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挫折中笑迎生活

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母训：当遭遇失败或挫折时，你们都应该保持乐观的心理，坚信“一切都会好的”！

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment¹．“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

Mother was right，as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932，I had decided² to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to sports announcer³．I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station——and got turned down every time．In one studio，a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person．“Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said．I thumbed home to Dixon，Illinois．

While there were no radio－ announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward⁴ had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I applied⁵．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn’t hired．My disappointment must have shown．“Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me．Dad offered me the car to hunt job．I tried WOC Radio in Davenport，Iowa．The program director，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer．

As I left his office，my frustration（挫折）boiled over．I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station.” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was you said about sports？Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone⁶ and asked me broadcast an imaginary⁷ game．The preceding（在前的）autumn，my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65－yard run． I did a 15－minute build－up to that play，and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game！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.”

I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d not gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．

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1 disappointment
n.失望，挫折；令人失望的事
参考例句：
The disappointment was cruel.失望是令人痛苦的。 She couldn't hide her disappointment.她无法掩饰自己失望的情绪。

2 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 announcer
n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员
参考例句：
The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。 The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

4 ward
n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开
参考例句：
The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。 During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

5 applied
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。 This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

6 microphone
n.扩音器，麦克风，话筒
参考例句：
He gave a tap at the microphone before speaking.他在讲话前先轻叩了一下扩音器。 She behaved naturally before the microphone.她在话筒前表现自然。

7 imaginary
adj.想象中的，假想的，虚构的，幻想的；虚数的
参考例句：
All the characters in this book are imaginary.此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。 The boy's fears were only imaginary.这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。