做阅读理解的时候遇到的难题,请高手指点一下是什么意思?

做阅读理解的时候遇到的难题,请高手指点一下是什么意思?
I grew up in the small town of Cazenovia located smack in the middle of New York state. At thirteen, I met Ruth, a girl with a personality like an unbroken mare, wild and unpredictable. We became fast friends. Ruth had a way of convincing me to do things I normally would not do. For example, when my parents were going to buy me a new bicycle, I had planned to get a regular girl's bike, the one without the top crossbar. Ruth suggested a boy's bike instead. I was scared of that horribly high top bar. I just knew I'd fall flat on my face trying to get my leg over it. Ruth convinced me I could do it, and soon a blue ten-speed boy's bike became my pride and joy.