新视野大学英语2

新视野大学英语2-Unit8

新视野大学英语2-Unit8

Unit8

SectionA

Pre-readingActivities

FirstListening

Plealistentoashortpassagecarefullyandprepareto

answersomequestions.

SecondListening

swerthefollowingquestions

withyourownexperiences.

1)Howdoyoungstudentsandolderteachersetheroleof

educationdifferently?

2)Whatis"qualityoflife"andhowcanitbeimproved?

3)Accordingtothewriter,whatmusteducatorsprepare

studentsfor?

There'saLotMoretoLifethanaJob

Ithasoftenbeenremarkedthatthesaddestthingabout

youthisthatitiswastedontheyoung.

Readingasurveyreportonfirst-yearcollegestudents,I

recalledtheregret,"IfonlyIknewthenwhatIknownow."

ThesurveyrevealedwhatIhadalreadysuspectedfrom

informalpollsofstudentsbothinMaconandattheRobins

ResidentCenter:ifit(whateveritmaybe)won'tcomputeandyou

can'tdrinkit,smokeitorspendit,then"it"holdslittlevalue.

Accordingtothesurveybadonresponsfromover

188,000students,today'scollegebeginnersare"more

consumeristicandlessidealistic"thanatanytimeinthe

venteenyearsofthepoll.

Notsurprisinginthehardtimes,thestudents'major

objective"portantthaneveris

developingameaningfulphilosophyoflife."Accordingly,today

themostpopularcourisnotliteratureorhistorybut

accounting.

Interestinteaching,socialrviceandthehumanitiesisata

low,alongwithethnicandwomen'therhand,

enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputer

scienceiswayup.

That'dofmine(asales

reprentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethe

salaryofcollegeinstructorsduringherfirstyearonthejob—

evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.

"I'lltellthemwhattheycandowiththeir(music,history,

literature,

etc.),"twasfouryearsago;I

trembletothinkwhatshe'arningnow.

Frankly,I'mproudoftheyounglady(notherattitudebuther

success).Butwhycan'twehaveitbothways?Can'tweeducate

peopleforlifeaswellasforacareer?Ibelievewecan.

Ifwecannot,thenthatisaconvictionagainstour

educationalsystem—kindergarten,elementary,condaryand

eofincreasingspecialization,atimewhen90

percentofallthescientistswhohaveeverlivedarecurrentlyalive,

morethanever,weneedtoknowwhatistrulyimportantinlife.

ople,

somewherebetweentheagesof30and50,finallyarriveatthe

inevitableconclusionthattheyweremeanttodomorethan

rveacorporation,agovernmentagency,orwhatever.

Mostofusfinallyhavetheinsightthatqualityoflifeisnot

,everyonewantsto

befinanciallycomfortable,butwealsowanttofeelwehavea

perspectiveontheworldbeyondtheconfinesofouroccupation;

wewanttobeabletorenderrvicetoourfellowmanandto

ourGod.

Ifitisafactthatthemeaningoflifedoesnotdawnuntil

middleage,isitthennotthedutyofeducationalinstitutionsto

preparethewayforthatrevelation?Mostpeople,intheiryouth,

renttheSocialSecuritydeductionsfromtheirpay,yeta

eminglyfewshortyearslaterfindthemlvesstanding

anxiouslybythemailbox.

Whileit'strueallofusneedacareer,preferablyaprosperous

one,itiquallytruethatourcivilizationhascollectedan

incredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromour

rebetterforourunderstandingoftheother

contributions—uallytruethat,

instudyingthediverwisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.

Moreimportantly,perhaps,educationteachesustoethe

connectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoebeyondour

immediateneeds.

Weeklywereadofunionsthatwentonstrikeforhigher

wages,any,

rtsightedinthelongrun.

Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationis

thatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,we

artoonrecentlywhichdepicts

agroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitarounda

conferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom:"Miss

Baxter,"hesays,"couldyoupleandinsomeonewhocan

distinguishrightfromwrong?"

Inthelongrunthat'swhateducationreallyoughttobe

egeroommate,nowheadofa

largeshippingcompanyinNewYork,notsurprisinglywasa

lsohosteda

classicalmusicshowonthecollege'sFMstationandlistened

toWagnerashestudiedhisaccounting.

