《美国大学生作文选》

本文为美国大学生作文选,可供学生英语写作参考用。

《美国大学生作文选》P1、21、35、57、102、158、227、239 教师：W.M 2001/9/25

FEELING THE PINCH

When I started on my long journey to the school I would be calling home for the next four years, I had no idea of the challenges I would be facing. I was leaving my home, my siblings, and my parents, the people who had raised me and protected me for eighteen years. I was leaving a place where all my necessary needs were taken care of my food, clothing, and medical bills. The only hardships I encountered in high-school were paying for gasoline, the movies, or that new CD I wanted. I had it easy living at home, and I took that for granted.

The first day I arrived on campus I got a little taste or what I would be experiencing for the next four years. I was told my tuition had not been paid, and I could not move into my dorm room until my balance was paid. For the first time in my life I had to handle a serious financial situation on my own, because my parents were no longer around to help me out. My parents did not fully support my decision to attend Marywood College because they know they could not afford it. I had decided at the last minute to take my chances that the loans I had applied for would be approved, and that I could afford to come here. So after writing out a check that would almost completely delete all of my savings, I moved into my dorm room. Being safely moved into my new home and having my tuition bill, for that moment, squared away, I felt relaxed. Nevertheless, that relaxation did not last very long. I soon realized that although I did not have to pay for heat, water, or electricity, I had to pay for almost everything else. By that I mean food, phone bills, car insurance, cable, and all my own necessities, and without a job that was almost impossible. luckily, I was eligible for work-study, but seventy dollars every two weeks is not much to live on. I was desperate and falling more deeply into debt every day. I hated asking for help from my parents, because I knew they really could not afford it, but I really had no other choice.

My father agreed to give me a small loan and promised he would send money whenever he could to help me out. So far he has stuck to his promise, which is a big help to me. My mother, on the other hand, has been a little more practical by sending me food, medicine, and other necessities. She even bought me brand new snow tires for Christmas, because she knew I could never afford them. my parents' help has relieved a little of my financial burden, but it will be a long while before I can splurge and by something for myself like I used to in high-school.

I have been here for almost three months and every day has been a struggle for me. Even though my loans were approved, I still have to come up with money to fix my car, which always seems to be breaking down, to pay my phone bill, which seems to get more expensive every money, and to buy food so I will not go hungry, if I miss a meal in my meal plan. Another struggle I have to look forward to in the future is paying off all the loans I have just to go to this school. Sometimes I wonder if all this money borrowing and penny-pinching is worth it, but then I realize that without a good education I would have no hope of ever making enough money to survive in the real world.

So in conclusion, I strongly believe that the financial pressures I have experienced here at college will eventually make me a person that is more capable of balancing a budget and supporting a family in the future.

本文为美国大学生作文选,可供学生英语写作参考用。

REFLECTION UPON LIFE

As we grow throughout our life, mentally and physically, so do our views about our life. When I was a young child, around five years old, I was in a major car accident. At the time of the accident, I did not realize the seriousness of it and how lucky I was to still be alive. As I look back and reflect upon what happened on the night of the accident, I now realize how lucky I, and the rest of my family members who were in the car, are to be alive today and without serious injuries from the accident.

The day of the accident started out great. My older brother, Troy, and I had spent the night before at my half-sister JoAnn's house, with her, my niece Heather, and JoAnn's husband Gary. The next day we spent playing inside the house, because it was cold, windy, and rainy outside. As afternoon turned into early evening, JoAnn had us get a bath, and then change into our nice clothes. She told us we were going out and that where we were going was a surprise. The five of us climbed into the car, and old VW Bug, and we headed off for our surprise. It was still cold, windy, and pouring cats and dogs outside when we left. None of us wore seatbelts; back then seatbelts were not regulated by the government and people just did not wear them. Troy, Heather and I sat in the backseat together, fooling around as all little kids do in the car. The drive seemed endless, although it had really only been about twenty minutes, and the next thing I knew everything was chaos! Tires were squealing, glass was flying everywhere, and it sounded like there was noise all around us. Then it was totally quiet, except for the sound of the rain and the howling wind. Troy, Heather and I were all practically laying on top of one another. The three of us were crying and confused, not knowing what had happened. JoAnn and Gary were trying to calm us down and kept asking us if we were all right. Apparently the road was so slick that the car lost control, on the hilly bend in the road, and flipped upside-down twice before slamming into a tree. Miraculously, none of us was severely injured, just a few cuts and bruises here and there. After that I only remember sitting there in the cold, damp, dark night waiting for Gary to get back …… 此处隐藏：32582字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……