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1、Unit1GettingfamiliarwithuniversitylifeIfIwereaFreshmanAgainByThomasArkleClarkItisthehabitofagetogivesageadvicetoyouth.Oneofthepastimesinwhicheveryoneperiodicallyindulgesisthepleasanthallucinationthatifheweregiventheopportunitytolivehisyouthoveragainhewoulddoitdif
2、ferentlyandmoresuccessfully.Weareallofus,eventhoughwehavenomorethanreachedmiddleage,giventoregrettingourneglectedopportunitiesandourlostyouth.Itgivesoneavirtuousfeelinginimaginationtododgeallerrorbutitisextremelydoubtfulifmanyofus,evenifwehadasecondchance,wouldav
3、oidmanyofthepitfallsintowhichwestumbled,orfollowastraighterpaththanthatbywhichwehavesofarcome.Ifitismerelypleasantforustoconjecturewhatweshoulddoifwehadasecondtryatit,itmaybeprofitableforthosewhoareyoungertolisten.Ifonlyforesightcouldbeasaccurateasthebackwardview
4、!WorkfewerhoursIfIwereafreshmanagainIshouldnotworksomanyhoursasIdid.Iputinenoughhourswithmybooksinmyhands,butIdidnotaccomplishmuch.Ihadlittleconcentration.ManystudentswhomIknew,andIwasoneofthissort,spentagreatdealoftimeingettingreadytowork.Withabookinhandtheylook
5、outofthewindowatthecloudsorattheprettygirlspassingalongthestreet,andallthetimetheydeceivethemselveswiththeideathattheyareworking.Manyanevening,whentheworkwasheavy,Iwoulddeterminetobeginearlyandgetitoverwith;butIcouldspendhalfanhourinarrangingmybooksandgettingmyse
6、lfseatedinacomfortablechair.AllthistimeIimaginedIwasworking.IspentasmuchtimeingoadingmyselfontodutiesthatIshouldhavelikedtoshirkoringettingreadytoworkasIdidinactuallabor.IfIwereafreshmanIshouldplanmywork,Ishouldtrytodevelopconcentration―Ishouldworkharderbutnotsol
7、ong.LearntoworkwithpeopleaboutmeIshouldlearntoworkwithpeopleaboutme.AsitwasIlivedasomewhatisolatedlife.Ididmyreadingandmystudyingalone,andthoughthereweresomeadvantagesinthismethod,therewereseriousobjections.NowImustoftenworkunderdifferentconditionsthanthosebywhic
8、hIwassurroundedincollege;thereisworktobedonewherethereisnoquiet,andIdoitwithdifficulty.AsItriedonacrowdedoceansteamertoputthesewanderingthoughtsonpaperIwascons
