书城外语出国英语一本通
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第15章 出国留学(12)

I am the only one who is still single in my dormitory. Myfriends asked me why I haven't found my Mr. Right. They saidwhen I got older, there would be no one waiting for me. To behonest, I'm not afraid at all. The ratio of man versus womanis 133 to 100. Thus, I think it is the boys who would have toact quickly or they will be single for the rest of their lives. Inaddition, I'm also the youngest in my class. I have moretime left and I would like to enjoy my life freely without thehindrance from another person.

Our elders exaggerate about love in college. They say loveis a waste of time and money. It will often cause people toforget their studies and eventually may even destroy their lives.

I think we are all grown-ups and we have the ability to manageour own affairs.

So, go with your heart and never regret!

大学生有权利去爱吗?

这是一个备受争议的话题。凡事均有两面,爱情难分对错。

爱只是来自心灵深处的真情。

校园里流行这样的话: “ 为什么丘比特还没射中我的心?”“我的白马王子在哪里?”这也许为什么爱情歌曲为什么在年轻人当中流行的原因。

去年,记得我的一个室友遇到了她的“罗密欧”。开始,她吃得越来越少,整天对着镜子发呆:“墙上的镜子啊,镜子,哪一款衣服最漂亮?”我们都说她疯了,需要送进医院。后来,他们真的变成了恋人,她眼里充满幸福。她说:“我们真是天生的一对,我们之间很亲密。”后来,她每天嘴边挂着幸福的微笑。

这么说,爱情难道不神奇吗?

我另外一个室友就没那么幸运了。她曾有一个男朋友,是一个电视迷。他们经常因琐碎事情吵架,她对男孩忍无可忍,最终不欢而散。我们最好不要进行这样的爱情。

我是寝室里唯一一个仍旧单身的女孩。我朋友问我为什么还没找到意中人,说老了就变剩女了。说实话,我可不着急呢。男女比例可是133比100。所以,我认为男孩得主动,要不然得终生单身。另外,我是班里年龄最小的,有的是时间,可以尽情享受无人打扰的自由快乐生活。

长辈们都反对大学生谈恋爱,他们认为那是浪费时间和金钱。谈恋爱让学生荒废学业,断送前途。我却认为大学生都是成年人,完全有能力处理好自己的事情。

所以,大胆全心地去爱吧,为爱付出永不后悔!

Section 18 社团活动

Clubs and Associations

大学校园里,各种社团组织或俱乐部,成为同学们施展兴趣爱好及特长的舞台,同时也是人际交往的平台。

口头应急句

1. Are you a member of any club?

你加入社团了吗?

2. I am craving for the guitar club.

我很想参加吉他社团。

3. I joined a social club to make friends.

我参加一个社团,以认识朋友。

4. Joining a club will take up much of my time.

加入社团会耽误我很多时间。

5. How excited I was when I went to the association at the firsttime.

当我第一次去社团时,真的很兴奋。

6. Are there any membership dues?

需要交会费吗?

7. I have quitted the Association of Football.

我已经退出了足球协会。

8. We left our telephone numbers and addresses, so we couldcontact each other after the club.

我们留下彼此的电话和地址,以方便我们在社团活动后能联络。

9. Are you interesting in the Dancing Club?

你对舞蹈协会感兴趣吗?

10.Tell me how to get enrolled for that club.

请告诉我怎么加入那个社团。

11.Everyone joins clubs in university.

大学期间每人都加入协会。

12.Which club are you going to join in the freshman year?

大一期间你打算加入什么社团?

13.Student association has closely relationship with striving forexcellence activities in university.

学生会主要致力于为大学设计完美的活动。

超经典情景对话链接

经典一

Ellen: Would you like to join Dancing Club

Hilda: Am I crazy I just quitted the Students'Union. I don't want to havemy hands full. I've given up a big chance of getting scholarships forthat.

Ellen: Come on, joining Dancing Club won't take you much time. You canshow up on the weekends. It's quite different from other student clubsor unions.

Hilda: What's the difference

Ellen: We can do something for the upcoming TV Show competition. Isn'tthat special

Hilda: Not really. I'd rather join the Entrepreneurs'Club, so my experiencewill be helpful, when I look for jobs in the future.

Ellen: That’s also a good choice. But the Entrepreneurs'Club just holdsome boring activities, you know, speeches, surveys…Hilda: But you can learn a lot of things from the activities and it's relatedto our major.

Ellen: You can also learn a lot in Dancing Club. You will have the chanceto learn how to communicate, how to arrange an activity and how to cooperatewith your group members.

