大一新生Vs.高年级学生
Freshman: Is never in bed past noon.
大一新生：中午以后决不赖在床上。
Senior: Is never out of bed before noon.
高年级学生：中午以前决不起床。
Freshman: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes he can cut.
大一新生：研究课程设置找找可以不用去上的课。
Senior: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes he needs to attend.
高年级学生：研究课程设置找到要去上的课。
Freshman: Calls the professor "Teacher."
大一新生：必恭必敬地管教授叫“老师。”
Senior: Calls the professor "Bob."
高年级学生：对教授直呼其名。
Freshman: Would walk ten miles to get to class.
大一新生：会走上10英里去上课。
Senior: Drives to class if it's more than three blocks away.
高年级学生：三个街区远的路程就得开车去。
Freshman: Memorizes the course material to get a good grade.
大一新生：熟记课程内容以取得好成绩。
Senior: Memorizes the professor's habits to get a good grade.
高年级学生：熟记教授的个人习惯以取得好成绩。
Freshman: Knows a book-full of useless trivia about the university.
大一新生：知道一大堆学校里流传的鸡毛蒜皮。
Senior: Knows where the next class is. Usually.
高年级学生：通常能够知道下节课在哪里上。
Freshman: Shows up at a morning exam clean, perky, and fed.
大一新生：衣冠楚楚、生机勃勃，而且吃饱了饭后来参加早上的考试。
Senior: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and a box of tarts and a bottle of pop in hand.
高年级学生：一身臭汗，脑袋上顶着帽子，手里拿着汽水和一盒果饼冲进晨考的考场。
Freshman: Has to ask where the computer labs are.
大一新生：不得不问电脑机房在哪里。
Senior: Has own personal workstation.
高年级学生：有自己的工作室。
Freshman: Lines up for an hour to buy his textbooks in the first week.
大一新生：在开学的第一个星期里排一波里队买教材。
Senior: Starts to think about buying textbooks in October... maybe.
高年级学生：也许到10月才开始想起买课本的事。
Freshman: Looks forward to first classes of the year.
大一新生：盼望着本学期各科的第一节课。
Senior: Looks forward to first beer garden of the year.
高年级学生：盼望着本年度的第一次啤酒狂欢。
Freshman: Is proud of his A+ on Calculus midterm.
大一新生：为自己在微积分期中考试得了A—+而感到自豪。
Senior: Is proud of not quite failing his Complex Analysts midterm.
高年级学生：为自己的复合解析期中考试将将及格而扬扬自得。
Freshman: Conscientiously completes all homework, including optional questions.
大一新生：认真完成所有的作业，包括选做题。
Senior: Homework? I knew I forgot to do something last night.
高年级学生：作业?我知道昨天晚上忘了做什么了。
Freshman: Goes on grocery-shopping trip with Mom before moving onto campus.
大一新生：在搬进校园前和妈妈一起去买食品杂货。
Senior: Has a beer with Mom before moving into group house.
高年级学生：在搬进合租房前和妈妈喝上一杯。
Freshman: Is excited about the world of possibilities that awaits him, the unlimited vista of educational opportunities, the chance to expand one's horizons and really make a contribution to society.
大一新生：对自己的发展前途、受教育机会的无限展望以及扩展见识和为社会真正 做出贡献的机会而感到兴奋。
Senior: Is excited about new dryers in the laundry room.
高年级学生：为洗衣房里新添了烘干机而激动不已。
Freshman: Takes meticulous four-color notes in class.
大一新生：上课时一丝不苟地记四色笔记。
Senior: Occasionally stays awake for all of class.
高年级学生：在所有的课上，偶尔会醒过来。
