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英语四级美文：StrugglinginAmerica

TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisoftenseenasanationinwhichthepursuitofhappinessisnotadreambutareality.Thesadtruthisthatalthoughportrayedasanunusuallyeasylife,lifeinAmericaisasmuchofastruggleasinanyothernation.Forexample,higherleveleducationforAmericansdoesnotcomeeasy.Althoughtherearescholarships,grantsandloansavailable,ifthestudentfailstomeetthecriteriaheisleftwithonlypersonalresourcestodrawfrom.Thistakeshimintoalifewithnotonlyaschoolscheduletofollowbutperhaps,also,aworkscheduleandfamilylife.TheseareoftenthedifficultiesthatarenotportrayedthroughtheTVandmovies.ThesearealsothedifficultieswhichmanybelievetheywillnotencounterbyattendinganAmericancollege.

Inthesecondplace,thereisfinancialsecurity.ManytimeswhatisportrayedoflifeinAmericaisalifewheremoneyisnoobject".Thefallacyinthisisthat,Eachpersonhastheirownpersonalstruggleandmoneyisanobjectforthemajorityofthepeople.inspiteofthecomparativelyhigherwagesavailable,thecostoflivingisalsohigher.Eventhoughitmayseemlikeoneismakingmoremoney,justasmuchisspentinsurviving.

ThirdlyisthebeliefthatintheAmericanwayoflifeeveryonehasagoodjob.Withtheincreasingadvancementsintechnology,awell-payingjobforthosecurrentlyintheworkforceisgettinghardertofind.Thosewhohavenotbeenexposedtocomputersandothernewmethodsofcommunicationarefindingthistobetrue.Asitstandsnow,thejobmarketisrequiringatleastatwo-yeardegreefromcollege,inordertomakeenoughtolivecomfortably.Eventhenwell-paidjobsarenoteasytofind,asitissometimesbelievedbecauseoftheportrayaloflifeinAmerica.