第一篇：英語小文章

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”

“Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

“That’s none of your business.Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.“I just want to know.Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy.“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down.Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed.Think about why you are being so selfish.I work hard every day for such childish behavior.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions.How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.“Are you asleep, son?” He asked.“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man, “It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.Here’s the $10you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, smiling.“Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled.Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied.“Daddy, I have $20 now.Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you.”

一個(gè)人工作到很晚，帶著疲憊與憤怒回到家里，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)5歲大的兒子正在門口等他。

“爸爸，我可以問你一個(gè)問題嗎？”

“當(dāng)然，什么問題？”

“爸爸，你一個(gè)小時(shí)賺多少錢？”

“這不關(guān)你的事。怎么問這樣一個(gè)問題？”父親生氣地說道。

“我只是想知道。請告訴我吧，你一個(gè)小時(shí)賺多少錢？”小男孩乞求地說。

“真想知道就告訴你吧，我一小時(shí)賺20美元?！?/p>

“噢，”男孩說著，低下了頭。接著，他抬起頭來問：“爸爸，我可以借你10美元錢嗎？”

父親生氣了：“如果你問這個(gè)問題，只是為了借錢買無聊的玩具或其他沒用的東西，那就趕緊回你的房間睡覺去。想想你怎么會(huì)這么自私。我每天工作這么辛苦，得到的竟是這樣幼稚愚蠢的舉動(dòng)?！?/p>

小男孩靜靜地走進(jìn)自己的房間，關(guān)上了門。這個(gè)人坐下后，更加為這個(gè)男孩的問題生氣了。這孩子怎么敢問這樣的問題，就為了借些錢呢？大約過了一個(gè)小時(shí)，他才平靜下來了，開始想：也許他真的需要這10美元買什么東西呢，他并不是經(jīng)常要錢花。

于是這個(gè)人走到小男孩的門口，打開了門。

“你睡了嗎，孩子？”他問。

“沒有呢，爸爸。我醒著，”男孩回答。

“我在想，可能剛才我對你太嚴(yán)厲了，”父親說，“經(jīng)過漫長的一天，我把怒氣都發(fā)到你身上了。這是你要的10美元。”

小男孩坐直了身子，笑了：“噢，謝謝爸爸！”他忍不住呼喊起來。接著，他伸手到枕頭底下，拿出一把皺巴巴的鈔票?？吹侥泻⒁呀?jīng)有錢了，父親又忍不住要發(fā)火。小男孩慢慢地?cái)?shù)著錢，然后抬頭看著父親。

“既然你已經(jīng)有錢了，為什么還要更多錢？”父親粗魯?shù)乇г拐f。

“因?yàn)槲业腻X不夠，不過現(xiàn)在夠了，”小男孩回答，“爸爸，我現(xiàn)在有20美元了，我可以買你一小時(shí)的時(shí)間嗎？請你明天早點(diǎn)下班，我想和你一起吃晚飯?！?/p>

第二篇：英語小文章

初中照稿發(fā)言題目參考 I’m happy!I have a new pen friend.Here is an email and now I can send.My pen friend’s in England.Her name is Sue.Give me your address.You can be my friend, too.We can write about hobbies and families and friends.We can always write emails and always be friends.This old owl lives in a tree.He likes to look.He likes to see.He likes to hear but not to say.We can learn a lesson from that owl today.I’m making a list of things I like doing.Laughing and playing and running and stamping.Flying a kite and singing and clapping.Having a picnic.Climbing a tree.Reading a good book.Watching TV.Do you want to go to the sea? Yes, we want to go to the sea.When you want to go to the sea, come with me.Do you want to ride on a bus? Yes, we want to ride on a bus.When you want to ride on a bus, come with us.Do you want to visit the zoo? Yes, we want to visit the zoo.When you want to visit the zoo, can we come, too? What do you want to eat? Soup, noodles or fish? Come in and have a seat and have your favourite dish.What do you want to drink? Milk, juice or tea? All our food is very, very nice, as you can see.What are you going to do today? I’m going to go to the park to play.And what are you going to do then? I’m going to play football with my friend.And I’m going to rest in my bedroom this afternoon.I’m going to play chess and I’ll be the winner!And I’m going to go to bed and say goodnight tonight.The sun is shining on the sea, shining, shining bright.And this is strange, because it is the middle of the night.The moon is shinning sadly, because it thinks the sun is wrong to be there in the sky after the day is done.“The sun is very bad,” it says, “to come and spoil my fun.” I am flying in the sky.You waving to say goodbye.I am high up in a plane.You are calling out my name.It is getting very dark and I am going to the park.I am having an ice cream.Then I wake up from my dream!.Daming and Simon went to a baseball game in America.They rode their bicycles.Then they watched the game.They saw their favourite team.Their team played very well and they won.Daming and Simon ate hot dogs and drank colas.It was a great game!My sister said, “Please buy me a hen.” So I bought her a hen.My sister said, “Please buy me a basket.” So I bought her a basket.My sister said, “Please buy me a bicycle.” So I bought her a bicycle.And what did she do then? She put the hen in the basket.She put the basket on the bike.Then she went away.And she didn’t say “Thank you”!In October 2003, Shenzhou V flew into space with Yang Liwei.Yang Liwei spent about twenty-one hours in space.He made a video and now he is very famous.Look up at the spaceship flying in the sky.Shenzhou went into space.It made a loud sound.It went to new places and travelled round and round.And inside the spaceship, there was a Chinese man.I want to meet him and I want to shake his hand.School is nearly finished.It’s time to start anew.Now I can speak English.I can speak to you.It’s time to say goodbye now.School is going to end.But we can write in English and we can always be friends.Every year in August 15 is Mid-Autumn Festival.At this time the people all want to eat the moon cake, to enjoy looking at the moon.The family member reunites, because that day moon is roundest.Also has many wonderful stories about Mid-Autumn Festival's moon, is having these expectations.Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;

