unit1freshstart課文翻譯綜合教程三

Unit1FreshStartEvelynHeraldIfirstbegantowonderwhatIwasdoingonacollegecampusanywaywhenmyparentsdroveoff,leavingmestandingpitifullyinaparkinglot,wantingnothingmorethantofindmywaysafelytomydormroom.ThefactwasthatnomatterhowmatureIlikedtoconsidermyself,Iwasfeelingjustabitfirst-gradish.Addingtomydistresswasthedistinctimpressionthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.MyplanwastokeepmyearsopenandmymouthshutandhopenoonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman.Withthatthoughtinmind,Iraisedmyhead,squaredmyshoulders,andsetoutinthedirectionofmydorm,glancing(andtheneversodiscreetly)atthecampusmapclutchedinmyhand.IttookeverythingIhadnottostarewhenIcaughtmyfirstglimpseofareallivecollegefootballplayer.Whatconfidence,whatreserve,whatmuscles!Ionlyhopedhisattentionwasdrawntomyairsofassuranceratherthantomyshakingknees.IspenttheafternoonseekingouteachofmyclassroomssothatIcouldmakeaperfectlytimedentrancebeforeeachlecturewithouthavingtoaskdumbquestionsaboutitswhereabouts.ThenextmorningIfoundmyfirstclassandmarchedin.OnceIwasintheroom,however,anotherproblemawaitedme.WheretositFreshmenmanualsadvisedsittingnearthefront,showingtheprofessorinintelligentandenergeticdemeanor.Afterdeliberation,Ichoseaseatinthefirstrowandtotheside.Iwasintheforeground(asadvised),butoutoftheprofessor’sdirectlineofvision.IcrackedmyanthologyofAmericanliteratureandscribbledthedateatthetopofacrispruledpage.“WelcometoBiology101,”theprofessorbegan.Acoldsweatbrokeoutonthebackofmyneck.Igropedformyscheduleandcheckedtheroomnumber.Iwasintherightroom.Justthewrongbuilding.SonowwhatGetupandleaveinthemiddleofthelectureWouldn’ttheprofessorbeangryIkneweveryonewouldstare.Forgetit,Isettledintomychairandtriedtoassumethescientificposeofabiologymajor,blendingslightlyforward,tensingmyarmsinpreparationforfuriousnotetaking,andcursingundermybreath.Thebottledsnakesalongthewallshouldhavetippedmeoff.AfterclassIdecidedmystomach(aswellasmyego)neededalittlenourishment,andIhurriedtothecafeteria.Iaccidentallysteppedinalargepuddleofketchup.Keepingmyselfuprightandgettingoutofthemesswasnotgoingtobeeasy,andthisflailingofmyfeetwasdoingnotgood.JustasIdecidedtotryanothermaneuver,myfoodtraytippedandIlostmybalance.Asmyrearendmetthefloor,Isawmyentirelifepassbeforemyeyes:itendedwithmyfirstdayofcollegeclasses.InthesecondsaftermyfallIthoughthowniceitwouldbeifnoonehadnoticed.Butasallthestudentsinthecafeteriacametotheirfeet,tablebytable,cheeringandclapping,Iknewtheyhadnotonlynoticed,theyweredeterminedthatIwouldneverforgetit.SlowlyIkickedoffmyketchup-soakedsandalsandjumpedclearofthetoppledtrayandspilledfood.Acleanupbrigadecamechargingoutofthekitchen,mopsinthehand.Isneakedoutofthecafeteriaasthecheersdieddownbehindme.ForthreedaysIdinedaloneonnothingmorethanhumiliation,shame,andanassortmentofjunkfoodfromamachinestrategicallyplacedoutsidemyroom.OnthefourthdayIcouldn’ttakeanothercrunchy-chewy-saltly-sweetbite.Ineededsomerealfood.Perhapsthreedayswaslongenoughforthecampuspopulationtohaveforgottenme.SoofftothecafeteriaIwent.Imademywaythroughthefoodlineandtiptoedtoatable,whereIcollapsedinrelief.SuddenlyIheardacrashthatsoundedvaguelyfamiliar.IlookeduptoseethatanotherpoorsoulhadmetthefateI’dthoughtwasreservedonlyforme.IwasevenmoresurprisedwhenIsawwhothepoorsoulwas