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For many years, I had a recurring (重复出现的) dream. I was a little girl again,
rushing about, trying to get ready for school.
“Hurry, you’ll be late for school,” my mother called to me.
“I am hurrying, Mom! What did I do with my books?”
Deep inside I knew where the dream came from. It was about some unfinished
business in my life. As a kid, I loved everything about school. I loved books,
teachers, tests and homework. Most of all I longed to someday march down the
aisle (通道) to receive my diploma. That seemed more appealing even than
getting married.
But at 15, I had to drop out because my parents couldn’t afford
tuition (学费). My hope of getting a diploma was dead, or so I thought.
Pretty soon, I married and had three children, and I thought: “There
goes my diploma.”
Even so, I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda, our
youngest child, had juvenile arthritis (幼年型关节炎) in her hands and
knees, which made it impossible for her to function in a normal
classroom. I felt really sorry for her and I didn’t want her to live her
life with regret. I didn’t give up hope of her being back to school in
some way.
One day, I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses.
“That’s the answer,” I said to myself. Linda always feels better in
the evening, so I’ll just sign her up for night school.
Linda was busy filling out enrollment (入学) forms when the secretary
said: “Mrs. Schantz, why don’t you come back to school?”
I laughed: “There’s no way! I’m 55!” But he persisted, and
before I knew what I had done, I was enrolled for classes in English
and crafts. “This is only an experiment,” I warned him, but he just
smiled. So, I told myself to try for just a semester and to see if it
would work. Anyway, my dream was still there in my heart.
多年以来作者因为年幼时家贫而辍学,
不久后结婚。她一直觉得她的孩子们应该
接受教育,但是她的小女儿生病无法上学。
一天当她在网上看到一则夜校的广告,她
为小女儿报名时,学校的秘书长问她是否
还想上学。最初她笑着拒绝,但是后来接
受建议,重燃了学习的热血...
outline
第一段
我激动的再次回到学校但是......
注意但是的衔接
离校数年后我重归学校的激动
我在学习上的努力和表现
我对于家庭和学业之间的平衡。
It was exciting to go to school again but it was no game.
Sitting in a classroom full of kids was awkward, even if most of
them were respectful and encouraging. During the day, I was
still a busy married woman having loads of housework to do. In
the evening, I was a hardworking student working on my
courses. To my surprise, both Linda and I did very well in night
school. I went back again the next semester, and my grades
steadily improved.
第二段
琳达和我一直见面
见面时会说什么,我们一个大龄复学,一个因生病而
上夜校
弘扬正能量,积极向上
互相打气,加油助威
最终结局是什么Happy ending
Linda and I saw each other through the time. When I was
down, Linda encouraged me. “Mom, you can't quit now!”
And when she was down, I encouraged her. I have to say it
was a time which was really hard on both of us. But neither of
us gave up. At last, I got my diploma. To my surprise, almost
all of my classmates voted for me to be class speaker, and I
got a $3,000 college scholarship. The unfinished business in
my dreams was eventually finished.