That'ildehaditrightwhenhe

saidweoughttogiveourabilitytoourworkbutourgeniusto

'shopeoureducatorsanswerstudents'criesfor

careereducation,butatthesametimelet'nsurethatstudents

arepreparedforthedaywhentheyrealizetheirshortsightedness.

There'salotmoretolifethanajob.

Words:821

NEWWORDS

formal

ingacceptedrulesofbehavior正式的；合乎礼仪的

arance;bynameonly形式上的，名义上的

informal

mal不正式的，不拘形式的，随便的

poll

n.1.[C]asurveyofpublicopinion民意测验，民意调查

2.(alsopl.)thegivingofwrittenchoicesatanelection选举投

票

resident

ahomeinaplace居住的，居留的

edtoandworkingregularlyforaparticular

organization住校的，住院的，住在任所的

n.[C]apersonwholivesorhashis/herhomeinaplace居民，

定居者

▲compute

(sth.);work(sth.)out估算，算出，计算

■consumeristic

inginspendingmoneyandbuyinggoods消费主义

的

accordingly

reason;so因此，所以

nerthatissuggestedbywhatisknownorhas

beensaid按照所说的情况

▲humanity

n.1.(pl.)subjectsconcernedwithhumanculture人文学科

（尤指文学、语言、历史和哲学）

2.[U]humanbeingsasawhole;people人的总称，人类

3.[U]kind-heartedness仁慈，仁爱，善心

▲ethnic

ionalorracialgroupthathasacommoncultural

tradition（有共同文化传统的）民族的，种族的；部落的

▲enroll

ormake(sb.)amember(ofsth.)（使）成为……的

成员，注册

enrollment

n.1.[C]thenumberofpeopleenrolled注册或登记的人数

2.[U]enrollingorbeingenrolled登记，注册，入会

salary

n.[C]afixedamountofmoneygiveneveryweek,month,or

yearaspayforanemployee薪金，薪水

kindergarten

n.[C,U]aschoolforveryyoungchildren幼儿园

elementary

thebeginningstage;relatedtoprimaryschools

初级的；小学的

oreasy;basic简单的，基本的，基础的

condary

a.1.(ofeducationoraschool)forchildrenover11yearsold

（教育、学校）中等的

portantthanrelatedthings次要的

specialize

vi.(in)giveparticularattentionto(asubject,product,etc.)专

攻，专门研究（某课题、产品等）

specialization(英specialisation)

n.[U,C]specializing专业化，专门化

corporation

n.[C]abusinesscompany公司

agency

n.1.[C]agovernmentorganization政府机构

2.[C]abusinessorplaceofbusinessprovidingarvice经

销处，代理处

confine

n.(pl.)limits,borders界限，范围

./certainlimits把……限制于

occupation

n.1.[C]ajob;employment工作，职业

2.[C]awayofspendingtime;anactivitydoneinone'sspare

time日常活动，消遣

render

给予，提出

b./aparticularstate使得，使成为

institution

n.1.[C](buildingofan)organization,(sometimes)an

organizationforhelpingpeoplewithspecialneeds机构；慈善机

构，社会福利机构（如孤儿院、养老院）

2.[C]acustom,systemororganizationthathaxistedfora

longtimeandisacceptedasanimportantpartofaparticular

society制度，习俗

▲revelation

n.1.[U]scretorhidden泄露，

揭示，展示

2.[C]srevealed所揭露的事，惊人的新发现

preferable

red;moresuitable更可取的，更合意的，更好的

preferably

thananything,anywhere,更可取地，宁可

civilization(英civilisation)

n.[U,C]ahumansocietywithitshighlydevelopedsocial

organizations,orthecultureandwayoflifeofasocietyor

countryataparticularperiodintime文明，文化

incredible

ibleorverydifficulttobelieve难以置信的

contribution

n.[C,U]actionofgiving(money,support,helporideas)

