TEXTBMyFirstJob1/30Scanthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions1)WhatcanwelearnaboutLouis’sfamilywhenhewasyoung?

A.TheyhardlyhadtostrugglefortheirlivesB.TheycouldbarelymakeenoughmoneyfortheirneedsC.TheywouldgetadiscountontheirrentD.Theywereunfortunatealthoughtheylivedinagreatcountry2/302)Louis’sfathercouldgetadiscountonconditionthat__.A.heusedamachinetopickuplitterB.heworkedinacardboard-boxfactoryC.hegotupat3:00A.M.everydayD.hecleanedtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek3/303)Bysayingthat“thereisdignityinallwork”theauthormeansthat_____.A.weshouldhonorthosewhoworkhardtosupporttheirfamiliesB.hewillneverforgetworkingintheparkinglotC.peopleshouldworkhardtomakealivingD.nomatterwhatjobonedoes,onedeservesrespect4/304)WhatmadeSuze’scustomerlendhermoneyaccordingtothepassage?HermaturityHerfaithfulnessHerhonestyHersuccess5/30TwodistinguishedAmericansrecallingtheirfirstjobexperience

LouisCaldera:TheParking-LotSweeper

Myparentsimbuedinmetheconceptsoffamily,faithandpatriotismwhenIwasyoung.Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeet,theystressedtomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershowfortunateweweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.

6/30conceptn.概念，觀念，思想[同notion]我不能了解“無限”這個概念。Ican’tgrasptheconceptofinfinity.7/30搭配ethicalconcept倫理觀念fundamentalstrategicconcept根本戰(zhàn)略思想8/30make(both)endsmeet使收支相抵工資低稅收高，約翰極難做到收支平衡。Withhightaxesandhissmallincome,Johnhasgreatdifficultyinmakingbothendsmeet.9/30IgotmyfirstrealjobwhenIwasten.Mydad,Benjamin,injuredhisbackworkinginacardboard-boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDadadiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek,whichmeantgettingupat3A.M.Topickuptrash,Dadusedalittlemachinethatlookedlikealawnmower.MomandIemptiedgarbagecansandpickeduplitterbyhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I'dsleepinthecaronthewayhome.

10/30discountn.折扣vt.把…打折現(xiàn)金付款，我們給以9折優(yōu)惠。Wegive10%discountforcashpayment.11/30Ididthisfortwoyears,butthelessonsIlearnedhavelastedalifetime.Iacquireddisciplineandastrongworkethic,andlearnedatanearlyagetheimportanceofbalancinglife'scompetinginterests-inmycase,school,homeworkandajob.Thisreallyhelpedduringmysenioryearofhighschool,whenIworked40hoursaweekflippingburgersatafast-foodjointwhiletakingafullloadofcollege-prepcourses.

12/30disciplinen.紀律vt.訓練，訓導那個教師無法維持課堂紀律。Theteachercan’tkeepdisciplineinherclassroom.父母須管教兒女。Parentshavetodisciplinetheirchilderen.13/30The＿atthemilitaryacademyissorigidthatstudentshardlybearit.

(CET4)conventionB)confinementC)principleD)discipline

答案：D14/30Thehardworkpaidoff.IattendedtheU.S.MilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvard.Later,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniastateassembly.InthesejobsandineverythingelseI'vedone,Ihaveneverforgottenthosenightsintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisdignityinallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingtoprovideforthemselvesandtheirfamilies,thatissomethingweshouldhonor.

Note:LouisCalderawasthe17thSecretaryoftheArmyoftheU.S.A.

15/30payoff①付清，還清（債務）②是值得③（計劃等）取得成功我已付清了那臺洗碗機余額。I’vepaidoffthebalanceonthedishwasher.他們冒了很大風險，但事情成功了。Theytookahellofriskbutitpaidoff.16/30由pay組成短語payback償還（欠款）；向…報復payfor因…受處罰/受苦Payup全部付清17/30SuzeOrman:TheWaitress

IhadmyfirstjobatalocaldinercalledtheButtercupBakerywhenIwas22.Iworkedthereforsevenyearsandlearnedsomanylessons,especiallyfromafellowwaitressHelenwhohadincredibleselfrespectanddidwhatsheloved-servingpeople.Shemadeeveryonesmileandfeelgood,customersandco-workersalike.Beingawaitresschangedmylife.OneofmyregularcustomerswasFredHasbrook,anelectronicssalesman.Healwaysateaham-and-Monterey-Jackomelet,andwhenIsawhimwalkingtowardthediner,Itriedtohaveitonhistableassoonashesatdown.

18/30

ThankstothenewfoundconfidenceIpickedupfromHelen,Idreamedofhavingmyownrestaurant.ButwhenIcalledmyparentstoaskforaloan,theysaid,"Wejustdon'thavethemoney."

Thenextday,Fredsawmeandasked,"What'swrong,sunshine?You'renotsmilingtoday."Isharedmydreamwithhimandsaid,"Fred,IknowIcandomoreifsomebodywouldjusthavefaithinme."

19/30thanksto幸虧，因為多虧有他幫忙，我才得到了那份工作。Thankstohishelp,Igotthejob.幸虧你及時幫忙，我們才按時完成了任務。Itwasthankstoyourtimelyhelpthatweaccomplishedthetaskontime.20/30Hewalkedovertosomeoftheotherdinerregularsandthenextdayhandedmecheckstotaling$50,000-alongwithanotethatIhavetothisday.Itreads,"Theonlycollateralonthisloanismytrustinyourhonestyasaperson.Goodpeoplewithadreamshouldhavetheopportunitytomakethatdreamcometrue."

ItookthecheckstoMerrillLynch-thefirsttimeIhadeverenteredabrokeragehouse-wherethemoneywasinvestedforme.IcontinuedworkingattheButtercup,makingplansfortherestaurantIwouldopen.Myinvestmentssoured,though,andIlostthemoney.21/30tothisday到現(xiàn)在，至今至今我還不明白她為何那樣做。Tothisday,Istilldon’tknowwhyshedidit.22/30使用方法表示“至今，到現(xiàn)在”詞有sofar,untilnow等23/30investvt.①投資②投入（時間，精力等）③授予，賦予vi.投資他把全部錢都投入了股票買賣。Heinvestedallhismoneyinstocksandshares.24/30soura.酸，餿v.變餿，變壞水果太酸了，不能吃。Thefruitwastoosourtoeat.伴隨時間推移，他們婚姻關系惡化了。Astimewentbytheirmarriageturnedsour.25/30Ifoundmyselfthinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeastockbroker.AftergreatdeliberationIdecidedtoapplyforajobatMerrillLynch.EventhoughIhadnoexperience,Iwashiredandendedupbecomingaprettygoodbroker.EventuallyIpaidbackFredandmycustomersthe$50,000,plus14-percentannualinterest.Fiveyearslater,Iwasabletoopenmyownfirm.

26/30Igotathank-younotefromFred,whichwillbeimprintedonmyheartforever.Hehadbeensickandwrotethatmycheckhadhelpedcoverhismountingmedicalbills.Hisletterread,"ThatloanmayhavebeenoneofthebestinvestmentsthatIwillevermake.Whoelsecouldhaveinv