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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 15
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
The father, a man bearing one of the most respected names in the Netherlands, had acquired wealth and position for himself; unwise investments, however, had swept away his fortune, and in preference to a new start in his own land, he had decided to make the new beginning in the United States, where a favorite brother-in-law had gone several years before. But that, never a simple matter for a man who has reached forty-two, is particularly difficult for a foreigner in a strange land. This fact he and his wife were to find out. The wife, also carefully reared, had been accustomed to a scale of living which she had now to abandon. Her Americanization experiment was to compel her, for the first time in her life, to become a housekeeper without domestic help. There were two boys: the elder, William, was eight and a half years of age; the younger, in nineteen days from his landing-date, was to celebrate his seventh birthday.
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定位：Additional excerpt 15 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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这家的父亲在荷兰有受人尊敬的姓氏，也挣得了财富和地位，但因投资失误破了产。他没有选择在老家重来，而是决定去美国从头开始，因为他的一个妻兄几年前已经去了那里。可对一个四十二岁的人来说，重新开始本就不容易，在陌生国度对外国人更是难上加难。妻子也从小生活优裕，如今不得不放弃原来的生活水准，第一次在没有佣人的情况下自己管家。两个男孩，大的八岁半，小的再过十九天就满七岁。这说明移民的代价很具体：地位、习惯、舒适都要放下。
上下文
博克在回忆录中讲述自己一家从荷兰移民美国的背景，父亲破产后决定去美国重新开始。
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为了一个新的开始，你愿意放下哪些已经习惯的舒适和身份？
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