2018年6月英语四级听力美文第9篇:Struggling in America思维导图

英语四级听力美文第9篇:StrugglinginAmerica

TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisoftenseenasanationinwhichthepursuitofhappinessisnotadreambutareality.

Thesadtruthisthatalthoughportrayedasanunusuallyeasylife,lifeinAmericaisasmuchofastruggleasinanyothernation.Forexample,higherleveleducationforAmericansdoesnotcomeeasy.Althoughtherearescholarships,grantsandloansavailable,ifthestudentfailstomeetthecriteriaheisleftwithonlypersonalresourcestodrawfrom.

Thistakeshimintoalifewithnotonlyaschoolscheduletofollowbutperhaps,also,aworkscheduleandfamilylife.

TheseareoftenthedifficultiesthatarenotportrayedthroughtheTVandmovies.ThesearealsothedifficultieswhichmanybelievetheywillnotencounterbyattendinganAmericancollege.Inthesecondplace,thereisfinancialsecurity.

ManytimeswhatisportrayedoflifeinAmericaisalifewhere“moneyisnoobject”.

Thefallacyinthisisthateachpersonhastheirownpersonalstruggleandmoneyisanobjectforthemajorityofthepeople,inspiteofthecomparativelyhigherwagesavailable,thecostoflivingisalsohigher.Eventhoughitmayseemlikeoneismakingmoremoney,justasmuchisspentinsurviving.

ThirdlyisthebeliefthatintheAmericanwayoflifeeveryonehasagoodjob.Withtheincreasingadvancementsintechnology,awell-payingjobforthosecurrentlyintheworkforceisgettinghardertofind.Thosewhohavenotbeenexposedtocomputersandothernewmethodsofcommunicationarefindingthistobetrue.Asitstandsnow,thejobmarketisrequiringatleastatwo-yeardegreefromcollege,inordertomakeenoughtolivecomfortably.Eventhenwell-paidjobsarenoteasytofind,asitissometimesbelievedbecauseoftheportrayaloflifeinAmerica.