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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 of life in America.
