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1、 Andys Hobbies Andy is always watching animal programs on TVWhen he was a child his favorite books were Gerald Durrels animal booksHe also wrote down something about animals when he heard them especially the ones that were about loving animals He has always had petsHis first animal friends were pigs
2、And then he tried his best to persuade his parents to get a dogFor some reasons they did not seem to believe Andy would walk the dog three times a day,no matter how Andy promised hed do it He did his best to persuade them:he was good at drawing and left drawings of dogs all over the placeHe ran to t
3、he library,borrowed all the dog books he could find,and left them lying around as wellHis parents were quite used to his books lying around everywhere Then Andys mother was told a friends cat had kittens and they could go and get oneAt first Andy was a little disappointedAs time went by,he learned t
4、o love the cat so much he has had cats ever since Cats let us know when it is time to change the sofaEither when the fabric starts to look like Einsteins hair that has been combed with cat paws,thanks to the generous donation of cat hair 安迪的爱好 安迪总是看电视节目上的动物频道。当他还是个孩子的时候,他最喜欢的书就是杰拉尔德达雷尔写的有关动物的书籍。每当他听
5、到一些关于动物的事情,尤其是那些有关爱护动物的故事,他都会记录下来。 他一直爱养宠物,他的第一个动物朋友是猪。后来他尽自己的最大努力去说服他父母为他买一只狗。由于某些原因,无论安迪怎样承诺,他们似乎并不相信安迪会每天出去遛狗三次。 他尽自己的最大努力说服他们:他擅长画画,到处都放着狗的素描。他跑到图书馆去借他能找到的所有关于狗的书籍,也把它们丢得到处都是。他的父母已经习惯他把书丢得到处都是了。 后来安迪的母亲得知一个朋友家的猫生了小猫,他们可以去抱一只回家。起初安迪感到有点失望,但自从有了猫之后,随着时间的推移他学会给猫很多爱护。猫让我们知道什么时候该换沙发了,也就是当沙发织物开始看起来像用猫
6、爪梳理过的爱因斯坦的头发时,这其实多亏有了慷慨捐赠的猫毛。 Larry Schwarzs Hobbies Larry Schwarz has played with toys all his lifeAs a child,he often pulled his toys apart,and then glued them back togetherHe made toy rockets,cars,and buildings out of boxesAlthough he put his toys away long enough to become a lawyer,he never lost
7、 his childhood passion for toysSchwarz dreamed up many toys while in schoolInstead of taking notes in class,he filled 26 notebooks with toy sketches! Still,he managed to get his lawyer degree Today,instead of working in a courtroom,Schwarz skateboards around his Rumpuss headquarters in New York City
8、In 1997,he started the Rumpus Toy company and invented all kind of crazy toys,like Gus Gutz,a doll with 12 spongy organs,and Sy Klops,a one-eyed dollEven the boxes are playfulPrinted instructions on Rumpus toy boxes allow kids to turn them into club houses,buses or airplanesHe loves to ride around i
9、n his Rumpus Road Rocket,a multi-colored school busHe visits hospitals and schools,bringing toys,happiness and adviceSays Schwarz,If you believe in something strongly enough and think you can do it,you really should give it a try 拉里施瓦茨的爱好 拉里施瓦茨这一生都在玩玩具。他小时候就经常把玩具拆开,然后再用胶水重新拼合。他用盒子制造玩具火箭、汽车和楼房。尽管为了成为
10、一名律师,他不得不长时间把玩具放在一边,但他从未丧失童年时对玩具的那种热情。上学时施瓦茨梦想拥有很多玩具。他上课不做笔记,反而在 26 个笔记本上画满玩具草图。不过,他还是设法取得了法律专业学位。 现在,施瓦茨不在法庭工作,而是滑着滑板在他位于纽约的拉姆普斯公司总部转悠。1997 年,他创办了拉姆普斯玩具公司,发明了各种各样的疯狂玩具,比如有 12 个海绵器官的玩偶格丝古茨、独眼玩偶赛克洛普斯,甚至连包装盒都可以玩。玩具盒上印着的说明书可指导孩子们把盒子变成俱乐部会所、公共汽车或飞机。他喜欢乘坐一辆名为“拉姆普斯公路火箭”的彩色校车四处跑。他参观医院和学校,给大家带去玩具、快乐和忠告。施瓦茨说
11、:“如果你特别相信某件事,而且觉得自己可以做好的话,你真的应该试一试。” Molly Makes a Change about Her Business Molly Boylan is one of the most successful businesswomen in Canada after setting up her cosmetic company Blazes in 1992Though she is very successful,she says that she finds it harder every year in balance her business with
12、her family lifeShe sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than they do about her Molly employs around eighty people in her factory and warehouse,and ten others in her two new fashion stores,but her newest employee is the most important one for herAfter years of worry
