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1、Unit2CollegePressuresDearCarlos:Idesperatelyneedadean’sexcuseformychem.(化学)midterm(期中考试),whichwillbegininaboutonehour.AllIcansayisthatItotallyblewitthisweek.I’vefallenincredibly(难以置信地,非常地),inconceivably(不可思议地)behind.敬爱的卡洛斯院长:还有一个小时就要化学期中考试了,我急切需要一个院长给我点建议。我唯一能说的就是,我这周过得浑浑噩噩,课业落下一大截。Carlos:Hel
2、p!Iamanxioustohearfromyou.I’llbeinmyroomandwon’tleaveituntilIhearfromyou.Tomorrowisthelastdayfor…帮帮我!我非常需要你的回应!我会一直在房间里等,直到你给我回应。明天就是最后一天...Carlos:IlefttownbecauseIstartedbuggingoutagain.Istayedupallnighttofinishatake-homemake-upexamandamtypingittohandinonthetenth.Itwasdueonthefifth.PS:I’mgoi
3、ngtothedentist.Painisprettybad.我离开城镇是因为我又得赶时间开溜了。我熬了一整晚做完家庭完成的考试,然后打印出来在第十周上交。规定截止时间是第十五周。PS:我要去看牙医。牙疼的厉害。Carlos:ProbablybyFridayI’llbeabletogetbacktomystudies.Rightnow,I’mgoingtotakealongwalk.Thiswholethinghastakenalotoutofme.也许周五我能赶回来继续学习。现在,我要走一段好远的路了。这些事情让我疲惫不堪。Carlos:I’mreallyuptheprover
4、bial(谚语的,众所周知的)creek(小溪).TheproblemisIreallybombedthehistoryfinal.SinceIneedthatcourseformymajorI…我真的是有大麻烦了。我考砸了历史期末考。由于我的专业要求学这门课,我......Carlos:Herefollowsataleofwoe.Iwenthomethisweekend,hadtohelpmyMom,andcaughtafeversodidn’thavemuchtimetostudy.Myprofessor…讲个悲伤的故事。我这周末回家,帮我妈做事,结果发烧了,没怎么学习。我们
5、教授...Carlos:Aargh!Trouble.Nothingoriginalbuteverything’spilingupatonce.Tobebrief,myjobinterview….不是吧!真遭罪。祸不单行啊。话说,我的工作面试...HeyCarlos,goodnews!I’vegotmononucleosis(单核细胞增多症)!好消息!我得了单核细胞增多症!Whoarethesewretched(可怜的)supplicants(祈求者),scribbling(乱写,潦草地书写)notessoladen(苦恼的)withanxiety(焦虑,渴望),seekingsu
6、chmiraclesofpostponement(延期)andbalm(香油,镇痛软膏)?TheyaremenandwomenwhobelongtoBranfordCollege(布兰福德学院),oneofthetwelveresidentialcolleges(住宿学院)atYaleUniversity,andthemessagesarejustafewofthehundredstheyleftfortheirdean,CarlosHortas-oftenslipped(塞入)underhisdoorat4a.m.-lastyear.这些可怜的祈求者是谁?字条上潦草的字迹如此痛
7、苦焦虑。乞求着延期的奇迹和止痛剂。这些男女都是布兰福德学院,耶鲁大学12个住宿学院之一的学生,而以上不过是他们给院长CarlosHortas成百纸条中的寥寥几个。去年,这些纸条总是被塞入他的办公室门里,在早上4点。Butstudentsliketheoneswhowrotethosenotescanalsobefoundoncampusesfromcoasttocoast-especiallyinNewEnglandandmanyotherprivatecollegesacros
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