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TONYTRIVISONNO'SAMERICANDREAM
FrederickC.Crawford
HecamefromarockyfarminItaly,somewheresouthofRome.HoworwhenhegottoAmerica,Idon'tknow.ButoneeveningIfoundhimstandinginthedriveway,behindmygarage.Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin.
“Imowyourlawn,”hesaid.
It.washardtocomprehendhisbrokenEnglish.
Iaskedhimhisname.“TonyTrivisonno,”hereplied.“Imowyourlawn.”ItoldTonythatIcouldn'taffordagardener.
“Imowyourlawn,”hesaidagain,thenwalkedaway.Iwentintomyhouseunhappy.Yes,theseDepressiondaysweredifficult,buthowcouldIturnawayapersonwhohadcometomeforhelp?
WhenIgothomefromworkthenextevening,thelawnhadbeenmowed,thegardenweeded,andthewalksswept.Iaskedmywifewhathadhappened.
“Amangotthelawnmoweroutofthegarageandworkedontheyard,”sheanswered.“Iassumedyouhadhiredhim.”
Itoldherofmyexperiencethenightbefore.Wethoughtitstrangethathehadnotaskedforpay.
Thenexttwodayswerebusy,andIforgotaboutTony.Weweretryingtorebuildourbusinessandbringsomeofourworkersbacktotheplants.ButonFriday,returninghomealittleearly,IsawTonyagain,behindthegarage.Icomplimentedhimontheworkhehaddone.
“Imowyourlawn,”hesaid.
Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsmallweeklypay,andeachdayTonycleaneduptheyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.Mywifesaidhewasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanyheavyobjectstoliftorthingstofix.
Summerpassedintofall,andwindsblewcold.“Mr.Craw,snowprettysoon,"Tonytoldmeoneevening.“Whenwintercome,yougivemejobclearingsnowatthefactory.”
Well,whatdoyoudowithsuchdeterminationandhope?
Ofcourse,Tonygothisjobatthefactory.
Themonthspassed.Iaskedthepersonneldepartmentforareport.TheysaidTonywasaverygoodworker.
OnedayIfoundTonyatourmeetingplacebehindthegarage.“Iwanttobe'prentice,”hesaid.
Wehadaprettygoodapprenticeschoolthattrainedlaborers.ButIdoubtedwhetherTonyhadthecapacitytoreadblueprintsandmicrometersordoprecisionwork.Still,howcouldIturnhimdown?
Tonytookacutinpaytobecomeanapprentice.Monthslater,Igotareportthathehadgraduatedasaskilledgrinder.Hehadlearnedtoreadthemillionthsofaninchonthemicrometerandtoshapethegrindingwheelwithaninstrumentsetwithadiamond.
MywifeandIweredelightedwithwhatwefeltwasasatisfyingendofthestory.
Ayearortwopassed,andagainIfoundTonyinhisusualwaitingplace.Wetalkedabouthiswork,andIaskedhimwhathewanted.
“Mr.Craw,”hesaid,“Ilikeabuyahouse.”Ontheedgeoftown,hehadfoundahouseforsale,acompletewreck.
Icalledonabankerfriend.“Doyoueverloanmoneyoncharacter?
”Iasked."No,”hesaid.“Wecan'taffordto.Nosale.”
“Now,waitaminute,”Ireplied.“Hereisahard-workingman,amanofcharacter,Icanpromiseyouthat.He'sgotagoodjob.You'renotgettingadamnthingfromyourlot.Itwillstaythereforyears.Atleasthewillpayyourinterest.”
Reluctantly,thebankerwroteamortgagefor$2,000andgaveTonythehousewithnodownpayment.Tonywasdelighted.Fromthenon,itwasinterestingtoseethatanydiscardedoddsandendsaroundourplace—abrokenscreen,abitofhardware,boardsfrompacking—Tonywouldgatherandtakehome.
Afterabouttwoyears,IfoundTonyinourfamiliarmeetingspot.Heseemedtostandalittlestraighter.Hewasheavier.Hehadalookofconfidence.
“Mr.Craw,Isellmyhouse!
"hesaidwithpride.“Igot$8,000."
Iwasamazed.“But,Tony,whereareyougoingtolivewithoutahouse?
”
“Mr.Craw,Ibuyafarm.”
Wesatdownandtalked.Tonytoldmethattoownafarmwashisdream.HelovedthetomatoesandpeppersandalltheothervegetablesimportanttohisItaliandiet.HehadsentforhiswifeandsonanddaughterbackinItaly.Hehadhuntedaroundtheedgeoftownuntilhefoundasmall,abandonedpieceofpropertywithahouseandshed.Nowhewasmovinghisfamilytohisfarm.
Sometimelater,TonyarrivedonaSundayafternoon,neatlydressed.HehadanotherItalianmanwithhim.HetoldmethathehadpersuadedhischildhoodfriendtomovetoAmerica.Tonywassponsoringhim.Withanamusedlookinhiseye,hetoldmethatwhentheyapproachedthelittlefarmhenowoperated,hisfriendstoodinamazementandsaid,'Tony,youareamillionaire!
”
Then,duringthewar,amessagecamefrommycompany.Tonyhadpassedaway.
Iaskedourpeopletocheckonhisfamilyandseethateverythingwasproperlyhandled.Theyfoundthefarmgreenwithvegetables,thelittlehouselivableandhomey.Therewasatractorandagoodcarintheyard.Thechildrenwereeducatedandworking,andTonydidn'toweacent.
