Unit 1 Home and Family 家和家人
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Silver Lining Guy
Opti the Mystic
My old man was the original Silver Lining Guy. As a teenager I called him Opti the Mystic because of his crazy optimism and his imperturbable ability to see any crisis as "an opportunity for growth." For 30 years my father had been a senior representative for one of the world's largest firms. To Opti, hard work was form of a play because work involved solving problems. This life view fit the philosophy of his favorite game – golf. He first put a club in my hand when I was ten. I was in such a rush to be good that he would urge me to "relax and enjoy the round. The game ends far too soon." I didn't have a clue what he meant. Eventually when I grew up, golf became much more than a game between Dad and I. It acted as a means of seeing who this funny, oddball philosopher really was, and who I needed to become.
我父親與眾不同，他能在黑暗中見到光明。因為他狂熱的樂觀及他那視逆境為良機的沉穩(wěn)本領(lǐng)，我十幾歲的時候就叫他“老樂天”。 我的父親曾經(jīng)是一個世界最大公司之一的高級代表。對于樂觀，努力工作就是一種娛樂方式是因為工作是有關(guān)解決問題。而這一生活觀點剛剛適用于他的最喜歡的高爾夫比賽的哲學。 他第一次讓我接觸到高爾夫球棒是在我十歲的時候。我急于求成，他就勸我說“放松點，慢慢打。比賽很快結(jié)束的。”我是一點也摸不到他的意思。 當我終于長大，高爾夫?qū)Ω赣H和我來說已遠不止一場比賽。它成為一種方式，通過它能發(fā)現(xiàn)這個可笑而古怪的哲學家的真正面目，以及我將要成為的那種人。