towardsaparticularaimorpurpo;owardsa

particularaimorpurpo

捐助（物），贡献（物），奉献

artistic

rartists艺术的，美术的；艺术家的

ulandattractive富有艺术性的，精美的，精彩的

wisdom

n.1.[U]experienceandknowledge;qualityofbeingwi经

验与知识，智慧，睿智

2.[U]goodjudgment正确判断，贤明

weekly

eekoreveryweek一周一次地，每周地

ingonceaweekoreveryweek一周一次的，每周的

n.[C]anewspaperormagazinewhichispublishedonce

everyweek周报，周刊

union

n.1.[C]aclubformedbyunitingpeopleorgroups;an

organizationofemployees协会，俱乐部；工会

2.[C](theactorinstanceof)unitingorbeingunited联合，

合并

accumulate

talargenumberofthingsoveralongtime;gradually

increainnumberoramount累积，积累

cartoon

n.1.[C]anamusingdrawinginanewspaperormagazine漫

画，幽默画2.[C]afilmmadebyphotographingariesof

graduallychangingdrawings动画片

▲depict

(sb./sth.)asapicture;describe(sth.)inwords描绘，

描述

puzzle

v.1.(makeone)feelconfudorslightlyworriedbecau

onecannotunderstandsth.（使）困惑，（使）为难

2.(makeone)rtounderstandit

（使）苦思

n.1.[C]agameortoyinwhichpartsmustbefittedtogether

correctly,intendedtoamuorexercithemind智力测验，智力

玩具，谜

2.[C]aquestionthatisdifficulttounderstandoranswer难

题，难解之事

conference

n.[C,U](meetingfor)discussionorexchangeofviews会议，

讨论（会）

■intercom

n.[C]asystembywhichonecantalkthroughamachineto

rplace内部通话系统

distinguish

izethedifferencebetween(peopleorthings)辨

别，识别2.(onelf)behaveorperformnoticeablywell表现突出

classical

a.(ofmusic)riousandtraditionalinstyle古典的

■FM(abbreviationforfrequencymodulation)

n.[U]aradiosystemofbroadcasting调频

PHRASESANDEXPRESSIONS

ifonly

(udtoexpressastrongwish)（用来表示强烈的愿望）但愿，

真希望

accordingto

asstatedby(sb.)orin(sth.)根据

bewelloff

beinagoodposition,ially经济充裕，富裕

atalow

atalowlevelorfigure处于低水平（或数字）

befondof

haveagreatlikingforsb./(doing)sth.很喜欢，很喜爱

beproudof

takepridein为……感到自豪

arriveat

reach(aplaceorconclusion)达成，得出

bemeanttodo

besuppodtodo应做

readof

findoutabout(sb./sth.)byreading通过阅读发现（或查明）

goonstrike

beengagedin/startastrike举行罢工

inthelongrun

afteralongperiod;intheend从长远的观点来看；终究，最后

PROPERNAMES

Macon

梅肯（美国乔治亚州中部城市）

RobinsResidentCenter

罗宾斯住宿中心

Baxter

巴克斯特

OscarWilde

奥斯卡·王尔德（爱尔兰作家、诗人，19世纪末英国唯美主义的主

要代表）SectionB

WhatYoungstersExpectinLife

Backinthegoodolddaysofstableeconomicexpansion—

the1950sand1960s—apersoncouldchootodosomething

new,exciting,andcreativeinlifebutcouldalsochootosay,

"That'snotforme:ngto

stayinmyhometownandhaveanicecomfortablecareerina

salariedjob."Thatcondchoicenolongerexistsforthevast

saregoingtobecreatorsand

pioneersoverthenext10yearswhetherwelikeitornot,and

manyofusdon'tlikeit.

nited

States,three-quartersoftheadultssurveyedbytheHarrispoll

andtwo-thirdsofallhigh-schoolniorssurveyedbyScholastic

magazinesaytheybelievethattheUnitedStateswillbeawor

eryoung

ertheyarenotmotivatedto

inktheworldinwhichtheyaregoingtospendtheir

liveswon'tbeaverysatisfactoryplace.

Youngmen,inparticular,arenothappywiththeirprospects

high-school

studentswhattheyaregoingtodowhentheygraduate,theylist

allkindsofrolestheywanttofill,likedoctors,lawyers,engineers,

accountants,civil

rvants,policeandfiremen,t,they

er,

lessthan10%offemalehigh-schoolniorxpecttospend

theiradultlivessolelyasmothersanddomesticmanagers,while

nearly90%arecommittedtohavingbothacareerandamarriage

badonequality.

Bycomparison,nearlyhalfofmalehigh-schoolstudents

expresstheirpreferenceforatraditional,male-headed,one

provider,nuclearfamily,wherethewifestayshomeasmother

nmale

high-schoolstudentsareaskedwhatkindsofcareersthey

wouldliketohave,theonlytwojobfieldsthatconsistently

receivelargenumbersofresponsinopensurveysare

"professionalathlete"and"mediapersonality".Alarge

proportionofAmerica'syoungmen—onethirdormore—

simplysaytheydon'tknowwhatthey'

thepeopledonotacquiresomeconstructivevisionofpurpo

forthemlves,theyarelikelytobeverydestructiveforcesof

adyethat.

