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1、Unit6AFrenchFourthCharlesTrueheanAlongaboutthistimeeverjyear,asIndependenceDayapproaches,IpullanoldAmeriCanflagoutofabottomdrawerwhereitisfoldedawayfoldedinasquare,Iadmit,nottheregulationtriangle.vehaditalongtimeandhavealwaysflownitoutsideonJuly4.HereinParisithangsfromafourth-floorbalconyvisiblefrom

2、thestreet.veneverseenanyonelookup,butinmymindseyeanAmericantouristmaynoticeitandsmile,andaFrenchpasserbymayberemindedofthedateandtheoccasionthatpromptitsappearance.Ihopeso.Formyexpatriatedfamily,too,theflagismeaningful,inpartbecausewedontdoanythingelsetocelebratetheFourth.PeopledonthavebarbecuesinPa

3、risapartments,andmostotherAmericansIknowwhohavesettledheresuppresssuchoutwardsignsoftheirheritageortheygobackhomeforthesummertorefuel.Ourchildrenthinktheflag-hangingisacoolthing,andIlikeitbecauseitgivesusafewmomentsoffamilyQ&Aaboutourcitizenship.MywifeandIhavebeenawayfromtheUnitedStatesfornineyears,

4、andourchildrenareelevenandnine,soAmericanhistoryismostlysomethingtheyhavelearnedorhaventlearnedfromIheirparents.July4isoneofthetimeswhentheAmericaninmefeelsatwingeofuneaseaboutthegreatlacunaeinourchildrensunderstandingofwhotheyareandispromptedtot11tofillthegaps.Ifsalsoatime,oneamongmany,whenmythough

5、tsturnmoregenerallytothecostsandbenefitsofraisingchildreninaforeignculture.1.ouiseandHenrspeakFrenchfluently：thej,aretaughtinFrenchatschool,andmostoftheirfriendsareFrench.Theymovefromlanguagetolanguage,seldommixingthemup,withouteffortorevenawareness.Tliisisawonderfulthing,ofcourse.Andourphysicalsepa

6、rationfromournativelandisnotmuchofanissue.MyWifeandIaregratefuleverydayforallthatourchildrenarenotexposedto.AmericanschoolshootingsareagoodobjectlessonforourchildreninthefolliesoftheSoCietyWeholdatadistance.Naturally,wealsowanttoremindthemofreasonstotakeprideinbeingAmericanandtotryIoconveytothemwhat

7、thatmeans.Itisadifficultthingtodofromafar,andthedistanceseemsmorethanjustamatterofmiles.IsometimesthinkthatthestorieswetellthemmustseemlikeAesops(or1.aFontaines)fables,nytlswithnofixedplaceinspaceortime.Still,connectionscanbemade,lessonslearned.61.astsummerwespentaweekWithmybrotherandhisfamily,wholi

8、veinConcord,Massachusetts,andwetookthechildrentotheNorthBridgetogivethemaglimpseoftheAmericanReVOhltion.Wehappenedto11nacrossareenactmentoftheskirmishthatlaunchedthewar,Witheveryonedressedpinthree-corneredhatsandcottonbonnets.Thisprobablyonlyconfirmedtoourgoggle-eyedkidsthemake-believequalityofAmeri

9、canhistory.7Sixmonthslater,whenwewererecallingtheexperienceatthefamilydinnertablehere,Iasked1.ouisewhattheRevolutionhadbeenabout.Shethoughtthatithadsomethingtodowiththemanwhorodehishorsefromtowntotown.A1,Isaid,satisfactionswellinginmybreast“andwhatwasthatmansname?*Gulliver?1.ouisereplied.Henrylforhi

10、spart,knewthattheRevolutionwasletwecntheBritishandtheAmericans,andthoughtthatitwasprobablyaboutslavery.8Aswepursuedthisconversation,though,welearnedwhatthechildrenknewinstead.1.OuiSUtoldusthattheFrenchRevolutioncameattheendoftheEnlightenment,whenpeoplelearnedalotofideas,andonewasthattheydidntneedkin

11、gstotellthemwhattothinkordo.Onanotheroccasion,whenHenryaskedwhatmakesapersonajunior*orauIForaIII，1.ouisehelpedmeanswerbybringingpkingslike1.ouisQuatorzeandQuinzeandSeize;HenryripostedwithHenlyvn1.9IcantsayIworrymuchaboutourchildrensEuropeanframeofreference.TherewillbeplentyoftincforthemtolearnAmeric

12、aspitifullybriefhistoryandtofindoutwhoThomasJeffersonandFranklinRooSeVeItwere.AlreadytheyknowagreatdealmorethanIwouldhavewishedaboutBillClinton.ioIfallofthisresonateswithrncfitmaybebecausernyfamilymovedtoParisin1954.whenIwasthree,andIwasenrolledinFrenchschlsformostofmygrade-schlyears.Idontremembermu

13、chinstructioninAmericanstudiesatSChoOIorathome.IdorememberthatmymothertookmeoutofSehoOloneafternoontoseethemovieOklahoma!Icanrecallwhatafarawayplaceitseemed:allthatsunshineandsquaredancingandsurreysWithfringeontop.Thesinister.JudFrypersonifiedevilforquitesometimeafterward.CowboysandIndianswereanAmer

14、icanclichethathadalreadyreachedParisthroughthemovies,andIaskedagrandparenttosendmeaDaVyCrocketthatsothatIcouldliveoutthatfairytaleagainstthebackdropofgraypostwarMontparnasse.11 Althoughmychildrenarelivinginthesameplaceatroughlythesametimeintheirlives,theirexperienceasexpatriatesisverjrdifferentfromm

15、ine.TheparticularnarrativesofAmericanhisloryaside.AmericancultureisnottheirsalonebutthatoftheirFrenchclassmates,too.,hemusictheylistentoiseither“AmericanorEuropean,”butitisoftenhardtotellthedifference.InmydaylittleFrenchkidslkedlikenothingotherthanlittleFrenchkids;but1.ouiseandHenryandIheirclassmate

16、sdressmuchastheirpeersintheUnitedStatesdo,thoughwithperhapsless1.ands*End(Ieedness.WhenIreturnedtorisittheUnitedStatesinthe1950s,itwasafive-dayoceancrossingforamonthshomeleaveeverytwoyears;nowweyoverforaweekortwo,althoughnotVeryoften.VirtuallyeveryimaginableproductavailabletomychildrensAmericancousinsisnowobtainablehere.12 IftimeandglobalizationhavemadeFrancemuchmoreliketheUnitedStatesthanitwasinmyyouth,thenIcanconcludeacoup