Make the Most of School Days

Almost one-fourth of our lifetime is spent in school.It is alsoa most important period， for in school we are preparing our future and our duty to the community， meanwhile， we make our life-long friends who would be a great help in our future. Therefore， we must see to ourselves that we make the most of the time in school.

　　Why do we go to school？ Most of us would surely think we go to school in order to be educated， to be a learned man， and to be useful when we complete our studies. Of course， this is true， but I think there is more than that. We go to school， not only to be educated， but to adjust ourselves， for school is a society in miniature （微型）。 Our classmates are of different nature， so we begin to learn human nature early. Thus it enables us to handle relationships between different kinds of people later. A school provides many extracurricular activities （課外活動） ， which is a stepping-stone to social life. A school also trains a student to have a clear and sound （健全的） mind .

　　While we are in school ， we should [can] （1） have more contact with our teachers. Teachers are as human as we are and with a wide range of knowledge which can solve our secret little problems.

　　Some of us tend to go to extremities （極耑） ， either we are too fond of studies and become a bookworm or we are fully occupied by off-campus activities that completely make us forget our studies. The former， doubtlessly， are top pupils at school， but not likely to be successful in their career because they lack the knowledge of human nature， and their range of interests is too narrow. The latter， since they lack essential knowledge， are not likely to succeed， either. Thus， we must stand in the middle ofthese two extremes.

　　Let's make lesser [fewer]（2） mistakes but have more delightful experiences while in school.

　　評 語

　　文章在開頭就指出：一個人的一輩子有四分之一的時間要在學校度過，這樣就聰明地爲自己的主題建立起了一個重要的論據：不好好利用這段時間，等於浪費了四分之一的人生。然後，作者從 “我們爲何上學”、“我們能在學校學到什麽”以及“應該如何學習”等方麪論証了“利用好在校的日子”的重要性，全文思路清晰，具有較強的說服力。文中某些語言上的不足之処點評脩改如下：

　　（1）根據上下文的意思，用can爲好。

　　（2）作定語時lesser可作little的比較級，但多半是表示程度，強調數量還是用fewer爲好。