美国哈佛大学Essay写作优秀范文及解析

1、美国哈佛大学 Essay 写作优秀范文及解析 Essay 的中文意思是短文，散文。 Essay 在本科申 请中是非常重要的一部分，其重要性能够占到 50% 以上。 学校除了考察申请人是否优秀，是否独特，是否具备发展潜 力外，更将申请人的思想深度和成熟度作为考核的重点。也 就是申请人在申请过程中想要呈现在 AO(admission officer) 面前的是怎样一个人。申请人有怎样的思维方式。思维方式 是一个人的性格，情感，智力和道德的综合反映，学校会通 过这些因素来评估申请人是否具有潜力，也就是说学校更看 重申请人灵魂里的东西以及对生活的态度。一般字数要求 500words 以内。 把大学规定

2、的 TOPIC 做一个简单的归 纳，会发现除了少数几个学校的 Essay 话题稍显另类之外， 其他大部分学校一般都会提出或者涉及如下几类 Essay 要 求：回忆类，描述你的成长经历，自省类，启发类，憧憬类 等等。下面做一下简单的举例：1. 评价你的一个重要经 历、成就、风险决定、或者你曾面对的两难选择的经历，并 评价对你造成的影响。英文原文是： Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

3、(上海家装 公司办公室设计上海： ) 2. 讨论某个 个人的、地区性的、国家性的、或国际性的关注话题以及对 你的重要性。 英文原文是： Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.3. 说明一个对你有重要影响的人并描述对你的影 响。英文原文是： Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. 4.描述一个影响

4、你的人物并说明对你的影响，该人物可以是 小说中的、历史中的、或者某创新性作品 (比如在艺术、 音乐、 科学等方面 ) 中的。英文原文是： Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.5. 一系列诸如学术兴趣、个人前 途、生活经历等能够显著增添教育多样性的事情。结合你个 人的背景，描述一个可以说明你将会带给大

5、学社区的多元化 带来何种贡献的经历，或者一个表明多元化对你有重要意义 的经历。英文原文是： A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encou

6、nter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. 6. 题目自拟 下面留学小编给大家整理了一篇哈 佛大学优秀 essay 原文及解析： Growing Up ” I m short. I m five foot fivewell, fivefoot six if I want to impress someone. If the average height of American men is five foot ten, that means I m nearly half a foot shorter than the

7、average Joe out there. And then there are the basketball players. My height has always been something that s set me apart; it s helped define me. It s just that as long as I can remember, I haven t liked the definition very much. Every Sunday in grade school my dad and I would watch ESPN Primetime F

8、ootball. Playing with friends at home, I always imagined the booming ESPN voice of Chris Berman giving the play-by-play of our street football games. But no matter how well I performed at home with friends, during school recess the stigma of“short kid ” stuck with me while choosing teams.开头简单明了，吸引人。

9、谈身高 很矮曾经使他被伙伴排除在外;谈到自己喜欢看 ESPN 的节 目，并谈到自己曾经想象着 ESPN 的解说员 Chris Berman 能给他和伙伴的足球比赛来一次现场解说。也说到即便自己 足球的表现很优秀，在校队选队员的时候，他也还是被贴上 “小个子”的标签。对自己的情况有认知，有小孩天马行空的 想法。令人耳熟能详的 ESPN 和解说员 Chris Berman 也容 易引起读者的共鸣。 Still concerned as senior year rolled along, I visited a growth specialist. Pacing the exam room in a

10、 shaky, elliptical orbit worried, “What if I ve stopped growing? Will my social status forever be marked by my shortness? ” In a grade school dream, I imagined Chris “ ESPN” Berman s voice as he analyzed the fantastic catch I had made for a touchdown when -with a start -the doctor strode in. damp wi

11、th nervous sweat, I sat quietly with my mom as he showed us the X-ray taken of my hand. The bones in my seventeen-year-old body had matured. I would not grow any more. Whoa. I clenched the steering wheel in frustration as I drove home. What good were my grades and“college tran ” achievements when ev

12、en my friends poked fun of the short kid? What good was it to pray, or to genuinely live a life of love? No matter how many Taekwondo medals I had won, could I ever be considered truly athletic in a wiry, five foot five frame? I could be dark and handsome, but could I ever be the“tall in “tall, dark

