美文赏析:态度决定生活
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> (<span word="contractor">contractor</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p>一位老木匠打算退休了。他向自己所在的建筑公司雇主请辞，表示想要和自己的老伴以及大家庭去过一种更加闲适的生活。他会想念领薪水的日子，但他还是该退休了，他想日子总是能过下去的。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoddy">shoddy</span> <span word="workmanship">workmanship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usedinferior">usedinferior</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p>老板很舍不得自己的好员工离开，他对木匠说请你再建最后一座房子吧，就算是帮我个忙。木匠答应了，但很快就明显可以看出他的心已经不在工作上了。他用拙劣的技巧和劣质的材料建这座房子，用这种状态来结束他的职业生涯其实是一种遗憾。</p>
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