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PassageB:MyFirstJobUnitTwoLouisCalderaU.S.MilitaryAcademyLosAngelesSuzeOrmanMonterey-JackOmeletMerrillLynchRelatedInformation1.LouisCalderaLouisCalderabecamethe17thSecretaryoftheArmyonJuly2,1998,afternominationtothatpostbyPresidentClintonandconfirmationbytheUnitedStatesSenate(参议院).HewasborninElPaso,Texas,andwasraisedinWhittier,California.HebeganhispublicservicecareerasanArmyofficerandasalawyer.AftergraduatingfromWestPoint,heservedasacommissionedofficer(少尉以上的军官)intheU.S.Armyfrom1978to1983.HerosetotherankofCaptainandwasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedal.Hisassignmentsincludedservingasamilitarypoliceplatoonleader(排长),abattalion(营)intelligenceofficer,andabattalionexecutiveofficer.HelaterservedintheU.S.ArmyReserve.UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyisapublic,coeducationalmilitarycollegeatWestPoint,NewYork,maintainedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentoftheArmytotrainandeducatestudentstobeofficersintheUnitedStatesArmy.FoundedbytheCongressoftheUnitedStatesin1802,theacademywasthefirstschoolofengineeringinthecountry.Becauseofamaximumenrollmentlimit,cadets(学员)mustbenominated(提名，推荐)toattend.Womenwerefirstallowedintotheacademyin1976.2.U.S.MilitaryAcademyLosAngelesisacityinsouthwesternCaliforniaandtheseatofLosAngelesCounty.LocatedonthePacificOcean,itisthesecondmostpopulouscityintheUnitedStates,exceededonlybyNewYorkCity.Itisoneofthenation’smajorindustrial,commercial,andfinancialcenters.LosAngelesisalsonotedforitsbalmyclimate,lushscenery,motion-pictureandtelevisionindustries,freeways,andoccasionalearthquakes.3.LosAngelesHollywoodlocatedinthenorthwesternpartofLosAngelesPassageAFreshmanFriendshipExperiencingEnglish15.SuezOrmanSuzeOrmanistheauthorofTheCourageToBeRichwhichdebutedontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistafterjustoneweekonsale.In1999,SmartMoneymagazinerecognizedSuzeasoneofitstopthirty“PowerBrokers”inaspecialreportthatprofiledthoseindividualswhomostinfluencedthefundindustryandaffectedourmoney.SuzeOrman‘sotherNewYorkTimesbestseller,The9StepstoFinancialFreedomwasreleasedinApril1997.PriortoestablishingTheSuzeOrmanFinancialGroupin1987,Ms.Orman,aCertifiedfinancialPlannerprofessional,servedasVicePresidentofInvestmentsforPrudentialBacheSecuritiesfrom1983-87.From1980-83,shewasanAccountExecutiveatMerrillLynch.Asought-after(受欢迎的)speaker,SuzeOrmanhaslecturedwidelythroughouttheUnitedStates,helpingpeoplechangethewaytheythinkaboutmoney.PassageAFreshmanFriendshipExperiencingEnglish16.Monterey-JackMonterey-Jackisfirm,cheddar-typecow'smilkcheesewithaverypaleyellowcolor,abuttery,blandtasteandmeltseasily.Theycanbeservedaspartofappetizerplatesandsalads,offeredasdessertcourse,andmakegreatsandwicheseitheraloneorcombinedwithmeatsandvegetables.Mostmeltwellandcanbeusedasingredientsinomelets,quichesandotherspecialties.Theycanalsobegratedorchoppedandusedtotoppastas,Mexicanspecialtiesandotherdishes.PassageAFreshmanFriendshipExperiencingEnglish17.OmeletAOmeletisasavory(美味的)dishmadebymixingtogethertheyellowandtransparentpartsofaneggandfryingit,usuallywithsmallpiecesofotherfood.PassageAFreshmanFriendshipExperiencingEnglish18.MerrillLynchMerrillLynchisoneoftheworld‘sleadingfinancialmanagementandadvisorycompanies,withofficesin38countries.Thefirmoffersthefullarray(大量)offinancialservicesforprivate,institutional,andgovernmentclients,includingmutualfund,insurance,annuity(养老金),trust(信托),andclearingservicesinadditiontotraditionalinvestmentbankingandbrokerage.MerrillLynch’sheadquartersinNewYork(Alotofstudentshavegotsomeworkexperiencebydoingpart-timejobs.)1.Haveyouhadanyworkexperience?ThinkAboutIt2.Whendidyougetyourfirstjob?3.Doyourparentsencourageyoutoworkpart-time?Explain.ThinkAboutItTheymaywantyoutolearntobecomeindependent.Generallyspeaking,mostparentsencouragetheirchildrentodosomepart-timejobsbecausetheyconsiderthepart-timejobasagoodwaytowidentheirchildren’shorizonandimprovetheirsocialcontactsskills.Butsomeparentsareworriedthatdoingpart-timeworkmayinterferewiththeirchildren’sstudy.TextAnalysisListentotheTextandConsiderHowItIsOrganized.SuzeOrman:ThewaitressPartIPartIIStructureofthetext:LouisCaldera:Theparking-lotsweeperPleaseListentoParagraphs1~4.Hisfirstjobwastohelphisfathersweepaparkinglot.Question:1.WhatwasLouis'sfirstjob?Question:2.WhatdidLouislearnwhenheworkedforhisfather?Helearnedthatdisciplineandastrongworkethicwereimportantinone'slife.3.WhatdidSuzelearnfromherco-worker,Helen?Shelearnedself-respectfromher.Question:SentenceUnderstanding:1.Myparentsimbuedinmetheconceptsoffamily,faithandpatriotismwhenIwasyoung.(para.1)Myparentstaughtmetounderstandandlovefamily,faithandmotherlandwhenIwasachild.我很小的时候，我父母就给我灌输了有关家庭、信念和爱国主义的观念。SentenceUnderstanding:2.TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDadadiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek,whichmeantgettingupat3A.M.(para.2)Adiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglot直译为:用打扫停车场作为租金的折扣/交换。whichmeantgettingupat3A.M.为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词cleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweek.meandoing&meantodoSentenceUnderstanding:3.Iacquireddisciplineandastrongworkethic,andlearnedatanearlyagetheimportanceofbalancinglife'sc