SAT作文素材 Iacocca自述
<p> 本文是<span word="Iacocca">Iacocca</span>写他挫折时候的样子</p><p> <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whos">whos</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="successes">successes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vividly">vividly</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promotions">promotions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profits">profits</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Motor">Motor</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>: <span word="Wait">Wait</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Mt">Mt</span>. <span word="Everest">Everest</span>!</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 13, 1978, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="two">two</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gut">gut</span>-<span word="wrenching">wrenching</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="folks">folks</span>--- <span word="those">those</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span>, <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="secure">secure</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span>. (成功的转折)</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyones">everyones</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adversity">adversity</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="it">it</span>. (成功的叠言，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyones">everyones</span> <span word="life">life</span>=首句限定;两句关系：问题+解决方案)<span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chrysler">Chrysler</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p>
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