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阅读表达 “Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy---they're given after all. Cho...
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“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy---they're given after all. Choices can be hard.”
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don’t and I wasn't sure what to expect. She told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I had been a garage inventor. I had always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened carefully to me and finally said,“That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.”That logic made some sense to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice,but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I would regret trying and failing. And I suspected that I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less secure path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
1.What inspired the author to start Amazon 16 years ago? (No more than 15 words)
2.How did the author’s wife respond to his crazy idea of building an online bookstore? (No more than 10 words)
3.What was the attitude of the author’s boss towards his starting a company online? (No more than 10 words)
4.What’s your understanding of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (No more than 15 words)
5.What is the most important factor when you make your career choice? Give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)
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