If I Were a Freshman Again

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1、IfIWereaFreshmanAgain如果我能再次成为大一学生ThomasArkleClark1)Itisthehabitofagetogivesageadvicetoyouth.Oneofthepastimesinwhicheveryoneperiodicallyindulgesisthepleasanthallucinationthatifheweregiventheopportunitytolivehisyouthoveragainhewoulddoitdifferentlyandmoresuccessfully.We

2、areallofus,eventhoughwehavenomorethanreachedmiddleage,giventoregrettingourneglectedopportunitiesandourlostyouth.Itgivesoneavirtuousfeelinginimaginationtododgeallerrorbutitisextremelydoubtfulifmanyofus,evenifwehadasecondchance,wouldavoidmanyofthepitfallsintowhichwestu

3、mbled,orfollowastraighterpaththanthatbywhichwehavesofarcome.Ifitismerelypleasantforustoconjecturewhatweshoulddoifwehadasecondtryatit,itmaybeprofitableforthosewhoareyoungertolisten.Ifonlyforesightcouldbeasaccurateasthebackwardview!1)给年轻人一些金玉良言是老人们的习惯。大家偶尔喜欢的一种娱乐就是美滋滋地

4、幻想如果有机会再年轻一次，他会少走弯路、更加成功。尽管不过人到中年，我们都习惯于后悔曾经坐失良机、虚度青春，这让我们在想像中有一种高尚的感觉――避免所有的错误。而特别值得怀疑的是，即使有第二次机会，我们当中的许多人真的就能避免我们犯过的错误，或者少走一些我们走过的弯路。如果说猜测再给一次机会我们会怎么做对于我们只是自我安慰，对于那些听我们讲故事的年轻人可能就会获益匪浅。先见要是与后见一样准确无误该多好！WorkFewerHours事半功倍2)IfIwereafreshmanagainIshouldnotworksomanyhou

5、rsasIdid.Iputinenoughhourswithmybooksinmyhands,butIdidnotaccomplishmuch.Ihadlittleconcentration.ManystudentswhomIknew,andIwasoneofthissort,spentagreatdealoftimeingettingreadytowork.Withabookinhandtheylookoutofthewindowatthecloudsorattheprettygirlspassingalongthestree

6、t,andallthetimetheydeceivethemselveswiththeideathattheyareworking.2)如果我能再次成为大一学生，我会少花一些时间在学习上。我手捧书本的时间是够了，可是收效却甚微，因为我有些心不在焉。我知道许多学生――我就是其中之一――把大量的时间花在做准备工作上，他们手里拿着一本书，眼睛却看着窗外的白云或者街上走过的漂亮女孩，而且从头到尾欺骗自己说自己在学习3)Manyanevening,whentheworkwasheavy,Iwoulddeterminetobeginearl

7、yandgetitoverwith;butIcouldspendhalfanhourinarrangingmybooksandgettingmyselfseatedinacomfortablechair.AllthistimeIimaginedIwasworking.IspentasmuchtimeingoadingmyselfontodutiesthatIshouldhavelikedtoshirkoringettingreadytoworkasIdidinactuallabor.IfIwereafreshmanIshould

8、planmywork,Ishouldtrytodevelopconcentration―Ishouldworkharderbutnotsolong.3)无数个傍晚，只要学习任务很重，我就会下决心早动手早完工，可是我可能会花半个小时整理书本、坐到一把舒服的椅子上，