We spend more, but enjoy less;We have bigger houses, but smaller families;We have more compromises, but less time;We have more knowledge, but less judgment;We have more medicines, but less health;We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much.Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite foods, visit the places you love;Let's write that letter we thought of writing “one of these days”!Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;Every day, every hour, and every minute is special;And you don't know if it will be your last.I’ve been studying English for three year.I did feel it is very hart to learn English.I even could not spell words rightly.I’ve made a great progress with teacher and classmates’ help later.During my English study, I know that, only with hard work can you on study.I have an advice for you, do not sleep on class and follow teacher to do what he want you to do, or it will be your biggest mistake that in your study way.Jim is an English boy.He comes to China with his father and mother.They come here to work.Jim comes here to study.He is in No.5 Middle School.He studies hard.He can read English well.He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese.He makes many friends here.We are glad to stay with him.On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping.Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus.The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve.He saw a lot of people waiting in the station.Some were standing in line, others were walking around.There was a group of schoolgirls.Their teacher was trying to keep them in line.Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.My first job was at a cramming school.It was three years ago when I just graduated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination.Since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to find a job, tasting the joy of independence.Time is important.Everyone has 24 hours in a day.There are 365 days in a year.Once a day runs out in our life, it will never come back again.If we love our lives, we shouldn’t waste time.We must control time.The best way to use time is to plan it well.One morning a countryman went to his goose's nest, and saw a yellow and glittering egg there.He took the egg home.To his delight, he found that it was an egg of pure gold.Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.The countryman became more and more rich.He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body.A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road.A woman is driving down the same road.As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells “PIG！” The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, “WITCH(女巫)！” They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.If only men would listen.You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road.Suddenly the traffic stops.You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting.Then like a multi-coloured train, 2,000 people with wheels on their feet go past you.You have just saw the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts thousands of people.London Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London--the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates.It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles.In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to students is too heavy.While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded adults.They should be allowed more time for play.Playing is not wasting time, as some think.It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination.Lost time is never found again.This is something which I learned very clearly last semester.I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer.I finally realized that something had to be done.It was time for a change.Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely.I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour.This will give me a head start on the day.I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it.Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message.I worked eight hours a day, six days a week.The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well.The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned all by myself.Table-tennis is an ideal game us because it brings the whole body into action.It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin.Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money.Table-tennis is very moderate;it is not so rough as football.It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days.Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.One April 1st , a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped。Then the driver turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said this poor bus is getting old。It isn't going as well as it used to。there is only one thing to do if we want to go home today。I will count three。I want you all to lean forward suddenly as hard as you can。This should get the bus started again but if it doesn’t’ t，I am afraid there is nothing else I can do。Now，all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready。

When making the study plan, we should remember two things.First, be realistic.Don’t try to do too many things.Second, a good study plan should be flexible.We may make some small changes on a weekly basis but follow the same pattern.Let’s be the master of time, start out plan now.31 One day when women's dresses were on sale at the Far East Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece.But he soon found himself being battered by women.Then, with head lowered and arms flailing, he plowed through the crowed.“Can't you act like a gentleman?” “I have been acting like a gentleman for an hour.From now on, I am acting like a lady.”

Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air.He liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, so when he got on to the plane, he looked for a window seat.He found all of them had already had been taken except for one.There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one, and Mr.Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window;but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.33 I have said it a hundred times, we need team work，always seek the best in others.The purpose of this trip , is to train our team in a real situation and to test our new members.Those deserving special praise are the Little Leaf and Four Eyes.Although new to the trade, they try hard, they have not only surpass themselves, but even the old guard here。

When Tom Howard was seventeen years old he was as tall as his father, so he began to borrow Mr.Howard's clothes when he wanted to go out with his friends in the evening.Mr.Howard did not like this, and he always got very angry when he found his son wearing any of his things.

第三篇：英語小文章

母親節(jié)英語短文

Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years.Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way.But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin.Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don't do that anymore —your hands are too rough!” She didn't say anything in reply.But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night.By then I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away.But always it lurked, in the back of my mind.Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl anymore.Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.She's been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe the boy's scraped knee.She cooks the best fried chicken in the world...gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could...Now, my own children are grown and gone.Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her.So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained, “Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember, as I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found 此文章為摘抄

第四篇：英語小文章

To: Kyle ~ From: Andréa Dear Kyle, You are here and we are together.We have plans, we have dreams, and we have love.Do you really want to leavehow you think, how you feel, what your dreams are and everything nice from you.If I could only do something just to persuade you.I cannot study well, and everything I wish to do was left undone because of this unexplainable emotion.I promised myself before, not to see you anymore or talk to you-just to forget you, but these promises never materialize.My admiration was still bubbling within me these past lonely days.Truthfully, and undoubtedly, I can fool anyone but I cannot fool myself.I would be a great liar if I uttered that I'm not in love with you.No matter what you think or say, all I can say is;I really love you with all my heart and I will not hesitate if you will give me just a little time to prove my feelings of endearment and to prove to you that I'm deserving of your feelings, from your heart.My dearly beloved, you became so honorable in my eyes, like a precious gem, counted with extremely good intellectual reasoning makes me emotionally struck and speechless.The above-stated utterances and delightful contemplation of something worthy is inexpressible on my part because I was made to understand such sublime and noble qualities are inherent with you.< br> I am very serious now in telling you that I can no longer endure such extreme anxiety and sleepless nights that I am experiencing right of this moment.Since I met you I felt I was living in a new and wonderful world, full of love.And the sun is brighter, the pastures became greener and everything I do was magnificent.You should inculcate and instill in your mind that “I cherish you so much”.Such love, like everything, deserves to be given much attention and care in order to grow more and more.Love always, Jayr

第五篇：英語小文章

自由職業(yè)者，遠(yuǎn)不僅是在家辦公

導(dǎo)語：自由職業(yè)的全部，就是對自由，以及自由所賴以生存的基礎(chǔ)的一種渴望。這種自由意味著，我們必須為自己的成功或失敗、快樂或不幸、富有或貧窮承擔(dān)全部責(zé)任。There are two types of freelancers.On one hand are those who have been forced into self-employment as service providers, because they’ve lost their jobs and are having a hard time finding another one.On the other hand are those who would be freelancing no matter what: even if the job market were booming, and even if the Internet weren’t around to give so many opportunities to work from home.They would still be hawking their services, working in their pajamas, and being completely happy doing it.The latter are what I call freelancers at heart.They have the freelancing mindset.For them, freelancing is more than about working from home.What Freelancing Is REALLY About

I’ve only been freelancing for two years, not at all as long as many others out there.However, I recognize that true freelancers–those who do so by choice and not by circumstance–have a different way of thinking.In this post, I describe the five characteristics that make up the freelancing mindset.1.Independence Freelancers crave independence… from bosses and employers, from ―the establishment,‖ from structures and hierarchies imposed upon them by somebody else.Sure, we work for clients.In a way, they’re our bosses, because we have to meet their requirements and satisfy their expectations.Unlike bosses, clients can be chosen or rejected.We can sever relationships with a client if things aren’t working out, or if we don’t like how they’re treating us.This isn’t very easy for somebody who’s an employee.Quitting your job is not something an employee can do lightly, unless you have a lot of money stashed in the bank, or a job offer waiting in the background.Freelancers are willing to self-direct, to self-manage, and to be our own bosses–including all the responsibilities this entails.2.Adventure