Onerecentestimateisthatone-sixthofallfourteen-totwenty-

four-year-oldsinAmerica—mostlymales—arecurrently

"disaffectedanddisconnected".Theyarenotassociatedwithany

formalroleinsociety,noraretheyinanyformalrelationshipwith

rethefolkswhoarejoiningthegangsin

innercitiesandswellingtheranksoftheruralmilitarygangs.

TheyenorolesforthemlvesinanInformationAgesociety,

andtheyareangryabouttheiremptyfuture.

Sothisisaverypregnantmoment,notonlyforthefutureof

America,butalsoforallofthematureindustrialeconomiesand,

ultimately,uncertainmoment,a

ekindofmomentinhistorywhen,to

summarizeinthewordsofAlfredNorthWhitehead,familiar

patternsfade,familiarsolutionsfail,andfamiliaroptions

,thebooksandperiodicalsthatarewarning

societyabouttheremovalofjobs,"theendofwork",andwage

decreasonlyrvetoincreapublicanxiety—aslow-motion

variationofshouting"Fire!"inacrowdedtheater.

Thealarmingforecastsarelargelysimpleprojectionsofthe

r,inthe

abnceofplausiblealternativeexplanationsforthegloomy

economicnewsofthepast15—20yearsandthegloomier

prospectsimplicitintheprojectionsofthotrends,industrial

societies—fearfulforthefuture—mightverywelltakebackward

tepswillprincipallyrvetheinterestsofthe

economicallydominantgroupswhowanttoprotecttheirasts

sthattakesuch

andeconomicprogresswillgrind

toahaltandmoreandmorejobswillbeeliminatedbythe

erandfrustration

displayedbypeoplewhodonotunderstandwhatishappening

tothemwillbeaterribleanddangerous

forceinallthemajorindustrialeconomies.

Words:750

NEWWORDS

expansion

n.[U]actionofexpanding;stateofbeingexpanded扩大，扩

张，膨胀

scholar

n.1.[C]apersonwhostudiesasubjectdeeply学者

2.[C]astudentwhohasbeenawardedmoneyaftera

competitiveexam,etc.获奖学金的学生

scholastic

ngtoschoolandeducation学校的，学院的，学术上的

motivate

owanttodosth.激起（兴趣），激发（行动）

easonfor(sb.'saction);cau(sb.)toactina

particularway作为（……行为的）动机；激励

prospect

n.1.(pl.)chanceofsuccess前景，前程，前途

2.[C,U]ing前景，

可能性

accountant

n.[C]psorexaminestherecordsofmoney

received,paid,panyorperson会计师，会计

civil

latingtoordinarypeopleratherthanthearmed

forcesortheChurch平民的（与军队、教会无关的）；文职的

thecountry国内的

fireman

n.[C]apersonwhojobisputtingoutfires消防队员

equality

n.[U]stateofbeingequal平等，同等，均等

comparison

n.1.[U]theactofcomparing比较；对照

2.[C]astatementofthepointsofsimilarityanddifference

betweentwothings经比较得出的结论

preference

n.1.[U](sing.)likingforsth.()较喜欢，宁

愿，偏爱

2.[C]athingthatislikedbetterorbest喜爱物，偏爱物

houwife

n.[C]awomanwhoworkisinsidethehome,cleaning,

cooking,etc.,andwhousuallydoesnothaveanyotherjob家庭

主妇，家庭妇女

athlete

n.[C]apersonwhotrainstocompeteinphysicalexercis

andsports运动员

proportion

n.1.[C]acomparativepartorshareofawhole部分，份

2.[U]relationofonethingtoanotherinquantity,size,etc.比

例，比率

construct

(sth.);putorfittogether;form建造，构筑；构成；形

成

constructive

aufulpurpo;helpful建设性的，积极的，有益的

vision

n.1.[C]animaginedmentalimageofsth.,oftenincluding

one'sgoalordream想像，构想，设想

2.[U]powerofeing;sight视力，视觉

gang

n.1.[C]agroupofcriminals;enwho

cautrouble一群罪犯；一伙，一帮

offriends,ers结伴的朋友（尤指少男少

女）

vi.(up)uniteasagroupagainstsb.结成一伙，联合起来

swell

v.1.(cauto)becomegreater（使）变强，（使）增加，（使）

提高

2.()becomelarger（使）增大，（使）膨胀，

（使）肿起

rank

n.1.(～sorthe～andfile)ordinarymembersofan

organization,rmedforces普通成员，普通士兵

2.[C,U]positionhigherorlowerthanothers',showingthe

importance

orthedegreeofresponsibilityofthepersonhavingit;(high)

