文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲的是对于很多人来说,成为百万富翁是成功的象征,他们把这作为他们的最终目标,然而,也有一些人抛弃了他们的百万财富,在他们的生活中找到了其他形式的成功,Jason Harley就是这样的一个例子。
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For a lot of people, 29 (become) a millionaire is a symbol of success and they set this 30 their ultimate goal. They spend half of their time dreaming 31 ways of getting rich and achieving the success they expect, and the rest of their time 32 (think) about all the things they will do once they become rich. But do all millionaires, get the sense of success they were looking for after they achieve their goals? Some continue 33 (worry) about money when they become 34 (millionaire)—they worked hard to become 35 (wealth), but then they need to continue making money so they don’t lose the sense of success they have achieved. 36 , there are people 37 have turned their backs on their millions and found other forms of success in their lives. Jason Harley is one example.
Sixteen years ago, Jason was a college professor 38 a huge six-bedroom house and a fortune of two million dollars. Today he lives in a small dormitory room with only second-hand furniture. There are certainly no signs 39 Jason is a rich and successful man! There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees, 40 Jason enjoys taking care of. He also grows some vegetables and a few flowers. He gets his clothes and a lot of other things from charity shops.
But Jason appreciates this change. He is pleased 41 (give)up the lifestyle of a rich man. He was tired of 42 (be) regarded as living a successful life, as a person who had everything 43 many people had nothing . He made the choice to give all his money away. And this, he said, brought him 44 (happy) and a sense of success in life. “I don’t need a lot of money. I don’t want to buy more things. I have enough,” said Jason. “ 45 I want is to live simply and be 46 (help) to others. A few years ago, I was a millionaire, but I knew millions of people died of 47 (hungry) every year, and there were places with no schools and no teachers. So many people could never go to school. They didn’t have the chance 48 (learn) and get on in life. This worried me a lot and I felt very guilty 49 (be) a rich man without doing anything.”
Therefore he gave 50 all his money to charities. Whenever he had more than two thousand dollars, he would give away small bank notes to 51 (home) people in the streets of local areas. “It was a kind 52 satisfaction and a real sense of success 53 I had never felt before,” said Jason. “Sure, many people think 54 ‘success’ means having millions in the bank 55 a well-paid job. But I think my sense of achievement 56 (come) from helping others and finding true meaning in life.”
Most people believe when they are living 57 (comfortable) and earning enough money, they will have no 58 (worry). However, most people never feel they 59 (earn) enough. Jason Harley decided 60 (drop) out of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that 61 (have) only a little money made him free. Are there any things he misses from his past? “No, I’m much 62 (happy)now, 63 I am living according to my values. Success is not measured 64 how much money you have 65 by how you understand the true meaning of life.”