unit2 Jobs and careers-Passage B

1、.TEXT BMy First Job. Scan the passage and answer the following questions1) What can we learn about Louiss family when he was young? A. They hardly had to struggle for their lives B. They could barely make enough money for their needs C. They would get a discount on their rent D. They were unfortunat

2、e although they lived in a great country.2) Louiss father could get a discount on condition that _. A. he used a machine to pick up litter B. he worked in a cardboard-box factory C. he got up at 3:00 A.M. every day D. he cleaned the parking lot three nights a week.3) By saying that “there is dignity

3、 in all work” the author means that _.A. we should honor those who work hard to support their familiesB. he will never forget working in the parking lotC. people should work hard to make a livingD. no matter what job one does, one deserves respect.4) What made Suzes customer lend her money according

4、 to the passage? Her maturity Her faithfulness Her honestyA.Her success. Two distinguished Americans recalling their first job experienceLouis Caldera: The Parking-Lot Sweeper My parents imbued in me the conceptsconcepts of family, faith and patriotism when I was young. Even though we struggled to m

5、ake ends meetmake ends meet, they stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.conceptn. 概念，觀念，思想同notion我不能了解“無限”這個概念。I cant grasp the concept of infinity.搭配搭配uethical concept倫理觀念ufundamental strategic concept根本戰(zhàn)略思想.mak

6、e (both) ends meet使收支相抵工資低稅收高，約翰很難做到收支平衡。With high taxes and his small income, John has great difficulty in making both ends meet. I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. The owner of the shoppi

7、ng center gave Dad a discountdiscount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 A.M. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to c

8、lean the lot. Id sleep in the car on the way home. .discountn. 折扣 vt.把打折現(xiàn)金付款，我們給以9折優(yōu)惠。We give 10% discount for cash payment. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired disciplinediscipline and a strong work ethic, and learned at an early age the importance

9、 of balancing balancing lifes competing interests - in my case, school, homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast-food joint while taking a full load of college-prep courses. .disciplinen. 紀(jì)律 vt.訓(xùn)練，訓(xùn)導(dǎo)那個教師無法維持

10、課堂紀(jì)律。The teacher cant keep discipline in her classroom.父母須管教子女。Parents have to discipline their childeren. The at the military academy is so rigid that students hardly bear it. (CET4) convention B)confinementC) principle D) discipline 答案：D. The hard work paid offpaid off. I attended the U.S. Militar

11、y Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly. In these jobs and in everything else Ive done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taugh

12、t me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor. Note: Louis Caldera was the 17th Secretary of the Army of the U.S.A. .pay off付清，還清（債務(wù)）是值得的（計劃等）取得成功我已付清了那臺洗碗機的余額。Ive paid off the balance on the dish

13、washer.他們冒了很大的風(fēng)險，但事情成功了。They took a hell of risk but it paid off.由由paypay構(gòu)成的短語構(gòu)成的短語upay back償還（欠款）；向報復(fù)upay for因受懲罰/受苦uPay up全部付清. Suze Orman: The Waitress I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especi

14、ally from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self respect and did what she loved - serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and co-workers alike. Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. He always ate a

15、ham-and-Monterey-Jack omelet, and when I saw him walking toward the diner, I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down. . Thanks to Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, W

16、e just dont have the money. The next day, Fred saw me and asked, Whats wrong, sunshine? Youre not smiling today. I shared my dream with him and said, Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me. .thanks to幸虧，由于多虧有他的幫忙，我才得到了那份工作。Thanks to his help, I got the job.幸虧你及時幫忙，我們才按時完成

17、了任務(wù)。It was thanks to your timely help that we accomplished the task on time. He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000 - along with a note that I have to this dayto this day. It reads, The only collateral on this loan is my trust in your ho

18、nesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true. I took the checks to Merrill Lynch - the first time I had ever entered a brokerage house - where the money was invested invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the re

19、staurant I would open. My investments souredsoured, though, and I lost the money.to this day到現(xiàn)在，至今至今我還不明白她為什么那樣做。To this day, I still dont know why she did it.用法用法 表示“至今，到現(xiàn)在”的詞有 so far, until now等.investvt.投資投入（時間，精力等）授予，賦予 vi.投資他把所有的錢都投入了股票的買賣。He invested all his money in stocks and shares.soura.酸的

20、，餿的 v.變餿，變壞水果太酸了，不能吃。The fruit was too sour to eat.隨著時間的推移，他們的婚姻關(guān)系惡化了。As time went by their marriage turned sour. I found myself thinking about what it would be like to be a stockbroker. After great deliberation I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hi

21、red and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm. . I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on be imprinted on my heart forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped covercover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, That loan may have been one of the best investments t