新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語3-unit1-catching-crabs原文+譯文

1、Unitonetextitetranslation1CatchingCrabs1Inthefallofourfinalyearourmoodchanged.therelaxedatmosphereoftheprecedingsummersemestertheimpromptuballgamestheboatingonthelesRiverthelatenightpartieshaddisappearedweallstartedtoget

2、ourheadsdownstudyinglateattendanceatclassesrosesteeplyagain.Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayherethatwewouldnevergetachancelikethisagainwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.MostimptantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilMay

3、inthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclasssothepeergrouppressuretowkhardwasstrong.Librarieswhichwereonceemptyafterfiveoclockintheafternoonwerestingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemningguyswethebags

4、undertheireyestheirpalesleepyfaceswithpridelikemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.大學(xué)最后一年的秋天，我們的心情變了。剛剛過去的夏季學(xué)期的輕松氛圍、即興球賽、查爾斯河上的泛舟以及深夜晚會(huì)都不見了蹤影，我們開始埋頭學(xué)習(xí)，苦讀到深夜，課堂出勤率再次急劇上升。我們都覺得在校時(shí)間不多了，以后再也不會(huì)有這樣的學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)了，所以都下定決心不再虛度光陰。當(dāng)然，下一年四五月份的期末考試最

5、為重要。我們誰都不想考全班倒數(shù)第一，那太丟人了，因此同學(xué)們之間的競爭壓力特別大。以前每天下午五點(diǎn)以后，圖書館就空無一人了，現(xiàn)在卻要等到天快亮?xí)r才會(huì)有空座，小伙子們熬夜熬出了眼袋，他們臉色蒼白，睡眼惺忪，卻很自豪，好像這些都是表彰他們勤奮好學(xué)的獎(jiǎng)?wù)隆?Buttherewassomethingelse.Atthebackofeveryonesmindwaswhatwewoulddonextwhenweleftuniversityinafew

6、monthstime.Itwasntalwaysthehighflyerswiththetopgradeswhoknewwhattheyweregoingtodo.Quiteoftenitwasthequieterlessimpressivestudentswhohadthenextstagesoftheirlifemappedout.OnehadledajobinhisbrothersadvertisingfirminMadisonA

7、venueanotherhadgotaunderprovisionalacceptanceinHollywood.Themostambitiousstudentamonguswasgoingtowkasapartyactivistatalocallevel.WeallsawhimendingupintheSenateinCongressoneday.Butmostpeoplewereeitherlookingtocontinuethei

8、rstudiestomakealivingwithawhitecollarjobinabanklocalgovernmentanythingwhichwouldpaythemenoughtohaveacomftabletimeintheirearlytwentiesthensettledownwithafamilyamtgagesomehopeofpromotion.還有別的事情讓大家心情焦慮。每個(gè)人都在心里盤算著過幾個(gè)月畢業(yè)離校之后該

9、找份什么樣的工作。并不總是那些心懷抱負(fù)、成績拔尖的高材生才清楚自己將來要做什么，常常是那些平日里默默無聞的同學(xué)早早為自己下幾個(gè)階段的人生做好了規(guī)劃。有位同學(xué)在位于麥迪遜大道他哥哥的廣告公司得到了一份工作，另一位同學(xué)寫的電影腳本已經(jīng)與好萊塢草簽了合約。我們當(dāng)中野心最大的一位同學(xué)準(zhǔn)備到地方上當(dāng)一個(gè)政黨活動(dòng)家，我們都預(yù)料他最終會(huì)當(dāng)上參議員或國會(huì)議員。但大多數(shù)同學(xué)不是準(zhǔn)備繼續(xù)深造，就是想在銀行、地方政府或其他單位當(dāng)個(gè)白領(lǐng)，希望在20出頭的時(shí)候能

10、掙到足夠多的薪水，過上舒適的生活，然后就娶妻生子，貸款買房，期望升職，過安穩(wěn)日子。3IwenthomeatThanksgivinginevitablymybrotherssisterskeptaskingmewhatIwasplanningtodo.Ididntknowwhattosay.ActuallyIdidknowwhattosaybutIthoughttheydprobablycriticizemesoItoldthemwhat

