Unit 4 Fresh Start新编大学英语第二版第一册课文翻译

Unit 4 Fresh StartFreshStart[1]IfirstbegantowonderwhatIwasdoingonacollegecampuswhenmyparentsdroveoff,leavingmestandingpitifullyinaparkinglot.IdecidedIwantednothingmorethantofindmywaysafelytomydormroom.Itseemedthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.MyplanwastokeepmyearsopenandmymouthshutandIhopednoonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman.[2]ThenextmorningIfoundmyfirstclassandmarchedin.OnceIwasintheroom,however,anotherproblemawaitedme.Wheretosit?AftermuchhesitationIchoseaseatinthefirstrowandtotheside.[3]"WelcometoBiology101,"theprofessorbegan.Oh,God,Ihadthoughtitwasaliteratureclass.Acoldsweatbrokeoutonthebackofmyneck.Igropedformyscheduleandcheckedtheroomnumber.Iwasintherightroombutthewrongbuilding.[4]Sonowwhat?Getupandleaveinthemiddleofthelecture?Wouldn'ttheprofessorbeangry?Ikneweveryonewouldstare.Forgetit.Isettledintomychairandtriedtolookasseriousasabiologymajormightbe.[5]AfterclassIfeltalittlehungry,andIhurriedtothecafeteria.IpiledmytraywithsandwichesandwasheadingfortheseatwhenIaccidentallysteppedinalargepuddleofketchup.MyfoodtraytippedandIlostmybalance.Asmyrearendmetthefloor,Isawmyentirelifepassbeforemyeyes;itendedwithmyfirstdayofcollegeclasses.[6]InthesecondsaftermyfallIthoughthowniceitwouldbeifnoonehadnoticed.Butasallthestudentsinthecafeteriacametotheirfeet,cheeringandclapping,Iknewtheyhadnotonlynoticed,theyweredeterminedthatIwouldneverforgetit.[7]ForthenextthreedaysIdinedaloneonnothingmorethanshame,andsomejunkfoodfromamachineplacedoutsidemyroom.OnthefourthdayIthoughtIneededsomerealfoodbadly.Perhapsthreedayswaslongenoughforthecampuspopulation[N]tohaveforgottenme.SoofftothecafeteriaIwent.[8]Imademywaythroughthefoodlineandtiptoedtoatable.SuddenlyIheardacrashthatsoundedfamiliar.IlookeduptofindthatanotherpoorsoulhadmetthesamefateasIhad.Myheartwentouttohimaspeoplebegantocheerandclapastheyhadforme.Hegotup,handsheldhighabovehisheadinavictoryclasp,grinningfromeartoear.IexpectedhimtoslipoutofthecafeteriaasIhad,butinsteadheturnedaroundandbeganpreparinganothertray.Andthat'swhenIrealizedIhadbeentakingmyselffartooseriously.[9]WhocaredwhetherIdroppedatray,whereIsatinclass,orevenwhetherIshowedupinthewronglecture?Nobody.Thiswasn'tlikehighschool.Incollege,itdidn'tmatter.Thiswasmybigchancetodomyownthing.[10]OnceIrealizedthatIhadnoone'sexpectationstoliveuptobutmyown,Irelaxed.Ibegantoviewcollegeasawonderfulexperiment.Idressedalittledifferently,Idiscoveredatasteforjazz,andIdecidedIlikedgoingbarefoot.[11]Igaveuptryingtoactmywaythroughcollegeandbegannotactingatall.College,Idecided,wasprobablytheonlytimeIwouldbecompletelyforgivenforanymistakes(includingsteppinginpuddlesofketchupanddroppingfoodtrays).SoIusedtheopportunitytomakealltheonesIthoughtI'devermake.[12]Threeyearsaftergraduation,I'mstillmakingmistakes.AndI'mevenbeingforgivenforafew.