I must have raised a few eyebrows back in sixth grade when I chose Peter Jennings as my subject for a portrait. A few of my elementary school classmates certainly found it strange that my favorite television program was “20/20.” Ever since I was a young child, I have had a passion for current events and world politics. As a college undergraduate, I chose to major in political science. While at school, I also discovered a powerful love of foreign languages and cultures. The desire to incorporate all of my academic interests has convinced me to pursue a graduate degree in international relations.

My undergraduate education included a semester working as an intern at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. At first, the experience was nerve-racking. Everybody spoke very quickly, and I began to doubt my French skills. I was constantly wondering whether I had heard somebody correctly or said what I had meant to. Worst of all, it seemed that all of the other interns spoke in perfect, fluent French. I remember leaving at the end of my first day, relieved that I had survived and unsure about what I had gotten myself into. Despite a few difficult days at the outset, however, I now consider my internship to be one of my most valuable educational experiences.

When I first started my internship, I was not sure exactly why I had taken the job. Certainly, it would look nice on a resume and make a good reference, but I didn’t think that I would ever need to know that much about France. Yet although I did learn a great deal about the role of the diplomatic community and the national interests of France, I learned even more about myself. The experience gave me a solid link between my academic interests and my professional future. I managed to set long-term goals for the internship and succeeded in achieving them.

Within the first week, I knew that I wanted to do more than just answer the telephones and reply to mail -- the usual duties of an intern. Gradually I began to take on more responsibilities, and I eventually became a regular contributor to News from France, the embassy’s newsletter. Also, I worked with the director of the press and the communication office on special projects. Through these experiences I learned much about the professionalism and dedication it takes to work in a place where everyone has different views and opinions but all work towards a common goal. At the end of my internship, I had a better understanding of the opportunities available to me and a greater enthusiasm for a career in international relations.

The time that I spent at the French embassy shaped my academic and professional goals. I now believe that a career in international relations will place me in a field that is both challenging and exciting. There are no easy answers to many of the problems that arise between nations, but it will be fulfilling to work towards new solutions. Combined with my interests and experiences, I believe that a graduate degree in international relations will prepare me extremely well to pursue my professional goals. I hope to achieve a better understanding of the problems facing the United States and of potential foreign policy solutions. Studying these issues further will be a significant step in the journey that I began when I first flipped on the news as a child.

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文章大綱

本文從結(jié)果上來看分為三大部分，第一部分表明自己的意圖，介紹了自己興趣的由來。第二部分（包括第2, 3, 4 段）開始寫實(shí)，介紹自己在法國(guó)大使館實(shí)習(xí)階段的經(jīng)歷，體現(xiàn)了自己的法語(yǔ)由生疏到熟練、由不自信到自信的過程。接著委婉的點(diǎn)出學(xué)習(xí)了大量的關(guān)于外交團(tuán)體和法國(guó)國(guó)家利益的方面的知識(shí)，并且通過這段實(shí)習(xí)經(jīng)歷建立了長(zhǎng)期的目標(biāo)。然后是細(xì)節(jié)描寫，主要描寫作者在實(shí)習(xí)過程中的進(jìn)步，進(jìn)一步促進(jìn)了自己的職業(yè)目標(biāo)。第三部分表明了自己的立場(chǎng)和決心，以及選擇這個(gè)項(xiàng)目將給自己帶來的幫助。

主題內(nèi)容

從內(nèi)容上來看，第一部分以作者小的時(shí)候的實(shí)際經(jīng)歷開頭，敘述自己從小就對(duì)國(guó)際時(shí)事和政治比較感興趣，因此大學(xué)階段就主修政治學(xué)，而且現(xiàn)在準(zhǔn)備申請(qǐng)研究生學(xué)位。第二大部分主要寫自己在法國(guó)大使館的實(shí)習(xí)經(jīng)歷，先描寫了自己法語(yǔ)的進(jìn)步，接著闡述學(xué)習(xí)了大量的關(guān)于外交團(tuán)體和法國(guó)國(guó)家利益的任務(wù)，更加清醒地認(rèn)識(shí)了自己，了解了自己的興趣。然后寫自己在業(yè)務(wù)上逐漸熟練，開始承擔(dān)更多的職責(zé)，最終我成了一個(gè)合格的法國(guó)大使館時(shí)事通訊的新聞捐助者。而且，在特殊方案中我與印刷和通訊辦公室的主管合作。通過細(xì)節(jié)描寫襯托自己在實(shí)踐過程中鍛煉。第三部分主要寫通過這是在法國(guó)大使館的實(shí)習(xí)，進(jìn)一步確定了自己的學(xué)習(xí)和職業(yè)目標(biāo)。

素材取材

本文取材主要是自己的親身經(jīng)歷，整篇文章基本上都是自己親身經(jīng)歷的描寫，寫的細(xì)節(jié)非常全面。全文主要圍繞自己的實(shí)習(xí)經(jīng)歷展開，這是貫穿全文的一條主線。

