模擬練習(xí)四
No one can be brilliant at everything. In fact, success
in one area often precludes success in others.1.
A famous politician once told me that his career
has practically destroyed his marriage. “I have2.
no time for my family,” he explained. “I travel a lot.
And even though I am home, I hardly see my kids.3.
Ive got power, money, prestige—but as a husband
or father, I am a flop.” Certain kinds of success can
indeed be destructive. The danger of earlier success is4.
particularly acute. I recall in my childhood a girl5.
who skill on ice skates marked her as “Olympic material.”6.
While rest of us were playing, bicycling, reading7.
and just lofting, this girl skatedeveryday after
school or all weekend. Her picture often appeared8.
on the papers, and the rest of us envied her glamorous life.9.
Years later, however, she spoke bitterly of those
early triumphs. “I never prepared myself with anything10.
but ice,” she said. “I peaked at 17 and its been downhill
ever since.”
No one can be brilliant at everything. In fact, success
in one area often precludes success in others.1.
A famous politician once told me that his career
has practically destroyed his marriage. “I have2.
no time for my family,” he explained. “I travel a lot.
And even though I am home, I hardly see my kids.3.
Ive got power, money, prestige—but as a husband
or father, I am a flop.” Certain kinds of success can
indeed be destructive. The danger of earlier success is4.
particularly acute. I recall in my childhood a girl5.
who skill on ice skates marked her as “Olympic material.”6.
While rest of us were playing, bicycling, reading7.
and just lofting, this girl skatedeveryday after
school or all weekend. Her picture often appeared8.
on the papers, and the rest of us envied her glamorous life.9.
Years later, however, she spoke bitterly of those
early triumphs. “I never prepared myself with anything10.
but ice,” she said. “I peaked at 17 and its been downhill
ever since.”