大一新生Vs.高年級(jí)學(xué)生
Freshman: Is never in bed past noon.
大一新生:中午以后決不賴在床上。
Senior: Is never out of bed before noon.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:中午以前決不起床。
Freshman: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes he can cut.
大一新生:研究課程設(shè)置找找可以不用去上的課。
Senior: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes he needs to attend.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:研究課程設(shè)置找到要去上的課。
Freshman: Calls the professor "Teacher."
大一新生:必恭必敬地管教授叫“老師。”
Senior: Calls the professor "Bob."
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:對(duì)教授直呼其名。
Freshman: Would walk ten miles to get to class.
大一新生:會(huì)走上10英里去上課。
Senior: Drives to class if it's more than three blocks away.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:三個(gè)街區(qū)遠(yuǎn)的路程就得開車去。
Freshman: Memorizes the course material to get a good grade.
大一新生:熟記課程內(nèi)容以取得好成績(jī)。
Senior: Memorizes the professor's habits to get a good grade.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:熟記教授的個(gè)人習(xí)慣以取得好成績(jī)。
Freshman: Knows a book-full of useless trivia about the university.
大一新生:知道一大堆學(xué)校里流傳的雞毛蒜皮。
Senior: Knows where the next class is. Usually.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:通常能夠知道下節(jié)課在哪里上。
Freshman: Shows up at a morning exam clean, perky, and fed.
大一新生:衣冠楚楚、生機(jī)勃勃,而且吃飽了飯后來(lái)參加早上的考試。
Senior: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and a box of tarts and a bottle of pop in hand.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:一身臭汗,腦袋上頂著帽子,手里拿著汽水和一盒果餅沖進(jìn)晨考的考場(chǎng)。
Freshman: Has to ask where the computer labs are.
大一新生:不得不問電腦機(jī)房在哪里。
Senior: Has own personal workstation.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:有自己的工作室。
Freshman: Lines up for an hour to buy his textbooks in the first week.
大一新生:在開學(xué)的第一個(gè)星期里排一波里隊(duì)買教材。
Senior: Starts to think about buying textbooks in October... maybe.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:也許到10月才開始想起買課本的事。
Freshman: Looks forward to first classes of the year.
大一新生:盼望著本學(xué)期各科的第一節(jié)課。
Senior: Looks forward to first beer garden of the year.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:盼望著本年度的第一次啤酒狂歡。
Freshman: Is proud of his A+ on Calculus midterm.
大一新生:為自己在微積分期中考試得了A—+而感到自豪。
Senior: Is proud of not quite failing his Complex Analysts midterm.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:為自己的復(fù)合解析期中考試將將及格而揚(yáng)揚(yáng)自得。
Freshman: Conscientiously completes all homework, including optional questions.
大一新生:認(rèn)真完成所有的作業(yè),包括選做題。
Senior: Homework? I knew I forgot to do something last night.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:作業(yè)?我知道昨天晚上忘了做什么了。
Freshman: Goes on grocery-shopping trip with Mom before moving onto campus.
大一新生:在搬進(jìn)校園前和媽媽一起去買食品雜貨。
Senior: Has a beer with Mom before moving into group house.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:在搬進(jìn)合租房前和媽媽喝上一杯。
Freshman: Is excited about the world of possibilities that awaits him, the unlimited vista of educational opportunities, the chance to expand one's horizons and really make a contribution to society.
大一新生:對(duì)自己的發(fā)展前途、受教育機(jī)會(huì)的無(wú)限展望以及擴(kuò)展見識(shí)和為社會(huì)真正 做出貢獻(xiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)而感到興奮。
Senior: Is excited about new dryers in the laundry room.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:為洗衣房里新添了烘干機(jī)而激動(dòng)不已。
Freshman: Takes meticulous four-color notes in class.
大一新生:上課時(shí)一絲不茍地記四色筆記。
Senior: Occasionally stays awake for all of class.
高年級(jí)學(xué)生:在所有的課上,偶爾會(huì)醒過來(lái)。