You have to know that my father was a true genius (天才).He designed the first jet fighter plane the U.S. Air Force had back in 1954,the F84.
You also have to know that his only son is anything but a genius. I was born in 1941,and I am still here at 68 years old. I graduated from Point Loma High in San Diego on June 15,1960,and I was “pleased” with being in the top 10% of the lower one third of my class of about 300 students. Well,at least I graduated!At the time I was very discouraged at my career plans after serving two years in the Peace Corps in Gabon,West Africa,and some time with Air America in Vietnam. I said to my Dad,“Dad,you know I’ve been a failure at everything I’ve tried in life and I just don’t know what to do now.” My dad looked at me with those “genius eyes” and said to me,“Failure is a relative (相对的) thing. It has a time line!Now just remember that failure is not an option...IN THIS LIFETIME!”He then explained to me that failure is part of a successful path,and that I should always keep in my mind that time,failure and success all work together.
To this very day,I still love,respect,and honor my dad and my mom. Maybe some day I will “grow up” and be as smart as my dad was.
59.In the writer’s opinion,his father was very________.
A.serious
B.great
C.easy-going
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