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1、31AdviceToAYoungManRemember,myson,youhavetowork.Whetheryouhandleapickorapen,awheel-barroworasetofbooks,diggingditchesoreditingapaper,ringinganauctionbellorwritingfunnythings,youmustwork.Ifyoulookaroundyouwillseethemenwhoarethemostabletolivetherestofth
2、eirdayswithoutworkarethemenwhoworkthehardest.Don'tbeafraidofkillingyourselfwithoverwork.Itisbeyondyourpowertodothatonthesunnysideofthirty.Theydiesometimes,butitisbecausetheyquitworkatsixintheevening,anddonotgohomeuntiltwointhemorning.It’stheintervalth
3、atkills,myson.Theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyourmeals;itlendssoliditytoyourslumbers,itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday.Thereareyoungmenwhodonotwork,buttheworldisnotproudofthem.Itdoesnotknowtheirnames,evenitsimplyspeaksofthemas“oldSo-and
4、-So’sboy”.Nobodylikesthem,thegreat,busyworlddoesn’tknowthattheyarethere.Sofindoutwhatyouwanttobeanddo,andtakeoffyourcoatandmakeadustintheworld.Thebusieryouare,thelessharmyouwillbeapttogetinto,thesweeterwillbeyoursleep,thebrighterandhappieryourholidays
5、,andthebettersatisfiedwilltheworldbewithyou.—RobertJonesBurdetteNOTES1. sonn.:youngman年轻人2. havetov.phr.:must必须3. pickn.:asharp-pointedirontoolusedindigging锄头4. wheel-barrown.:asmallvehiclewithonewheelandtwohandles,usedform
6、ovingsmallloads手推车5. asetofbooksn.phr.:asetofaccounts一套帐簿6. ditchn.:achanneldugintheground沟7. papern.:newspaper报纸8. auctionn.:apublicsaleinwhichgoodsaresoldtothehighestbidder拍卖9. funnya.:interesting有趣的10. overwor
7、kn.:toomuchwork工作过劳11. onthesunnysideofthirtyprep.phr.:belowthirtyyearsofage三十岁以内12. quitv.:stop停止13. intervaln:thetimebetweenevents间隔时间14. theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyoumeals=theworksharpensyourdesireforfood工作会增加你的食欲15. itlendsso
8、liditytoyourslumbers=theworkmakesyousleepsoundly工作会使你安然入睡16. itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday=theworkmakesyouhaveagoodenjoymentofaholidaywithmuchsatisfaction工作会使你心满意足地享受假日17. theworldisnotproudofthem=theworlddosenotf
