2015考研英语阅读美国退役士兵
<p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span></p><p> 美国退役士兵</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="homecoming">homecoming</span></p><p> 归途漫漫</p><p> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="greetAmericas">greetAmericas</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="andAfghanistan">andAfghanistan</span></p><p> 美国士兵从战火纷飞的伊拉克和阿富汗回到家乡后，迎接他们的是对预算案的争吵和停滞不前的经济</p><p> <span word="BRETT">BRETT</span> <span word="QUINZON">QUINZON</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tours">tours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="leavingactive">leavingactive</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span>, <span word="MrQuinzon">MrQuinzon</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thomaston">Thomaston</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="around">around</span> 65 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="greyDecember">greyDecember</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlantas">Atlantas</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="seekingtreatment">seekingtreatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="andfinds">andfinds</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="watchful">watchful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>: <span word="many">many</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="scars">scars</span>.<span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Quinzon">Quinzon</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hundredsof">hundredsof</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>: <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="enlisted">enlisted</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span>, <span word="andlacks">andlacks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="persistence">persistence</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apprentice">apprentice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>-<span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="operator">operator</span>.</p><p> 布雷特.昆士昂在今年5月退役前，曾先后两次赴伊作战。现在，他从老家明尼苏达搬到了离亚特兰大南部65公里的小镇托马斯顿居住。本月中的一天早晨，天空阴沉灰暗，有人在亚特兰大一家大型退伍士兵医院中看到了昆士昂的身影。当时他正在填写表格，因心理抑郁前来寻求治疗。从硝烟弥漫的伊拉克回到美国后，他觉得自己变得容易暴躁，并发现在公共场合中，变得警惕，拘谨得多。出现这样的问题并不意外，许多从战场上归来的退役士兵心理上都有阴影。今年1月到5月，在昆士昂准备退役期间，曾寄出了数百封求职信。像许多退伍老兵一样，他高中一毕业就参军入伍，没有大学文凭。所以对他而言，求职的过程显得艰难异常，但不懈的坚持终于换来了回报。现在，他正在一家冷热设备制造公司实习，岗位是重型机械操作员。</p>
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