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1、CollegePressuresWilliamZinsser1.DearCarlos:Idesperatelyneedadean’sexcuseformychem.midterm,whichwillbegininaboutonehour.AllIcansayisthatItotallyblewitthisweek.I’vefallenincredibly,inconceivablybehind.Carlos:Help!Iamanxioustohearfromyou.I’llbeinmyroomandwon’tleaveituntilIhearfromyou.
2、Tomorrowisthelastdayfor…Carlos:IlefttownbecauseIstartedbuggingout(撤退;逃窜)again.Istayedupallnighttofinishatake-homemake-upexamandamtypingittohandinonthetenth.Itwasdueonthefifth.PS:I’mgoingtothedentist.Painisprettybad.Carlos:ProbablybyFridayI’llbeabletogetbacktomystudies.Rightnow,I’mg
3、oingtotakealongwalk.Thiswholethinghastakenalotoutofme.Carlos:I’mreallyuptheproverbialcreek(麻烦大了).TheproblemisIreallybombedthehistoryfinal.SinceIneedthatcourseformymajorI…Carlos:Herefollowsataleofwoe(困境,忧愁).Iwenthomethisweekend,hadto14helpmyMom,andcaughtafeversodidn’thavemuchtimetos
4、tudy.Myprofessor…Carlos:Aargh!Trouble.Nothingoriginalbuteverything’spilingupatonce.Tobebrief,myjobinterview….HeyCarlos,goodnews!I’vegotmononucleosis(单核细胞增多症)!2.Whoarethesewretchedsupplicants(恳求者),scribbling(乱涂;乱写)notessoladenwith(载满;充满…的)anxiety,seekingsuchmiraclesofpostponementand
5、balm(香脂,香膏;安慰物,慰藉物)?TheyaremenandwomenwhobelongtoBranfordCollege,oneofthetwelveresidentialcollegesatYaleUniversity,andthemessagesarejustafewofthehundredstheyleftfortheirdean,CarlosHortas-oftenslipped(悄悄地塞进)underhisdoorat4a.m.-lastyear.3.Butstudentsliketheoneswhowrotethosenotescanal
6、sobefoundoncampusesfromcoasttocoast-especiallyinNewEnglandandmanyotherprivatecollegesacrossthecountrythathavehighacademicstandardsandhighlymotivatedstudents.Nobodycoulddoubtthatthenotesarereal.Intheirurgencyandtheirgallowshumor(充满怨恨的幽默)theyareauthenticvoicesofagenerationthatispanic
7、ky(易恐慌的;由恐慌引起的)tosucceed.4.MyownconnectionwiththemessagewritersisthatIammasterofBranford14College.IliveinitsGothicquadrangle(大学学院中哥特式的四方大院子)andknowthestudentswell.(Wehave485ofthem.)Iamprivyto(知道内情的;个人的;有利害关系的人)theirhopesandfears-andalsotheirstereomusicandtheirpiercingcriesinthedead
8、ofnight(“Doesanybodyca-a-a
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