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1、Unit15LearningLesson1Life-longLearningReading:_____________________SunWen“It’snevertoolatetolearn.”ThatwastheadviceIgotafterIfailedmycollegeentranceexam.NowI’mabouttograduatefromtheSchoolofContinuingEducationatQinghuaUniversitywithaBachelor’sDegreeinCom
2、puterEngineeringbydistancelearning.Becauseofmynewqualification,I’mgettingpromotedatwork.Inthepast,ifsomeonelikemehadfailedtogetintouniversitythroughthecollegeexam,hewouldhavehadnochanceofgettingadegree.Butit’sdifferentnow.Idecidedtogivemyselfasecondchan
3、cebystudyingforadegreeintheeveningsandonweekendswhilekeepingasecurefull-timejob.Franklyspeaking,thelastfouryearshavebeenhardwork,butit’sbeenworthit!TangHuaThreemonthsago,whenmymanagertoldmethatIwouldbelaidoff,mymindwentblankandmyheartswelledwithanger.In
4、thepast,ifsomeonehadworkedforacompanyforover20years,theywouldhavestayedthereuntilretirement!Isuspectthattheylaidmeoffbecausethecompanywasnotdoingthatwellbutitstillbroughtalumptomythroatandmademewanttocry.IfeltasifIhaddonesomethingwrong!Iknowthisisn’ttru
5、ethough.It’sjustthestatusofthejobmarketatthemoment.Atfirst,Ienjoyedbeingafull-timehousewifeandcalledmyself“CHO”or“chiefhomeofficer”.ButsoonIgotboredanddecidedtodoabusinesscourse.Ihavealwaysdreamedofstartingmyowncompany.Ihavenearlyfinishedthecoursenowand
6、ithasbeenveryhelpful.Ihavelearntsomanynewskillsandhavealreadypreparedabusinessplanforsettingupmyownexportcompany!Ithinkthatgettinglaidoffwillprovetobethebestthingthateverhappenedtome.ChenWeiI’msureyouallknowthesaying,“Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.”Wel
7、l,it’scertainlynottrue!I’manolddog,andI’mteachingmyselfnewtrickseveryday.Itallstartedafewmonthsagowhenpostagewentup.I’dbeensendinglettersbyairmailtomydaughterintheUSonceaweek,but,suddenly,itwastooexpensive.IdecidedthatitwastimeIbecameanInternetuser.Igot
8、mygrandsontoinstructmeonhowtoemailandusetheInternetandIreallyenjoythespeedatwhichmymessagesgetsentandanswered.Andasidefromemailing,it’sfuntoseeandtalktomygrandchildrenintheUSonthei-Cam.Inthepast,ifI’dwantedtoseethem,Iwouldhavehad