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1、Ifyouaskme1Ifyouaskme,reallifeisnotallit'scrackeduptobe.Twelveyearsatschoolandthreeyearsatuniversity,teachersbangingonaboutopportunitiesinthebigwideworldbeyondourshelteredlifeasstudents,andwhatdoIfind?2TryasImighttostaycheerful,allIevergetishassle,sometimeswithpeople(especiallyboys,god,whenwillt
2、heygrowup?),butmostlywithmoney.It'sjustsoexpensiveouthere!Everyonewantsasliceoffyou.TheInlandRevenuewantstodeductincometax,thebankmanagerwantsrepaymentsonmystudentloan,thelandlordwantstherent,gas,water,electricityandmymobilebillskeepcomingin,andallthat'sbeforeI'vehadanythingtoeat.Andthensomebrig
3、htsparkcallsmeoutoftheblue,askingifI'minterestedinbuyingapension.Atthisrate,Iwon'tevenlasttilltheendoftheyear,letalonetillI'm60.3Ididn'treallywanttogoouttoworkjustyet.Imean,Iwasn'tadropoutandIknewI'dhavetosomeday.Accordingtoanynumberofpeople"life'snotapicnic","there'snosuchthingasafreelunch".But
4、giventhatI'dgotagooddegree,IthoughtI'dliketogoontogetmymaster's.Actually,IhadmyeyeonthecourseattheLondonSchoolofEconomics(LSE).Topschool,verygoodformyCV.ButItalkedtomymumaboutit,andshesaidshecouldn'taffordtosupportmeanymore.Ikindofunderstandit,andnotjustbecausemydegreeisineconomics.She'dworkedha
5、rdfor15yearstogivemeaneducation.Mydadwasn'taroundmostofthetime,andwhenhewas,hedidn'thaveanymoney.He'dspentitgamblingonthedogsordownthepub.SoitcametothepointwhenIjustagreedwithMum,andbowedmyselftowardstheinevitable.4Ifyouaskme,anddespiteeverythingyouhear,fortunatelytherearesomereallynicepeopleout
6、there.TakeMike,forexample.WhenIleftuniversity,whatIthoughtwasthatmymumwouldfeelobligedtolookaftermeifIreturnedhome.SoIpackedupmybelongingsandwenttoLondontogetajob.Iwantedsomethinginfinanceandinvestments,becauseyouknow,maybewithajoblikethat,Icouldusemydegree.Butbythattime,therewerenojobsleft,andI
7、didn'treallywanttoendupinsomeboringoffice,doingphotocopiesandmakingthetea.5GoanywhereyoulikeinLondonandthere'susuallyagoodpub.ThedayIrealizednooneinthecitywasgoingtooffermeajob,IwentintoTheSalisburyonLeadenhallStreetforadrin
