英语精读4-Unit6：AFrenchFourth

AFrenchFourthBackgroundThistextistakenfromTheAtlanticMothly,July/August2001.TheauthorCharlesTrueheartisacorrespondentfortheWashingtonPostbasedinParis.Globalizationmakepeoplecantouchtheirownculturesmoreeasilyandchildrenabroadcanlearnthehistoryoftheirmotherlandfromschool.Theculturedividebetweendifferentcountriesislessjarring.However,ontheotherhand,peoplearelessthanfullyimmersedinatrulyforeignworld.IndependenceDayOnJuly4TheUnitedStatesofAmericacelebrates230thyearsinceOnJuly4,1776,theUnitedStatesclaimedit'sindependencefromEnglandandDemocracywasborn.EachyearonJuly4th,alsoknownasIndependenceDay,Americanscelebratetheirindependencewithpicnics,barbecues,fireworksandfamilygatherings.AmericanflagForofallthesignsandsymbolssincetheworldbeganthereisnoneothersofullofmeaningastheflagofthiscountry.Thatpieceofred,whiteandbluebuntingmeansfivethousandyearsofstruggleupward.Itisthefull-grownflowerofagesoffightingforliberty.Itisthecenturyplantofhumanhopeinbloom.Yourflagstandsforhumanity,foranequalopportunitytoallthesonsofmen.Ofcoursewehaven'tarrivedyetatthatgoal;therearemanyinjusticesyetamongus,manysenselessandcruelcustomsofthepaststillclingingtous,buttheonlyhopeofrightingthewrongsofmenliesinthefeelingproducedinourbosomsbythesightofthatflag.Otherflagsmeanagloriouspast,thisflagagloriousfuture.Itisnotsomuchtheflagofourfathersasitistheflagofourchildren,andofallchildren'schildrenyetunborn.Itistheflagoftomorrow.ItisthesignaloftheGoodTimeComing.Itisnottheflagofyourking—itistheflagofyourselfandofallyourneighbors.Thistributetotheflagisofferedtothecountryinappealtoallmenandwomenofallraces,colorsandtongues,thattheymaycometounderstandthatourflagisthesymboloflibertyandlearntoloveit.AnalysispartI:theauthorstartswithawayofcelebratinghishomecountry’sNationalDaypartII:hemakesacontrastiveanalysisofthecostsandbenefitsoftheexpatriatedpeoplepartIII:hetalksabouttheeffectofglobalization.PartIparagraph1-31.WhydoestheauthorhangtheAmericanflagfromhisfourth-floorbalconyinParis?2.Theauthorhaskepttheoldflagforalongtime.Whydidn’thegetanewone?3.Whydotheauthorandhisfamilygobackhomeforthesummer?LanguageWorkFoldaway:makesomethingintoasmaller,neatershapebyfoldingit,usuallyseveraltimesThesecampingchairscanbefoldedawayandputinthetrunk.Thepieceofpaperwasfoldedawaycarefullyandtruckedintoherpurse.regulationConformingtoregulationsorrulesAswewalkedalongthestreet,wecouldseethenoisycheerfulgroupofpeopleinregulationblackparadetunics.ChristiansusuallydecoratetheirhousewiththeregulationsasChristmasapproaches.Expatriate:someonewholivesinaforeigncountryBritishexpatriateslivinginSpainexpatriateadjective[onlybeforenoun]expatriateworkersSuppress:ifimportantinformationoropinionsaresuppressed,peoplearepreventedfromknowingaboutthem,eveniftheyhavearighttoknowRefuel:Itsoriginalmeaningistofillwithmorefuelforavehiclebuthereitmeanstofillsomeone’smindwithmoreknowledgeoftheirnativeculture.Oiltankerswillaccompanythecontainersfortrans-oceanrefuelling.Inasocietyofintensecompetition,peoplehavetorefueleveryyeartocatchupwiththerapidrenewalofknowledge.PartIIparagraph4-9Thispartisthemainbodyoftheessay,inwhichtheauthortellsuswhatisgoodandwhatisbadinlivinginaforeigncountry.Hesupportshisargumentswiththeexperienceofhisownfamilyandthedifferencebetweenhisgenerationandthegenerationofhisownchildren.PartIIparagraph4-91.Whatarethecostsandbenefitsofraisingchildreninaforeignculture?2.Whatistheauthor’spurposeoftellingthestoryofhisownchildreninParagraph4and5?Howisthestoryrelatedtohisargument?3.DidtheauthorachievethepurposeofhissummertravelintheU.S.?Objectlesson:astrikingpracticalexampleofsomeprincipleorideal,aneventorstorythatshowsyoutherightorwrongwayofdoingsomethingTheyrespondedtodailyemergenciesinawaythatwasanobjectlessontousall.Thatwasanobjectlesseninhowtohandleadifficultcustomer.Folly:averystupidthingtodo,especiallyonethatislikelytohaveseriousresultsSomervillebitterlyregrettedhisfollyatbecominginvolved.itwouldbefollytodosomethingItwouldbesheerfollytoreducespendingonhealtheducation.TakeprideinbeingAmerican:haveafeelingofgreatpleasureorsatisfactionofbeinganativeAmerican.Skirmish:afightbetweensmallgroupsofsoldiers,shipsetc,especiallyonethathappensawayfromthemainpartofabattle-usedinnewsreportsskirmishwith/between/overashortargument,especiallybetweenpoliticalorsportsopponentsThreecorneredhatandcottonbonnetGoggle:tolookatsomethingwithyoureyeswideopeninsurpriseorshocksynonymgape/goggleatTheyweregogglingatusasifwewerefreaks.Goggle-eyed:withyoureyeswideopenandlookingdirectlyatsomething,especiallyinsurpriseorshockGoggle-eyedMake-believe:whenyouimagineorpretendthatsomethingisrealortrueHeseemstobelivinginaworldofmake-believe.childreninthemiddleofamake-believeadventureSatisfactionswellinginmybreast:withmyheartfullofsatisfactionGulliver:anEnglishmanwhotravelstotheimaginarylandsinJonathanSwift’ssatireGulliver’sTravels.Gulliver‘svoyagetoLilliput（小人国）PartIIIparagraph10-121.WhydoestheauthorrecallhisownexperienceasachildinParagraph10?2.Whatarethedifferencesbetweentheauthorandhischildrena