47. My First Day at Tsinghua Subordinate High School

入清华附中第一天

It was on a warm autumn day that my elder brother and I walked into Tsinghua Subordinate High School. The strong dry wind was quite different from that in my hometown, which is usually mild.

一个温暖的秋日，我和哥哥走进清华附中。强劲干燥的风与我家乡潮润的风相当不同。

After registering in the Senior Section, a teacher took me to my dormitory. I put my luggage on the pointed bed, and looked around.

在高中部注册后，老师带我去宿舍。我把行李放在指定的床上，环视了一下房间。

The room was not big but clean, with two tables and three bunk beds. Soon two of my roommates arrived too. They were glad to meet me and told me a lot about the school life there because they were already junior students of this school.

屋子不大但很干净，有两张桌子和三张双层床。不一会儿两个同屋也来了，见到我他们很高兴，告诉我许多学校的事情，因为他们本来就是清华附中初中部的学生。

We were busy the whole morning talking and arranging things. I got acquainted with my new classmates very soon.

整个上午我们都忙着谈话和整理东西。

My brother and I went downtown in the afternoon and walked around. Although I was quite unwilling to say good-bye to my brother, he had to leave for my hometown in the evening. At dusk, we went to a restaurant for our supper. Sitting face to face, I suddenly realized I had grown up and I had to look after myself and live independently.

下午我和哥哥去城里转了转，尽管我极不愿意哥哥离去，但是他晚上就得返回家乡。傍晚当我们在一家餐馆面对面吃饭时，我突然意识到，我已经长大了，我得自己照料自己，学会独立生活。

When I walked around on campus after dinner, I noticed many students were going to their classrooms to study. From then on, I knew my senior high school life had really begun

晚饭后，当我在校园里散步时，我注意到许多学生去教室自修，我知道我的高中生涯从此刻起真正开始了。