致大学新生:26个字母概括校园生活
作者:沪江英语
来源:buzzfeed
2013-09-12 16:04
alcohol
A is for Alcohol.
A代表酒精
Stereotypical? Maybe. True? Definitely.
太老套了?可能吧。但对吗?绝对没错!
budgeting
B is for Budgeting.
B代表预算
Why do things have to cost quite so much?
为什么东西都这么贵啊?
council
C is for Council Tax.
C代表议会税
And the inevitable nightmares you’ll have trying to sort it out.
你早晚会轮到需要把这些税整理清楚的噩梦。
小编注:议会税是目前英国唯一的地方税,是对居民住宅按房产价值征收的一种税。英国法律规定,对学生、医士、学徒、受培训的年青人以及社区税豁免者,免除住房财产税。
dissertation
D is for Dissertation.
D代表论文
EVEN THE WORD MAKES ME SCARED. AAAAAH.
光看到这个单词都让我感到害怕!啊啊啊!
eating
E is for Eating.
E代表食物。
Yum, delicious student food. Oh YEAH.
啊,好吃的学生餐。哦耶!
freshers
F is for Freshers.
F 代表新生。
going
G is for Going Out.
G代表外出。
It kinda feels required.
这还是需要的。
hangovers
H is for Hangovers.
H代表宿醉。
We know that this is our own fault. But still, sympathy? Please?
我们知道这是我们自己的错,但是请有点同情心好吗?拜托!
insomnia
I is for Insomnia.
I代表失眠。
So much to do, so little time.
事情太多,时间太少。
juvenile
J is for Juvenile Behaviour.
J代表幼稚的行为。
Well, we may be a bit independent but that doesn’t mean we’re ready to be adults yet.
好吧,虽然我们可能已经独立一点了,但这不代表我们准备好成为大人了。
kiss
K is for Kissing.
K代表亲吻。
Though there is basically no chance it will be like this.
尽管基本上都不是这样的。
lectures
L is for Lectures.
L代表讲座。
Just try and stay awake!
尽量保持清醒!
move
M is for Moving Away From Home.
M代表离开家。
Big city, big lights, so many people. So few fields and sheep and cattle.
大城市,五光十色,很多人。几乎没有田地、绵羊和牛。
new
N is for New Friends.
N代表新朋友。
organisation
O is for Organisation.
O代表团体。
Unfortunately necessary.
很不幸,这是必须的。
parent-free
P is for Parent-free Living.
P代表没有家长管的生活。
Maybe not always such a great thing.
也许并不总是一件好事。
questions
Q is for Questions.
Q代表问题。
Name. Course. Where You’re Originally From. Over and over and over and over again.
名字,课程,来自哪里,你会反复地听到这些问题。
read
R is for Reading.
R代表读书。
So much course reading.
有太多课程的书啦。
study
S is for Studying.
S代表学习。
Exam panic, twice a year.
每年两次考试前恐慌。
tutorials
T is for Tutorials.
T代表导师。
I wish I had something insightful and clever to add to this conversation but my brain appears to have forgotten how to think. Maybe if I just stare at the table and never raise my eyes.
我希望我能用一些聪明有见地的话来描述,但是我的脑子似乎忘了怎么思考了。可能我一直都只盯着桌子从来不抬头看吧。
undergraduate
U is for Undergraduate.
U代表本科生。
Enjoy it whilst it lasts!
还在读的时候请好好享受!
vodka
V is for Vodka.
V代表伏特加。
Yeah, I know I’ve already said alcohol. But vodka deserves its own entry to be fair. It’s a staple of life.
对,我知道我已经提过酒精了,但是为了公平起见,伏特加需要单独列出,这是人生的必需品。
walk
W is for Walk Of Shame.
W代表各种羞辱。
Oh, you naughty thing you.
哎哟你这个调皮的家伙!
xrated
X is for X-Rated Activities.
X代表限制级的活动。
youtube
Y is for Youtube.
Y代表Youtube等视频网站。
And the hours and hours you’ll spend watching different videos of cats.
你会花大把大把的时间来看各种喵星人的不同视频。
zebra
Z is for Zebra And Other Fancy Dress Themes.
Z代表斑马以及其它精彩主题的服装。
Why do so few words start with Z?
为什么Z开头的单词这么少?