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　　ThefollowingessaywaswrittenbyEdmundN.Carpenter,age17,inJune1938whilehewasastudentinLawrenceville,N.J.CarpenterwouldgoontowintheBronzeStarforhisserviceinWorldWarIIandtoaciviliancareerasanattorney.AgraduateofHarvardLawSchool,hebecamepresidentofRichards,Layton&

Finger,alawfirm.HediedonDec.19,2008atage87andissurvivedbysixchildrenand15grandchildren:

　　Itmayseemverystrangetothereaderthatoneofmytenderageshouldalreadybethinkingaboutthatinevitableendtowhicheventhepathsofglorylead.However,thisessayisnotreallyconcernedwithdeath,butratherwithlife,myfuturelife.IhavesetdownherethethingswhichI,atthisage,believeessentialtohappinessandcompleteenjoymentoflife.Someofthemwilldoubtlessseemveryoddtothereader;

otherswillperhapsbecompletelyinaccordwithhisownwishes.Atanyrate,theycomposeasynopsisofthethingswhichIsincerelydesiretohavedonebeforeIleavethisworldandpassontothelifehereafterortooblivion.

　　BeforeIdieIwanttoknowthatIhavedonesomethingtrulygreat,thatIhaveaccomplishedsomegloriousachievementthecreditforwhichbelongssolelytome.IdonotaspiretobecomeasfamousasaNapoleonandconquermanynations;

butIdowant,almostaboveallelse,tofeelthatIhavebeenanadditiontothisworldofours.Ishouldliketheworld,oratleastmynativeland,tobeproudofmeandtositupandtakenoticewhenmynameispronouncedandsay,"

Thereisamanwhohasdoneagreatthing."

Idonotwanttohavepassedthroughlifeasjustanotherspeckofhumanity,justanothercoginatremendousmachine.Iwanttobesomethinggreater,fargreaterthanthat.MydesireisnotsomuchforimmortalityasfordistinctionwhileIamalive.WhenIleavethisworld,Iwanttoknowthatmylifehasnotbeeninvain,butthatIhave,inthecourseofmyexistence,donesomethingofwhichIamrightfullyveryproud.

　　BeforeIdieIwanttoknowthatduringmylifeIhavebroughtgreathappinesstoothers.Friendship,weallagree,isoneofthebestthingsintheworld,andIwanttohavemanyfriends.ButIcouldneverdiefullycontentedunlessIknewthatthosewithwhomIhadbeenintimatehadgainedrealhappinessfromtheirfriendshipwithme.Moreover,Ifeelthereisareallysincerepleasuretobefoundinpleasingothers,akindofpleasurethatcannotbegainedfromanythingelse.Weallwantmuchhappinessinourlives,andgivingittoothersisoneofthesurestwaystoachieveitforourselves.

　　BeforeIdieIwanttohavevisitedalargeportionoftheglobeandtohaveactuallylivedwithseveralforeignracesintheirownenvironment.BytravelingincountriesotherthanmyownIhopetobroadenandimprovemyoutlookonlifesothatIcangetadeeper,andmorecompletesatisfactionfromliving.BymixingtheweightyphilosophyofChinawiththehardpracticalismofAmerica,Ihopetomakemylifefuller.ByblendingtherigiddisciplineofGermanywiththegreatlibertyinourownnationIhopetomorecompletelyenjoymyyearsonthisearth.ThesearebuttwoexamplesofthemanythingswhichIexpecttoachievebytravelingandthushaveagreaterappreciationoflife.

　　BeforeIdiethereisanothergreatdesireImustfulfill,andthatistohavefeltatrulygreatlove.AtmyyoungageIknowthatlove,otherthansomefilialaffection,isprobablyfarbeyondmyken.Yet,youngasImaybe,IbelieveIhavehadenoughinklingofthesubjecttoknowthathewhohasnotlovedhasnotreallylived.NorwillIfeelmylifeiscompleteuntilIhaveactuallyexperiencedthatburningflameandknowthatIamatlastinlove,trulyinlove.IwanttofeelthatmywholeheartandsoularesetononegirlwhomIwishtobeaperfectangelinmyeyes.IwanttofeelalovethatwillfarsurpassanyotheremotionthatIhaveeverfelt.IknowthatwhenIamatlastreallyinlovethenIwillstartlivingadifferent,betterlife,filledwithnewpleasuresthatIneverknewexisted.

　　BeforeIdieIwanttofeelagreatsorrow.This,perhaps,ofallmywisheswillseemthestrangesttothereader.Yet,isitunusualthatIshouldwishtohavehadacompletelife?

Iwanttohavelivedfully,andcertainlysorrowisapartoflife.Itismybeliefthat,asinthecaseoflove,nomanhasliveduntilhehasfeltsorrow.Itmoldsusandteachesusthatthereisafardeepersignificancetolifethanmightbesupposedifonepassedthroughthisworldforeverhappyandcarefree.Moreover,oncethepangsofsorrowhaveslackened,forIdonotbelieveittobeapermanentemotion,itsdregsoftenleaveusabetterknowledgeofthisworldofoursandabetterunderstandingofhumanity.Yes,strangeasitmayseem,Ireallywanttofeelagreatsorrow.

