综合英语3 课文翻译（Comprehensive English 3 Text Translation）.docVIP

综合英语3 课文翻译（Comprehensive English 3 Text Translation） Unit 1, my father I dont really know my father. Hes not a very easy person to get along with. I think hes more self centred and a little vain. In some ways, he feels a sense of distance. The public must have thought he was easy-going, but at home he was mostly alone, not communicating with us. When I was young, my father was probably very little at home, because I had little or no memory of him. He was sick of his family. He was a little rusty. For him, work is always the first priority, and he is always acting or rehearsing outside. He likes people to sign for him, and he likes to be recognized by others. He has won several awards and is very proud of that. He became an honorary citizen of the British Empire, and we had to go to Buckingham Palace to collect the medals. Thats incredibly boring. How many hundreds of other people won the same honor, so you have to sit there and wait for hours?. Whenever someone comes to visit our house, father always likes to show off his prize. I went to a private boarding school, but I was dropped out of school because I had no interest in my studies and I was always absent from school. I didnt want to go there to go to school, so I was separated from all my friends. He must have been happy to send me to that school, but in the end, it was all a waste of money. I think I let him feel very disappointed. Then I tried to do a job, but I couldnt do it for a long time. Then I realized that what I really wanted to do was live in the country and take care of the livestock, so Ill do it right now. As a family, both emotionally and spatially, we are less intimate. We seldom see each other these days. My father and I are like plaster and cheese, its quite different. My interest has always been in the country, and he likes books and music, especially opera, which is just what I hate. If they come to see us, their clothes are simply not suitable for wear in the countryside - mink and pretty l