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1、人事部三级笔译(CATTI)2007.11英译汉真题ClassMattersTheCollegeDropoutBoomByDAVIDLEONHARDTPublished:May24,2005CHILHOWIE,Va.-OneofthebiggestdecisionsAndyBlevinshasevermade,andoneofthefewhenowregrets,neverseemedlikemuchofadecisionatall.Itjustfeltlikethenaturalthingtodo.安迪布莱文思曾做过的最大的、同时也是他现在极少为之后悔的决定之一,看起来一点也不像个决定。倒像
2、是自然而然做的事。Inthesummerof1995,hewasmovingboxesofsoupcans,papertowelsanddogfoodacrossthefloorofasupermarketwarehouse,oneofthebiggestbuildingshereinsouthwestVirginia.Theheatwasbrutal.Thejobhadsoundedimpossiblewhenhearrivedfreshoffhisfirstyearofcollege,lookingtomakesomesummermoney,stillaskinnyteenagerwith
3、sandyblondhairandanarrow,freckledface.1995年夏天,他在一家超市的仓库上班,把汤罐头、纸巾和狗粮箱子在地板上搬来搬去,这家超市是弗吉尼亚西南部最大的建筑物之一。天气酷热。他刚到这开始第一个学年时,希望在暑期挣点外快,这份工作在那时显得不可思议。当时他还是个瘦得皮包骨的十几岁的小伙子,有着沙质金发和瘦削的布满雀斑的脸。Buthardworkdonewellwassomethingheunderstood,evenifhewasthefirstcollegeboyinhisfamily.Soonhewasmakingbonusesontopofhis$6.7
4、5anhour,moremoneythaneitherofhisparentsmade.Hisgirlfriendwasaround,andsowerehishometownbuddies.Andyactedmoreoutgoingwiththem,morerelaxed.PeopleinChilhowienoticedthat.但是,他明白应该把坚苦的工作干好,即使他是他家族的第一个大学生。很快,他挣的钱高达6.75美元一小时,比他父母挣得都多。他有女友和同乡作伴。安迪待他们更友好宽容。芝尔豪伊镇的人注意到了。Itwasjustabouttheperfectsummer.Sothethoug
5、htcrossedhismind:maybeitdidnothavetoend.Maybehewouldtakeabreakfromcollegeandkeepworking.HehadbeengettingC’sandD’s,andcollegeneverfeltlikehome,anyway.这只是个完美的夏天。于是一丝念头闪过他的脑海,兴许这一切不必结束,兴许他可以暂时休学继续工作。他的学业成绩得了一些C和D,无论如何,大学从来不像家里。"Ienjoyedworkinghard,gettingthejobdone,gettingapaycheck,"Mr.Blevinsrecalled.
6、"IjustknewIdidn’twanttoquit."“我喜欢努力干活,完成工作,挣一份薪水,”布莱文思回忆说。“我只知道我不想离开。”Sohequitcollegeinstead,andwiththat,AndyBlevinsjoinedoneofthelargestandfastest-growinggroupsofyoungadultsinAmerica.Hebecameacollegedropout,thoughnongraduatemaybethemorepreciseterm.于是他反而退了学,随之加入了美国最大和成长最快的年轻人群体之一。他成了辍学生,尽管未毕业也许是更准确的
7、定义。Manypeoplelikehimplantoreturntogettheirdegrees,eveniffewactuallydo.AlmostoneinthreeAmericansintheirmid-20’snowfallintothisgroup,upfromoneinfiveinthelate1960’s,whentheCensusBureaubegankeepingsuchdat