(单词翻译:单击)
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Possible low grade. Because dorm life is very social, your grades may be affected in a negative way. If you constantly choose hanging out with your dorm buddies over studying at the library, then your GPA will suffer.
可能会导致成绩下降 。因为宿舍生活会很社交化,你的成绩可能会对你的成绩有负面影响 。如果你时常和室友出去玩而不是在图书馆里自习,那么你的GPA会下降 。
Off-Campus
住在校外
Pros:
支持方:
Independence. Dorms have several rules that students must follow. Living off-campus will give you freedom from those rules and allow you to set your own.
独立性 。宿舍有每个人都要遵守的条例 。住在校外让你免于这些约束,可以自行安排生活 。
Privacy. Living off-campus means that you will more than likely have your own bedroom so you can have a place to sneak off and have time lone away from your roommates.
隐私性 。住在校外意味着你可以拥有自己的卧室,有一个没有室友打扰的空间,你可以安心休息 。
Sense of responsibility. Living off-campus will help you be more responsible. If you live off-campus, you will be in charge of paying bills, cleaning house, grocery shopping, and cooking.
责任感 。住在校外让你变得更有责任感 。如果你住在校外,你需要自己缴纳房租,打扫房间,去杂货店购物,以及做饭 。
Cons:
反对方:
More expenses. Utilities and cable can be an added monthly expense. You will also need to buy furniture, kitchen essentials, bath necessities, cleaning supplies, etc. , which can be a big start-up cost. Traffic can also be an issue, too.
更多的费用 。水电费会增加月支出 。你还有可能需要自己买家具,厨房的必需品,浴用品、清洁用品,等等 。这些加在一起是一笔大开销 。交通费也是一项支出 。
Whether you drive your car or use public transportation, it is still going to cost you money.
不论你是自己开车还是使用公共交通,都需要支出 。
Isolation. If you live off-campus, you may be less involved with campus activities, and this could cause you to feel a sense of detachment with your college.
孤立性 。如果你住在校外,你可能很少参与校园活动,这可能会让你有种和大学脱节了的感觉 。
划红精讲
1. in charge of 负责;主管
eg. He was in charge of overlooking prisoners.
他负责监视囚犯 。
eg. You are in charge of the job. How could you evade the issue?
你是负责人, 你怎么能对这个问题不置可否?
2. be involved with 涉及;与……有关连
eg. I've been fortunate to be involved with many Olympics.
我很幸运地参与转播了很多令人怀念的奥运比赛 。
eg. It seems natural to be involved with thoughts, and to believe that we cannot exist without them.
被思索占据并相信没有思考就没有我们,也似乎是再基本不过的一件事 。
3. a sense of detachment 脱离感;超脱感
eg. She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
她对眼前发生的事感到很超然 。
eg. Chronically traumatised victims often feel a sense of detachment from the self, and experience internal states and reality in an unreal or distorted way.
长期受创伤的受害者经常以不真实、扭曲的方式,感觉到脱离自我,只感受自己内心的经历和现实 。