第22章爱上你的工作（7）
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1。我把自己的生命浪费在争吵之中。
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2。这种胜利没有什么实际意义，因为你永远获得不了对方的好感。
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3。人性中最常见的弱点在这位稽查员的身上得到了很好的验证。
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1。。。。themoremypruedinfavorofit。。。
infavorof：有利于；赞同；支持
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2。Anitemofhousanddollars>
atstake：处于危险中；在紧要关头
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Whenmyhusband，John，andIhadourfirstchild2o，weagreedI’dbeastay-at-homemom。Thatmeaomakedoonasingleine。Wesdsavedsowecouldkeepwiththemeandourstudentloaofmadners。Weevendidn’tgotothemoviesanymore。
Iclippeddtrasales。Tuesdaywaswhestoresputouttheir“new”merdise。Wednesdaywaswheanddairysearkedathalfpricejustpriortotheirexpiratiourdaymmeaesalesbeforeahiswasunfamiliar。Igrewupwanting。SoIhadsetmysightsoicgoalsthatwouldgetmeoutofpoverty：acollegeedu，aseandacareer。I’dhaddoall，yetIstillagihingswhtforme。Myfaithfeltmorelikeasafetyhaohavehopeforabetterlife。
Thingstookaturnoaphonecall。“Shelly？ThisisBillPorter，”thevoitheendofthelinesaid。Billwasadoor-to-doorsalesmanI’ddeliveredpackagesfhschool。“Wouldyoubeiediningbackacoupleofdaysaweektofillordersforme？”ItalkedaboutitwithJohoworkforBill。
&hingyouBillishisunusualappearance。Hisearsareverylarge。Hewalks—orrather，shuffles—sththandisballedupalmostintoafist。Aakesalohiswordsout。WhenIwasateenIwastooshytoaskaboutit。ButoerIstartedtaihequestion。
“Bill，doyouhaveMSorsomethi？”Iasked。“Ihavecerebralpalsy，”heaer-of-factly。IthinkheknewIwasalkingaboutit。“But。。。whatdoesthatmean？Howdidyougetit？Willitgetworse？”“Thedoagedmybrainatmybirth。Mywillawoter，either。Itdoesn’tstopmefromaplishimymindto。”
Bill’soptimismamazedme，espetrasttomyowoessimism。Hegavecreditstohisparents，whotaughthimastrongfaith。Theyfoughttogethimintopublicschraduated，hisfathertoldhim，“Getajob。”Hewasn’tbeingharsh。It’sjustthatthey’dnevercoddledBill；iheyhadalwaysinsistedhecoulddoahismindtoahimgiveup。BillgotahWatkinsIncorporated，apanyeddledhomeremediesaodoor。Billtoldthedirector，“Sellingisinmyblood。Italmostdoesheproductis，aslongasIbelieveinit。Givemeadyou’llsee。”
&aveBillajobonatrialbasis。HeknodoorafterdoorandheardhenBillstartedmakingsales。Hewalkedhisrouteeighthoursaday，ormore，ahepany’stopsalesmairewasn’teasy。Everym，Bill’salarmwentoffat4：45a。m。。Hisbusdow7：20a。m。。Billhattimebecausehedoesodressinarush。“Appearaial，”hesaid。Eagheputonsocks，pressedtrousersaeshirt。Hewouldleavehisbuttoned，hiswingtipslooselytied，ahebriefefriendsatahotelnearwherehemadeabustrahoselooseends。Billwouldhitthestreets，knoeverysielliheomerwillsayyes。”Thekeyis，Billbelievesthey’llallsayyeseventually。
&wforBillevenafterIhadafewmore。JohnwasmakingmoremoIuedtosdsave。Hohadbepulsion。Istillwentthroughlifewithasense。Faithwasstillaninsurancepolistdisasterratherthanawaytomeetlifehead-on。Billusedhisfaitheveryday，gettingoutofbedahebest。WouldIeverlookatlifethatway？Evenmyhusbandwasfrustratedwithme。OneweekendJohoamovie。“Wecatchtheseveno’clockshow。”“Howegotothematinee？”Iasked。“It’scheaper。”“Weaffordit。”Hewasright，butI’tstaboutmohefuture。Itallstemmedfrommychildhood，andI’dooverethat。