要说申请文书题目哪家最虐心？

芝加哥大学绝对不能没有姓名，而且还是占据前5的那种。

因为芝大的文书题目真是太奇葩了，年年虐哭一堆人。不过芝大也以此为傲，号称此举可以最直接地了解学生本人以及他们的兴趣和野心。除了题目奇葩，连出题人也让大家意想不到。据悉，芝大每年会向新生和老生征求文书题目，这些题目很多是稀奇古怪的，十分考验申请人的脑洞。

赶快回归正题，近日芝加哥大学在官网更新了2019-2020申请季的补充文书题目，让我们一起来看看这次的文书题目又有什么新花样。

Question 1 (Required)

题目1（必答）

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.

据你所知，芝加哥大学如何满足你对于学习、社区和未来的期望？请具体描述你的愿景及它们与芝加哥大学之间的联系。

Question 2: Extended Essay (Required; Choose one)

题目2：延申论文（必答，任选一个）

Essay Option 1

Cats have nine lives, Pac-Man has 3 lives, and radioactive isotopes have half-lives. How many lives does something else—conceptual or actual—have, and why?
—Inspired by Kendrick Shin, Class of 2019

猫有九条命，吃豆人Pac-man有三条命，放射性同位素有半衰期。其他概念上或者现实中的事物有多少生命？

—由Kendrick Shin贡献, 2019级

电子游戏吃豆人Pac-man

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Essay Option 2

If there’s a limited amount of matter in the universe, how can Olive Garden (along with other restaurants and their concepts of food infinity) offer truly unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks? Explain this using any method of analysis you wish—physics, biology, economics, history, theology… the options, as you can tell, are endless.
—Inspired by Yoonseo Lee, Class of 2023

如果宇宙中的物质数量是有限的，橄榄园（其余餐厅也一样且有无限量食物）怎么能提供真正无限量的汤、沙拉和面包棒呢？请用你能想到的任何一种方法来分析--物理、生物学、经济学、历史、神学……

—由Yoonseo Lee贡献, 2023级

Essay Option 3

A hot dog might be a sandwich, and cereal might be a soup, but is a ______ a ______?
—Inspired by Arya Muralidharan, Class of 2021 (and dozens of others who, this year and in past years, have submitted the question “Is a hot dog a sandwich,” to which we reply, “maybe”)

一个热狗可能是一个三明治，那么麦片可能是一碗汤，但 ______ 是______么?

—由Arya Muralidharan贡献, 2021级

（往届的多名学生曾提出“热狗是三明治么？”这样的问题，我们回答说，“也许”。）

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Essay Option 4

“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” – Jessamyn West
—Inspired by Elizabeth Mansfield, Class of 2020

“小说揭示了现实掩盖的真理”— 杰萨明·韦斯特 

—由Elizabeth Mansfield贡献, 2020级

Essay Option 5

UChicago has international campus centers around the world, but we don’t have any interplanetary, interstellar, or interdimensional campuses… yet! Propose a spot in time or space, in this or any universe, for a new UChicago campus. What types of courses would be taught at this site? What cultural experiences await students who study there?
—Inspired by Peter Jasperse, Class of 2022

芝加哥大学在世界各地都有国际校园中心，但我们还没有任何行星间、星际或维度间的校园……建议在时间或空间，在这个或任何宇宙的一个地方，设置一个新的芝加哥大学校园。这个地方会开设哪些课程?在那里学习的学生有什么样的文化体验? 

—由Peter Jasperse贡献, 2022级

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Essay Option 6

“Don’t be afraid to pick past prompts! I liked some of the ones from previous years more than those made newly available for my year. Also, don’t worry about the ‘correct’ way to interpret a question. If there exists a correct way to interpret the prompt I chose, it certainly was not my answer.”
—Matthew Lohrs, Class of 2023

“不要害怕挑选过去的文书题目！我更喜欢前几年的一些，而不是今年新推出的那些。此外，不要担心“正确”的解释问题的方式。如果有正确的方式来解释我选择的题目，那肯定不是我的答案。”

—Matthew Lohrs，2023级

In the spirit of adventurous inquiry (and with the encouragement of one of our current students!) choose one of our past prompts (or create a question of your own). Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun!

本着爱冒险的求知精神，请提出一个你自己的题目，或选择一个我们往年的题目。保持原创性、创新性和启发性。无论是作为作家、思想家、空想家、社会评论家、圣人、世界公民，还是芝加哥大学的未来公民，都清你发挥最大的优势。同时希望你勇于冒险，并享受其中过程。 

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