socialclass地位，级别；（高）社会阶层

3.[C]arow,leorthingsstandingsidebyside行，

列，排

industrial

highlydevelopedindustries工业高度发达的

▲periodical

n.[C]amagazineornewspaperthatispublishedregularly期

刊，杂志ingrepeatedlyoveraperiodoftime周期的，

周期性的

variation

n.1.[C]prentedinaslightlydifferentform变异,

变化

2.[C,U]changeinamountorlevel变化（量），变动（程度）

forecast

n.[C]ehelpof

information预测，预报

twiththehelpofinformation预言，预测，预报

abnce

n.1.[U]lack;non-existence缺乏；不存在

2.[C,U]thestateoraperiodofbeingaway缺席，不在，离

开

▲plausible

a.(ofastatement,anexcu,etc.)emingtoberightor

reasonable（陈述、借口）似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的

▲gloomy

a.1.(thatmakespeople)sadanddisappointed令人沮丧的，

令人忧郁的

unlighted昏暗的，阴暗的，阴沉的

▲implicit

toodwithoutbeingdirectlyexpresd,clearly

intendedeventhoughitisnotsaid暗示的，含蓄的，不明晰的

ssarytobequestioned深信不疑的，绝对的

fearful

sandafraid惧怕的，担心的

le,causingfear可怕的，吓人的

backward

edtowardsthebackorthestartingpoint向后的，

倒着的

madeormakinglessthannormalprogress进步迟

缓的，落后的

principal

nrankorimportance;main重要的，首要的，主要的

n.[C]theheadinanorganization,ainschoolsand

colleges（学校或机构主管人的称谓）校长，院长

principally

mostpart大多，主要地

economic

tedwithtrade,industry,andthemanagementof

money;ofeconomics经济（上）的；经济学的

economically

ningeconomicsoreconomy在经济（学）上

tefully节约地，俭省地，经济地

dominant

portant,strong,noticeable,ythingel

ofthesametype最重要的，占统治地位的，支配的

ast

n.1.(pl.)thing,ty,ownedbyaperson,company,

svalueandcanbeudorsold财产，资产

2.[C]avaluableorufulquality,skillorperson有价值的特

性（技能，人才）

grind

arshnoi发出摩擦的声音

allpieces,grainordustbypressing

betweenhardsurfaces磨碎，碾碎，磨成粉末

eliminate

ortakeaway排除，消除，根除

display

gnsofhaving(aqualityoremotion,etc.)显露，

表现出（一种品质或情感）

陈列，展览

PHRASESANDEXPRESSIONS

thegoodolddays

anearlierperiodoftime(inone'slifeorinhistory)enas

betterthantheprent过去的好时光

play(it)safe

carefullyavoidrisks稳扎稳打，小心行事

whetherornot

(udtointroducetwopossibilities)是否，无论是不是，不管

nowonder

itisnotsurprising不令人吃惊，难怪

behappywith

feelorexpresspleasure,satisfaction,etc.对……感到满意，

对……感到愉快

civilrvant

apersonemployedinthecivilrvice文职人员，公务员

inshort

inafewwords;briefly总之，简言之

bycomparison

whencompared比较起来

associatewith

join(peopleorthings)together联合，联系

innercity

oldestpartsofacity,atornearitscenter市中心区，老城区，

内城

atlarge

asawhole;ingeneral全部，整个

protectsb./h.

keepsb./omharm,hurt,etc.;defendsb./sth.防御，

保护

grindtoahalt

(ofaprocess)graduallystop（指过程）慢慢停止

PROPERNAMES

Harris

哈里斯

AlfredNorthWhitehead

阿尔弗雷德·诺斯·怀特海德

SectionC

WhatLifeIslikeWhenOutofWork

(Fortunately,JanHalvornwasunemployedonlyfour

owassistanteditoroftheTwinCitiesCourier

（《双城信使报》）,lowingessay

appearedasNewsweek's（《新闻周刊》）"MyTurn"articlein

Septemberof1980.)

