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AdamSmith
Theprobabilitythatanyparticularpersonshalleverbequalifiedfortheemploymenttowhichheiseducatedisverydifferentios.Iofmeictrades，successisalmost;butveryuainintheliberalprofessions.Putyoursooashoemaker，thereislittledoubtofhislearningtomakeapairofshoes;butsendhimtostudythelaw，itisatleasttwentytooneifeverhemakessuchproficyaswilleolivebythebusiness.Ilyfairlottery，thoserizesoughttogainallthatislostbythosewhodrawtheblanks.Inaprofessioyfailforosucceeds，thatoogainallthatshouldhavebeeheuwenty.Thesellor-at-laws，atyyearsofage，begihingbyhisprofession，oughttoreceivetheretribution，notonlyofhisownsotediousandexpeion，butthatofmorethaherswhoareomakeanythingbyit.Hahefeesofsellors-at-lawmaysometimesappear，theirrealretributioothis.puteinanyparticularplacewhatislikelytobeannuallygained，andwhatislikelytobean，byallthedifferentworkmeninanyontrade，suchasthatofshoemakersorweavers，andyouwillfindthattheformersumwillgehelatter.Butmakethesameputatiardtoallthesellorsasoflaw，inallthedifferentinnsofdyouwillfindthattheirannualgaiaverysmallproportiontotheirannualexpehoughyouratethefh，aeraslow，aswellbedoeryofthelaw，therefore，isveryfarfrombeilyfairlottery;andthat，aswellasmanyotherliberalandhonourableprofessions，are，inpointofpeiarygailyunder-repensed.
Thoseprofessioheirlevel，however，withotheros，and，notwithstandingthesedisents，allthemostgenerousandliberalspiritsareeagerto.Twodiffereributetoree，thedesireofthereputationonsuperiorexyofthem;ahenaturalcewhicheverymanhasmoreorless，notonlyinhisowinhisowngoodfortune.
Toexyprofession，inwhichbutfewarriveatmediocrity，isthemostdecisivemarkofwhatisiusorsuperiortalents.Thepublicadmirationonsuguishedabilitiesmakesalartoftheirreward;agreaterorsmallerinproportionasitishigherree.Itmakesasiderablepartofthatrewardintheprofessionofphysic;astillgreaterperhapsinthatoflaw;iryandphilosophyitmakesalmostthewhole.
1.Ahefollowiions.
1）Whatisthemaihepassage?
2）AgtoAdamSmith，whoaremorequalifiedforemployment，peopleiradesorliberalprofessions?Why?
3）Whatisthepurposeofusingtheexampleoflottery?
4）Whydopeoplestilltoliberalosthoughtheymightnotearnasmuch?
5）lemaybesideredasagenius?Why?
6）rofessionsaresideredhonorableagtothepassage?
2.Fillintheblankswiththeproperadjectivesgivenbelow.
liberal
tedious
&ravagant honorable
peiary decisive superior
distinguished
1）Don’tbeso_____.Spendyourmoneymorecarefully.
2）A_____personactsquidoftensucceeds.
&ofinishhiscollegeeduthrough_____aid.
&sare_____fromotheranimalsbytheirlongnoses.
5）Youwillalsofiyof_____artssonline.
6）Anybodywillbeproudtohavethis_____jobtoservethequeen.
7）Don’tyouthioothersjustbecauseyouhaveabetter-paidjob.
&i’sargumentsare_____andplicated.
3.Trahepassageintodpareyourversionwiththatofyourclassmates.
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