13、 and handsome ”? All I wanted womaseosne special to look up into my eyes; all I wanted was someone to ask, “Could you reach that for me? 讲述自”己去检查身 体的过程，提出“如果我不能长高可怎么办”，然后马上列出 自己的一个想象：由于有优势的身高，完成了完美的接球。 然后突然转折，说到自己得知再也不会长高。 I clenched the steering wheel in frustration as I drove home.这句话也让人 仿佛看到 shim

14、 沮丧的样子。他觉得如果自己无法再长高， 那即便自己再成功，又有什么意义呢 ? 读到这，读者就很想 知道，接下来 shim 的这些疑问是怎么解答的。 It s been hard to deal with. I haven t answered all those questions, but I have learned that height isn t all it s made out to be. I d rather be a shorter, compassionate person than a tall tyrant. I can be a giant in so many

15、other ways: intellectually, spiritually and emotionally.Shim 没有直接回答上面提 出的问题，但是他得出了自己的结论，也许自己身高不可能 再长高，但是他可以成为知识的巨人、精神上的巨人或感情 上的巨人。I ve ironically grown taller from being short. It s enriched my life. Being short h as certainly had its advantages. During elementary school in earthquake-prone Californ

16、ia for example, my teachers constantly praised my “ duck and cover ” skills. The school budget was tight and the desks were so small an occasional limb could always be seen sticking out. Yet Chris Shim, “ blessed ” in height, always managed to squeeze himself into a compact and safe fetal position.

17、The same quality has paid off in hide-and-go- seek. (I m the unofficial champion on my block.)这段讲到 shim 发现 其实矮也有矮的好。比如，在地震的时候，他可以灵活自如 的躲到别人躲不进去的桌子下面，而且在社区里，他也是捉 迷藏时的“非正式冠军”。他用这种看上去有些自嘲的方式展 示了自己的乐观积极。值得一提的是， shim 还提到 The school budget was tight and the desks were so small 这种 非常细节的信息， 非常有趣幽默。Lincoln o

18、nce debated with Senator Stephen A. Douglas a magnificent orator, nationally recognized as the leader of the Democratic Party of 1858and barely five feet four inches tall. It seems silly, but standing on the floor of the Senate last year I remembered Senator Douglas and imagined that I would one day

19、 debate with a 4 future president. (It helped to have a tall, lanky, bearded man with a stove-top hat talk with me that afternoon.) But I could just as easily become an astronaut, if not for my childlike, gaping-mouth-eyes-straining wonderment of the stars, then maybe in the hope of growing a few in

20、ches (the spine spontaneously expands in the absence of gravity). 主要讲 述自己在政治上和天文上的兴趣，同样描写生动的细节。 Even at five feet, six inches, the actor Dustin Hoffman held his own against Tome Cruise in the movie Rainman and went on to win his second Academy Award for Best Actor. Michael J. Fox (55” ) constantly u

21、ses taller actors to his comedic advantage. Height has enhanced the athleticism of “ Muggsy” Bogues, the shortest player in the history of the NBA at five foot three. He s used that edge to lead his basketball team in steals (they don t call him“ Muggsy” for nothing). Their height has put no limits

22、to their work in the arts or athletics. Neither will mine.shim 列举了两个很 成功的“矮个子”的成功人士，一方面表明他用这些人物来激 励自己，二是他似乎让我们看到了他未来的样子。 I m five foot five. Ive struggled with it at times, but I ve re that being five- five can t stop me from joining the Senate. It won t stem my dream of becoming an astronaut (I eve

23、n have the application from NASA). My height can t prevent me from directing a movie and excelling in Taekwondo (or even basketball). At five foot five I can laugh, jump, run, dance, write, paint, help, volunteer, pray, love and cry. I can break 100 in bowling. I can sing along to Nat King Cole. I can recite Audrey Hepburn s lines from Breakfast at Tiffany s. I can run the mile in under six minutes, dance like a wild monkey and be hopelessly wrapped up in a good book (though I have yet to master the ability to do it all at once). I ve learned that my height, even as a defining