Ron was an engineer. He planned a change and tried the new job of teaching kids how to swim. Ron’s easy manner soon made him a full-time employee at the swim school.
Now, the 40 hours he works a week takes in weekends, early mornings and late afternoons. He earned around 25% less than he did in engineering. But, at 49, he says he has never been happier. “I’ve had a drop in pay, but I’ve cut back on spending, too. I seldom drive to work so don’t have to pay as much for petrol(汽油). I don’t drink as much. I go walking in my lunch break and I’ve lost 20 kilos. I love going to work. The whole family is a lot happier.”
When one of his brothers called, offering to help him find “a real job”, he answered, “I don’t care. I know what I’m doing is good.”
He admits it was fearful making such a big change when there was the mortgage(分期付款)to pay and kids to clothe and feed, but in the end he feels it is a simple choice. “If you’re in a job you don’t like, get out. Money’s not everything. If you don’t like it, change-find something you’re going to be happy with.”
What’s Ron’s advice to the readers?( )
细节理解题。根据短文最后一段罗恩的话“If you’re in a job you don’t like, get out”可知,罗恩认为如果你不喜欢自己的工作,那直接走人就行了。故选C。
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固定在匀强磁场中的正方形导线框abcd,各边长为1.其中ab是一段电阻为R的均匀电阻丝,其余3边均为电阻可忽略的铜线。磁场的磁感应强度为B,方向垂直纸面向里。现有一与ab段的材料、粗细、长度都相同的电阻丝PQ架在导体框上,如图所示。PQ以恒定速度方向如何
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欲除去乙烷中的乙烯,可将混合气体通过盛有_______的洗气瓶;欲除去乙炔中的硫化氢,可将混合气体通过盛有_______的洗气瓶。
浓硝酸常盛装在棕色瓶中,且贮放在冷暗处,原因是_______,
碳酸氢钠溶液和烧碱溶液反应的离子方程式为_______。
常温下,氨水中存在的离子有_______。
在酸或碱存在的条件下,甲酸甲酯跟水发生水解反应的化学方程式为_______。
有下列几种气体:H2、O2、HCl、NO、NH3、CH4,其中通常情况下能用来和水做“喷泉”实验的是_______。