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In France, daily social relations are always dominated（支配、統(tǒng)治） by family ties（紐帶）. The family has been the focus of the individual（個體）‘s loyalty（忠誠、忠心） and affection（影響）, of his economic interest, and even of his legal（法律上的） duty. Many an old Frenchman spent his youth（青春時代） in a world where he was expected to regard his cousin, uncle, and grandmother as more important to him than his friends of his own age.
French family needs and demands were put before those of local（當?shù)氐模?community or even those of the state（國家的）: “I can‘t pay my taxes because I have a duty to support my uncle.” has been a common French attitude（態(tài)度）.
The main change since the war is that the focus of loyalty has been steadily（平穩(wěn)地） narrowed（收縮） from “extended family” to the “nuclear family”. Many younger couples today prefer pleasure traveling with couples of friends to reunite（團聚） with big families at weekends or in August.
【世博讀書筆記】
在法國的日常生活中，家庭紐帶（family ties）主宰著社會關系。家庭不僅是一個人忠誠和情感的中心，（the focus of the individual‘s loyalty and affection）而且也是經濟利益（of his economic interest）和法律義務的集中點（even of his legal duty）。許多年長的法國人是在這樣一個環(huán)境下長大的：別人要求他們把尊老愛幼放在一個重要的位置，（where he was expected to regard his cousin, uncle, and grandmother as more important to him）甚過對待他們同齡的朋友。（than his friends of his own age）
不知大家注意到沒有，這段的后一句話，把many和a連在一起使用了。這是什么道理呢？
其實，這也是表達“很多”的一種方式，用法是：many a 后接單數(shù)名詞，在句中作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。比如：
We‘ve been here many a time.
我們這兒已來過多次。
Many a great idea is brought forward in the meeting about the 2008 Olympic games.
在商議2008年奧運會的會議上，新點子層出不窮。
In France, daily social relations are always dominated（支配、統(tǒng)治） by family ties（紐帶）. The family has been the focus of the individual（個體）‘s loyalty（忠誠、忠心） and affection（影響）, of his economic interest, and even of his legal（法律上的） duty. Many an old Frenchman spent his youth（青春時代） in a world where he was expected to regard his cousin, uncle, and grandmother as more important to him than his friends of his own age.
French family needs and demands were put before those of local（當?shù)氐模?community or even those of the state（國家的）: “I can‘t pay my taxes because I have a duty to support my uncle.” has been a common French attitude（態(tài)度）.
The main change since the war is that the focus of loyalty has been steadily（平穩(wěn)地） narrowed（收縮） from “extended family” to the “nuclear family”. Many younger couples today prefer pleasure traveling with couples of friends to reunite（團聚） with big families at weekends or in August.
【世博讀書筆記】
在法國的日常生活中，家庭紐帶（family ties）主宰著社會關系。家庭不僅是一個人忠誠和情感的中心，（the focus of the individual‘s loyalty and affection）而且也是經濟利益（of his economic interest）和法律義務的集中點（even of his legal duty）。許多年長的法國人是在這樣一個環(huán)境下長大的：別人要求他們把尊老愛幼放在一個重要的位置，（where he was expected to regard his cousin, uncle, and grandmother as more important to him）甚過對待他們同齡的朋友。（than his friends of his own age）
不知大家注意到沒有，這段的后一句話，把many和a連在一起使用了。這是什么道理呢？
其實，這也是表達“很多”的一種方式，用法是：many a 后接單數(shù)名詞，在句中作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。比如：
We‘ve been here many a time.
我們這兒已來過多次。
Many a great idea is brought forward in the meeting about the 2008 Olympic games.
在商議2008年奧運會的會議上，新點子層出不窮。