TKR. Chapter15 to Chapter 16.

Summary

Amir finally on his way to visit Rahim Khan . It was the first time he came back to hometown since he fled Kabul with baba . The moment he set foot on this soil , he thought of baba . In 1981 , baba and he had spent a few months in the Peshawar . He still remember something about it . A saying could more exactly describe the initial moments of his reunion with Rahim,  that is "elephant in the room". It is sad to Amir when he saw Rahim . After years of war and  over work made Rahim as emaciated as a fowl. They talked a lot of things , including Amir's wife,  baba . When Rahim talked about Hassan,  those thorny old barbs of guilt bore into Amir's heart once more . It made him understand that if something is meant to be , it will happen . Facts proved that Hassan has been leading a dog's life since they separated .

Words & Phrases

No. ①  nonchalant

behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything. 若无其事，毫不在乎的

eg. He smiled nonchalantly.

No. ② tune out

to ignore or stop listening to someone or something.

eg. A bored child may simply tune out

Phrase:  tune sb./sth. out 不理睬，不听

eg. I learned to tune out the background noise .

No.  ③ sputter

vi.  if something such as an engine or a fire sputters , it makes short soft uneven noises like very small explosions . 发出噼啪的响

eg. Suddenly the engine sputtered and stopped.

vt.  to talk quickly in short confused phrases , especially because you are angry or shocked .急促而慌乱的说

No. ④ intuitive

an instinctive idea is based on a feeling rather than on knowledge or facts .(想法)是直觉的

eg. He seemed to have an intuitive awareness of how I felt .

someone who is intuitive is able to understand situations without being told or having any proof about them .(人)有直觉力的

No. ⑤ the elephant in the room .

an important subject or problem that everyone knows about but no one mentions 指大家都知道，但避而不谈的事情

eg. The race issue is the elephant in the room in this election .

小结

这两章主要描绘了阿米尔和拉辛汗重逢叙旧的场面，拉辛汗重提哈桑旧事让阿米尔内心受到触动，事实证明，哈桑离开他们后日子过的并不富裕，虽然娶妻生子，也与失散多年的母亲重逢，但美好的时光总是短暂的，接下来发生的事情或许惨不忍睹，令人不忍直视。而阿米尔内心的触动也让我们知道，该来的总会到来。