I’ll Get a Job
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Ida">Ida</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="Perry">Perry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="both">both</span>.</p><p> <span word="Divorced">Divorced</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Perrys">Perrys</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="Ida">Ida</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="ventures">ventures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="downfall">downfall</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Equally">Equally</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sadly">sadly</span> <span word="underestimated">underestimated</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="proficient">proficient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="Ida">Ida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Perry">Perry</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>, <span word="Ida">Ida</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waitress">waitress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Youll">Youll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> $8 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="groused">groused</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>?</p>
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