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角研究生英语读说写课文翻译以及课后习题答

案 三、 Help Yourself through the Hard Times

1、Some years ago I had what most would call the American Dream: a

thriving construction business,a comfortable home, two new cars

and a sailboat. Moreover, I was happpily married. I had it all. 几年

前，我拥有大多数人称之为美国梦想的东西： 一份蒸蒸日上的建筑生

意，一个舒适的家，两辆新车和一艘帆船，此外，我婚姻幸福。我拥

有这一切。

2、Then the stock market crashed, and suddenly no one was looking

at the houses I ’dbuilt.Months of murderous interest payment

gobbled up my savings. I couldn ’maket ends meet and lay awake

nights in a cold sweat. Just when I though things couldn ’

my wife announced that she wanted a divorce.接着，股市垮了，突然

间再没人看我修的那些房子。 连续几个月支付要命的利息， 耗尽了我

的积蓄。我入不敷出，经常彻夜无眠，一身冷汗。就在我认为事情不

可能变得更糟的时候，我太太宣布她想离婚。