【阅读理解Ihadmyfirstjobattheageofthirteenwhenafriendofmymother’swhoownedabookshophiredmeforsixhoursaweektohelpherintheshop．Iwasveryproudtoearnmyownpocket】

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　　Ihadmyfirstjobattheageofthirteenwhenafriendofmymother’swhoownedabookshophiredmeforsixhoursaweektohelpherintheshop．Iwasveryproudtoearnmyownpocketmoneyandmyparentsneverinterfered(干涉)withhowIspentitevenwhenIwasspendingitfoolishly．Theybelievedthatbyearningmoneyspendingitandlearningfrommymistakes．Iwouldbecomemorematureandresponsibleabouthowtohandleworkrelationshipswithothersandmoney．

　　LikemanyAmericanparentsmyparentsalsoletmeandmybrothersdothingsoverwhichtheyworriedagreatdeal．WhenIwassixteenforexampleafterIfinishedhighschoolandbeforeIentereduniversityIwantedtospendthesummermonthstravelingaroundEurope．Mymotherwasagainsttheideaofmytravelingaloneatsuchayoungagebutmyfatherfeltthatitwouldbeagreatexperienceforme．IntheendmyfatherwontheargumentontheconditionthatIlimitedmytravelingtoFrancemymother’shomewhereIhadmanyunclesauntsandcousinsspreadoutthroughthecountrywhocouldprovideshelterandhelpifIneededit．

　　ThreeyearslaterwhenhewaseighteenmyyoungerbrotherdecidedtotakeayearoffafterhisfirstyearinuniversityandtravelthroughtheUnitedStatesandtheCaribbean．Againmymotherwasveryworriedandnoteagertoseemybrotherleaveschoolbutmyfatherencouragedhimandmybrotherhadafascinatingyearworkinghiswayontrainsandshipstoearnpassagetodifferentportsandcitiesanddiscoveringmanyfascinatingplacesandpeople．

　　ThesekindsofexperiencesareprobablyrareforchildreninmanycountriesbutintheUStheyarefairlycommon．Mostparentsstartpushingtheirchildrenatayoungagetodosmallthingsbythemselves．BythetimetheyhavefinishedhighschoolmanyAmericankidshavealreadyhadpart-timejobstraveledaroundtheUSorothercountriesontheirownselectedtheuniversitytheyplantoattendandmaybeevendecidedontheirfuturecareerandsoon．

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