13、ing about her business more than her family,she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her companyMolly will still be involved in decision-making,and shes going to stay in touch with the people who work for her,but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so
14、that Molly can spend more time with the kids The new arrangement is going to start on Monday,and both of them are already excited about itSally says,Im very nervous,actually,but Im sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days,even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mist
15、akes Molly,on the other hand,seems quite relaxed about the whole thingI know that Sallys going to be a very nice manager she says,Shes only been here a couple of days and shes already shown me how to work out a few problems we were havingThe best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier t
16、han Ive been in yearsI mean,I honestly cant remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this,and my kids are really excited about my being at home moreTo be honest,I wish I had made this decision years ago 莫莉改变了公司的业务安排 1992 年莫莉博伊兰创办了她的 Blazes 化妆品公司,自此她便成了加拿大最成功的女企业家之一。虽然她很成功,但她说她发现每年在事业与家庭之间很难取得平衡。有
17、时她感到她自己的两个孩子对保姆的了解比对她了解的还要多。 莫莉为她的工厂和仓库雇用了大约八十人,为两个新时装店雇用了十人,但她最新的员工对她最为重要。她多年为家庭操心,为生意更操心之后,决定任命萨莉帕蒙特为公司的新总经理。莫莉仍参与决策,并与为她工作的人保持联系,但是萨莉要照料公司业务的日常运行,这样莫莉能有更多的时间跟孩子们在一起。 新的工作安排将于星期一开始运作,他们俩都已经很兴奋。萨莉说,“我真的很紧张,但我确信在早期阶段莫莉将会给我很多帮助,尽管我希望她可以相信我不会犯太多错误。”另一方面,莫莉对整个事件似乎很轻松。“我知道萨莉将成为一个非常好的经理,”她说,“她来这里只有几天时间,她
18、已经向我展示了如何解决我们遇到的一些问题。最棒的是,我觉得我比以前幸福了一百倍。我的意思是,我真的不记得上次我感到像这次这样的轻松是什么时候了,我的孩子们对我有更多的时候待在家里真的感到格外兴奋。老实说,我希望我在多年前就应该这做出这样的决定。” Jons Working Situation Dull Axe Jon likes his job and he used to be quite good at itIn fact,ten years ago when he began working at IT,he was considered one of the best in the c
19、ompanyHowever,over the past few years Jons performance at work has been slippingJon got more and more frustrated as his friends progressed and he didnt Finally,one day Jon asked a friend for some adviceI dont understandI try so hard but I cant get up in the company His friend looked serious and aske
20、d,When was the last time you sharpened your axe? Jon looked at his friend as though he was crazy and said,What are you talking about? His friend replied,When was the last time you took courses to upgrade your skills? You work in a competitive industryIf you dont update your skills,you will fall behi
21、nd Jon felt silly and laughed I have spent all of my time trying to cut trees with a dull axeAll I needed to do was sharpen it! 乔恩的工作现状钝了的斧头 乔恩热爱工作,他曾经是这一行的高手。事实上,十年前他开始在 IT 行业工作时,他被认为是公司里的顶尖高手。可是几年过去了,乔恩的工作表现往下滑落。看着朋友突飞猛进,而他自己一点长进也没有,乔恩越来越感到沮丧。 有一天乔恩终于向一位朋友寻求忠告,“我不明白,我在公司里如此努力,却无法升职。” 他的朋友表情严肃,问道,“
22、你上次磨利你的斧头是什么时候的事?” 乔恩看着朋友,好像他的朋友有点疯了并说,“你在说什么?” 朋友回答,“你上次什么时候去上课提高你的技术? 你在极具竞争性的行业里工作,如果不更新你的技术,你就会落后的。” 乔恩觉得自己很蠢,大笑,“原来我一直在拿一把钝了的斧头在砍树,却忘了需要磨利它!” The Meanest Mother I had the meanest mother in the whole worldWhile other kids ate candy for breakfast,I had to have porridge,eggs or toastWhen others ha
23、d Cokes and candy for lunch,I had to eat a sandwichBut at least I wasnt alone when I was sadMy sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did My mother preferred to know where we were all the timeShe had to know who our friends were and where we were goingWe had to clean clothes and take
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