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Dear Ann,

I am really worried about my daughter, Shirley. I don't know why, but she always thinks she is too heavy. She eats only a little rice and some vegetables. She refuses fish, beef and pork. "Cake" and "desert" are taboo words to her.

The problem is that she is NOT heavy at all. In fact, the doctor says she is skinny. But she still believes being thinner will make her prettier. I'm afraid she will get sick before she becomes any "prettier."

Worried father,

Joseph

refuse 拒絕
not...at all 一點也不...
1.
What does "taboo words” mean in the letter?
Words that are hard to remember.
Words that make people happy.
Words that a father doesn't want to hear.
Words that should not be said.
2.
What does the doctor mean by saying Shirley is skinny?
She is seriously sick.
She is very beautiful.
She is too thin.
She should eat more vegetables.