英语美文教材赏析：我们要追求精神上的满足

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1、英语美文教材赏析：我们要追求精神上的满足Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsympathetic,andsharingmyloveofmusic,disapprovedofitasaprofession.Thiswasunderstandableinviewofthefamilybackground.MygrandfatherhadtaughtmusicfornearlyfortyyearsatSpringhi

2、llCollegeinMobileand,thoughmuchbelovedandrespectedinthecommunity,earnedbarelyenoughtoprovideforhislargefamily.Myfatheroftensaiditwasonlythehardheadedthriftinessofmygrandmotherthatkeptthewolfatbay.Asaconsequenceofthisexampleinthefamily,theverymentionofmusicasaprofessioncarriedwithitapicture

3、ofaprecariousexistencewithuncertainfinancialrewards.Myparentsinsisteduponcollegeinsteadofaconservatoryofmusic,andtocollegeIwent-quitehappily,asIremember,foralthoughIlovedmyviolinandspentmostofmysparetimepracticing,Ihadmanyotherinterests.我人生的转折点是我决定不做发迹有望的商人而专攻音乐。父母虽然与我志趣相投，也像我一样热爱音乐，却反对我以音

4、乐为职业。考虑到我的家庭情况，他们的态度是完全可以理解的。我祖父在莫比尔的斯普林希尔学院教授音乐达四十年之久，深受学院师生的热爱和敬重，他的工资却只能勉强维持一大家人的生活。父亲常说若不是祖母精明能干，克勤克俭，一家人非挨饿不可。所以在我们家，只要一提起音乐这个职业，大家就联想起收入不稳定的那种苦日子。父母坚持要我上大学，不让我进音乐学院，我也就上了大学。记得当时我还挺开心，因为虽然我热爱小提琴，大部分时间都用来练琴，我还有许多其他的爱好。西安会所上门www.aiaianmo.c

5、om/index238.aspqccBeforemygraduationformColumbia,thefamilymetwithseverefinancialreversesandIfeltitmydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.ThuswasIlauncheduponabusinesscareer-whichIalwaysthinkofasthewastedyears.没等我从哥伦比亚大学毕业，家里的经济情况就变得很糟，我感到自己有责任退学找工作，这才投身商界--我始终认为那段经商岁月是虚掷光阴。NowIdonotforamomentmean

6、todisparagebusiness.MywholepointIisthatitwasnotforme.Iwentintoitformoney,andasidefromthesatisfactionofbeingabletohelpthefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Itwasnotenough.Ifeltthatlifewaspassingmeby.FrombeingmerelydiscontentedIbecameacutelymiserable.MyoneambitionwastosaveenoughtoquitandgotoEurope

7、tostudymusic.IusedtogetupatdawntopracticebeforeIleftfor"downtown",distractingmypoormotherbyboltingahastybreakfastatthelastminute.Insteadoflunchingwithmybusinessassociates,Iwouldseekoutsomecheapcafé,orderameagermealandscribblemyharmonyexercises.Thefamilybeingon