Afterhepassedaway,IthoughtmoreandmoreaboutTony'scareer.
Hegrewinstatureinmymind.Intheend,Ithinkhestoodastall,andasproud,asthegreatestAmericanindustrialists.
Theyhadallreachedtheirsuccessbythesamerouteandbythesamevaluesandprinciples:
vision,determination,self-control,optimism,self-respectand,aboveall,integrity.
Tonydidnotbeginonthebottomrungoftheladder.Hebeganinthebasement.
But,afterall,thebalancesheetswereexactlythesame.Theonlydifferencewaswhereyouputthedecimalpoint.
TonyTrivisonnocametoAmericaseekingtheAmericanDream.Buthedidn'tfindit—hecreateditforhimself.Allhehadwere24precioushoursaday,andhewastednoneofthem
turnaway:
refusetohelp(sb.)ortoallow(sb.)toenteraplace拒绝帮助;不让…进入
He'smysonafterall,Ican'tjustturnhimawaywhenheisintrouble.
Thelecturehallwasalreadyfullandmanyofthestudentswereturnedaway.
workout:
plan;solve;calculate制定出;解决;算出
"Howwillyoukeepintouchwithme?
"
"Wehaven'tworkthatoutyet."
FinallyIworkedoutthattheparcelhadbeensenttoParisbymistake.
Mymotherallowedmetotakethetrip,butaskedmetoworkoutthetotalcostfirst.
weekly:
happeningonceaweekorevery每周的;一周一次的
UnitedAirlinesofferstwice-a-weekflightstoThailand.
Hisstorywaspublishedinaweeklynewspaper21stCenturyEnglish.
cleanup:
makecleanandtidy打扫,清除
I'llgoshoppingwithyouassoonasI'vecleanedupthekitchen.
Ihatecleaningupafteraparty.
helpful:
usefulinmakingasituationbetteroreasier;alwayswillingtohelppeople有帮助的;有用的
Sometimesitishelpfultomakealistofeverythingyouhavetodo.
Anyinformationwouldbehelpfulindeterminingwhathappenedtoher.
Sheissuchapleasantandhelpfulchild.
dowith:
(usedinquestionswithwhat)dealwith对待,处理
Whatdoyoudowithsuchrudeboys?
Whatarewegoingtodowiththehugerocklyinginthemiddleoftheroad?
determination:
theabilitytocontinuetryingtoachievewhatyouhavedecidedtodoevenwhenthisisdifficult(uncountablenoun,oftenfollowedbyinfinitiveto)决心;决定
Heshowedgreatdeterminationbycontinuingtoplayafterhurtinghisfoot.
Herdeterminationtodowellmadeherkeeponstudying.
personnel:
1)thedepartmentinalargecompanyororganizationthatdealswithemployees,keepstheirrecords,andhelpswithanyproblemtheymighthave;humanre-sources(uncountablenoun,usedwithasingularorpluralverb)人事部门;
Personnelhas/havereceivedyourapplicationform.
HerfirstjobaftergraduationwasinPersonnelatMicrosoft.
2)allthepersonsworkinginanorganization,inthearmy,etc.(usedwithapluralverb)全体人员,全体职员
Allpersonnelinthiscompanyareentitledtomedicalinsurance.
Amodernarmyneedshighlyskilledpersonnel.
capacity:
theabilitytounderstandordosth.(oftenfollowedbyfororinfinitiveto)能力,才能-
Noteveryonehasacapacityforlanguages.
Thosemathproblemswerebeyondmycapacity.
Idon'tthinkit'swithinafive-year-oldboy'scapacitytospreadcomputerviruses.
turndown:
refuse拒绝
Hewasofferedthejobbutheturneditdownbecauseitinvolvedtoomuchtravel-ing.
Look,Iamofferingyouafreemeal—youaresurelynotgoingtoturnmedown?
skilled:
havingskill;needingskill(oftenfollowedbyinorat)熟练的,有技巧的;技术性的
TheIT(informationtechnology)industrydemandsskilledlabor.
Thepersonnelmanagerispressingforskilledworkers.
Shewasskilledindealingwithallsortsofpeople.
forsale:
availabletobebought待售
Reluctantlymyparentsputa"ForSale"signonthehouse.
Herformerhomeisforsaleat$495,000.
wreck:
sth.suchasaship,car,plane,orbuildingwhichhasbeendestroyed,usu.inanaccident残破物;(尤指失事船只、飞机等的)残骸
Wethoughtofbuyingthehouseasawreck,doingitup,thensellingit.
Thewreckoftheplanecouldbeclearlyseenonthehillside.
callon:
visitsb.forashorttime拜访
I'dliketocallonmyformerprofessorwhileIamonbusinessinBeijing.
Hewantedtocallonhisgirlfriendafterwork,andthengotoseeamoviewithher.
loan:
lend(sth.)借,贷;(贷款;借,贷)名词
Hehadkindlyofferedtoloanmeallthebooksrequiredfortheexamination.
Ourschoollibraryloansbooks,CDsandvideotapes.
1)asumofmoneythatyouborrow
Thepresidentwantstomakeiteasierforsmallbusinessestogetbankloans.
Iamtryingtogetaloanfromthebanktobuyahouse.
2)theactoflending(usedinsi
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