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Unit-6-A-French-Fourth课文翻译综合教程四--第1页
Unit6
AFrenchFourth
CharlesTrueheart
1Alongaboutthistimeeveryyear,asIndependenceDayapproaches,Ipullan
oldAmericanflagoutofabottomdrawerwhereitisfoldedaway-foldedina
square,Iadmit,nottheregulationtriangle.I’vehaditalongtimeandhavealways
flownitoutsideonJuly4.HereinParisithangsfromafourth-floorbalconyvisible
fromthestreet.I’veneverseenanyonelookup,butinmymind’seyeanAmerican
touristmaynoticeitandsmile,andaFrenchpasserbymayberemindedofthedate
andtheoccasionthatpromptitsappearance.Ihopeso.
2Formyexpatriatedfamily,too,theflagismeaningful,inpartbecausewedon’t
doanythingelsetocelebratetheFourth.Peopledon’thavebarbecuesinParis
apartments,andmostotherAmericansIknowwhohavesettledheresuppresssuch
outwardsignsoftheirheritage-ortheygobackhomeforthesummertorefuel.
3Ourchildrenthinktheflag-hangingisacoolthing,andIlikeitbecauseitgives
usafewmomentsoffamilyQAaboutourcitizenship.MywifeandIhavebeen
awayfromtheUnitedStatesfornineyears,andourchildrenareelevenandnine,so
Americanhistoryismostlysomethingtheyhavelearned-orhaven’tlearned-
fromtheirparents.July4isoneofthetimeswhentheAmericaninmefeelsa
twingeofuneaseaboutthegreatlacunaeinourchildren’sunderstanding
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