The freelancing mindset is one that is open to new experiences and challenges, and is always looking for adventure.In contrast, an employee mindset wants predictability and routine.Don’t get me wrong.I’m a stickler for routine, and if I veer away from it, my productivity suffers.Yet in spite of my daily routine, I’m always working on new projects, learning about new things, meeting new clients and prospects, developing new skills, and redesigning my business.For other freelancers, part of the adventure is working in your home office one day and in a coffee shop the next.Or, working while traveling the world.Our lives are like a create-your-own-adventure book.3.Risk

True freelancers are not averse to risk.With our independence comes more responsibility, more accountability for our lives.Not having a fixed income every month, for example, is part of the risk.The risk may scare us, but it doesn’t stop us.It’s also part of the adventure.This uncertainty is more than others can bear.If I were the sole breadwinner of my family, I’m not sure I could put up with this myself.(In fact, the reason I took so long to finally plunge in my dream to be self-employed was because I wanted to make sure that my family wouldn’t go hungry if I failed.)

4.Creativity

Freelancers tend to be creative people.I say this not just because a lot of us are writers and artists and photographers.Programmers, virtual assistants and other service providers are creative in their everyday lives as well.Our work are forms of self-expression.Our daily lives are a reflection of what we believe in and stand for.We’re creative in the way we handle the daily problems and challenges of freelancing.We don’t rely on others for solutions.5.Idealism

Finally, the freelancing mindset is characterized by idealism.This is what makes some of us stick through the hardships, failures and pitfalls of freelancing.We believe in a ―better world,‖ where one doesn’t have to fit a mold to succeed in life.We believe that fancy titles are meaningless(and if not, we can give ourselves a fancy title anytime we wanted to).We believe in the freelancing lifestyle, and we’re committed to make it work.We believe we can be happy, even prosperous and downright wealthy, doing what we love.In Conclusion

Freelancing is all about the desire for more freedom and all that it entails.This freedom means we’re solely accountable for our own success or failure, for our happiness or misery, for our wealth or poverty.There are no bosses, no backstabbing co-workers, no unfair HR policies to blame.Unless you embrace this, then freelancing will suck.If you don’t believe this in your heart, then you will resent the work it takes to find clients.You’ll hate not having a regular paycheck and paid sick and vacation days.You’ll reject having to work long hours occasionally(am I the only one who worked longer hours while employed?).Some freelancers have a freelancing work arrangement, but they’re employees at heart.They’re the ones who will jump the freelancing ship at the first opportunity of a good job.I’m not saying that’s right or wrong.After all, freelancing isn’t for everyone.【參考譯文】

自由職業(yè)者可以分為兩種。

一種是那些失業(yè)后找工作有困難，被迫成為自由職業(yè)者，向他人提供某種服務(wù)的人。

另一種，是那些無論如何，也會(huì)選擇為自己工作的人：即使就業(yè)市場非常繁榮，即使沒有Internet為自由職業(yè)所提供的便利，他們?nèi)匀粫?huì)選擇穿著睡衣在家工作，自由自在地服務(wù)他們的客戶。

后一種自由職業(yè)者是被我稱為天生的自由職業(yè)者。他們擁有自由職業(yè)者的觀念。對他們而言，自由職業(yè)并不僅僅是在家工作。

自由職業(yè)的真正含義——

我以自由職業(yè)者的方式工作，只有兩年的時(shí)間，不象其它人那么久。然而，我已經(jīng)認(rèn)識到，有些人是真正的自由職業(yè)者：他們是自愿選成為自由職業(yè)者，而不是因?yàn)榫秤鏊?。這些人有著完全不同的思維模式。

這篇博文中，我來探討一下構(gòu)成自由職業(yè)觀念的五種特征。

1.獨(dú)立自主

自由職業(yè)者渴望獨(dú)立......不受老板或雇主的左右，或任何由其它人強(qiáng)加于他們身上的東西：包括現(xiàn)有的管理架構(gòu)，等級制度或機(jī)構(gòu)體系。的確，我們?yōu)榭蛻舳ぷ鳌Ｔ谀撤N意義上，他們就是我們的老板，我們必須滿足他們的要求，滿足他們的期望。不同的是，你可選擇或拒絕自己的客戶。如果事情進(jìn)展的不順利，或者我們不喜歡客戶對待我們的態(tài)度，我們可以搞砸與他的關(guān)系。

