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美文欣赏：坚持下去，总会成功 "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment." 每当我遇到挫折时，母亲就会说：“一切都会好的。如果你坚持下去，总有一天会有好事发生。你会认识到，如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切。” After graduating from college in 1932, I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned down every time. 1932年，我刚从大学毕业，决定试着在电台找个事儿做，然后争取做体育节目的播音员。我搭便车到了芝加哥，挨个电台地敲门推销自己，但每次都被拒绝了。 My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best," Mom reminded me. So I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。“一切总会好的，”母亲提醒我说。于是，我试着到爱荷华州达文波特的WOC电台去求职。那里的电台节目总监说他们已经雇到播音员了。 As I left his office, my frustration boiled over. I asked loudly, "How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" 离开他办公室时，我的挫折感达到了极点，我大声地说：“一个连在电台都找不到工作的家伙，又怎么能成为体育节目的播音员呢？” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard the program director calling, "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. 等电梯时，我听到节目总监喊道：“你说什么体育？你懂橄榄球吗？”接着他让我站到麦克风前面，请我解说一场想象中的比赛。 On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother's words: "If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment." 在回家的路上――以后也有很多次，我思考着母亲的那句话：“如果你坚持下去，总有一天会有好事发生。如果没有以前的挫折，就不会有现在的一切。” |
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