He spent most of his early years traveling with his father, who was a stage actor. At age seven, he was sent to boarding school, away from his family. He was later admitted to Princeton University but dropped out before finishing his first year. After that, O’Neill started what he called his real education through “life experience.” The following years nearly cost him his life. O’Neill became addicted to alcohol during his travels around the world by sea and later contracted tuberculosis.
他早年大多和身为舞台剧演员的父亲一同旅行。七岁时，他被送到寄宿学校，远离家人。他后来被普林斯顿大学录取，但在读完第一学年前便休学了。在那之后，欧尼尔透过「人生经历」开始了他所谓的真正的教育。接下来的几年差点夺走他的性命。欧尼尔在海上环游世界的旅途中染上酒瘾，后来感染了结核病。
生活必备字词：
be admitted to... 获准进入……
drop out 休学，辍学
addict vt. 使沉迷∕上瘾
become / be addicted to... 沉迷于……
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