Diary of a fresher

如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流【精品文档】第PAGE5页DiaryofafresherDiaryofafresherSunday1Afteralongdrivefromhome,wearriveatmyhallofresidence,andIcheckin.Thewardengivesmeasetofkeysandaroomnumber.It'sfivefloorsup,andtheliftdoesn'twork.Finally,withmymotherredinthefaceandshortofbreath,wefindRoom8,Iunlockthedoor,andweallwalkin.2Afteroneminute,myfatherclimbsout.Theroomisbarelybigenoughforone,andcertainlynotbigenoughforthewholefamily.Icanlieonthebedandtouchthreewallswithoutmovingamuscle.3Luckymybrotherandmydogdidn'tcometoo.4Later.Myparentshavejustleft.I'mherealone,surroundedbymybooksandasuitcase.WhatdoIdonext?Monday5There'sacoffeemorningforfirstyearstudents.Imeetmytutor,whoistallwithroundshoulders,andlooksdeterminedtobepleasant.6"Haveyoucomefar?"heasksme.Ashespeaks,hemoveshisheadfromsidetoside,whichmakeshiscoffeespillintothesaucer.7"IlivenotfarfromEdinburgh,aboutsixhoursaway,"Iexplain.8"Splendid!"hesays,andmovesontothegirlstandingbesideme."Haveyoucomefar?"heasks,"splendid,"hesays,withoutwaitingfortheanswer,andmoveson.Hetakesasipofcoffee,andlookssurprisedtofindthecupisempty.9Mymothercalls.SheasksifI'vemetmytutoryet.Tuesday10Amfeelingalittlehungry,andIrealizeIhaven'teatenfortwodays.IgodownstairsandfindthatIcanhavethreemealsadayinthedininghall.Igodownandjoinaverylongqueue.11"What'sforbreakfast?"Iasktheboyinfrontofme.12"Don'tknow.Iwastoolateforbreakfast.Thisisforlunch."13It'sself-serviceandtoday'smenuincludeschicken,rice,potatoes,salad,vegetables,cheese,yoghurtandfruit.Theboyinfrontputsitallonhisplate,paysforit,andgoestositdown.14Notfeelingveryhungryanymore.15Mymothercalls.SheasksifI'meatingpropermeals.Wednesday16Ihavealectureat9am.Iwakeupat8.45.Noonehaswokenme.Strange.17Igetdressed,andrushovertothelecturehall.Isitdownbesideagirlwholookshalfasleep.Shelooksatme."Justgotup?"sheasks.Howcanshetell?18Thelecturetakesanhour,andattheendIlookatmynotes.Ican'treadmyhandwriting.19Thegirl'snameisSophieandshe'sanEnglishliteraturemajor,likeme.Shelooksveryintelligent,andwhenwechatafterthelecture,shetellsmeshereadthewholeofthisterm'sreadinglistduringhergapyear.Sheimpressesme,andIfeelsoignorantthatIshouldn'tevenbreathethesameairasher.20Mumcalls.SheasksifIsleptOK.Thursday21It'stheFreshers'Fairtoday,andSophieandIgoalongtoseehowmanyclubswecanjoin.Webothagreethatwewanttomakealotoffriends,soIsignupforballroomdancing,theArtificialIntelligenceSociety,bellringingandtheExtremeSportsClub.SophiesignsupforAmateurDramaticsandtheMozartchoir.22IwonderifSophieandIaregoingtostaygoodfriends.23Mumcalls.Mybrotherhastriedtorentoutmybedroombackhome.Mumassuresmethatit'smineforaslongasIneedit,thatit'smyhomeandthattheymissmeverymuch,especiallythedog.Iburstintotears.Friday24Inthemorning,Igotothelibrary.ButitseemsIneedanIDcardwhichisusedforidentification.Forsomereason,IhavetoswearthatIwon'tdamagethebooksorbreakthelibraryrules,andifIdo,I'llbesenttoprison.