去美国留学要做的10件事.doc

去美国留学要做的10件事 　　原文：With dozens of the nation’s top universities featuring in the QS World University Rankings, the US is the prime destination for many students worldwide who wish to study abroad. Each one of the 50 states has its own unique culture and character that will enrich any undergraduate experience. 　　Activities outside the lecture theatre will vary depending on which area you end up in – from the manic energy of Manhattan or downtown Los Angeles, to the laid-back hipster scene of San Francisco and the California coast; the scholarly seclusion of the Ivy League campuses, to the unique atmosphere of New Orleans and the Deep South. 　　译文：在QS的世界大学排行榜里，美国大学占据了半壁江山，美国也自然成为了无数学生海外求学的理想目的地。而美国的50个州，每一个都有其独特的文化气息与文化特色，来到各大洲学习的留学生们绝对能体验到各种独具魅力而又丰富多彩的文化生活。 　　学生学习之外有什么课外活动，这取决于你待在哪个地区。曼哈顿和洛杉矶的生活热血狂躁，旧金山和加州海岸一派休闲时髦风的景象，常春藤联盟大学则是静心搞学术研究的好地方，而新奥尔良和南方腹地又是别具一格的文化氛围。 　　原文：Drive the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco to LA... and beyond! 　　Location: California 　　Nearest universities: Caltech; Stanford University; UCLA; Berkeley; University of California, San Diego; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Davis; University of Southern California; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Riverside 　　From The Wizard of Oz to Easy Rider to Jack Kerouac’s On the Road - nothing is more quintessentially American than a road-trip. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway – otherwise known as Highway 1 - to experience the famous sandy beaches of California, the unique culture of San Francisco (home of flower power), and the buzzing urban sprawl of Los Angeles. 　　If you have time on your side and are feeling intrepid, carry on further south, to the searing heat, arid landscape and secluded beaches of northern Mexico and the Baja California coast. 　　译文：从旧金山驾车走太平洋海岸公路到洛杉矶或者是其他地方 　　地点：加州 　　附近学校：加州理工学院,斯坦福大学、加州大学洛杉矶分校、伯克利、加州大学圣地亚哥分校、加州大学圣芭芭拉分校,加州大学戴维斯分校、南加州大学、加州大学欧文分校、加州大学圣克鲁斯分校、加州大学河滨分校 　　无论是从《绿野仙踪》里，还是杰