Beinglaidofffromwork,joblossandrecession（衰退）have

alwaysaffectedWalterCronkite'stoneofvoiceandtheeditor's

betheyaffectedaneighborhoodbusinessora

friend'termshavealwaysbeenjustwords,

affectingsomeoneel'sworld,t

theywereuntilafewweeksago,whentheambulancecamefor

me.

EvenasIsatstaringblankly（茫然地）atmyboss,hearing,

"I'vegotbadnews:we'regoingtohavetoletyougo,"itstill

emednomorerelatedtomydailylifethana"60Minutes"

aitingforthealternative—"butyoucancome

backafteracoupleofmonths,"or"youcouldtakeasalarycut,a

differentposition,"oreven,"Aprilfool."Butnoneofthecame.

asnomistakeandnoalternative.

Howitallechoesthroughyoureveningsandwakesyouup

ningsareprobablytheworst—waking

upwiththeshock,forthefirsttwoweeks,thinking,"I'mlate!"

Lateforwhat?Thedullacheinyourlowerstomachremindsyou:

latefornothing.

Again,youfacetheterms:"Lossoflf-worthandcurity,

fearofthefuture,stress,depression（抑郁）."Youwonderif

eatingadozenchocolate-chip（碎片）cookies,wearingahou

coatuntil4,combingyourhairat5,cleaningbehindthestove

(twice)andcryinginajob-agencyparkinglotqualifyas

ngwith

yourspou/boyfriend?Aha—tensioninpersonalrelationships.

Thelossofajobisrejection,resultinginthesamehurt

feelingsasifafriendhadtoldyouto"bugoff".Onlythis"friend"

filledup40to60(ormore)ed

references（提到）tothestaffas"family"onlyemphasizethe

ture

yourlfgoinghometoyourparentsorspouandbeing

informed,"Yourrvicesasourdaughter/mywifeare

yourbabypicturesasyouleave."

Eachnewactthatconfirmsyourjoblossstartsthepainagain:

thefirsttriptotheemploymentagency,thefirstfriendyoutell,

thefirstinterviewand,mostfearfulofall,thefirsttriptothe

unemployment（失业）office.

Youdoeventuallybecomeaccustomedtobeing

unemployed,

eventuallyquitbeatingyourlffornothavingbeensomehow

indispensable—

tireofstraining（尽力使用）yourmemoryforpossiblemistakes.

Yourecoversomeoftheconfidencethatalwaystoldyouhow

goodyouwereatyourjobandacceptwhatthebosssaid:"This

doesn'treflectonyourjobperformance;salesaredown30per

centthismonth."Buteachtimeyourecoverthatvaluedlf-

worth,yourenew（重新开始）meyougo

toajobinterviewandgivethemyourbestandtheyhire

someoneel,yougoanotherroundwithyourlfandyourlf-

employmentemstodragonbeyondallreason.

anger

suddenlylookslikeabum（无业游民）.Youlookatherwith

slyintotheworststages.

Definitelynotpossibletobeemployed.

Weunemployedshareasocialprejudicesimilartothatofthe

rape（强奸）rconsciouslyorsubconsciously（下

意识地）,muchofthepublicdrivenbyworkethics（伦理）feels

thatyou'vesomehow"askedforit",cretlywantedtoloyour

joband"flirted（轻率对待）"withunemploymentthroughyour

attitude—probablydresdinawaytoinviteit.

Almosteveryonehasheardabouttheneedtobeauful

udidn'tknowaboutwasthe

'vespentyourlifealmostalwayssurroundedby

people,inclass,lytofind

yourlfwithonlyyourcattotalktoalldayaltersyournof

reality.

Butyoualwayswere,andstillare,

maintain（保持）balanceandperspective,mainlythrough

relyingfrequentlyonsarcasm（讽刺）andirreverence（不敬）.

Althoughsomethinggoingwronginanyaspect（方面）ofyour

lifenowemstopushyouintotemporarydespairmuchmore

easilythanbefore,youhavesomeveryimportantthingstohang

onto—peoplewhocare,yournofhumor,yourtalents,your

catandyourhopes.

Andbeyondthat,you'vegainedsomething—alittlemore

'velearnedthe

valueoftheroutineyouhatedandtheimportanceofthejobyou

tofall,you'velearnedwhata"7.6per

centunemploymentrate":798