本文立意

本文開篇就以自己小時(shí)候的興趣為起點(diǎn)，接著由自己在國(guó)際關(guān)系這方面的興趣逐漸增強(qiáng)自然的引入正題，之后通過大量的寫實(shí)更深刻的展示了具體信息，重點(diǎn)突出了自己的經(jīng)歷以及適合這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

可以借鑒的地方

總體來看全文層次分明，邏輯合理，最成功的一點(diǎn)就是細(xì)節(jié)描寫，更加鮮明的證明了自己做過什么，能做什么，給人非常直接的感受。完全沒有一點(diǎn)“廢話”，全文語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)練，但完美的展示出了自己的能力，這篇文書寫的非常成功。

譯文：

在六年級(jí)的時(shí)候，當(dāng)我選擇Peter Jenning作肖像模特時(shí)，肯定令很多人大跌眼鏡。當(dāng)我的小學(xué)同學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)我最喜歡的電視節(jié)目是“20/20”的時(shí)候，他們都感到驚訝不已。在我還是一個(gè)年輕的孩子的時(shí)候，我就已經(jīng)對(duì)當(dāng)前時(shí)事和世界政治非常的感興趣了。作為一名大學(xué)生，我選擇了主修政治學(xué)。在學(xué)習(xí)的過程中，我也發(fā)覺自己對(duì)國(guó)外的語(yǔ)言和文學(xué)產(chǎn)生了強(qiáng)烈的熱愛之情。這個(gè)愿望合并了我所有的學(xué)術(shù)興趣，我確信要繼續(xù)從事一個(gè)關(guān)于國(guó)際關(guān)系的研究生學(xué)位。

在我的大學(xué)本科教育階段，我在華盛頓D.C.的法國(guó)大使館做了一個(gè)學(xué)期的實(shí)習(xí)。首先，這次經(jīng)歷是非常傷腦筋的。每個(gè)人都說得很快，我開始懷疑自己的法語(yǔ)技巧。我經(jīng)常的疑惑我是否正確的聽到某人所說，是否回答適合的意思。最糟糕的是，似乎這些所有的實(shí)習(xí)者法語(yǔ)說的都非常的完美、熟練。我記得最后離開的周末，我已經(jīng)放心了，沒有了過去對(duì)自己的不自信。包括少數(shù)困難時(shí)期的開端，我認(rèn)為我的實(shí)習(xí)是最有價(jià)值的教育經(jīng)歷。

當(dāng)我最初開始我的實(shí)習(xí)的時(shí)候，我特別沒有把握可以獲得這個(gè)工作。當(dāng)然，我擁有一篇好的簡(jiǎn)歷和一封好的推薦信，但是我不認(rèn)為關(guān)于法國(guó)我需要不斷地去了解很多。至今雖然我學(xué)習(xí)了大量的關(guān)于外交團(tuán)體和法國(guó)國(guó)家利益的任務(wù)，但是我認(rèn)識(shí)到了更多關(guān)于我自己。這個(gè)經(jīng)歷給了我一個(gè)堅(jiān)固的鏈接在我的學(xué)術(shù)興趣和職業(yè)前景之間。針對(duì)這次實(shí)習(xí)我計(jì)劃建立一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期的目標(biāo)并且成功的完成我的計(jì)劃。

在第一個(gè)星期，我認(rèn)識(shí)到我想做的更多，不僅僅是回答電話和回復(fù)郵件--很平常的值班和實(shí)習(xí)。逐漸的我開始承擔(dān)更多的職責(zé)，最終我成了一個(gè)合格的法國(guó)大使館時(shí)事通訊的新聞捐助者。而且，在特殊方案中我與印刷和通訊辦公室的主管合作。通過這些經(jīng)歷我學(xué)習(xí)到了很多特性和方法，開始工作在一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢妹總€(gè)人都有的意見和觀點(diǎn)但是都朝著一個(gè)公共的目標(biāo)。在我實(shí)習(xí)的最后階段，我有了一個(gè)非常好的理解關(guān)于這次機(jī)會(huì)，越來越熱心于國(guó)際關(guān)系這個(gè)職業(yè)。

這次我在法國(guó)大使館的經(jīng)歷定形了我的學(xué)院的和職業(yè)目標(biāo)。我現(xiàn)在相信一個(gè)國(guó)際關(guān)系的職業(yè)將給予我一個(gè)領(lǐng)域既挑戰(zhàn)性又令人興奮。對(duì)于發(fā)生在民族間的問題沒有容易的，但是有助于朝著新的解決方案來完成工作。結(jié)合我的興趣和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，我相信一個(gè)國(guó)家關(guān)系的研究生學(xué)位將很好的為我職業(yè)目標(biāo)做準(zhǔn)備。面對(duì)美國(guó)潛在的外交政策解答我希望達(dá)到一個(gè)較好的理解。在我的歷程中學(xué)習(xí)這些更深一層的論點(diǎn)是非常有意義的一步。