现代大学英语精读1课文翻译.pdfVIP

TextA Toward a brighter future for all 奔向更加光明的未来 1 Good afternoon! As president of the university, I am proud to welcome you to this university. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible. 下午好！作为校长，我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。你们所取得的成 就是你们自己多年努力的结果，也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。 在这所大学里，我们承诺将使你们学有所成。 2 In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. Pose naturally, Mom instructed us. Wait! said Dad, Lets take a picture of me handing him an alarm clock. The clock woke me up every morning in college. It is still on my office desk. 在欢迎你们到来的这一刻，我想起自己高中毕业时的情景，还有妈妈为我和 爸爸拍的合影。妈妈吩咐我们：“姿势自然点。”“等一等 , ”爸爸说， “把我递给他闹钟的情景拍下来。”在大学期间，那个闹钟每天早晨叫醒我。 至今它还放在我办公室的桌子上。 3 Let me share with you something that you may not expect. You will miss your old routines and your parents reminders to work hard and attain your best. You may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with high school, and your parents may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with doing your laundry! But know this: The future is built on a strong foundation of the past. 让我来告诉你们一些你们未必预料得到的事情。你们将会怀念以前的生活习 惯，怀念父母曾经提醒你们要刻苦学习、取得佳绩。你们可能因为高中生活 终于结束而喜极而泣，你们的父母也可能因为终于不用再给你们洗衣服而喜 极而泣！但是要记住：未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。 4 For you, these next four years will be a time unlike any other. Here you are surrounded by great resources: interesting students from all over the country, a learned and caring faculty, a comprehensive library, great sports facilities, and student organizations covering every possible interest — from the arts to science, to community service and so on. You will have the freedom to explore and learn about new subjects. You will learn to get by on very little sleep, meet fascinating people, and pursue new passions