The author talks about Su’s family, especially his grandfather and father in this chapter.  It’s unnecessary background for the story.  However I’m not very interested in this chapter.  In my opinion the concerning of Su and his father or grandfather is not very important. Maybe next chapter will be more attractive.

单词

1lest    First something must be said about this birthday. Lest we but add a certain confusion plaguing Chinese biographies abroad.

以防。  I should prepare for the party some food lest we are hungry.

2 reckoning

According to the Chinese reckoning, therefore, As compared with western reckoning, a person always counts himself two years older before his birthday.

  I have a great  pressure  because  The day of reckoning is coming.

3  Carousal

One day during a carousal an piece of news arrived.

The neighbor is so noisy that you may think there is a carousal in his apartment, but it is only the base.