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1、Fableofthelazyteenagerfable(1,2);Onedaylastfall;runoutof;filefolder;drugstore;ahandfulof;onthecounter;inamazement;ignorant;misspelling;nonexistent;calculation;chill(n1,v2,3,a1);sumup;humancapitalancestor;accumulate;Atsomepointsoon;competewith;therestof;jam(1,2);breakdown(1,2
2、);dramatize;bitter;headphone;peasant;hut;searchfor;wage(n1,2,v3,4);powerless;liein;asteelmill;fast-forwards(n1,a2);farbetteroff;determinedfoe(1,2);army;scare;foxhole;liveinpeaceandsecurity(n1,2);Atthatpoint;gunfire;generation;theworkingclass;complex;slum;befriend(v1,2);expla
3、into;risefromtheashes;swear;makesure;makealivingby;steal;Twenty-threeat12centseach,thatmakes$2.76beforetax. Nomodestlyeducatedadultcanfailtobeupsetbysuchanexperience.Butthisisjustatinysliceoftheproblem.ThereisachillingindifferenceaboutallthisignoranceAmodernindustrialstateca
4、nnotfunctionwithanidle,ignorantlaborforce.TodrivethismessagehometosuchyoungAmericans,Ihaveahumblesuggestion.(drive(sth.)home(tosb.)Amovie,orTVseries,dramatizingjusthowdifficultitwasforthiscountrytogetwhereitis—andhoweasilyitcouldallbelost.whostudiesallthetimesohecangetintoco
5、llegeandlawschool.Americanshavelongsincestoppeddemandinggoodeducationfortheirchildren.Helivesinaslumwherethereisnoheat,noplumbing,noprivacyandsurvivesbysearchingthroughtrashpiles.whenamanhasnomoney,educationcansupplythehumancapitalnecessarytostarttoacquirefinancialcapital.Am
6、anwithouttheproperuseoftheintellectualfacultiesofamanis,ifpossible,morecontemptiblethanevenacowardYoumightbeaworkaholicif…theproblemscausedbyanunhealthyaddictiontowork;addictionto;asetof;diagnose;symptom;kick(1,2,3);agrowingnumberof;popup;anonymous(1,2);nationwide;punchout;f
7、ortune(n1,2);amongothers;distract(1,2);speed(n1,2,3,v4);longto;socialize;ordinary;nonstop(a1,2,av3,n4);perfectionist;focuson;delegate(n1,v2);wouldrather;typically;disarray(n1,2,v3);mainly;intimacy(1,2,3);ripple(1,2);rippleeffect;depression;perfectioninshort;well-being;challe
8、nging(a1);quick;keyarea;ontime;spirituality(1,2);takeahardlook;impatient;ea