Text Catching Crabs 1 In the fall of our final year,our mood changed. The relaxed atmosphere of the preceding summer semester,the impromptu ball games,the boating on the Charles River,the late-night parties had disappeared,and we all started to get our heads down, studying late,and attendance at classes rose steeply again.We all sensed we were coming to the end of our stay here,that we would never get a chance like this again,and we became determined not to waste it. More. →Translation
Catching Crabs 1 In the fall of our final year, our mood changed. The relaxed atmosphere of the preceding summer semester, the impromptu ball games, the boating on the Charles River, the late-night parties had disappeared, and we all started to get our heads down, studying late, and attendance at classes rose steeply again. We all sensed we were coming to the end of our stay here, that we would never get a chance like this again, and we became determined not to waste it. Text
222 Text Most important of course were the final exams in April and May in the following year.No one wanted the humiliation of finishing last in class,so the peer group pressure to work hard was strong.Libraries which were once empty after five o'clock in the afternoon were standing room only until the early hours of the morning, and guys wore the bags under their eyes and their pale,sleepy faces with pride,like medals proving their diligence. →Translation
Most important of course were the final exams in April and May in the following year. No one wanted the humiliation of finishing last in class, so the peer group pressure to work hard was strong. Libraries which were once empty after five o'clock in the afternoon were standing room only until the early hours of the morning, and guys wore the bags under their eyes and their pale, sleepy faces with pride, like medals proving their diligence. Text
Text 2 But there was something else.At the back of everyone's mind was what we would do next,when we left university in a few months'time.It wasn't always the high flyers with the top grades who knew what they were going to do.Quite often it was the quieter,less impressive students who had the next stages of their life mapped out.One had landed a job in his brother's advertising firm in Madison Avenue,another had got a script under provisional acceptance in Hollywood. More. Translation
2 But there was something else. At the back of everyone's mind was what we would do next, when we left university in a few months' time. It wasn't always the high flyers with the top grades who knew what they were going to do. Quite often it was the quieter, less impressive students who had the next stages of their life mapped out. One had landed a job in his brother's advertising firm in Madison Avenue, another had got a script under provisional acceptance in Hollywood. Text
222 Text The most ambitious student among us was going to work as a party activist at a local level.We all saw him ending up in the Senate or in Congress one day. But most people were either looking to continue their studies,or to make a living with a white-collar job in a bank,local government,or anything which would pay them enough to have a comfortable time in their early twenties,and then settle down with a family,a mortgage and some hope of promotion. →Translation
The most ambitious student among us was going to work as a party activist at a local level. We all saw him ending up in the Senate or in Congress one day. But most people were either looking to continue their studies, or to make a living with a white-collar job in a bank, local government, or anything which would pay them enough to have a comfortable time in their early twenties, and then settle down with a family, a mortgage and some hope of promotion. Text
Text 3 I went home at Thanksgiving,and inevitably,my brothers and sisters kept asking me what I was planning to do.I didn't know what to say.Actually,I did know what to say,but I thought they'd probably criticize me,so I told them what everyone else was thinking of doing. Translation
3 I went home at Thanksgiving, and inevitably, my brothers and sisters kept asking me what I was planning to do. I didn't know what to say. Actually, I did know what to say, but I thought they'd probably criticize me, so I told them what everyone else was thinking of doing. Text