新一代大学英语综合教程提高篇（一）整理：COLLAPSARUnit-1 College life: Challenges and opportunities一、Reading 课文&翻译Some thoughts from a professor1 As both a college professor and parent of a college student, this time of year always seems to raise avariety of thoughts as freshly minted high school graduates head off to their new adventures. In acouple of weeks, green first-year students will be wandering around campuses everywhere, lookingyoung and confused.作为一名大学教授和一名大学生的家长，每年的这个时候，当刚毕业的高中毕业生开始他们的新冒险时，各种各样的想法似乎总是会出现。再过几个星期，绿色的新生们就会在校园里到处游荡，看起来年轻而迷茫。2 "Where do I find Burdine Hall?" asks the first year looking impossibly young.“我在哪里可以找到伯丁会堂?”一个看上去年轻得不可思议的新生问道。3 "It's that building right behind you," I answer with a smile, knowing that I will have this conversationseveral times over the next few days.“就是你身后的那座大楼，”我微笑着回答，因为我知道在接下来的几天里我会有好几次这样的对话。4 Parents and students are nervous, excited, worried about paying bills, and so on. It's a big transition.So what do professors think about all of this? I can't speak for all of my colleagues, but I do have a fewsuggestions for parents and students heading off to college. First a few thoughts for students:家长和学生们紧张、兴奋、担心支付账单等等。这是一个巨大的转变。那么教授们是怎么看待这些的呢?我不能代表所有的同事，但我确实有一些建议给即将上大学的家长和学生。首先是给学生的一些想法:5 Don't get too stressed out, particularly about grades. The first semester may be a little rough as thetransition to college evolves. AP students, in particular, need to be careful about stressing over grades.You've been sold a bill of goods if your teachers told you AP classes ar...