新的开端1当我父母开车离去，留下我可怜巴巴站在停车场上时，我开始寻思我在校园里该做什么。我决定我最想做的就是平安无事地回到寝室。我感到似乎校园里每个人都在看我。我打定主意：竖起耳朵，闭上嘴巴，但愿别人不知道我是个新生。第二天早上我找到了上第一节课的教室，大步走了进去。然而，进了教室，我又碰到了一个难题。坐哪儿呢？犹豫再三，我挑了第一排边上的一个座位。3“欢迎你们来听生物101课，”教授开始了开场白。天哪，我还以为这是文学课！我的后脖根上冒出了冷汗，摸出课程 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 核对了一下教室号-----教室号是对的，但我却走错了教学楼。4怎么办？上课期间就站起来走出去？教授会不会生气？大家肯定会盯着我看。算了吧。我还是稳坐在座位上，尽量使自己看起来和生物专业的学生一样认真。5下了课后我觉得有点饿，便赶忙去自助食堂。我往托盘里装了些三明治就朝座位走去，就在这时，我无意中踩到了一大滩番茄酱。手中的托盘倾斜了，我失去了平衡。就在我屁股着地的刹那间，我看见自己整个人生在眼前一闪而过，然后终止在大学上课的第一天。6摔到后的几秒里，我想要是没有人看见我刚才的窘像该有多好。但是，食堂里所有的学生都站了起来，欢呼鼓掌，我知道他们不仅看见了我刚才的情景，而且下决心要我永远都不会忘掉那一幕。7接下来的三天里，我独自品尝羞辱，用以果腹的也只是从安放在房间外的机器上买来的没有营养的食品。到了第四天，我感到自己急需补充一些真正的食物。兴许三天的时间足以让校园里的人把我忘在脑后。于是我去了食堂。8我好不容易排队取到了食物，踮脚走到一张桌子前坐下。突然我听到一阵熟悉的哗啦跌倒声，抬头看见一个可怜的家伙遭遇了和我原先一样的命运。当人们开始像对待我那样欢呼鼓掌的时候，我对他满怀同情。他站起身，咧嘴大笑，双手紧握高举在头顶上，做出胜利的姿势。9我是否摔了托盘，坐在教室的哪个位置，甚至于是否走错了教室，有谁会在乎呢？没有人在乎。这不像在中学。在大学里，这些都无关紧要。我完全可以按自己的意愿行事。10一旦意识到我不必考虑别人的期望，只要自己满意就行，我感到释然。我开始把上大学看作一个美妙的实验。我稍稍改变了自己的穿着，开始欣赏爵士乐，还认定自己喜欢光着脚走路。11在以后的大学生活里，我不再试图做出什么姿态，而是顺其自然。大学，在我看来，也许是唯一一个有错误可以完全得到谅解的阶段（包括踩到番茄酱，摔了托盘）。于是，我利用这个机会来体验我认为自己可能会犯的所有过失。12大学毕业已经三年了，我仍然时有过失，其中一些过失我还得到了原谅。BecomingaSuccessfulStudent[1]Soyou'vefinallymadeittocollege.You'vebeenaccepted,andyou'vebeenlivingoncampusforsometime.Nowyoubegintoaskyourself"Howdoesonebecomeasuccessfulstudent?""Whatarethecharacteristicsofsuccessfulstudents?"Toanswerthesequestions,you'dbetterfirstbearinmindthefollowingtips:[2]Beself-disciplined.Youshouldnotleavetheweeklyreadinguntilthenightbeforeitisrequired.Youmustdisciplineyourself(noonewillscoldyouifyoudon't)andsetuparegularscheduleinordertosucceed.[3]Thinkpositively.Youneedtohaveagoodself-imagesoyoucanturnwhatseemslikedefeatintoapositivelearningsituation.Ifyouexpectthatyoucandobetter,andyoutrytodobetter,thenoverallyouwilldobetter.[4]Beinterestedinyourcourses.Evenifyouthinkacourseisthemostboringoneintheworld,forceyourselftobeinterested.Takeaminorpointandreadasmuchaspossibleaboutitinordertobecomeanexpertinjustthatlittlebitofinformation.Thatkindofinterestcancauseinterestintheentirecourse.[5]Takegoodnotesandstudythemregularly.Becausetherearesofewtests(usuallynomorethantwoorthreeplusthefinalexam),theywillcoverworkdoneoveralongperiodoftime.Onlybytakingandthenkeepingupwithyournotescanyoustudyeffectivelyforthesetests.[6]Seekhelpwhenyouneedit,beforeit'stoolate.Ifyouhavespecialproblems,don'tbeafraidtoseekhelp.Seeyourteacher,youradvisor,anyonethatyouthinkmaybeabletohelpyou.Itisimportantthatyoubeawareofwhereyoucangoforhelp.Andmostcampusescanhelpyouwithmoney—studentloans,scholarships,specialstudentaidfunds,orwork-studyprograms.Findoutwhatisavailableatyourschool,andbepreparedtouseitwhenyouneedit.