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.WhatIhadinterpretedasamaliciousattempttoembarrassanaivefreshmanhadbeenmerelyamomentofcollegefun.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.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。現(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)生的樣子，身體稍微地向前傾，我繃緊胳膊準(zhǔn)備瘋狂地做筆記，并悄悄地罵娘。墻上掛著的那些瓶裝的蛇似乎也在暗示我應(yīng)該認(rèn)真點。下課后我餓的肚子直叫，于是我飛奔到自助餐廳。我的托盤上放著美味的三明治然后便走向了賣色拉的窗口，結(jié)果一不小心踩上了一堆番茄醬。此時想要站直并擺脫窘境一點也不容易，我也開始控制不住我的腿。正在我準(zhǔn)備想別的辦法時，我的托盤開始傾斜，我一下子失去了平衡。當(dāng)我摔得四腳朝天時，我覺得我這輩子都完了，我在大學(xué)上課的第一天就這么結(jié)束了。在我摔倒后的幾秒鐘我想要是沒有人看到我的丑態(tài)該多好啊?？墒遣蛷d里的同學(xué)們就站在眼前，一桌挨著一桌，他們在鼓掌，在歡呼。我知道他們不僅看到了，而且讓我永遠(yuǎn)不會忘記這一刻。我慢慢地踢開被番茄醬浸透的涼鞋，跳過打翻的一干二凈的托盤和灑出的飯菜。一群清潔工過來用拖把把垃圾沖出了餐廳。當(dāng)我身后的掌聲漸漸地平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，然而吃的只不過是從我們宿舍外面的一個處在一個搶眼位置的機器里取出的各種各樣的垃圾食品。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僅甜而且咸的垃圾食品了。我需要的是真正能吃的東西。也許三天的時間讓同學(xué)們忘記我應(yīng)該足夠的長了。所以我還是去了自助餐廳。我小心翼翼地穿過排隊打飯的人群，安心地做了下來。突然間我聽到了一聲熟悉的破碎聲。我抬頭看到一個可憐的家伙遇到了原以為只有我才會遭遇的不幸。當(dāng)我看到那個可憐的家伙時我更是感到吃驚，因為他竟然是我?guī)滋烨翱吹降哪莻€非常淡定而且超贊的足球運動員。（盡管現(xiàn)