MyUtopiaAsIlookup,Iseetheworldabove.Theluminoussunlooksdownonme.Below,Iseenoend—onlythedarknessoftheabyss.AsIsubmergedeeper,myeyesopenasIbecomepartofthelifeinthesea.ThefishpassasIswayinthecurrent.IfeelasifIamfloatinginouterspace.Mybodyisweightlessasmylimbsdangleinthemidstofthesea.Itakenoticeofthevividcolorsitholds,thebrightyellowsandfluorescentredsthatcatchmyeye.MyheartisfilledwithjoyasItakeinthebeauty.Iapproachthebottom.Islowlytouchdownontothefloorasiflandingonthemoon.Everymovementissoslow.Ibringmyhandsforwardtoseewhatliesunderneaththesiltybottom.Myhandsdigintothemuddyoceanfloortoretrieveapieceofhistory.Aremarkablepieceofcraftsmanship,mygoldfromtheocean.Iplacetheoldglassbottlecarefullyintomybagandlookatitsbeauty.WhenIbeginmyascentbacktothesurface,IcannotbelieveIwasgiventhisopportunity.Noteveryonehasachancetoexperiencethat.WhenItrytoexplainthefeelingsIhavewhenscubadiving,Irunoutofwords.IusuallytellpeoplethatitisasifIhavefoundheaven–aplacewhereallisperfectandwherebeautyandhappinessareplentiful.Theoceanismyutopia.YouvstheMountainImaginethebrisk,coldwindhittingyourfaceat25-30milesanhour.You’relookingatthelittleant-peopleandlego-buildingsdownbelowyouasyougofartherup.Whenyoureachthetopofthemountain,youslideofftheliftandstartskiingtothebeginningofyourchallenge.Youlookoutattheviewaheadandrealizeit’syouversusthemountain.Nothingisgoingtostopyoufromgoingdownthehardestslopeofthemountain.Youpushyourselfoffwithyourpolesandstarttoyourdestinationatthefinishlinegoing50m.p.h.Althoughtryingtogofasterandfaster,thewindispushingagainstyouandyoureyesarestartingtowater.Youswooshyourbodyandskisbackandforth,inandoutofthepoles.Thetimeisticking.Whenyouseethefinishline,youbendovertopickupmorespeed.Finally,youcrossthefinishline.Youstop,wipeyoureyesandpickupyourhead.Youcanhearthepeopleyellingandcheering.“Nicerace.Excellenttime.”Youlookupatthetime,21seconds,exactly.Youbeatthemountain.Youwon!OwningaCarAgeSixteen.Aftermonthsofhardworkandalittleluck,Ihappenedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyausedcar.IthoughtI’dbelivingtheAmericandream.Myparentsareblessedlylenient.TheydeludethemselvesintothinkingIamaresponsibleyoungman,thepoorfools.Over55-miles-perhour,mycarpulledhardtotheright,andshook.Itwastimeforatripto…TheShop.Ijustneededtohaveafront-endalignmentandmytiresrotatedandbalanced.IthoughtI’donlyspend$65orso.ItwasthenthatIlearnedthefirstruleofcarrepair:italwayscostsmorethanyouexpect.Iwasinformedthatthevibrationwascausedbyabadreartire,andthealignmentwouldn’tholduntilIhadsomeadditionalworkdone.IneededanewtierodendandCVboots.Afterlookingattherepairmanualhalfadozentimes,Istilldon’tknowwhatthesepartsdo.Ipaidforitthough,andcouldjustbarelyafford…TheCost.Itwas$300.Ihopetoclimboutofthatfinancialholesoon.Ohyes,andthereisthenewtire,periodicoilchangesandtheannoyingflashingoftheair-bagwarninglightthatneedtobetakencareof.Now,IfindmyselffeelingguiltywhenIspendmoneyonanythingbutmycar.Ithoughtmychariotwouldbringmefreedom.Instead,Iamboundinslavery.Iownandoperatemyownvehicle,butthecostonmysoulisasgreatastheoneonmywallet.MyParentsareDrivingmeCrazyTherearenotmanytimesinaguy’slifewhenheisabletoturnthetablesonhisfamilybyfollowingtheirinstructions.Whiledrivingeveryonetochurch,Ihadanopportunity.Whenthecarwasclosinginonanintersection,thelightchanged,andmydadimmediatelyshouted“Stop”.Oneofmyparents’fewrulesis:iftheysaystop,Istop–withoutquestionorhesitation,andeveryunstationaryobjectflewforward.Iheardmythreebrothersgroanintheback,andmymothergiveashort,nervouslaugh.Aftermyfatherrecovered,he3lookedatmewithbulgingeyesandsaidwithashakyvoice,“Nicework,Jas.”LearningtodrivehasbeenmoredifferentthanIexpected.Ihadreallylookedforwardtogettingmypermitsixmonthsago;IhadimaginedmyselfcruisingdownRoute66inmybabemagnetminivan.ThedayIstartedtodrive,therealityofthesituationhitme:forthenextfivemonthsmyparanoidparentswouldbeinthecarwithmewhereverIwent.SinceIbegandriving,Ihavelearnedsomeamazingthingsaboutmyparents.WheneverIgetbehindthewheelachangeimmediatelyoccurs.Mycalm,reasonableparentsdisappear,leavingnervouswrecks.Theytrytohidetheirfeelings,butwhenevertheygiveadvice,itiseitherspokenthroughclenchedteethorscreamed.Iambeginningtothinkthatmyparentsassociatemylearningwithdrivingwithourreligion.NotonlydotheyliftpleadingeyestowardheavenasIstarttheengine,thedrivetochurchistheonlytimethattheyrelinquishthekeyswithoutargument.TheyprobablyfigurethatGodwillprotectussincewearegoingtochurchtoworshiphim(andtheyalwaysseemthankfulastheystaggeroutofthecarwhenwearrive).Noonehasbeenhurt,cardamagesarenothingthatacoupleofgrandcouldnotfix,andmyparentshavenottriedtotakecontrolofthecaryet.Allthingsconsidered,IwouldsayIamdoingprettywell.However,myparentscoulduseapsychologist.LINCOINisrememberastheAmericanPresidentbythepeopleallovertheworld.林肯作為美國總統(tǒng)被世人銘記ThefutureofourMotherlandbelongstous祖國的未來屬于我們的Studyinghardcan/mayleadtosuccess努力學(xué)習(xí)將會引導(dǎo)你成功。Ifyouwanttomasterthislanguage,youmustreceiveprofessionaltraining如果你想要精通一門語言，你必須接受專業(yè)的訓(xùn)練。Theresultsofthestudents’examscouldn’tsatisfytheirteacher.學(xué)生們的考試結(jié)果不能使老師們滿意Bythetimehisfathercameback,Tomhasfallenasleep.當(dāng)他父親回來時，湯姆已經(jīng)熟睡了Michelangeloisregardedasoneofthemostoutstandingartists.米開朗琪羅被視為一名杰出的大師.

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