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女生玛丽莎I——求学篇Chapter 5 Moving to College (Excerpt) One week before Melissa moves to California. 玛丽莎是谁？ 她有着怎样的喜怒哀乐？ 让我们与玛丽莎一起—— 体味美国年轻人生动日常口语！ 走近美国丰富多姿的社会文化！ 本篇节选自《女生玛丽莎I——求学篇》（Educating Melissa） 。该书的主人公是一个即将毕业的高中生玛丽莎， 书中从她如何申请美国的大学讲起，记述了她大学生活的 点点滴滴，从如何选课、交友、约会、课余兼职到挑灯夜战、 准备考试等等。此书采取对话的方式，英汉对照，大量使 用了现代美国大学生的日常用语，是一部真实而典型的美 国大学生生活实录。 Mrs. Jones: Are you sure that youll need all this stuff? Your father and I aren’t going to rent a U-Haul1 so you can take your entire room to California with you! Melissa: Come on2, mom! I know these hiking boots3 will come in handy! And I definitely need those CDs. Mrs. Jones: Can?t we just mail you some of your things if you need them? Melissa: But it could take up to a week for me to receive things! What if I can?t wait that long! 在玛丽莎去加州前的一个星期。 琼斯太太：你肯定所有这些东西都能用得上吗？我和你爸爸可不想租辆U-Haul卡车帮你运东西，否则你会把整个房间都搬到加利福尼亚的！ 玛丽莎：哎呀，妈妈，别这么说嘛！我保证这些登山靴肯定会派上用场的！而且我真的需要那些CD唱片。 琼斯太太：如果你需要什么，我们寄给你不行吗？ 玛丽莎：可那要一个星期我才能收到呢！要是我等不了那么久怎么办啊！ 第五章启程（节选） Mrs. Jones (laughing): Well, we wouldn’t wanna do anything to jeopardize4 your mental health. Honey, just try to limit everything to those suitcases until we come down5 to visit you after Christmas. I will be more than happy to mail anything you need down to you. Melissa: All right! But I know I am going to forget something! What time is it? Mrs. Jones: 4:30. Why? Melissa: I promised Jessica that I would go over to her house around 5 o?clock to help her fill out some forms for the police academy. Can I finish doing this later? Mrs. Jones: OK, but don?t spend all night over there. Your father and I are going out to dinner and a movie tonight, so when you get home, please take Judd out. Melissa: I?ll try to be home before 9 o?clock. I?d like to get all these stuff packed by Monday, so I can say goodbye to everyone before I leave. Mrs. Jones: I?ll be glad to help you tomorrow afternoon after I get back from playing tennis. You have