It was kind of a weird question for a college essay. 对申请大学的文章来说这是个奇怪的问题

"Discuss one situation in 讨论一件你判断

which you were right and wish you hadn't been." 为正确的事情  可如果你是错的会更好

I could name ten. 我能提出十例

Well, your high school experience 你的高中生活

hasn't been exactly typical. 不是最典型的

You hated it. No. No. 你不喜欢 不不

I thought it was very well written, 我认为写得非常好

I thought it was very moving, I just... 我认为很动人  只是

question whether this is something 怀疑这是否是你

you'd want to share with an admissions committee. 想要和招生委员会分享的内容

Why? 为什么

I think colleges now 我认为现在的大学

more than ever are concerned with emotional stability, 比以往更关心情绪稳定性

and choosing what to reveal 应该选择揭示什么

and what to keep under wraps-- 应该保密什么

What should I keep under wraps? 我应该保密什么

A friend of mine was murdered. 我的一个朋友被谋杀了

I was bullied. I did have a mental breakdown. 我被恐吓  我确实精神崩溃过

Right, but nobody's asking for full disclosure. 但没人要求你大曝光

I think submitting this as-is 我认为这样交上去

would be a huge mistake. 可能会是个严重的错误

Look, Spencer, 斯宾塞

If you throw this all out there, 如果你把这些全部丢出去

your many attractive qualities might be overshadowed. 你的许多吸引人的特征也许会黯然失色

Honesty may not be the best policy. 诚实也许不是上策

So you want me to pretend to be somebody that I'm not. 所以你要我装一个表里不一的人

No. But you are more than this. 不  但你真人比文章里写的更好

Yeah, but I wouldn't be if it weren't for that. 但如果没这些  我就不是这样