TextKCatching crabs
Catching crabs Text
Text月Catching crabs1ln the fall of our final year, our mood changed.The relaxedatmosphereofthepreceding summer semester,theimpromptuballgames, the boating on the Charles River, the late-night parties haddisappeared, and we all started to get our heads down, studyinglate,and attendance at classes rose steeply again.We all sensed wewere coming to the end of our stay here, that we would never geta chance like this again, and we became determined not to wasteit.Hore...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
Text万Most important of course were the final exams in April and Mayin the following year. No one wanted the humiliation of finishinglast in class, so the peer group pressure to work hard was strongLibraries which were once empty after five o'clock in the afternoonwere standing room only until the early hours of the morning, andguys wore the bags under their eyes and their pale, sleepy faceswith 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万2But there was something else.At the back of everyone's mind waswhat we would do next, when we left university in a few monthstime. It wasn't always the high-flyers with the top grades whoknew what they were going to do. Quite often it was the quieter,less impressive students who had the next stages of their lifemapped out.One had landed aiob inhis brother'sadvertising firmin Madison Avenue,another had got a script under provisionalacceptanceinHollywoodMore...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
Text二The most ambitious student among us wasgoing to work as a party activist at a local level. We all saw himending up in Congress one day. But most people were either lookingto continue their studies, or to make a living with a white-collar jobin a bank, local government, or anything which would pay themenough to have a comfortable time in their early twenties, and thensettle down with a family, a mortgage and some hope of promotionTranslation
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 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