Hilda: What activities exactly?

Ellen: Well, we will build a large dancing team, go on a performing tour indifferent universities, and go for the Got Talent TV show.

Hilda: So I get a chance to be a famous star?

Ellen: That's true.

Hilda: OK, you win. Just tell me how to get enrolled for that club.

艾伦:你要加入舞蹈协会吗?

希尔达:我疯了吗?我刚退出学生会。我不想那么忙了,为此,我已经失去了拿到奖学金的机会。

艾伦:不是吧,舞蹈协会不会占用你太多时间的。你只需每周末来,它与其他社团或协会不一样。

希尔达:什么不同?

艾伦:我们在准备即将到来的电视秀大赛,难道听起来不特别吗?

希尔达:不觉得,我宁愿参加企业协会,可以增加经验,为将来工作准备。

艾伦:那是不错的选择,但是企业协会的活动太枯燥了,需要演讲、做调查等。

希尔达:但是从中可以学到许多与专业有关的东西。

艾伦:在舞蹈协会同样也能学到很多东西。你可以学到如何沟通,安排活动,与队友合作。

希尔达:具体都有哪些活动?

艾伦:嗯,我们正在组建一个舞蹈团,在各大学之间巡演,参加电视达人秀。

希尔达:那么说我可以成明星啦。

艾伦:没错。

希尔达:好,你赢了。告诉我怎么加入这个协会。

要点提示:

have one's hands full 繁忙,忙得不可开交 give up 放弃

take time 花费时间 be different from 与…… 不同

be relate to 与……有关 cooperate with sb. 与某人合作

make friends 交朋友,结识朋友 large-scale 大量的;大规模的

academic year 学年 sign up 签字,签名

经典二

Joe: Is that true you join the club to make friends

Tim: Bingo. Would you like to join some of them?

Joe: Yes, which club is the most influential

Tim: Definitely the Students'Union. It has a huge membership and manylarge-scale activities on campus.

Joe: Can I join the Students'Union?

Tim: Sure you can. It recruits a lot of new members every academic year.

Joe: How can I join it?

Tim: There will be an information session hosted by members of the Students'Union at 7 a.m. this Friday. You can attend and then sign up onthe spot.

Joe: Ok. Thanks.

乔:你参加社团就是为了交朋友,对吗?

提姆:对,你想加入吗?

乔:嗯,哪个社团最具有影响力?

提姆:当然是学生会了。组织庞大,而且学校里很多大型活动。

乔:那我能加入学生会吗?

提姆:当然可以了,那儿每新学年都会招很多人的。

乔:怎么报名呢?

提姆:周五晚上七点有学生会的介绍会。你可以去听听,也可以现场报名。

乔:好,谢谢。

词汇补给站

union ['ju:n??n] n. 联盟;协会

difference ['d?fr?ns] n. 差异,差别

upcoming [??pk?m??] adj. 即将到来的;即将出现的

experience [?k'sp??r??ns] n. 经历,经验

entrepreneur [??ntr?pr?'n?:(r)] n. 企业家;主办人

relate [r?'le?t] v. 把…联系起来;涉及

communicate [k?'mju:n?ke?t] v. 通信;交际;传达

activity [?k't?v?t?] n. 活动

cooperate [k??'?p?re?t] v. 合作,协作,配合

performing [p?'f?:m??] adj. 表演的

talent ['t?l?nt] n. 天资;才能

enroll [?n'r??l] v. 参加;入学;入会

influential [??nflu?en?l] adj. 有影响力的

recruit [r?'kru:t] v. 招聘;征募

academic [??k?'dem?k] adj. 学院的;学术的

session [?se?n] n. 开会,会议;

学生社团

大多数美国学校里都云集着各色各样的学生社团和组织。无论你有多少功课要做,但是参加社团是美国大学经历中必不可少的一部分。作为美国着名大学之一的华盛顿大学,校园中也有大量的学生社团组织,学校社团经费有的通过申请,有的由学校提供,有的向会员收取。9月28日、29日是华盛顿大学大部分学生社团集中纳新的时间。学生社团一般分为5类:

1. 学生联谊会,以美国学生为主,男生联谊会(Fraternity,又称兄弟会),女生联谊会(Sorority,又称姐妹会)。这类联谊会一般以某个或者某几个拉丁字母为其标志,这类联谊会有的还有相对集中的宿舍(校外租住的楼房),房前就挂着他们的联谊会旗帜-上面有其拉丁字母名称。