Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.
—Eddie Rickenbacker[……]
Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.
—Eddie Rickenbacker[……]

存款证明,英文称为bank statement或者proof of financial support,是申请者向学校证明自己有支付至少第一年的学杂费的方式。用简单点的话来说,就是你需要向学校表示,目前你手头可以动用的资金,多于学校第一年要求学生支付的总费用。关于存款证明,有几个问题大家需要了解:[……]

the general populace
释义:“普罗大众”,指代不特定的大多数,常在留学文书里用以描写自己的远大职业目标所造福的对象。
例句:
It is definitely below the radar for the general populace.
We also want to[……]

make a name for oneself
释义:“让自己声名在外”,推荐信中委婉称赞被推荐人在社区中积极影响的一个短语。
例句:
Since taking over Hillary Clinton Senate’s seat, she had made a name for herself[……]
Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.
—Robert Heinlein[……]

1812年,阿默斯特(Amherst)集资兴建了一所以小镇名字命名的中学(Amherst Academy),于1814年冬正式开始招生。1817年,中学开始新一轮的筹款计划,希望教育“当地有才华且虔诚的年轻人”,让他们接受博雅教育并为传播基督教做出贡献。但很快人们发现单独以中学名义筹款效果并不[……]

cram
释义:通常的意义是“将……塞满”,但在留学文书里常常用到的是一个引申义“考前突击”,即临时抱佛脚以期在短时间内记住大量信息。
例句:
In the small room, the bookshelves were crammed full with paperbacks by Anit[……]
It’s not a matter of whether or not someone’s watching over you. It’s just a question of their intentions.
—Randy K. Milholland[……]