11、everyoneelsewasthinkingofdoing.感恩節(jié)的時(shí)候我回了一趟家，兄弟姐妹們免不了不停地問我畢業(yè)后有什么打算，我不知道Unitonetextitetranslation3seagullsthesightoftheestuarycoastlinetheseabeyond.那是一艘小小的機(jī)動(dòng)船，停泊在離我們家約十分鐘路程的地方，是好些年前父親買的。次日清晨，我們沿著港灣出發(fā)，一路上沒說多少話，只是默默地欣賞著海鷗的叫聲

12、，還有港灣沿岸和遠(yuǎn)處大海的景色。20Therewasnosurfonthecoastalwatersatthattimeofdaysoitwasasmoothhalfhourrideuntilmyfatherswitchedoffthemot.“Letsseeifwegetlucky“hesaidpickeduparustymeshbasketwitharopeattachedthrewitintothesea.在這個(gè)時(shí)候沿海水域沒什么

13、風(fēng)浪，船平穩(wěn)地航行了半個(gè)小時(shí)之后父親把船停了下來。他說：“咱們在這兒試試運(yùn)氣吧，”然后抓起一個(gè)系上繩子的生了銹的網(wǎng)狀簍子拋到海里。21Wewaitedawhilethenmyfatherstoodupsaid“Givemeahwiththis“wehauledupthecrabcageontothedeck.我們等了一會(huì)兒，父親站起來說，“來幫我一把?！庇谑俏覀円黄饘⑿泛t子拽上了甲板。22Crabsfinatedme.Theyweres

14、oeasytocatch.Itwasntjustthattheycrawledintosuchanobvioustrapthroughasmallholeinthelidofthebasketbutitseemedasiftheycouldntbebotheredtocrawloutagainevenwhenyoutookthelidoff.Theyjustsattherewavingtheirclawsatyou.螃蟹讓我著迷，它們太

15、容易抓了。不僅僅是因?yàn)樗鼈冺樦t蓋上的小孔爬進(jìn)一個(gè)再明顯不過的陷阱，更因?yàn)榧幢闵w子打開了，它們似乎也懶得從里面爬出來，只會(huì)趴在那兒沖你揮動(dòng)著蟹鉗。23Thecagewasbrimmingwithdozensofsoftshellcrabspiledhighontopofeachother.“Whydonttheytrytoescape“Iwonderedaloudtomyfather.簍子里擠滿了幾十只軟殼螃蟹，一只壓著一只，堆得老高。

16、“它們?yōu)槭裁床惶幼甙。俊蔽覞M腹狐疑地問父親。24“Justwatchthemfamoment.Lookatthatonethere!Hestryingtoclimboutbuteverytimetheothercrabspullhimbackin“saidmyfather“你先觀察一下，看那只螃蟹，那兒！它想爬出去，但每次都被同伴拽了回去，”父親說。25wewatched.Thecrabclimbedupthemeshtowardsth

17、elidsureenoughjustasitreachedthetoponeofitsfellowcrabsreachedoutclampeditsclawontoanyavailablelegpulleditback.Severaltimesthecrabtriedtodefyhisfellowcaptiveswithoutluck.我們接著觀察。那只螃蟹順著網(wǎng)眼向頂蓋攀援，每當(dāng)它爬到頂蓋時(shí)，果然就會(huì)有另一只螃蟹舉起蟹鉗夾住它的腿把它

18、拽下來。這只螃蟹嘗試了好幾次想掙脫它的獄中同伴，但都沒能成功。26“Nowwatch!“saidmyfather.“Hesstartingtogetbedwiththisgame.““快看！”父親說。“它開始對這種游戲感到不耐煩了?！?7Notonlydidthecrabgiveupitslengthystruggletoescapebutitactuallybegantohelpstopothercrabstryingtoescape

19、.Hedfinallychosenaneasywayoflife.那只螃蟹不僅放棄了漫長的逃亡之戰(zhàn)，而且還幫著把其他想逃跑的螃蟹拽下來。它最終選擇了一種輕松的活法。28SuddenlyIunderstoodwhymyfatherhadsuggestedcatchingcrabsthatmning.Helookedatme.“Dontgetpulledbackbytheothers“hesaid.“Spendsometimefigurin

20、goutwhoyouarewhatyouwantinlife.Lookbackattheclassesyouretakingthinkaboutwhichonesweremostproductivefyoupersonally.Thenthinkaboutwhatsreallyimptanttoyouwhatreallyinterestsyouwhatskillsyouhave.Trytofigureoutwhereyouwanttol