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1、Unit1MyFatherIdon'treallyknowmyfather.Heisn'teasytogetonwith.He'squiteself-centred,andalittlebitvain,Ithink,andinsomewaysquiteunapproachable.Thepublicmustthinkhe'sveryeasy-going,butathomehekeepshimselftohimself.Hecan'thavebeenathomemuchwhenIwasachild,becauseIdon'tremembermuchabouthim.He'sa
2、lwaysbeenslightlyoutoftouchwithfamilylife.Hisworkalwayscamefirst,andhewasalwaysoffsomewhereactingorrehearsing.Helovesbeingaskedforhisautograph,helovestoberecognised.Hehaswonseveralawards,andhe'sveryproudofthat.HewasmadeaMemberoftheBritishEmpire,andwehadtogotoBuckinghamPalacetogetthemedal.I
3、twasincrediblyboring.Therewerehundredsofotherpeoplegettingthesameawards,andyouhadtositthereforhours.Heshowsoffhisawardstowhoevercomestothehouse.Iwenttopublicschool,andbecauseofmytotallackofinterestandnon-attendanceIwasaskedtoleave.Ididn'twanttogothereinthefirstplace.Iwastakenawayfromallmyf
4、riends.Hemusthavebeenverypleasedtogetmeintotheschool,butintheenditwasacompletewasteofmoney.Ilethimdownquitebadly,Isuppose.ItriedseveraljobsbutIcouldn'tsettledowninthem.ThenIrealisedthatwhatIreallywantedtodowasliveinthecountryandlookafteranimals,sothat'swhatInowdo.Asafamily,we'renotthatclos
5、e,eitheremotionallyorgeographically.Wedon'tseemuchofeachotherthesedays.MyfatherandIaretotallydifferent,likechalkandcheese.Myinterestshavealwaysbeenthecountry,buthe'sintobooks,musicandaboveall,opera,whichIhate.Iftheydocometoseeus,they'reincompletelythewrongclothesforthecountry-minkcoats,nic
6、elittleleathershoes,notexactlyidealforlongwalksacrossthefields.Hewastotallyopposedtomegettingmarried.Hewashopingwewouldbreakup.Gerald'stoohumble,Isuppose.Hemusthavewantedmetomarrysomeonefamous,butIdidn't,andthat'sallthereistoit.Wedon'twantchildren,butmyfatherkeepsonandontalkingaboutwanting
7、grandchildren.Youcan'tmakesomeonehavechildrenjustbecauseyouwantgrandchildren.Ineverwatchhimontelevision.I'mnotthatinterested,andanywayheusuallyforgetstotellmewhenhe'son.我实在不了解我的父亲，与他相处很难。在我看来，他总以自我为中心，还有一点自负，在某种程度上难以接近。公众一定以为他很随和，但在家里，他总是拒人于千里之外。 在我小的时候
