Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford,I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking,high-paying Wall Street jobs.As executives(高级管理人员)with banks,consulting firms,established law firms,and major corporations,many are now 　1　 on their way to impressive careers.By society’s 　2　,they seem to have it made. 

　　On the surface,these people seem to be very lucky in life.As they left student life behind,many had a 　3　 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar,shook hands with longtime roommates,and 　4　 out of small apartments into high buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 　5　 a college year’s monthly rent.They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars. 

　　The thing is,a number of them have 　6　 that despite their success,they aren’t happy.Some 　7　 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 　8　.Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 　9　.However,instead of devoting themselves to their work,they find themselves working to support the 　10　 to which they have so quickly become 　11　. 

　　People often speak of trying a more satisfying path,and 　12　 in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 　13　 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion:it’s 　14　.They have loans,bills,a mortgage(抵押贷款) to 　15　,retirement to save for.They recognize there’s something 　16　 in their lives,but it’s 　17　 to step off the track. 

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