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1、我的第一份工作BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.IwasborninElPaso,Texas,andwhenIwasfour,myfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles・Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeet,myparentsstressedl)tomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershowfortunateweweretoliveinagreatcountry
2、withlimitlessopportunities・Theyimbucd2)inustheconceptsoffamily,faithandpatriotism.IgotmyfirstrealjobwhenIwasten.Mydad,Benjamin,injuredhisbackworkinginacardboard-boxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist・Herentedspaceinalittlemallandgavehisshopthefancyname
3、ofMr.Ben,sCoiffure3)・TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDadadiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek,whichmeantgettingupat3a.m・Topickuptrash,Dadusedalittlemachinethatlookedlikea1awnmower・MomandIemptiedgarbagecansandpickeduplitter4)byhand.It
4、tooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot・I'dsleepinthecaronthewayhome・Ididthisfortwoyears,butthelessonsIlearnedhavelastedalifetime・Iacquired5)disciplineandastrongworkethic6),andlearnedatanearlyagetheimportanceofbalancinglife,scompetinginterests?)一inmycase8),sch
5、ool,homeworkandajob.Thisreallyhelpedduringmysenioryearofhighschool,whenIworked40hoursaweekflipping9)burgersatafast-foodjointlO)whiletakingafullloadofpercolatecourses・Thehardworkpaidoff11).Iattendedl2)theU.S.MilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegre
6、esinlawandbusinessfromHarvard・Later,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniastateassembly.InthesejobsandineverythingelseI'vedone,Ihaveneverforgottenthosedaysintheparkinglot・Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisdignityl3)inal1workandthatifpeop
7、leareworkingtoprovideforthemselvesandtheirfamiliesthatissomethingweshouldhonor.我的父母都来自墨西哥的小镇。我出生于得克萨斯州的埃尔帕索城。我四岁时,全家搬到了东洛杉矶的一处低收入住宅区。尽管我们当时要做到收支平衡都很困难,但父母仍对我和四个兄弟姐妹强调说,能在这样一个充满无限机遇的国家里落户,我们是多么幸运啊!他们给我们灌输了家庭、信仰以及爱国主义的观念。十岁的时候,我得到了人生第一份真正的工作。我的爸爸木杰明在纸箱厂工作
8、时背部受了伤。经过再培训,他成了一名发型师。他在一个规模不大的商业区租下了一个摊位,并给他的店取了个奇妙的名字:“本先生的发型”O商业中心的老板在租金上给爸爸打了个折扣,但条件是每周打扫三次停车场,这意味着凌晨三点就要起床干活。爸爸用一个看起来像除草机的小机器来收捡垃圾,而我和妈妈则要清空垃圾桶并用手拾捡散落的垃圾。打扫这个停车场要用两到三个小时。我总是在回家时的车里就睡着了。这份工作我干了两年,但从中学到的东西却让我受用终生。我学会了自律,建立了很强的