13 When I Grow Up

When I grow up,  I don't want to be like my parents.

I don't want to be like my teacher, either.

In fact, I don't want to be like anybody I know.

Everybody is just too busy.

They don't seem to have time for anything except work.

They have their lives, but to me, they aren't really living.

There must be more to life than just work.

I have，therefore, decided that when I grow up, I want to be a writer.

I will travel around as much as possible to learn about life.

Eventually, I'll write a book telling people how to live a full life.

I may be too ambitious, but I believe that one day my dream will come true.

短语解析:
1.grow up 长大
   例:When Jimmy grows up，he wants to be a soldier.
        吉米长大后想当军人。
2. not…，either  也不……
    例:I don't like Mexican food and my wife doesn't, either.
        我不喜欢墨西哥菜，我太太也不喜欢。
3. in fact  事实上
    例:In fact, Sarah learned English by listening to our radio broadcasts.
         事实上，萨拉是听我们的广播学英文的。