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1、Unit6AFrenchFourthCharlesTrueheart1Alongaboutthistimeeveryyear,asIndependenceDayapproaches,IpullanoldAmericanflagoutofabottomdrawerwhereitisfoldedaway－foldedinasquare,Iadmit,nottheregulationtriangle.I’vehaditalongtimeandhavealwaysflownitoutsideonJuly4.HereinParisi
2、thangsfromafourth-floorbalconyvisiblefromthestreet.I’veneverseenanyonelookup,butinmymind’seyeanAmericantouristmaynoticeitandsmile,andaFrenchpasserbymayberemindedofthedateandtheoccasionthatpromptitsappearance.Ihopeso.2Formyexpatriatedfamily,too,theflagismeaningful,
3、inpartbecausewedon’tdoanythingelsetocelebratetheFourth.Peopledon’thavebarbecuesinParisapartments,andmostotherAmericansIknowwhohavesettledheresuppresssuchoutwardsignsoftheirheritage－ortheygobackhomeforthesummertorefuel.3Ourchildrenthinktheflag-hangingisacoolthing,a
4、ndIlikeitbecauseitgivesusafewmomentsoffamilyQ&Aaboutourcitizenship.MywifeandIhavebeenawayfromtheUnitedStatesfornineyears,andourchildrenareelevenandnine,soAmericanhistoryismostlysomethingtheyhavelearned－orhaven’tlearned－fromtheirparents.July4isoneofthetimeswhentheA
5、mericaninmefeelsatwingeofuneaseaboutthegreatlacunaeinourchildren’sunderstandingofwhotheyareandispromptedtotrytofillthegaps.It’salsoatime,oneamongmany,whenmythoughtsturnmoregenerallytothecostsandbenefitsofraisingchildreninaforeignculture.4LouiseandHenryspeakFrenchf
6、luently;theyaretaughtinFrenchatschool,andmostoftheirfriendsareFrench.Theymovefromlanguagetolanguage,seldommixingthemup,withouteffortorevenawareness.Thisisawonderfulthing,ofcourse.Andourphysicalseparationfromournativelandisnotmuchofanissue.MywifeandIaregratefulever
7、ydayforallthatourchildrenarenotexposedto.Americanschoolshootingsareagoodobjectlessonforourchildreninthefolliesofthesocietyweholdatadistance.5Naturally,wealsowanttoremindthemofreasonstotakeprideinbeingAmericanandtotrytoconveytothemwhatthatmeans.Itisadifficultthingt
8、odofromafar,andthedistanceseemsmorethanjustamatterofmiles.IsometimesthinkthatthestorieswetellthemmustseemlikeAesop’s(orLaFontaine’s)fables,mythswithnofi