[7]Attendclassesandbeactiveinclass.Attendingclassandarrivingontimeareimportantpointstoshowthatyouareseriousaboutyourlearning.Youshouldtakepartinclassroomdiscussionsandhandinassignmentsontime.Speakingupinclassforcesyoutothinkaboutwhatisbeingdiscussedandkeepsyouinterestedinit.[8]Haveagoodattitudeaboutcollegelife.Knowyourstrongpointsandyourweaknesses,understandwhatacollegecanandcannotdoforyou.Takeresponsibilityforyourowneducation.Youshouldrealizethatattendingcollegeoffersyoutherawmaterialforsuccessandeducation—libraries,teachers,textbooks.However,onlyyoucaneducateyourself.Takeadvantageofwhatisaroundyouanduseittoyourbestadvantageaccordingtoyourownneeds.[9]Havethe"know-how"tobesuccessful.Makesurethatyouknowhowtostudy,takenotes,taketests,andusetimewisely.Besureyoucanusereferencesourcessuchasthelibrary.Developmemoryskills.Trytogetalongwithyourteachersandyourfellowstudents.Youshouldbeateaseinexpressingyourselfandinunderstandingwords.Learnfromexperience.Alwayslookforwaystodothingsbetter.[10]Followingallthisadvice,youmaynotautomaticallybecomeasuccessfulstudent,butyouwillsurelybeontherightroadtosuccess.做一个成功的学生1你终于上了大学。你被录取了，而且已经在校园里住了一段时间。现在你开始问自己：“怎样才能成为一名成功的学生？”“成功的学生有什么样的特点？”要回答这样的问题，你最好先牢记以下的忠告：2自律不要把你每周要阅读的东西留到最后一个晚上才看。要想成功，你必须约束自己（当然如果你不这样做，也不会有人责备你），并制定一个常备不懈的时间表。3建设性地思考你必须对自己有信心，这样你才能把可能的挫折转变成对学习有利的局面。如果你相信自己能做地更好，并且努力去做，那么，总体上你会做得更好。4对自己所学的科目感兴趣即便你认为某一门课无聊透顶，你也必须强迫自己对它感兴趣。选出一个小的知识点，尽可能多地阅读相关的内容，使自己成为这小部分知识的专家。这种对局部的兴趣可以使你对整个课程产生兴趣。5做好笔记，经常复习大学考试不多（通常不超过两三次，外加期末考试），考试往往会涉及一大段时间里所学的内容。只有通过记笔记，不断复习记下来的东西，你才能有效的学习，通过考试。6及时寻找帮助，以免贻误时机如果你有特别的困难，就应大胆地寻求帮助。可以去找你的老师、导师，找任何你认为可以帮助你的人。重要的是，你得知道从哪儿可以得到帮助。大多数学校能帮学生得到钱----学生贷款、奖学金、助学金或勤工俭学的项目。先了解清楚自己学校可提供什么帮助，必要时就可以获得帮助。7不缺课，课堂表现活跃不缺课，按时上课是你学习态度认真的重要表现。你还应该积极参与课堂讨论，按时交作业。课堂发言能促使你认真思考讨论的内容，并且使你对它保持兴趣。8正确对待大学生活清楚认识自己的强项和弱点，了解大学能够为你做什么，不能为你做什么。要对自己的教育负起责任来。你应该认识到，上大学给了你成功和教育的原材料-----图书馆、教师、课本。然而，只有你本人才能教育你自己。好好利用你身边的资源，根据自己的需要最大程度地去利用这些资源。9掌握成功的“秘诀”确保自己知道如何学习、做笔记、考试以及合理地使用时间。确保你知道如何使用可供参考的资源，如图书馆。培养自己的记忆能力。与老师、同学保持良好的关系。懂得自由地表达自己，聆听他人。从经验中吸取教训。总是寻求解决问题的更好途径。10你如果照以上的忠告去做，你也许不会必然地成为一个成功的学生，但是你肯定是走在通往成功的正确道路上。College—ANewBeginningbyJohnN.GardnerandA.JeromeJewler[1]"WhenIwastalkingonthephonewithacolleagueearlierthismorning,hetoldmeIshouldn'ttrytocometomyofficetodaybecausefreshmenarearrivingandeverythingisamessoncampus.Mycolleaguewasright.Itcertainlyisamess.Therearehundredsofcarspackedwithhot,sweatystudents,theirfamilies,andtheirmanybelongings.Mothersandfathersargueaboutwhen,where,andwhethertopark.Campuspolicedowhattheycantodirecttraffic,buttheyknowtheywillhavetoletsomerulesbebrokentoday.Itisthemessiestdayoftheyear,nodoubtaboutit.Itisalsomyfavoriteday."