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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