and her children.

3 (Line 38) Angie paused for a moment, but she was not the person who would tell lies under any circumstances.

4 (Line 62) The sentences means that Cochise was not telling the truth, i.e., he was bluffing her intentionally, because Angie knew that there were springs in the hills where the Apaches were living, so they did not have to come so far to claim the spring.

5 (Line 66) Angie was so eloquent, so courageous, so brave, and so smart, so kind, and such a woman would bring up her children to be warriors.

6 (Line 79) “One” stands for a man. The sentence means that if there were such a man, and the man were married to Angie, they would have a lot of children, and the children would be brought up to be brave warriors, who would then fight the Apaches.

7 (Line 100) It implies that some Indians had been to the spring during the weeks that followed, because Indians typically wore moccasins.

8 (Line 125) Angie’s father was from rural Ire land, and she had inherited from him the ability to judge land. So she knew that the land was fertile and crops would grow well on it.

9 (Line 169) He realized that the three brothers deliberately challenged him, because he had killed their brother Dan Tolliver. Now they wanted to avenge their brother and kill Ches Lane.

10 (Line 260) These two white men could not last very long in the place where Ches met them. In order to avoid the attacking Indians and survive, they had to move west.

11 (Line 294) Se knew for sure that Ed was dead and would never return, but she had to live on. With only herself against the harsh nature, she would have many difficulties. She felt grieved, but she had to appear strong in the presence of her children, so she had to cry after they were asleep to relieve her pent-up emotions.

12 (Line 489) It implied that the Apache Indians meant Ches Lane to be her new husband.

13 (Line 498) To have moved it would end her hope for Ed’s return and would weaken her memory of Ed.

14 (Line 508) If Ed had considered, he would not have gone to Ches’ aid. So it was lucky for Ches.

Translation

1 阿帕契的战士们曾机智勇敢地战胜了有史以来最强悍的美国军队,而这支军队的数量是阿帕契人的一百倍.这些阿帕契人就是那些战士当中的一部分。

2 很久以前她就猜到爱德已被人打死了，但是柯奇士的说话方式并不意味着阿帕契人杀死了他，他的意思只是说他肯定是死了，否则他早就回来了。

3 那棵仙人果至少在二百码以外，而且那支温彻斯特连发步枪又长又重，但是他急切地