英文作文英文作文篇1Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestocomingfromalargefamily.Makethatalargefamilywithasingleparent,andtheydouble.Thedisadvantagesareneversoapparentaswhensomeonewantstogoofftocollege.Parentshavecashedinlifeinsurancepoliciestocoverthecostofoneyear.来自大家庭既有好处也有坏处。如果是个单亲大家庭，好坏都会变成双倍。当有人要离家去念大学时，坏处尤其明显。为了支付一年的开销，父母只好将寿险兑换成现金。Mymotherknewthatshecouldnotsendmetocollegeandpayforit.Sheworkedinaretailstoreandmadejustenoughtopaythebillsandtakecareoftheotherchildrenathome.IfIwantedtogotocollege,itwasuptometofindouthowtogetthere.母亲一早知道她无力送我上学与支付学费。她在一家零售店工作，挣的钱刚够养活家里的其他孩子。如果我想上大学，就得自食其力。IfoundthatIqualifiedforsomegrantsbecauseofthesizeofourfamily,mymom"sincomeandmySATscores.Therewasenoughtocoverschoolandbooks,butnotenoughforroomandboard.Iacceptedajobaspartofawork-studyprogram.Whilenotglamorous,itwasoneIcoulddo.Iwasheddishesintheschoolcafeteria.我发现我的家庭人口、妈妈的收入与我的学业能力测试分数符合拿助学金的标准。那只足够用来交学费和买书，但维持不了食宿。于是我半工半读，找了一份工作。虽然工作不讨人喜欢，可那是我力所能及的事情。我在学校饭堂里洗碗。Tohelpmyselfstudy,Imadeflashcardsthatfitperfectlyonthelargemetaldishwasher.AfterIloadedtheracks,Istoodthereandflippedcards,learningthemakeupofatomswhilewaterandsteambrokethemdownallaroundme.Ilearnedhowtomakeyequaltozwhileplacingdishesinstacks.Mywrinkledfingersflippedmanyacard,andmanytimesmytiredbraindriftedoff,andaglasswouldcrashtothefloor.Mygradeswentupanddown.ItwasthehardestworkIhadeverdone.为了促进学习，我做了一副恰好能装在大金属洗碗机上的学习卡。把碗碟放在架子上之后，我就站在那儿翻卡片，四周弥漫着水汽，而我在学习原子的构成。我学会了如何在叠碟子的时候背下方程式。我起皱的手指翻过许多卡片，很多时候我疲倦的大脑恍恍惚惚，令玻璃杯也摔破到地上。我的成绩时起时落。那是我做过的最艰难的工作。JustwhenIthoughtthebottomwasgoingtodropoutofmycollegecareer,anangelappeared.Well,oneofthosethatareonearth,withoutwings.正当我的大学学业快进行不下去时，天使出现了。是在地球上的天使，没翅膀的。“Iheardthatyouneedsomehelp,”hesaid.“我听说你需要帮助，”他说。“Whatdoyoumean?”Iasked,tryingtofigureoutwhichareaofmylifehemeant.“你说什么？”我问道，竭力想弄清楚他说的是我生活中的那些方面。“Financially,tostayinschool.”“经济上的，留校念书。”“Well,Imakeitokay.Ijusthavetroubleworkingallthesehoursandfindingtimetostudy.”“这个，我还好。只是我工作得太久了，找不到读书的时间。”“Well,IthinkIhaveawaytohelpyouout.”“啊，我想我可以有办法帮你一把。”H