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第17章 青春不散场 16(第1页)

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第17章青春不散场(16)

我乘车返回了家乡伊利诺伊州的迪克森。当时,家乡还没有电台播音员。父亲告诉我,蒙哥马利?沃德新开了家商店,正需要管理体育部的当地运动员。上中学时,我曾在迪克森打过橄榄球,于是我申请了这份工作。我似乎挺适合做这项工作的,结果却被拒绝了。

我失望极了。“一切总会好的。”母亲提醒我。为了方便找工作,父亲送了我一辆汽车。我去爱荷华州的达文波特,到当地电台求职。那里的电台节目总监,苏格兰人彼得?麦克阿瑟告诉我,播音员已有合适的人选。

当我走出他的办公室时,挫折感油然而生。我大声说道:“如果在电台都找不到工作,又怎么能当体育节目的播音员呢?”

等电梯时,麦克阿瑟的声音传入我的耳畔:“你说什么体育呢?你懂橄榄球吗?”然后,他让我站在话筒前,想象一场比赛,并为其解说。

去年秋天,我们的球队赢得了一场比赛——在最后20秒的时间里以65码的距离获胜,我用15分钟将那场精彩的比赛解说下来。彼得对我说,你可以解说周六的一场比赛。

回家途中,母亲的话又在我的耳边响起:“坚持下去,一切都会好的。不经历风雨,怎能见彩虹?”我常想,当年,如果我能到蒙哥马利?沃德那里工作,我的人生又会驶向何方?

心灵小语

如果你坚持下去,一切都会好的,不经历风雨,怎能见彩虹?

记忆填空

1。Whilethemwas_____radio-announgjobsinDixon,myfathersaidMontgomeryeoreandwanteda_____athleteto____itssportsdepartment。Sinwaslayedhighschoolfootball,Iapplied。

2。Thepregautumn,myteamhad____agamei20____witha65-yardrun。Idida15-minutebuilduptothatplay,aoldmeIwouldbebroadgSaturday’s_____!

佳句翻译

1。不经历风雨,怎能见彩虹?

译________________________________

2。直到1932年大学毕业,我才发现母亲是对的。

译________________________________

3。坚持下去,一切都会好的。

译________________________________

短语应用

1。Ihitchhikedtodkhedoorofeverystation—andgotturime。

turndown:拒绝

造_______________________________

2。Ifyou,onedaysomethinggood>

:从事;经营;进行;继续

造_______________________________

思想卡片

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Duringourfirstclass,ProfessorSimonexplaiuesday,yina4"×6"indexcardwithyourhedateoopline。Asforwhat’sohecard,that’suptoyou。Youwriteathought,a,afeeliionorjustplainanythingthat’sonyourmind。It’syourwayofunigwithmedirectly。Thesecardswillbepletelytial。IwillreturoyoueveryWednesday。You’llfindthatIwillwriteentsonyourcards。Ifyouaskaquestion,I’lldomylevelbesttoa。Ifyouhavea,IwillrespondtothatasbestI。Butremember,thiscardisyourtiissiontoTuesdays。”

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