[2]InthiswayCharlotteJ.Pattersonrecentlybeganherwelcomingspeechtoarrivingfreshmen.ApsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofVirginia],Pattersonhasagreatdealofunderstandingfornewstudents—fortheirhopes,dreams,andfears.Whatdoesitmeantobeafreshmanonthefirstdayofthesemester?ProfessorPattersonviewsitasanewbeginning.Shecontinued:[3]"Itmakesmethinkofthoseearlyspringdayswhenthesnowismelting.Onecannotstepdownanywherewithoutsplashing.EvenwhenIamcoldandwet,Icannothatethosedays;theytellmespringiscoming.Freshmanarrivalisalsoamess,butIcannothateiteither.Freshmenappearintownlikeyounggreenshootssproutingupeverywhere,lookingforlight.Theirfaceshangoutofthewindowsofdormslikefreshnewbudsonanold,oldtree.Someoneelsemayworryaboutthesunandthesoilandthepossibilityoffrost,butforbothyoungplantsandfreshmenitisenoughtobealiveandhere.[4]"Yes,todayisthebeginningofanewlife.Onedayyou'reMama'schild,livingathome;thenextday,you'reafreshmanandonyourown.FRESHMAN!Iliketheword.Theverynameitselfsuggestsaproblem.ShoulditbepronouncedwithstressontheFRESHorontheMAN?Itcouldbeeither.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryouthinkofadulthoodasajourneyorasanarrival;todayisclearlyasteponthepathofyourlife.Freshmanexcitementandfreshmanfearscanbeseenoneveryyoungfacearoundme.[5]"Collegeisanexcitingtime,perhapsthemostexcitingtimeofyourlife.Butitisalsoatimeofmanymajoradjustmentsandsomedisappointments.Mostfieldsofstudyhavebecomequitecompetitive.Youwillneedtostudyhardandprepareyourselfwellinordertoenterthem.Alsotheinformationexplosionhasbroughtgreaterdemandsonpeoplewhowanttoabsorballthatinformation.Asaresult,thereisagrowingneedforamorestructuredintroductiontocollege.Andcoursesthatareintendedforfreshmenhavebecomepopularoncampuses.Asnewstudents,youshouldtakesomeofthesecoursesthatwillhelpyoutoprepareforthemoredifficultcoursesyouwilltakelater.Makesureyoulearntoread,write,andspeakwell,anddon'tbeafraidofcoursesthatmakeyouthink.Thinkingcanbeexcitingandalsorewarding.Alsotaketimetoenjoyyourselves—relaxabit,eatwell,andlaughalot.Makecollegethewonderfulandrewardingexperiencethatyouhavehopeditwouldbe.Goodlucktoallofyou!"大学——一个新的开端1“上午早些时候，我与一位同事通电话。他告诉我今天不该来办公室，因为正是新生入学的时候，校园里一切都乱套了。他说得没错，真的是一团糟。校园里有几百辆车，载着汗流浃背的新生，他们的家人，还有许多行李。做父母的为什么时候停车、在哪里停车、是否要停车争执不休。校警竭尽全力指挥交通，但是他们知道，今天不得不允许人们违反一些规则了。毫无疑问，这是一年中最忙乱的日子，也是我最喜欢的日子。”2这是夏洛特·J.帕特森在最近的迎新致辞中的开场白。作为弗吉尼亚大学的一位心理学教授，帕特森非常了解新生：了解他们的希望、梦想和顾虑。在开学的这一天成为大学一年级学生意味着什么？帕特森教授它意味着一个新的开端。她接着说：3“它使我想起了积雪消融的早春时节。你无论踩到哪里都会溅起水花。但即便是又冷又湿，我也无法使自己怨恨那些日子，应为他们预示着春天的到来。新生的到来使学校一团糟，但我同样无法讨厌这件事。新生来到镇上，就像绿色的新苗从四处冒出来，寻找阳光。当他们的脸从宿舍的窗口，就好像古老的大树上绽出的新芽。也许有人会担心阳光是否充足，土壤是否肥沃，霜冻是否降临，但是对幼苗和大学新生来讲，能够存活，能够跨进大学的校门，就足够了。4“是的，今天是新生活的开始。昨天你们还是妈妈的孩子，住在家里；今天，你们已经是大学的新生，开始独立生活了。‘新生！’我喜欢这一称呼。这个称呼本身让人想到一个问题。我们在读这个词时，应该把重音放在‘新’上呢，还是放在‘生’上？怎么读都可以。无论你把成年看成是旅程还是终点，今天无疑是你们人生道路上的一大步。新生的欢喜和新生的忧愁都挂在我周围每一张年轻的脸上。5“大学是令人激奋的时期。如今，大多数研究领域的竞争都已经非常激烈了。你们必须努力学习。做好充分准备，才能进入这些领域。信息爆炸对需求信息的人提出了更高的要求。因此，对大学生活来说，越来越需要一个安排更合理的开端。现在，学校里针对新生的课程越来越受到欢迎。作为新同学，你们应该选修一些这样的课程，它们能帮助你为将来学习难度更大的课程做好准备。你们应该确保自己学会很好地阅读、写作和发言，不要惧怕那些迫使你思考的课程。思考可以令人兴奋并且大有收获。同时，花一些时间享受生活——放松一下，注意营养，笑口常开。让大学生活如你所愿，成为美妙而有价值的经历。祝大家好运！”