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1、Eachofusstrugglesforself-respectandself-worthtosomedegree Eachofusstrugglesforself-respectandself-worthtosomedegree.Ispentmuchtimetryingtoachieveperfectionineveryaspectofmylife. Iwasahappykidwithalotoffriendsandasupportivefamily.Butgrowingupwasreally 36andevenscarysometimes. D
2、uringmychildhood,Iwasconstantlyinvolvedinsomethingthatincludedpeople’sviewingmyachievementsormy37.Iwantedeveryone’spraiseandacceptance,butIwasmyowntoughestcritic(挑剔的人). AfterIgraduatedfromhighschool,my38tobe“thin”begantotroubleme.Ibegantryingtodietby39myfood. Inthebeginning,Ifel
3、tgreat—attractiveandsuccessful,almostsuperhuman.IeventhoughtthatIwasbetterthaneveryoneelse.WhatIdidn’tseewasthatIwasslowly40myself. Peoplearoundmebeganto41myweightloss.Theysaidwithconcern.“You’relosingtoomuchweight.”“Elisa,you’resothin.”AlltheirwordsonlysuggestedthatIwasgettingcl
4、oserto“42”. Sadly,Itookmyphysical43thefirstimportantinmylife,44thatitwasthewaytobecomesuccessfulandaccepted. ThenIcutdownmy45moreandmore,untila46dayconsistedofhalfateaspoonofnonfatyoghurtandcoffeeinthemorning,andacupofgrapesatnight. Butmypoor47begantocausemetolose48.Thenonenigh
5、t,likemanynightsbefore,Icouldn’tsleep,andmyheartfeltasthoughitmightbeatoutofmychest.Itriedto 49,butIcouldn’t.ThebeatingbecamesorapidandsostrongthatIcouldnolonger 50.WhatIhaddonetodietnearlycausedmetohaveaheartattack.Istoodup,andimmediatelyfelldown.Iwasreally51,andIknewIneededhel
6、p.Myroommaterushedmetothe52,beginningthelongroadtomy53.Ittookalot—doctors,nurses,nutritionists,foodsupplements… Andmostimportant,asenseofwhatwastrueaboutmyselfgotbackontrackwithreality.Irealizedthat,withmy54oftryingtobe“perfect”onthe55,IhadsacrificedwhoIwasontheinside.WhatIknowno
7、wis,weare—eachandeveryoneofus—alreadyperfect. 36．A.naturalB.hardC.easyD.possible 37．A.naturesB.backgroundsC.failuresD.scores 38．A.problemB.desireC.wayD.promise 39．A.collectingB.checkingC.controllingD.balancing 40．A.killingB.forgettingC.askingD.questioning 41．A.helpB.acceptC.
8、rejectD.notice 42．A.perfectionB.
