“紐時”邀請高中生參加寫作比賽了

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Once again we invite high school students to enter our letter-writing competition. Write a letter to the editor in response to a Times news or opinion article from the past week, and we will choose some of our favorites for publication.

Letters should be about 150 to 200 words and include the headline and a link to the article. Include your name, age, high school and grade, city or town and state (for publication), and telephones number (not for publication).

Email: letters@nytimes.com

Please put “Student Competition” in the subject line. The deadline is Monday, May 1, at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Good luck!

可能有個(ge) 困惑，國際生能不能投稿，這個(ge) 稿子裏到是沒有說，但是NYT 另外一個(ge) 更為(wei) 正式的針對學生的寫(xie) 作比賽 “Annual Student Editorial Contest”，國際生是可以參加的。‍‍‍‍‍

所以，如果時間合適的話，不妨可以投稿試下。作為(wei) 國際生或許可以提供不同的視角。而如果真的脫穎而出，有NYT 的背書(shu) 還是一個(ge) 不錯的榮譽。‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

往期投稿例子（下麵例子的作者有些不是高中生，隻是供文章形式和內(nei) 容參考）‍‍‍‍

# 例子1 How to Pick the Right College for You

To the Editor:

Re “There’s Only One College Rankings List That Matters,” by Frank Bruni (Opinion guest essay, April 2):

Several years ago we took my grandson on a tour of Duke University as part of his college tours. The woman who greeted us talked about the school and gave us the best advice I have ever heard.

To paraphrase, she said if you apply and get into Duke, congratulations. You will have a fantastic educational experience that will set you up for whatever your career path may be.

If you apply and do not get into Duke and go elsewhere, congratulations. You will have a fantastic experience that will set you up for whatever your career path may be. It’s not about the school; it’s all about you.

Shirley Brizz

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

# 例子2 The Guilt of Putting Down Your Pet

To the Editor:

Re “Ending Your Pet’s Life Was the Right Decision. So Why Do You Feel So Guilty?,” by Karen Fine (Opinion guest essay, April 4):

Dr. Fine’s article really hit home for me. I still play the “what if” and “was it too soon?” guilt tape 10 months after euthanizing my beloved dog, Bella.

She was 14, semi-incontinent and hard of hearing, and suffered three major seizures the day before she was put down. She had been living with a mass in her liver that was probably cancer for at least a year. I had done everything I could think of — giving her a special diet, Chinese herbs, acupuncture every couple of weeks and vitamin C infusions, and taking her to regular vet checkups.

But after her seizures, my struggle to find pet sitters before a weeklong trip, and a discussion with my vet, who agreed it was time, I arranged for an at-home vet appointment.

The morning of the appointment, she seemed to rally a bit and trotted around the yard as normal. Joined by friends, we did a goodbye ceremony in the backyard and sang to her as the vet did the deed.

Despite all this, I still wonder if we could have had some more time. Rationally, I know it was the right time and the right decision, but it’s just so hard to say goodbye to a beloved family member.

Diana Halpenny

Sacramento

# 例子3 Walking as a Cure for What Ails Us

To the Editor:

Re “Whatever the Problem, It’s Probably Solved by Walking,” by Andrew McCarthy (Opinion guest essay, March 26):

I can’t quibble with Mr. McCarthy’s observations that walking is a kind of cure for what ails us. He is preaching to the choir in my case, since I walk a lot.

But I wonder if he’s published this essay in the wrong publication. He should consider one that caters to municipal officials and town planners who may be able to counter the effects of more than half a century of suburbanization, which, in America at least, has reduced the number of places where walking is pleasurable or even possible.

As Rebecca Solnit, whom he cites, sadly remarked in her seminal book, “Wanderlust: A History of Walking”: “The suburbs made walking ineffective transportation within their expanses, but the suburbanization of the American mind has made walking increasingly rare even when it is effective.”

Jeanne Bonner

West Hartford, Conn.