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英语四级听力美文第9篇:Struggling in America
The United States of America is often seen as a nation in which the pursuit
of happiness is not adream but a reality.
The sad truth is that although portrayed as an unusually easy life, life in
America is as much ofa struggle as in any other nation. For example, higher
level education for Americans does notcome easy. Although there are
scholarships, grants and loans available, if the student fails tomeet the
criteria he is left with only personal resources to draw from.
This takes him into a life with not only a school schedule to follow but
perhaps, also, a workschedule and family life.
These are often the difficulties that are not portrayed through the TV and
movies. These arealso the difficulties which many believe they will not
encounter by attending an Americancollege. In the second place, there is
financial security.
Many times what is portrayed of life in America is a life where “money is
no object”.
The fallacy in this is that each person has their own personal struggle and
money is an objectfor the majority of the people, in spite of the comparatively
higher wages available, thecost of living is also higher. Even though it may
seem like one is making more money, just asmuch is spent in surviving.
Thirdly is the belief that in the American way of life everyone has a good
job. With theincreasing advancements in technology, a well-paying job for those
currently in the work force isgetting harder to find. Those who have not been
exposed to computers and other newmethods of communication are finding this to
be true. As it stands now, the job market isrequiring at least a two-year degree
from college, in order to make enough to live comfortably. Even then well-paid
jobs are not easy to find, as it is sometimes believed because of theportrayal
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发表于 2018-4-28 14:44:11