初中英语阅读理解强化训练(二)6
“Iwouldalmostratherseeyoudead
”BobertS
Cassatt,aleadingbankerofPhiladelphia,shoutedwhenhistwenty-year-oldeldestdaughterannouncedthatshewantedtobecomeanartist
Inthe19thcentury,playingatdrawingorpaintingondisheswasallrightforayounglady,butseriousworkinartwasnot
Andwhentheyounglady’sfamilyrackedamong(挤身于)thebestofPhiladelphia’ssocial(社会各界的)families,suchanideacouldnotevenbeconsidered
ThatwashowMaryCassatt,born1844,beganherstruggleasanartist
Shedidnottremblebeforeherfather’sanger,sheopposed(反对)himwithcourageandatlastmadehimchangehismind
ManyCassattgaveuphersocialpositionandallthoughtsofathousandandafamily,whichinthosetimeswasunthinkableforayounglady
Intheend,afterlongyearsofhardworkandperseverance(坚持),shebecameAmerica’smostimportantwomanartistandtheinternationallyrecognizedlead