英文短篇故事（纽约）326 Golf Isn't Her Bag

 　　He was trying to get his soccer-playing daughter to take up golf. "Golf is a good way to meet boys," he said. She said, "Meet boys? I've already met too many boys. Both of my idiot brothers are boys. Half of my classmates are idiot boys." He said, "Be nice. Don't call your brothers idiots. Believe me, you'll change your mind about boys when you get older. And then you'll thank me for introducing you to golf. But until then, you can learn a lot from golf. Golf will teach you valuable people skills. It will teach you honesty and courtesy. It will teach you perseverance¹ and confidence." She said, "But Daddy, I don't need to go to a golf course to learn that. I already learned it at home from you and Mom. Besides, soccer is a lot more fun, and there are no boys in our soccer league."

1 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。