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Lesson 1 Money VS Success(节选)
For a lot of people, becoming a 1___________________(百万富翁) is a symbol of success and they set this as their 2___________________(最终的) goal.
They spend half of their time dreaming up ways of getting rich and achieving the success they expect, and the rest of their time thinking about all the things they will do once they become rich. But do all millionaires (获得成功感)they were looking for after they achieve their goals? Some continue to worry about money when they become millionaires—they worked hard to become 3___________________(富有的) , but then they need to continue making money so they don’t lose 4___________________(成就感) they have achieved. However, there are people who have 5___________________(放弃) their millions and found other forms of success in their lives. Jason Harley is one example.
Sixteen years ago, Jason was a college professor with a huge six-bedroom house and a 6___________________(财富) of two million dollars. Today he lives in a small dormitory room with only 7___________________(二手的) furniture. There are certainly no signs that Jason is a rich and successful man! There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees, which Jason enjoys taking care of. He also grows some vegetables and a few flowers. He gets his clothes and a lot of other things from 8___________________(慈善) shops.
But Jason appreciates this change. He is pleased to 9___________________(放弃) the lifestyle of a rich man. He was tired of 10___________________(被当作) living a successful life, as a person who had everything while many people had nothing. He made the choice to give all his money away. And this, he said, brought him happiness and a sense of success in life. “I don’t need a lot of money. I don’t want to buy more things. I have enough,” said Jason. “What I want is to live simply and be helpful to others. A few years ago, I was a millionaire, but I knew millions of people 11___________________(死于) hunger every year, and t