Chapter Three 智慧的人生不等待(12)(2/2)
《世界上最富哲理的美文》作者:吴文智 2017-04-14 12:58
2. Retire
作动词:退休
例:When workers retire, they can withdraw money from the plan.
当工人们退休了,他们可以从该计划中提取资金。
Practicing for Better Learning
Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading text?
Write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
_______ (1) The truth is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now.
_______ (2) Your life will always be filled with challenges. You must admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
Chunks in Practice
Listen to the following passage twice and then fill in the blanks with
appropriate words.
1. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old _______ and we’ll be more content when they are _______.
2. Your life will always be filled with _______. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy _______.
为金钱付出的代价
Life in a Violin Case
Understand these new words before you read this article.
1. sketch [sket?] v. 速写
2. thriftiness [θriftinis] n. 茂盛,节俭
3. precarious [pri'kε?ri?s] adj. 危险的,不确定的
4. disparage [dis'p?rid?] v. 污蔑,诽谤
5. hasty ['heisti] adj. 轻率的
6. comparatively [k?m'p?r?tivli] adv. 比较地;相当地
In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly sketch something of my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and sharing my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the f***ly background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Springhill College in Mobile and, though much beloved and respected in the community, earned barely enough to provide for his large f***ly. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that kept the wolf at bay. As a consequence of this example in the f***ly, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of a precarious existence with uncertain financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of music, and to college I went quite happily, as I remember, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other interests.