如果你是一個(gè)雇員，就很難這樣做。放棄工作并不是一個(gè)雇員隨便就能做到的，除非你已經(jīng)在銀行有不少的存款，或者說有一份新的工作在等著你。

自由職業(yè)者希望能夠自主選擇自己未來的方向，并自我管理，成為自己的老板，并承擔(dān)與之相應(yīng)的責(zé)任。

2.冒險(xiǎn)精神

自由職業(yè)是一種敢于面對全新體驗(yàn)和挑戰(zhàn)的，并且不斷尋求冒險(xiǎn)的觀念。與之相反，雇員們希望自己走上的，是一條可以預(yù)見到未來的路途。

不要誤解我，我也是一個(gè)循規(guī)蹈矩的人。一旦我偏離了這一方式，工作的效率就會(huì)大大降低。

然而，除于每天的事務(wù)性工作，我還在不斷接受新的項(xiàng)目，學(xué)習(xí)新東西，約見新客戶和潛在客戶，掌握新的技能，并重新設(shè)計(jì)我的業(yè)務(wù)。

對其它自由職業(yè)者而言，其中的一項(xiàng)體驗(yàn)就是今天在家辦公，明天可能在隔壁的咖啡館里。也可能你一邊周游世界，一邊工作賺錢。我們的生活，就象一本叫做《創(chuàng)造你的歷險(xiǎn)記》的書。

3.風(fēng)險(xiǎn)

自由職業(yè)者并不反對風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。與我們的獨(dú)立性與生俱來的，就是責(zé)任心，以及對自己生活的把握。每月沒有固定的工資，就是其中的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)之一。這種風(fēng)險(xiǎn)可能會(huì)讓我們感到恐懼，但不會(huì)阻止我們。這是我們冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷中的一部分。

這種不確定性，超出其它人的承受限度。如果我是家庭中唯一的生活支柱，我不確定自己是否能夠做出這種選擇。（事實(shí)由，我之所以花了這么久，才從事自己夢想中的自由職業(yè)，就是因?yàn)橄胍_保我的家庭不會(huì)因?yàn)槲业氖《ゐI。）4.創(chuàng)造力

自己職業(yè)者往往具有創(chuàng)造力。我之所以這樣說，不僅因?yàn)槲覀冎械脑S多人是作家、藝術(shù)家、攝影師，程序員、虛擬助理或其它服務(wù)供應(yīng)商在他們每天的生活中，也是極具創(chuàng)造力的。

我們的工作，就是自我的表現(xiàn)形式。我們每天的生活，是我們信仰和選擇的反映。我們在處理與自由職業(yè)有關(guān)的日常問題和挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)，極具創(chuàng)造力。我們不會(huì)依賴別人給我們提供解決方案。5.理想主義

最后，自由職業(yè)的觀念體現(xiàn)了一種理想主義。正是這一點(diǎn)，幫助我們渡過了自由職業(yè)生涯中的困難、失敗和陷阱。

我們相信有一個(gè)―更好的世界‖，在那里，人們不需要按照設(shè)計(jì)好的模子來生活，以獲得成功。我們相信那些花里忽哨的頭銜其實(shí)毫無意義（否則的話，我們可以隨時(shí)給自己一個(gè)這樣的頭銜，只要自己愿意就行）。我們相信自由職業(yè)者的生活方式，也盡力讓這種方式成功。

我們相信自己會(huì)幸福、繁榮和真正的富足，僅靠著從事自己喜歡的事業(yè)。

結(jié)論

自由職業(yè)的全部，就是對自由，以及自由所賴以生存的基礎(chǔ)的一種渴望。這種自由意味著，我們必須為自己的成功或失敗、快樂或不幸、富有或貧窮承擔(dān)全部責(zé)任。

沒有老板，不能暗算自己的同事，沒有不公平的人事制度可以遷怒。除非你真的喜歡自由職業(yè)，否則，你可能會(huì)感到非常糟糕。

如果你不是打心眼里相信這些，那么你會(huì)憎恨尋找客戶所需要的大量工作。你會(huì)對沒有定期工資、帶薪病假和年假感到不快。你會(huì)對經(jīng)常性的長時(shí)間工作充滿抵觸（在從事全職工作時(shí)，難道只有我一個(gè)人長時(shí)間地工作嗎？）。

有些自由職業(yè)者，雖然擁有自由職業(yè)者的日程安排，卻在本質(zhì)上停留于雇員的心態(tài)。他們一有好的工作機(jī)會(huì)，就會(huì)跳下自由職業(yè)之船。我并不是說，這種做法是對是錯(cuò)。畢竟，自由職業(yè)并不適合所有的人。