(What!?Forspeakingtooloudly?)Itseemsthatit'saveryoldlibrary,andtheuniversityisveryproudofit.25There'sadiscotonight,butI'verunoutofcleanclothes.I'mnotsurewhathappenstomydirtyclothesafterputtingthemintheclothesbasketandbeforefindingthemclean,ironedandfoldedinmywardrobe.MaybeMumwillcallsoon.Close大一新生日记星期日从家里出发后，我们开车开了很长一段时间才到达我住的宿舍楼。我进去登记。宿舍管理员给了我一串钥匙，并告诉了我房间号。我的房间在6楼，可电梯坏了。等我们终于找到8号房的时候，妈妈已经涨红了脸，上气不接下气。我打开门锁，我们都走了进去。但爸爸马上就从里面钻了出来。这个房间刚刚够一个人住，一家人都进去，肯定装不下。我躺在床上，不动弹就可以碰到三面墙。幸亏我哥哥和我的狗没一起来。后来，爸爸妈妈就走了，只剩下我孤零零一个人。周围只有书和一个箱子。接下来我该做什么？星期一早上，有一个为一年级新生举办的咖啡早茶会。我见到了我的导师，他个子高高的，肩膀厚实，好像打定了主意要逗人开心。“你是从很远的地方来的吗？”他问我。他边说话边晃悠脑袋，咖啡都洒到杯托里了。“我家离爱丁堡不太远，开车大约6个小时，”我说。“好极了！”他说，接着又走向站在我旁边的那个女孩儿。“你是从很远的地方来的吗？”他问。但不等那女孩儿作出任何回答，他就说到，“好极了！”然后就继续向前走。他啜了一口咖啡，却惊讶地发现杯子是空的。妈妈打来电话。她问我是不是见到了导师。星期二我觉得有点儿饿，这才意识到我已经两天没吃东西了。我下楼去，得知一天三餐我可以在餐厅里吃。我下到餐厅排进了长队。“早餐吃什么？”我问前面的男生。“不知道。我来得太晚了，吃不上早餐了。这是午餐。”午餐是自助餐，今天的菜谱是鸡肉、米饭、土豆、沙拉、蔬菜、奶酪、酸奶和水果。前面的男生每样儿都取一些放到托盘上，付了钱，坐下来吃。我再也不觉得饿了。妈妈打电话来。她问我有没有好好吃饭。星期三早上9点钟我要去听一个讲座。我醒时已经8:45了。竟然没有人叫我起床。奇怪。我穿好衣服，急匆匆地赶到大讲堂。我在一个睡眼惺忪的女生旁边坐下。她看了看我，问：“刚起床？”她是怎么看出来的？讲座进行了1个小时。结束时我看了看笔记，我根本就看不懂自己写的字。那个女生名叫苏菲，和我一样，也是英语文学专业的学生。她看起来惊人地聪明。听完讲座后我们一起闲聊。她告诉我在空档年(高中毕业后等着上大学的一年)里，她已经把这学期书单上的书都读完了。她给我留下了深刻的印象，我觉得自己太无知了，甚至不配跟她呼吸同样的空气。妈妈来电话问我睡得好不好。星期四今天是新生集会（社团招新活动）。我和苏菲跑去看看我们能加入几个俱乐部。我们俩都认为我们应该结交很多朋友，所以我报名参加了交谊舞俱乐部、人工智能协会、手铃俱乐部和极限运动俱乐部。苏菲则报名参加了业余剧社和莫扎特合唱团。我不知道我和苏菲还能不能继续做好朋友。妈妈来电话。她告诉我哥哥曾试图把我在家住的那间卧室租出去。妈妈向我保证只要我需要，那房间永远是我的。她还说那是我的家，他们都非常想我，尤其是我的狗。我一下子就哭了起来。星期五早上我去了图书馆。可是好像我需要一个能验明我身份的证件才能进图书馆。不知为什么，我必须发誓不损坏书籍、不违反图书馆的规定，否则我就要被当作罪犯被送进监狱。（什么！？就因为说话声音太大？）图书馆看起来很古老，学校以此为豪。今晚有个迪斯科舞会，可我已经没有干净衣服穿了。我只知道把脏衣服扔进衣篮中，但并不清楚衣服是如何洗净，熨平并叠好放进衣柜里的。也许妈妈快来电话了。Languagepoints1.Imeetmytutor,who...looksdeterminedtobepleasant.(Para5)Professionally,tutorsshouldbepleasant,butthewritergivesasatiricalnotehere.Thetutorlooksdeterminedtobepleasant,butheisnotreallypleasantbynatureorhetreatsthemeetingmerelyasaduty.2.Sheimpressesme,andIfeelsoignorantthatIshouldn'tevenbreathethesameairasher.(Para19)Thissentenceisexaggeratedandhumorous,emphasizingthegapbetweenthewriterandSophie—Sophieseemsmuchmoreintelligent,knowledgeableandenthusiasticthanthewriter.3.Forsomereason,IhavetoswearthatIwon'tdamagethebooksorbreakthelibraryrules,andifIdo,I'llbesenttoprison.(Para24)Againthisishumourthroughexaggeration.Alllibrarieshaverules,butthosewhobreaktherulesareunlikelytogotoprison.Theexpressionforsomereasonindicatesthatthewriterdoesn'tunderstandwhysheneedstosweartofollowthelibraryrules.Sheismildlyprotestingagainstthis.