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1、Unit11 textAMyFather’sShadow1.Myhusband,Gary,andIwereflyingtoHawaiifromNewYorkCitytoshowourfive-month-oldson,Timmy,toourparentsforthefirsttime.Butwhatshouldhavebeenamissionofjoyfilledmewithapprehension.ForfiveyearsI’dhardlyspokentomyfather.LovingbutsterninthemannertypicalofC
2、hinesefathers,hehadmadeparticulardemandsonme,andthoughwewereverymuchalike,we’dgrownveryfarapart.nextuphome2.WhenIbecameateenagers,myfatherheldupmymotherasamodeloffemininebehavior.Butshewassocial,whileIpreferredbookstoparities.Hepressedmetominglewithhisfriends’children.Iinsis
3、tedonchoosingmyowncompanions.HeassuredI’dfollowinmymother’sfootstepsandenrollinthelocaluniversitytostudyteaching,andthatI’dmarryintooneoftheotherlong-establishedChineseclansontheislandsandsettledown,asheandmymotherhad.nextuphome3.ButIdidn’tsettle.Asbullheadedasmyfather,Iesca
4、pedtotheUniversityofCalifornia,whereIfeelinlovewithahaole,aswecalledCaucasiansfromthemainland.Garyhadbluehaoleeyesandsandyhaolehair.Iannouncedthatweweregettingmarried-inBerkeley,notHawaii.Nolarge,clamorousclanweddingforme.MyparentscameandmetGaryjusttwodaysbeforeoursmall,simp
5、lewedding.AfterwardwemovedtoNewYork,asfarfromtheislandaswecouldgetwithoutleavingAmericansoil.nextuphome4.Myfather’ssubsequentsilenceshowedhisdisapproval.Hedidn’tvisit;neitherdidI.whenmymothertelephoned,heneveraskedtospeaktome,andIneveraskedforhim.Wemighthavegoneonlikethat,th
6、ehabitofseparationhardeningintoapermanent.ThenTimmywasborn,andIfeltanunexpectedtidalpullbacktotheislands.nextuphome5.OnthelongflighttoHawaii,memoriesofmychildhood,whenIwasmyfather’ssmallshadow,camefloodingback.Iwasthreeyearsold,runningbehindhimashewalkedbetweenthebananatrees
7、intheplantationtownwherehetaughthighschool.Whengrewtired,hecarriedmeonhisshoulders.FromthereIcouldseeforever.“Youaremysunshine,myonlysunshine.”hewouldsing.“Youmakemehappywhenskiesaregray.”Ilaughed,takinghisdevotionasmydue.nextuphome6.Nowtheprodigaldaughterwasreturningwiththe
8、firstbornofthenextofgeneration-ahazel-eyed,golden-skinnedhapahaole(half-whi
