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1、2013.1.19Anotherlayerofawarenessoccurredsoonafter.Notonlydidhediscoverthathewasbrighterthanhisparents,buthediscoveredthattheyknewthis.PaulandClaraJobswerelovingparents,andtheywerewillingtoadapttheirlivestosuitasonwhowasverysmart—andalsowillful.Theywouldgotogreatlengthstoaccommodatehim.AndsoonStevedi
2、scoveredthisfactaswell.“Bothmyparentsgotme.TheyfeltalotofresponsibilityoncetheysensedthatIwasspecial.Theyfoundwaystokeepfeedingmestuffandputtingmeinbetterschools.Theywerewillingtodefertomyneeds.”Sohegrewupnotonlywithasenseofhavingoncebeenabandoned,butalsowithasensethathewasspecial.Inhisownmind,thatw
3、asmoreimportantintheformationofhispersonality.·defer[di'fə:] vt.延期,缓召,把...委托给他人vi.耽搁,延误,遵从·accommodate[ə'kɔmədeit] vi.使自己适应vt.使一致,和解;提供方便;容纳;顾及·responsibility[ri,spɔnsə'biləti] n.责任,可信度,责任心·adapt[ə'dæpt] vt.使适应,改编vi.适应,适合·formation[fɔ:'meiʃən] n.构造,编队,形成·willful['wilful] adj.任性的,故意的,有意的·awareness[ə'
4、wɛənis] n.认识(了解,知道)·personality[ˌpə:sə'næliti] n.个性,名人,特色·feed[fi:d] n.饲养,饲料,一餐vt.喂,饲养,靠...为生vi.进食SchoolEvenbeforeJobsstartedelementaryschool,hismotherhadtaughthimhowtoread.This,however,ledtosomeproblemsoncehegottoschool.“Iwaskindofboredforthefirstfewyears,soIoccupiedmyselfbygettingintotrouble.”Ital
5、sosoonbecameclearthatJobs,bybothnatureandnurture,wasnotdisposedtoacceptauthority.“IencounteredauthorityofadifferentkindthanIhadeverencounteredbefore,andIdidnotlikeit.Andtheyreallyalmostgotme.Theycameclosetoreallybeatinganycuriosityoutofme.”·dispose[dis'pəuz] vt.倾向于,处置vi.销毁·authority[ɔ:'θɔriti] n.权力,
6、权威;官方,当局n.专家,权威人士;依据·occupy['ɔkjupai] vt.占领,占,住进·curiosity[ˌkjuri'ɔsiti] n.好奇,好奇心·bore[bɔ:] vbl.忍受(动词bear的过去式)n.令人讨厌的人,枪膛,孔,井眼,枪管口径,涌潮vt.使感到厌烦,钻孔,挖vi.挖掘,开凿·beat[bi:t] n.打,敲打声,拍子,独家报道,一会儿vt.&vi.打,打败Hisschool,MontaLomaElementary,wasaseriesoflow-slung1950sbuildingsfourblocksfromhishouse.Hecounteredhisb
7、oredombyplayingpranks.“IhadagoodfriendnamedRickFerrentino,andwe’dgetintoallsortsoftrouble,”herecalled.“Likewemadelittlepostersannouncing‘BringYourPettoSchoolDay.’Itwascrazy,withdogschasingcatsallover,