　　WiththislastwishIcompletethesynopsisofthethingsIwanttodobeforeIdie.Irrationalastheymayseemtothereader,neverthelesstheycompriseasinceresummaryofwhatItruthfullynowbelievetobethethingsmostessentialtoafullysatisfactoryandhappylife.AsIstandhereonthethresholdofmyfuture,thesearethethingswhichtomeseemthemostvaluable.PerhapsinfiftyyearsIwillthinkthattheyareextremelysilly.PerhapsIwillwonder,forinstance,whyIdidnotincludeawishforcontinuedhappiness.Yet,rightnow,Idonotdesiremylifetobeabedofroses.Iwantittobesomethingmuchmorethanthat.Iwantittobeatrulygreatadventure,neverdull,alwaysexcitingandengrossing;

notsicklysweet,yetnotunhappy.AndIbelieveitwillbeallIwishifIdothesethingsbeforeIdie.

　　Asfordeathitself,Idonotbelievethatitwillbesuchadisagreeablethingprovidingmylifehasbeensuccessful.Ihavealwaysconsideredlifeanddeathastwocupsofwine.Ofthefirstcup,containingthewineoflife,wecanlearnalittlefromliteratureandfromthosewhohavedrunkit,butonlyalittle.Inordertogetthefullflavorwemustdrinkdeeplyofitforourselves.IbelievethatafterIhavequaffedthecupcontainingthewineoflife,emptiedittoitslastdregs,thenIwillnotfeartoturntothatothercup,theonewhosecontentscanbedesignatedonlybyX,anunknown,andathingaboutwhichwecangainnoknowledgeatalluntilwedrinkforourselves.Willitbesweet,orsour,ortasteless?

Whocantell?

Surelynoneofusliketothinkofdeathastheendofeverything.Yetisit?

Thatisaquestionthatforallofuswillonedaybeansweredwhenwe,havingwitnessedthedramaoflife,cometothefinalcurtain.Probablywewillallregrettoleavethisworld,yetIbelievethatafterIhavedrainedthefirstcup,andhavepossiblygrownabitwearyofitsflavor,Iwillthenturnnotunwillinglytothesecondcupandtothenewandthrillingexperienceofexploringtheunknown.

　　美国中学生作文篇二：

　　Thebiggest"

infrastructure"

challengefortheUnitedStatesinthenextdecadeisnotthebillionsneededforrailroads,highwaysandenergy.ItistheAmericanschoolsystem,fromkindergartenthroughthePh.D.programandthepostgraduateeducationofadults.Anditrequiressomethingfarscarcerthanmoney--thinkingandrisk-taking.

　　在下一个十年中，美国所遇到的最大的“基础结构”的挑战并不是花费几十亿美元用于铁路、公路和能源，而是美国的教育制度――从幼儿园到博士的培养计划以及成人的教育。

这需要的是比金钱更宝贵的东西――思考和冒险。

　　Thechallengeisnotoneofexpansion.Onthecontrary,therapidgrowthinenrollmentoverthelast40yearshascometoanend.By1978,morethan93percentofyoungpeopleenteringthelaborforcehadatleastaneighth-gradeeducation.Soevenifthebirthrateshouldrisesomewhat,littleexpansionispossibleforelementaryandsecondaryschoolenrollments.

　　这种挑战不是推广教育的挑战;

相反的情况是过去40年里入学人数的快速增长已经结束。

到1978年，进入劳动大军的93%以上的青年人都至少受过8年教育。

所以，即使人口出生率有所上升，小学和中学的入学人数也只是小幅度的增长。

　　Thelast30yearsofsocialupheavalarealsoover.Busingwillcontinuetobeahighlyemotionalissueinagoodmanylargecities.Andtherewillstillbeeffortstouseschoolstobringwomenintofieldssuchasengineeringthathavetraditionallybeenconsidered"

male."

Butthisshifthasalreadybeenaccomplishedinmanyfields:

halformoreoftheaccountingstudentsingraduateschoolsofbusiness,forexample,arenowwomen.Asformostothersocialissues,thecountrywillnolongertrytouseschoolstobringaboutsocialreform.It'

sbecomingincreasinglycleartopolicymakersthatschoolscannotsolvealltheproblemsofthelargercommunity.

　　过去30年的社会动荡已经结束。

用校车接送学生在许多大城市里仍将是一个带有高度感情色彩的问题。

人们还将继续努力通过学校教育让妇女进军一些传统上被认为是属于“男性”的领域，如工程领域。

但这种转换在许多领域已经完成。

例如，现在在商学院会计专业的学生中，半数或半数以上的是女生。

至于大部分别的社会问题，国家不会再利用学校来带动社会变革。

决策者们愈加清晰：

学校不能解决事关较大社会范围的全部问题。

　　Instead,thebattlecryforthe'

90swillbethedemandforperformanceandaccountability.For30years,employershavebeenhiringgraduatesfortheirdegreesratherthantheirabilities;

employment,payandoftenevenpromotionhavedependedonone'

sdiploma.Nowmanymajoremployersarebeginningtodemandmorethanthecompletionofschool.Someofthemajorbanks,forexample,arestudyingthepossibilityofentranceexaminationsthatwouldtesttheknowledgeandabilitiesofgraduatesapplyingforjobs.

　　相反，90年代的强烈呼声将是要求工作表现和能承担责任。

30年来，雇主们雇佣毕业生时只考虑学位而不是他们的能力;

就业、薪水、甚至是提升常取决于文凭。

现在，许多大雇主已经开始不仅仅看重完成学业。

例如，一些大银行正在研究进行求职考试的可行性以便测试毕业生的知识和能力。

　　Studentsandparents,too,willdemandgreateraccountabilityfromschools,onalllevels.Itwillbeincreasinglycommontogotolawagainstschooldistrictsandcollegesforawardingdegreeswithoutimpartingtheskillsthataresupposedtogoalongwiththem.Andmanyyoungpeoplearealreadyswitchingtopractical"

hard"

subjects.Caringlittleabouttheso-called"

youthculture"

a