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新标准大学英语综合教程3课文与翻译
Unit1-1
Catchingcrabs
1 Inthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.Therelaxedatmosphereoftheprecedingsummersemester,theimpromptuballgames,theboatingontheCharlesRiver,thelate-nightpartieshaddisappeared,andweallstartedtogetourheadsdown,studyinglate,andattendanceatclassesrosesteeplyagain.Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayhere,thatwewouldnevergetachancelikethisagain,andwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sothepeergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Librarieswhichwereonceemptyafterfiveo'clockintheafternoonwerestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.
2 Buttherewassomethingelse.Atthebackofeveryone'smindwaswhatwewoulddonext,whenweleftuniversityinafewmonths'time.Itwasn'talwaysthehighflyerswiththetopgradeswhoknewwhattheyweregoingtodo.Quiteoftenitwasthequieter,lessimpressivestudentswhohadthenextstagesoftheirlifemappedout.Onehadlandedajobinhisbrother'sadvertisingfirminMadisonAvenue,anotherhadgotascriptunderprovisionalacceptanceinHollywood.Themostambitiousstudentamonguswasgoingtoworkasapartyactivistatalocallevel.WeallsawhimendingupintheSenateorinCongressoneday.Butmostpeoplewereeitherlookingtocontinuetheirstudies,ortomakealivingwithawhite-collarjobinabank,localgovernment,oranythingwhichwouldpaythemenoughtohaveacomfortabletimeintheirearlytwenties,andthensettledownwithafamily,amortgageandsomehopeofpromotion.
3 IwenthomeatThanksgiving,andinevitably,mybrothersandsisterskeptaskingmewhatIwasplanningtodo.Ididn'tknowwhattosay.Actually,Ididknowwhattosay,butIthoughtthey'dprobablycriticizeme,soItoldthemwhateveryoneelsewasthinkingofdoing.
4 Myfatherwaswatchingmebutsayingnothing.Lateintheevening,heinvitedmetohisstudy.Wesatdownandhepouredusadrink.
5 "So?
"hesaid.
6 "Er...sowhat?
"
7 "Sowhatdoyoureallywanttodo?
"heasked.
8 Myfatherwasalawyer,andIhadalwaysassumedhewantedmetogotolawschool,andfollowhispaththroughlife.SoIhesitated.
9 ThenIreplied,"Iwanttotravel,andIwanttobeawriter."
10 ThiswasnottheanswerIthoughthewouldexpect.Travel?
Where?
Awriter?
Aboutwhat?
Ibracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheidea.
11 Therewasalongsilence.
12 "Interestingidea,"hesaidfinally.
13 Therewasanotherlongsilence.
14 "IkindofwishI'ddonethatwhenIwasyourage."
15 Iwaited.
16 "Youhaveplentyoftime.Youdon'tneedtogointoacareerwhichpayswelljustatthemoment.Youneedtofindoutwhatyoureallyenjoynow,becauseifyoudon't,youwon'tbesuccessfullater."
17 "SohowdoIdothis?
"
18 Hethoughtforamoment.Thenhesaid,"Look,it'slate.Let'staketheboatouttomorrowmorning,justyouandme.Maybewecancatchsomecrabsfordinner,andwecantalkmore."
19 Itwasasmallmotorboat,mooredtenminutesaway,andmyfatherhadowneditforyears.Earlynextmorningwesetoffalongtheestuary.Wedidn'ttalkmuch,butenjoyedthesoundoftheseagullsandthesightoftheestuarycoastlineandtheseabeyond.
20 Therewasnosurfonthecoastalwatersatthattimeofday,soitwasasmoothhalf-hourrideuntilmyfatherswitchedoffthemotor."Let'sseeifwegetlucky,"hesaid,pickeduparusty,meshbasketwitharopeattachedandthrewitintothesea.
21 Wewaitedawhile,thenmyfatherstoodupandsaid,"Givemeahandwiththis,"andwehauledupthecrabcageontothedeck.
22 Crabsfascinatedme.Theyweresoeasytocatch.Itwasn'tjustthattheycrawledintosuchanobvioustrap,throughasmallholeinthelidofthebasket,butitseemedasiftheycouldn'tbebotheredtocrawloutagainevenwhenyoutookthelidoff.Theyjustsatthere,wavingtheirclawsatyou.
23 Thecagewasbrimmingwithdozensofsoftshellcrabs,piledhighontopofeachother."Whydon'ttheytrytoescape?
"Iwonderedaloudtomyfather.
24 "Justwatchthemforamoment.Lookatthatone,there!
He'stryingtoclimbout,buteverytimetheothercrabspullhimbackin,"saidmyfather.
25 Andwewatched.Thecrabclimbedupthemeshtowardsthelid,andsureenough,justasitreachedthetop,oneofitsfellowcrabsreachedout,clampeditsclawontoanyavailableleg,andpulleditback.Severaltimesthecrabtriedtodefyhisfellowcaptives