学进去

A year ago, my husband and I were sitting on the beach watching our one-year-old son play in the water, talking about the money we were ________ for his future, something we had started doing since he was born.

Money played a ________ role in both my and my husband’s college decisions-I did my first two years at a community college to save money and my husband’s college fund (资金) got spent on keeping the family ________. The idea that there would be no limitations (限制) for our own kid felt ________.

As our son ________ his hands in the sand, my husband and I threw out ________ of what he might do with the money. “Maybe he’ll be lucky to graduate debt (债务) ________,” my husband laughed. “Or if he gets a full scholarship (奖学金), he could spend the money on an apartment.” “Or he’ll climb Everest or travel around the world”, I ________.

A couple weeks after we drove back to our home, wildfires spread through my hometown in a record-breaking ________. They led to increasingly serious weather ________, including droughts (旱灾) and ice storms. When my son will be college-aged, he will likely care more about air quality and ________ the heat than spring break travel plans.

That night, I asked my husband a question: What if we ________ putting money in our son’s college fund and started using that money to protect him from weather change? But how do you do that? What will he need in 2040 or 2060? After some ________, we had reached an agreement. Saving money for his college education when we’re facing a weather problem just doesn’t ________. Instead, we are planning on using the money to ________ a carbon-free lifestyle now by buying electric cars and starting a backyard vegetable garden.