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1、“Whatissuccess?”MrGruberaskedhis6thgradebusinessclass “Whatissuccess?”MrGruberaskedhis6thgradebusinessclass.Itwashisopeningconversationforthefirstclassoftheterm. “Successisridinginasweetcar,watchingan80-inchTV,andlivinginaplacewithatleasttwelverooms.”
2、Onestudentanswered,earninglaughsfromallthestudents. MrGrubersmiled,butshookhishead.“Tom,thatisexcess(过量).Thatisnotsuccess.” “Howaboutbeingabletoprovideforyourfamily?”AblondegirlnamedSandyinthefrontsuggestedasananswer. “Nowwe’regettingcloser,”MrGruber
3、smiled,“buttrythinkingaboutwhatyouneedandwhatyouwant.” “Gettingeverythingyouwant.”Tomshoutedoutanansweragain,tryingformorelaughs. MrGrubersighed.“Ibelievewe’vealreadytalkedaboutexcessversus(与…比较)success.” “Gettingeverythingyouneed,butsomeofwhatyouwan
4、t?”James,sittinginthebackwonderedaloud. “Quiteright!”MrGruberclapped.“Successisgettingeverythingyouneedandsomeofwhatyouwant.Themoreyougetthatyouwant,themoresuccessfulyouare.Youdoreachapointwhereyouarelivinginexcess,though.” “Whatdoesthishavetodowithbu
5、siness?”Tomasked.Itseemedifitwasn’tfunny,hewasn’thappy. “Well,Tom,thinkofitthisway:thepointofbusinessistomakealivingtosupportyourfamily.Onceyouhaveproperlyseento(确保)theirneeds,youcanthenseetogettingtheextrasthatyouwant.” “WhatifIdon’thaveafamily?”heco
6、ntinuedtobedifficult. “Thenyouhavetoprovideforyourself,afamilyofone.” “Hehasgoldfishtothinkabout!”Peter,Tom’sfriend,shoutedout. “Thenheneedstoprovideforafamilyofonewithafishbowl.”Mr.Grubercorrectedhimself. Tomnodded,satisfiedwiththatanswer. “Sointh
7、enextnineweeks,we’regoingtostudybasicbusinesssituations,likehavingacheckingaccountandunderstandingcreditcards.” Tomrubbedhishandstogetherexcitedly.“Whendowegettostartspending?” “Youalreadyare,Tom.You’respendingtimewithus!”Mr.Gruberlaughed.“Now,let’sse
8、ewhatyouguysknowaboutcreditcards…” 36.WhatclassdidMrGruberteach? A.HistoryB.ScienceC.MathsD.Business 37.Whichstudentdidn’tseemtobetakingtheclassseriously? A.TomB.JamesC.PeterD.Sandy 38.HowdidMrGrubermakehisclasslivelyandinte