A young woman went to her mother and 1_____(tell)her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She was tired of fighting and 2_____(struggle). It seemed that as one problem was solved, a new one 3______(arise). Her mother took her to the kitchen. She placed carrots, eggs, and ground coffee beans4_____(respectively) in three pots with 5_____(boil)water. In about twenty minutes she 6_____(turn)off the burners. Her mother brought her daughter closer and asked her to 7_____(feel) the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she 8_____(observation) the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter 9____(smile)as she 10____(taster) its rich flavor.
单选题
What do the underlined words "the sun" probably mean? ( )