英语四级美文美句摘抄-2018年英语四级美文：BuildingYourOwnHouse

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　　Building Your Own House

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　　An elderly carpenter was ready to retire after years of work.

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　　He told his employer-contractor of his plans

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　　to leave the house-building business

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　　to live a more leisurely life with his wife

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　　and enjoy his extended family.

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　　He would miss the paycheck each week,

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　　but he wanted to retire.

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　　With the money the carpenter had put aside

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　　during the years he worked for the employer-contractor,

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　　they could get by.

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　　The contractor was very sorry to see his good worker go

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　　and asked if he could possibly build just one more house

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　　as a personal favor for him.

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　　The carpenter said yes,

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　　but over time it was easy to see

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　　that his heart was not in his work at all.

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　　He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials.

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　　You see, it was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.

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　　When the carpenter finished his work,

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　　his employer came to inspect the house.

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　　Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said,

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　　“This is your house...my gift to you.”

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　　The carpenter was shocked!

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　　What a shame!

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　　If he had only known he was building his own house,

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　　he would have done it all so differently.

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　　So it is with us.

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　　We build our lives, a day at a time,

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　　often putting less than our best into the building.

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　　Then, with a shock,

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　　we realize we have to live in the house we have built.

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　　If we could do it all over again,

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　　we would do it much differently.

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　　But you cannot go back.

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　　You are the carpenter,

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　　and everyday you hammer a nail,

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　　place a board, or erect a wall.

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　　Someone once said,

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　　“Life is a do-it-yourself project.”

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　　Your attitude and the choices you make today

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　　helps to build the “house” you will live in tomorrow.

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　　Therefore, build wisely!

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