新标准高校英语3 UNIT1Catching Crabs原文+译文.pdfVIP

新标准高校英语3UNIT1-CatchingCrabs

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CatchingCrabs

1Inthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.the

relaxedatmosphereoftheprecedingsummersemester,the

impromptuballgames,theboatingontheCharlesRiver,the

late-nightpartieshaddisappeared,andweallstartedtoget

ourheadsdown,studyinglate,andattendanceatclassesrose

steeplyagain.Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofour

stayhere,thatwewouldnevergetachancelikethisagain,

andwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.Mostimportantof

coursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowing

year.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,

sothepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Libraries

whichwereonceemptyafterfiveoclockintheafternoonwere

standingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,and

guysworethebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaces

withpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.

高校最终一年的秋天，我们的心情变了。刚刚过去的夏季学期的

轻松氛围、即兴球赛、查尔斯河上的泛舟以及深夜晚会都不见了踪影，

我们开头埋头学习，苦读到深夜，课堂出勤率再次急剧上升。我们都

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觉得在校时间不多了，以后再也不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都下

定决心不再虚度光阴。当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试最为重要。

我们谁都不想考全班倒数第一，那太丢人了，因而同学们之间的竞争

压力特殊大。以前每天下午五点以后，图书馆就空无一人了，现在却

要等到天快亮时才会有空座，小伙子们熬夜熬出了眼袋，他们脸色惨

白，睡眼惺忪，却很骄傲，好像这些都是表彰他们勤奋好学的奖章。

2Buttherewassomethingelse.Atthebackofeveryones

mindwaswhatwewoulddonext,whenweleftuniversityina

fewmonthstime.Itwasntalwaysthehighflyerswiththetop

gradeswhoknewwhattheyweregoingtodo.Quiteoftenitwas

thequieter,lessimpressivestudentswhohadthenextstages

oftheirlifemappedout.Onehadlandedajobinhisbrothers

advertisingfirminMadisonAvenue,anotherhadgotascript

underprovisionalacceptanceinHollywood.Themostambitious

studentamonguswasgoingtoworkasapartyactivistatalocal