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1、笑对生活"Everythinghappensforthebest,"mymothersaidwheneverIfaceddisappointment."Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Andyou'llrealizethatitwouldn'thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment."Motherwasright,asIdiscoveredaftergraduatingfromcollegein1932,Ihaddeci
2、dedtotryforajobinradio,thenworkmywayuptosportsannouncer.IhitchhikedtoChicagoandknockedonthedoorofeverystation--andgotturneddowneverytime.Inonestudio,akindladytoldmethatbigstationscouldn'triskhiringaninexperiencedperson."Gooutinthesticksandfindasmallstationthat'llgiv
3、eyouachance,"shesaid.IthumbedhometoDixon,Illinois.Whiletherewerenoradio-announcingjobsinDixon,myfathersaidMontgomeryWardhadopenedastoreandwantedalocalathletetomanageitssportsdepartment.SinceDixonwaswhereIhadplayedhighschoolfootball,Iapplied.Thejobsoundedjustrightfor
4、me.ButIwasn'thired.Mydisappointmentmusthaveshown."Everythinghappensforthebest."Momremindedme.Dadofferedmethecartohuntjob.ItriedWOCRadioinDavenport,Iowa.Theprogramdirector,awonderfulScotsmannamedPeterMacArthurtoldmetheyhadalreadyhiredanannouncer.AsIlefthisoffice,myfr
5、ustrationboiledover.Iaskedaloud,"Howcanafellowgettobeasportsannouncerifhecan'tgetajobinaradiostation."IwaswaitingfortheelevatorwhenIheardMacArthurcalling,"Whatwasyousaidaboutsports?Doyouknowanythingaboutfootball?"Thenhestoodmebeforeamicrophoneandaskedmebroadcastanim
6、aginarygame.Theprecedingautumn,myteamhadwonagameinthelast20secondswitha65-yardrun.Idida15-minutebuild-uptothatplay,andPetertoldmeIwouldbebroadcastingSaturday'sgame!Onmywayhome,asIhavemanytimessince,Ithoughtofmymother'swords:"Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappe
7、n.Somethingwouldn'thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment.".-1-用心爱心专心
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