對(duì)于許多年輕人來(lái)說(shuō)，離開家開始大學(xué)生活是個(gè)激動(dòng)人心的時(shí)刻，但同時(shí)多少也具有很多挑戰(zhàn)。一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，倫敦帝國(guó)理工學(xué)院的大批學(xué)生都經(jīng)歷過(guò)高度精神緊張或心理健康狀況。本期《隨身英語(yǔ)》談?wù)摰脑掝}就是這一轉(zhuǎn)變過(guò)程中所要面對(duì)的心理壓力。

課文內(nèi)容

詞匯: University 大學(xué)

University - the best days of my life! I made lots of friends in my?student dorm, went to great parties, joined the?debating society… and, well, I did some work too - but I must confess my?lecturers?were very patient with my?tardiness.

大學(xué)——我一生中最美好的時(shí)光!我在學(xué)生宿舍交了很多朋友，參加了很棒的聚會(huì)，加入了辯論社……而且，我也做了一些功課——但我必須承認(rèn)我的講師對(duì)我的遲到很有耐心。

It's easy to look back at our university days?through rose-tinted spectacles?but the truth is that when we first arrived on?campus, most of us were?out of our comfort zone.

我們很容易帶著玫瑰色的眼鏡回顧我們的大學(xué)時(shí)光，但事實(shí)是，當(dāng)我們第一次來(lái)到校園時(shí)，我們大多數(shù)人都走出了自己的舒適區(qū)。

In fact, a survey of students at Imperial College London has revealed that 3 out of 4 students experience high levels of stress, or a mental health condition, during their time at?college. The survey, completed by over a thousand students, also found that 70% of those that experience stress do so at least once a week, and 9% of students feel stressed constantly.

事實(shí)上，一項(xiàng)針對(duì)倫敦帝國(guó)理工學(xué)院學(xué)生的調(diào)查顯示，四分之三的學(xué)生在大學(xué)期間經(jīng)歷過(guò)高水平的壓力或心理健康問(wèn)題。這項(xiàng)由一千多名學(xué)生完成的調(diào)查還發(fā)現(xiàn)，70%有壓力的學(xué)生每周至少會(huì)有一次壓力，9%的學(xué)生經(jīng)常感到壓力。

Kirsty, a student at Exeter University, didn't enjoy her first days in college. She says: "When I first got to university I don't think I'd realized that I'd forgotten how to make friends. I'd been with the same school friends for seven years, and so I was trying to?balance?social success with?academic success?whilst learning how?to look after?myself?at quite a young age."?

科斯蒂是?？巳卮髮W(xué)的一名學(xué)生，她并不喜歡大學(xué)的頭幾天。她說(shuō):“當(dāng)我剛上大學(xué)的時(shí)候，我想我沒有意識(shí)到我已經(jīng)忘記了如何交朋友。我和同一個(gè)學(xué)校的朋友在一起七年了，所以我試圖在社交成功和學(xué)業(yè)成功之間取得平衡，同時(shí)在很小的時(shí)候就學(xué)會(huì)如何照顧自己?！?/p>

Dr Ruth Caleb of the?counselling service?at Brunel University in London has some tips that should make life easier for students before they set off for university. She says: "Certain things that I think it would be very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life – to do the washing, to do the cleaning and so on – being able to cook.?Budgeting?is extremely important in university life." And Caleb adds: "You should learn how to spend time on your own comfortably."

倫敦布魯內(nèi)爾大學(xué)咨詢服務(wù)中心的露絲·凱萊布博士有一些建議，可以讓學(xué)生們?cè)谏洗髮W(xué)前的生活更輕松。她說(shuō):“我認(rèn)為對(duì)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，掌握一些很有幫助的事情，比如做生活中實(shí)際事情的能力，比如洗衣服、打掃衛(wèi)生等等，比如會(huì)做飯。預(yù)算在大學(xué)生活中非常重要?！眲P萊布補(bǔ)充說(shuō):“你應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)如何舒適地度過(guò)自己的時(shí)間。”

I?graduated?and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way. I hope that new students these days remember to acquire some?life skills?before they make the big jump.

我畢業(yè)了，辛苦地學(xué)會(huì)了如何照顧自己。我希望現(xiàn)在的新生們?cè)诳缛氪髮W(xué)之前，記得要掌握一些生活技能。

詞匯表

student dorm??? 學(xué)生宿舍
debating society??? 辯論社團(tuán)
lecturer??? 講師
tardiness????拖拉，延遲
through rose-tinted spectacles??? 透過(guò)玫瑰色的眼鏡看某物（只看到事物美好的一面）
campus??? （大專院校的）校園
out of one's comfort zone??? 走出舒適區(qū)
college??? 大學(xué)
to balance??? 使保持憑衡
academic success?????學(xué)術(shù)成就
to look after oneself???? 照顧自己
counselling service?? 咨詢、輔導(dǎo)服務(wù)
budgeting??? 預(yù)算
to graduate??? 畢業(yè)
life skills?? 生活技能

測(cè)驗(yàn)與練習(xí)

1. 閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。

1. What did the author do that made her professors angry?
2. True or false??Three out of four students look back at university days through rose-tinted spectacles.
3. What did Kirsty have the most difficulty with?
4. What skill does Dr Ruth Caleb consider to be very, very important for university students to have?
5. What does the author mean by the expression 'the hard way'?

2. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。從每個(gè)表格中選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. The party was great but now I need to sleep for a few hours before class. I'm going to __________.

the student dorm???????? college????????? the debating society??????? the comfort zone

2. At university it's not all about study, you know. You need to __________ studying and partying.

look after??????? balance??????? graduate??????? acquire??????????????????

3. When at university it would be good for you to learn how to __________ comfortably.

be lonely???????????? be alone?????????? suffer from loneliness???????????? be single

4. I'm not good at sports. If you want to play tennis with me you have to __________ when I make mistakes.

leave your comfort zone??? wear rose-tinted spectacles??? be patient?????? feel stressed

5. My daughter graduated with honours. She's achieved __________ and I'm proud of her.

academic success???????? social success??????? the counselling service?????????? life skills

答案

1. 閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。?

1. What did the author do that made her professors angry?
She used to arrive late for their lectures.

2. True or false??Three out of four students look back at university days through rose-tinted spectacles.
False. According to the Imperial College London survey, three out of four students experienced high levels of stress or a mental health condition.

3. What did Kirsty have the most difficulty with?
She didn't know how to make friends and was trying to balance social success with academic success while learning how to look after herself.

4. What skill does Dr Ruth Caleb consider to be very, very important for university students to have?
Dr Ruth Caleb says budgeting is extremely important in university life.

5. What does the author mean by the expression 'the hard way'?
She means 'with difficulty'. She probably didn't know how to take care of herself and do her own washing and cleaning.

2. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。從每個(gè)表格中選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. The party was great but now I need to sleep for a few hours before class. I'm going?to the student dorm.

2. At university it's not all about study, you know. You need to?balance?studying and partying.

3. When at university it would be good for you to learn how to?be alone?comfortably.

4. I'm not good at sports. If you want to play tennis with me you have to?be patient?when I make mistakes.

5. My daughter graduated with honours. She's achieved?academic success?and I'm proud of her.

文章來(lái)源BBC，侵權(quán)刪，本文僅用于英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)。