第46章为金钱付出的代价（1）
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1。sketch[sket？]v。速写
2。thriftiinis]n。茂盛，节俭
3。precarious[pri'kε？ri？s]adj。危险的，不确定的
4。disparage[dis'p？rid？]v。污蔑，诽谤
5。hasty['heisti]adj。轻率的
6。paratively[k？m'p？r？tivli]adv。比较地；相当地
IellwhatIbelieve，Imustbrieflysketethingofmypersonalhistory。
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Befraduationfrombia，thefamilymetwithseverefinancialreversesamydutytoleavedtakeajob。Thusonabusinesscareer―whichIalwaysthinkofasthe>
NowIdonotforamomee，business。Mywholepointisthatitwasintoitformoney，ahesatisfaofbeiohelpthefamily，moneyisallIgotoutofit。Itwasnotenough。Ifeltthatlifeassingmeby。FrombeingmerelydistedIbecameacutelymiserable。Myoionwastosaveenoughtoquitaostudymusic。IusedtogetupatdawntopracticebeforeIleftfor“down-town”，distragmypoormotherbyboltingahastybreakfastatthelastmieadoflungwithmybusinessassociates，Iwouldseekoutsomecheapeagermealandscribblemyharmonyexercises。Iuedtomakemoney，andfinally，bitbybit，accumulatedenoughtoeogoabroad。Thefamilybeingo，andmyhelpnolongernecessary，Iresignedfrommypositionand，feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail，sailedforEurope。Istayedfouryears，workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedbeforeandeeofit。
“Eoomildaword。Iwalkedonair。Ireallylived。IwasafreemanandIwasdoingwhatIlovedtodoandwhatIwasmeanttodo。
IfIhadstayedinbusinessImightbeaparativelywealthymantoday，butIdonotbelieveIwouldhavemadeasuccessofliving。Iwouldhavegivenupallthoseihoseiisfaoneyeverbuy，andthataretoooftensacrifiaman’sprimarygoalisfinancialSuccess。
WhenIbrokeawayfrombusiwasagainsttheadviceofpracticallyallmyfriendsandfamily。Soostofustotheassoofsuccesswithmohethoughtofgivingupagoodsalaryforaleshortofinsane。Ifso，allIsayis“Gee，it’sgreattobecrazy。”