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1、为生活而工作(WorkingforaLiving)Inthefirstyearsofthiscenturytherewasanotabledifferencebetweenpeoplewholivedonfarmsandpeoplewholivedincountrytownsandvillages.Outsidercitypeople....didnotun-derstandthesedifferencesbutthetownpeopleandfarmerswereverysureofthem.Ingeneral,peopleinthetownss

2、awpeoplewholivedonfarmsasmoreapttobeslow-witted,tongue-tied,uncivilized,thanthemselvesandsomewhatmoredocileinspiteoftheirstrength.　　Farmerssawpeoplewholivedintownsashavinganeasylifeandbeingunlikelytosurviveinsituationscallingforfortitude,self-reliance,lifelonghardwork.Theybeli

3、evedthisinspiteofthefactthatthehoursmenworkedatfactoriesorstoresoratanyjobintownwerelong,andthewagesIow,andthatmanyhousesintownhadnorunningwaterorflushtoiletsorelectricity.Andtoacertainextenttheywereright,forthepeopleintownhadSundaysandWednesdayorSaturdayafternoonsoff.andthefa

4、rmersdidn‘t.Thetownspeopletoowerenotaltogethermistaken,forthecountrypeoplewhentheycameintotowntochurchwereoftenverystiffandshyandthewomenwereneversopushyandconfidentastownwomeninthestores,andthecountrychildrenwhocameintogotoHighSchoolorContinuationSchool,thoughtheymightgetgood

5、marksandgoontosuccessfulcareerslater,werehardlyeverelectedPresidentoftheLiterarySociety,orClassRepresentative,orgiventheawardasMostOutstandingStudent.　　Evenmoneydidnotmakemuchdifference;farmersmaintainedacertainproudandwaryreservethatmightbeseenasdiffidence,inthepresenceofciti

6、zenstheycouldbuyahdsell.1