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1、 a french fourthbackground lthis text is taken from the atlantic mothly, july /august 2001. the author charles trueheart is a correspondent for the washington post based in paris. lglobalization make people can touch their own cultures more easily and children abroad can learn the history of their m

2、otherland from school. the culture divide between different countries is less jarring. however, on the other hand, people are less than fully immersed in a truly foreign world.independence dayl on july 4the united states of america celebrates 230th year since lon july 4, 1776, the united states clai

3、med its independence from england and democracy was born. leach year on july 4th, also known as independence day, americans celebrate their independence with picnics, barbecues, fireworks and family gatherings. american flag lfor of all the signs and symbols since the world began there is none other

4、 so full of meaning as the flag of this country. that piece of red, white and blue bunting means five thousand years of struggle upward. it is the full-grown flower of ages of fighting for liberty. it is the century plant of human hope in bloom. lyour flag stands for humanity, for an equal opportuni

5、ty to all the sons of men. of course we havent arrived yet at that goal; there are many injustices yet among us, many senseless and cruel customs of the past still clinging to us, but the only hope of righting the wrongs of men lies in the feeling produced in our bosoms by the sight of that flag. lo

6、ther flags mean a glorious past, this flag a glorious future. it is not so much the flag of our fathers as it is the flag of our children, and of all childrens children yet unborn. it is the flag of tomorrow. it is the signal of the good time coming. it is not the flag of your kingit is the flag of

7、yourself and of all your neighbors. lthis tribute to the flag is offered to the country in appeal to all men and women of all races, colors and tongues, that they may come to understand that our flag is the symbol of liberty and learn to love it. analysispart i: the author starts with a way of celeb

8、rating his home countrys national day part ii: he makes a contrastive analysis of the costs and benefits of the expatriated peoplepart iii: he talks about the effect of globalization. part i paragraph 1-3why does the author hang the american flag from his fourth-floor balcony in paris?the author has

9、 kept the old flag for a long time. why didnt he get a new one?why do the author and his family go back home for the summer?language workfold away : make something into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times these camping chairs can be folded away and put in the trunk. the piec

10、e of paper was folded away carefully and trucked into her purse. regulationlconforming to regulations or ruleslas we walked along the street, we could see the noisy cheerful group of people in regulation black parade tunics.lchristians usually decorate their house with the regulations as christmas a

11、pproaches.lexpatriate: someone who lives in a foreign countrylbritish expatriates living in spainlexpatriate adjective only before noun expatriate workerslsuppress: if important information or opinions are suppressed, people are prevented from knowing about them, even if they have a right to knowref

12、uel: its original meaning is to fill with more fuel for a vehicle but here it means to fill someones mind with more knowledge of their native culture. oil tankers will accompany the containers for trans-ocean refuelling. in a society of intense competition, people have to refuel every year to catch

13、up with the rapid renewal of knowledge.part ii paragraph 4-9lthis part is the main body of the essay, in which the author tells us what is good and what is bad in living in a foreign country. he supports his arguments with the experience of his own family and the difference between his generation an

14、d the generation of his own children.part ii paragraph 4-9what are the costs and benefits of raising children in a foreign culture?what is the authors purpose of telling the story of his own children in paragraph 4 and 5? how is the story related to his argument?did the author achieve the purpose of

15、 his summer travel in the u.s.?lobject lesson: a striking practical example of some principle or ideal, an event or story that shows you the right or wrong way of doing something lthey responded to daily emergencies in a way that was an object lesson to us all.lthat was an object lessen in how to ha

16、ndle a difficult customer.lfolly: a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious resultslsomerville bitterly regretted his folly at becoming involved.lit would be folly to do somethinglit would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education.ltake pride in being ameri

17、can: have a feeling of great pleasure or satisfaction of being a native american.lskirmish: a fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a battle - used in news reportslskirmish with/between/over la short argument, especially between pol

18、itical or sports opponents three cornered hat and cotton bonnetlgoggle: to look at something with your eyes wide open in surprise or shocklsynonym gape/ goggle atlthey were goggling at us as if we were freaks.lgoggle-eyed: with your eyes wide open and looking directly at something, especially in sur

19、prise or shock goggle-eyedlmake-believe: when you imagine or pretend that something is real or truelhe seems to be living in a world of make-believe . children in the middle of a make-believe adventurelsatisfaction swelling in my breast: with my heart full of satisfactionlgulliver: an englishman who

20、 travels to the imaginarylands in jonathan swifts satire gullivers travels.gulliver s voyage to lilliput（ 小人国）小人国）part iii paragraph 10-12why does the author recall his own experience as a child in paragraph 10?what are the differences between the author and his children as expatriates at about the same time in their lives? what causes the differences?why does the author say the development is sad?lresonate: if something such as an event or a message resonates, it seems important or good to people, or continues to do thisl with : an idea that resonates with ma