:theverycomposed,veryupperclassfootballplayerI’dseenjustdaysbefore(thoughthedidn’tlookquitesocomposedwearingspaghettionthefrontofhisshirt).Myheartwentouttohimaspeoplebegantocheerandclapastheyhadforme.Hegotup,handsheldhighabovehisheadinavictoryclasp,grinningfromeartoear.IexpectedhimtoslinkoutofthecafeteriaasIhad,butinsteadheturnedaroundandbeganpreparinganothertray.Andthat’swhenIrealizedIhadbeentakingmyselffartooseriously.WhatIhadinterpretedasamaliciousattempttoembarrassana?vefreshmanhadbeenmerelyamomentofcollegefun.Probablyeveryoneinthecafeteriahaddonesomethingequallydumbwhenheorshewasafreshman－andhadlivedtotellaboutit.WhocaredwhetherIdroppedatray,whereIsatinclass,orevenwhetherIshowedupinthewronglectureNobody.Thiswasn’tlikehighschool.Popularitywasnotsoimportant:runningwiththecrowdwasnolongeralawofsurvival.Incollege,itdidn’tmatter.Thiswasmybidchancetodomyownthing,bemyownwoman－ifIcouldgetpastmypreoccupationwithdoingeverythingperfectly.OnceIrecognizedthatIhadnoone’sexpectationstoliveuptobutmyown,Irelaxed.Theshacklesofself-consciousnessfellaway,andIbegantoviewcollegeasawonderfulexperiment.Itriedonnewexperienceslikearticlesofclothing,checkingtheirfitandjudgingtheirworth.Ibrokeafewrulestotestmyconscience.IdressedalittledifferentlyuntilIfoundtheRealMe.Idiscoveredatasteforjazz,andIdecidedIlikegoingbarefoot.Igaveuptryingtoactmywaythroughcollege(thiswasn’tdramaschool)andbegannotactingatall.College,Idecided,wasprobablytheonlytimeIwouldbecompletelyforgivenformassivemistake(includingsteppinginpuddlesofketchupanddroppingfoodtrays).SoIusedtheopportunitytomakealltheonesIthoughtI’dnevermake.Threeyearsaftergraduation,I’mstillmakingmistakes.AndI’mevenbeingforgivenforafew.嶄新的開始我第一次開始思慮我的大學(xué)要做些什么，不論如何我的父親母親把我送到大學(xué)校園便開車離開了，我一個人孤零零地站在泊車場，此時此刻我只想安全地找到去我宿舍的道路。一個無法改變的事實是不論我認(rèn)為自己多么成熟，我都感覺仍是有點兒大一重生的稚氣。其他我還有一個煩憂就是總感覺大學(xué)里的每個人仿佛都在注意我。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重生。鑒于這類想法，我抬開端，聳聳肩，于是一邊看著手里的校園地圖，一邊朝著宿舍走去。當(dāng)我第一眼看到一個真實的大學(xué)足球運(yùn)動員時我不由自主地盯著他看。那是是一個多么自信，多么淡定，肌肉多么有型的人啊。此時我只希望能惹起他注意的是我的相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地點，這樣此后上課時就能夠準(zhǔn)時趕到，而不用問我們教室在哪兒這樣愚笨的問題。次日的清晨我去上第一節(jié)課。但是我剛進(jìn)教室，又碰到了另一件麻煩事。我該坐哪兒呢新新手冊上說我們最好盡量往前坐。這樣就會給教授留下聰慧勤學(xué)又精力旺盛的印象。認(rèn)真考慮以后，我選擇了第一排靠邊的一個地點。固然我坐在前排，但是沒有在教授的視野范圍以內(nèi)。我翻開了我的美國文學(xué)選集而后在排版齊整的書上隨意地寫上日期?！皻g迎到達(dá)101教室的生物講堂，”教授開始了他的開場白。但是我的脖子后邊卻盜汗直冒，我摸到了我的時間表，而后校正了一下門牌號。我才發(fā)現(xiàn)我進(jìn)對了教室卻跑錯了教課樓。此刻怎么辦呢上課時期起身走開這樣教授莫非不會生氣嗎我知道假如這樣每個人都會盯著我看。別癡心妄想了。我坐在椅子上裝成生物專業(yè)的學(xué)生的樣子，身體略微地向前傾，我繃緊胳膊準(zhǔn)備瘋狂地做筆錄，并靜靜地罵娘。墻上掛著的那些瓶裝的蛇仿佛也在示意我應(yīng)該認(rèn)真點。下課后我餓的肚子直叫，于是我飛馳到自助餐廳。我的托盤上放著美味的三明治而后便走向了賣色拉的窗口，結(jié)果一不當(dāng)心踩上了一堆番茄醬。此時想要站直并掙脫困境一點也不簡單，我也開始控制不住我的腿。正在我準(zhǔn)備想其他方法時，我的托盤開始傾斜，我一下子失掉了均衡。當(dāng)我摔得四腳朝時節(jié)，我感覺我這輩子都完了，我在大學(xué)上課的第一天就這么結(jié)束了。在我跌倒后的幾秒鐘我想假如沒有人看到我的丑態(tài)該多好啊。但是餐廳里的同學(xué)們就站在眼前，一桌挨著一桌，他們在鼓掌，在喝彩。我知道他們不單看到了，并且讓我永久不會忘掉這一刻。我慢慢地踢開被番茄醬浸透的涼鞋，跳過打翻的干干凈凈的托盤和灑出的飯菜。一群潔凈工過來用拖把把垃圾沖出了餐廳。當(dāng)我身后的掌聲逐漸地停息的時候我偷偷地溜出了自助餐廳。有三天的時間我都是一個人進(jìn)餐，但是吃的只可是是從我們宿舍外面的一個處在一個搶眼地點的機(jī)器里拿出的各種各種的垃圾食品。在第四天的時候，我實在受不了那些嘎吱嘎吱又不易嚼碎不單甜并且咸的垃圾食品了。我需要的是真實能吃的東西?；蛟S三天的時間讓同學(xué)們忘掉我應(yīng)當(dāng)足夠的長了。所以我仍是去了自助餐廳。我謹(jǐn)小慎微地穿過排隊打飯的人群，放心地做了下來。忽然間我聽到了一聲熟習(xí)的破裂聲。我仰頭看到一個可憐的家伙碰到了原認(rèn)為只有我才會遭受的不幸。當(dāng)我看到那個可憐的家伙時我更是感覺驚訝，由于他居然是我?guī)兹涨翱吹降哪莻€特別淡定并且超贊的足球運(yùn)動員。（只管此刻灑