unit-1-fresh-start課文翻譯綜合教程三

1、Unit1FreshStartEvelynHeraldIfirstbegantowonderwhatIwasdoingonacollegecampusanywaywhenmyparentsdroveoffleavingmestingpitifullyinaparkinglotwantingnothingmethantofindmywaysafelytomydmroom.ThefactwasthatnomatterhowmatureIli

2、kedtoconsidermyselfIwasfeelingjustabitfirstgradish.Addingtomydistresswasthedistinctimpressionthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.MyplanwastokeepmyearsopenmymouthshuthopenoonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman.WiththatthoughtinmindIr

3、aisedmyheadsquaredmyshoulderssetoutinthedirectionofmydmglancing(theneversodiscreetly)atthecampusmapclutchedinmyh.IttookeverythingIhadnottostarewhenIcaughtmyfirstglimpseofareallivecollegefootballplayer.Whatconfidencewhatr

4、eservewhatmuscles!Ionlyhopedhisattentionwasdrawntomyairsofassuranceratherthantomyshakingknees.IspenttheafternoonseekingouteachofmyclassroomssothatIcouldmakeaperfectlytimedentrancebefeeachlecturewithouthavingtoaskdumbques

5、tionsaboutitswhereabouts.ThenextmningIfoundmyfirstclassmarchedin.OnceIwasintheroomhoweveranotherproblemawaitedme.WheretositFreshmenmanualsadvisedsittingnearthefrontshowingtheprofessinintelligentenergeticdemean.Afterdelib

6、erationIchoseaseatinthefirstrowtotheside.Iwasinthefeground(asadvised)butoutoftheprofess’sdirectlineofvision.IcrackedmyanthologyofAmericanliteraturescribbledthedateatthetopofacrispruledpage.“WelcometoBiology101”theprofess

7、began.Acoldsweatbrokeoutonthebackofmyneck.Igropedfmyschedulecheckedtheroomnumber.Iwasintherightroom.Justthewrongbuilding.SonowwhatGetupleaveinthedleofthelectureWouldn’ttheprofessbeangryIkneweveryonewouldstare.FgetitIsett

8、ledintomychairtriedtoassumethescientificposeofabiologymajblendingslightlyfwardtensingmyarmsinpreparationffuriousnotetakingcursingundermybreath.Thebottledsnakesalongthewallshouldhavetippedmeoff.AfterclassIdecidedmystomach

9、(aswellasmyego)neededalittlenourishmentIhurriedtothecafeteria.Iaccidentallysteppedinalargepuddleofketchup.Keepingmyselfuprightgettingoutofthemesswasnotgoingtobeeasythisflailingofjudgingtheirwth.Ibrokeafewrulestotestmycon

10、science.IdressedalittledifferentlyuntilIfoundtheRealMe.IdiscoveredatastefjazzIdecidedIlikegoingbarefoot.Igaveuptryingtoactmywaythroughcollege(thiswasn’tdramaschool)begannotactingatall.CollegeIdecidedwasprobablytheonlytim

11、eIwouldbecompletelyfgivenfmassivemistake(includingsteppinginpuddlesofketchuppingfoodtrays).SoIusedtheopptunitytomakealltheonesIthoughtI’dnevermake.ThreeyearsaftergraduationI’mstillmakingmistakes.I’mevenbeingfgivenfafew.全

12、新的開始全新的開始我第一次開始思考我的大學(xué)要做些什么，不管怎樣我的父母把我送到大學(xué)校園便開車離開了，我一個人孤零零地站在停車場，此時此刻我只想平安地找到去我宿舍的道路。一個無法改變的事實是無論我認(rèn)為自己多么成熟，我都覺得還是有點兒大一新生的稚氣。此外我還有一個煩惱就是總覺得大學(xué)里的每一個人好像都在注意我。我只想張開耳朵閉起嘴巴希望這樣就不會有人注意到我是一個大一新生?；谶@種想法，我抬起頭，聳聳肩，于是一邊看著手里的校園地圖，一邊朝著宿

13、舍走去。當(dāng)我第一眼看到一個真正的大學(xué)足球運動員時我情不自禁地盯著他看。那是是一個多么自信，多么淡定，肌肉多么有型的人啊。此時我只希望能引起他注意的是我的外貌而不是我顫抖的膝蓋。我花了一下午的時間來找每一間教室的位置，這樣以后上課時就可以準(zhǔn)時趕到，而不用問我們教室在哪兒這樣愚蠢的問題。第二天的早上我去上第一節(jié)課。然而我剛進(jìn)教室，又遇到了另一件麻煩事。我該坐哪兒呢新生手冊上說我們最好盡量往前坐。這樣就會給教授留下聰明好學(xué)又精力旺盛的印象。仔

14、細(xì)考慮之后，我選擇了第一排靠邊的一個位置。雖然我坐在前排，但是沒有在教授的視線范圍之內(nèi)。我打開了我的美國文學(xué)選集然后在排版整齊的書上隨便地寫上日期。“歡迎來到101教室的生物課堂，”教授開始了他的開場白。然而我的脖子后面卻冷汗直冒，我摸到了我的時間表，然后校對了一下門牌號。我才發(fā)現(xiàn)我進(jìn)對了教室卻跑錯了教學(xué)樓?，F(xiàn)在怎么辦呢上課期間起身離開這樣教授難道不會生氣嗎我知道如果這樣每個人都會盯著我看。別胡思亂想了。我坐在椅子上裝成生物專業(yè)的學(xué)生的