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My Father's Geography

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by Afaa M. Weaver¹

I was parading the Cote d'Azur，

hopping² the short trains from Nice to Cannes，

following the maze³ of streets in Monte Carlo

to the hill that overlooks the ville.

A woman fed me p？té in the afternoon，

calling from her stall to offer me more.

At breakfast I talked in French with an old man

about what he loved about America—the Kennedys.

On the beaches I walked and watched

topless women sunbathe⁴ and swim，

loving both home and being so far from it.

At a phone looking to Africa over the Mediterranean⁵，

I called my father， and， missing me， he said，

"You almost home boy. Go on cross that sea！"

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1 weaver
n.织布工；编织者
参考例句：
She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。 The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

2 hopping
n. 跳跃动词hop的现在分词形式
参考例句：
The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。 I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

3 maze
n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑
参考例句：
He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。 She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

4 sunbathe
n.日光浴
参考例句：
She liked to sunbathe in the seclusion of her own garden.她喜欢在自己僻静的花园里晒日光浴。 People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

5 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
参考例句：
The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。 Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。