现在应该没人动不动就写信了，所以当雅思考生看到an important letter的时候，简直崩溃。长到这么大，估计都没收到过信，所以如果考官期待我们讲“情感大戏”估计要让他失望了。不过我们可以把现实中的信稍微夸张一下，比如录取通知这种东西，念了大学的娃，都收到过吧!
I’d like to talk about the admission letter I got from my dream university.
I still remember the day I received it. It was about over a month after the college entrance exam. During that period of time, I constantly checked my mailbox, waiting for letters from the universities I applied to. One day, I finally got the letter from my dream university. When I held it in my hand, I could feel that my heart was in my mouth. I was dying to know whether I got accepted or not, but I didn’t have the courage to open the envelop.
I worked so hard for it. In the past three years, I basically spent every waking hour studying and preparing for the exam. Every morning, I got up early to memorize new vocabularies, and every night, I stayed up late solving math problems.
I handed the letter to my mom, and asked her to open it for me. And I told her, if it was not good news inside, just say nothing. She opened it slowly and unfolded the letter carefully. Suddenly, I could see my mom’s eyes light up. All of my hard work had finally paid off at that moment, you know.
The letter was certainly a weight off my mind, so that’s why it means a lot to me.
语言点解析：
apply = to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, a place at college, university, etc. 例如：
The college he applied to has accepted him.
somebody's heart is in their mouth = somebody feels nervous or frightened about something 例如：
My heart was in my mouth as she opened the envelope.
be dying for something / to do something (informal) = to want something or want to do something very much例如：
I'm dying for a glass of water.
I'm dying to know what happened.
waking = [only before noun] used to describe time when you are awake例如：
She spends all her waking hours caring for her mother.
He thought of her every waking moment.
She spends every waking hour plotting her revenge.
light up = if somebody's eyes or face light up, or something lights them up, they show happiness or excitement例如：
His eyes lit up when she walked into the room.
A smile lit up her face.
pay off = (informal) (of a plan or an action, especially one that involves risk) to be successful and bring good results例如：
The gamble paid off.
weight = a great responsibility or worry例如：
The full weight of responsibility falls on her.
The news was certainly a weight off my mind (= I did not have to worry about it any more).
Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders.
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