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einvolvedinthelifeoftheircollegeandtotakespecialstepstomeettheirfellowstudents.Often,thismeansacertainamountofinitiativeonyourpartin29andtalkingtopeopleinyourclasseswhomyouthinkyoumightlike.Oneproblemthatcommutingstudentssometimesfaceistheirparents’unwillingnesstorecognizethatthey’readults.The30fromhighschooltocollegeisabigone,andifyouliveathomeyouneedtodevelopthesamekindofindependenceyou’dhaveifyouwerelivingaway.Homerulesthatmighthavebeen31whenyouwereinhighschooldon’tapply.Ifyourparentsare32torenegotiate,youcanspeedtheprocessalongbylettingyourbehaviorshowthatyouhavetheresponsibilitythatgoeswithmaturity.Parentsaremorewillingto33theirchildrenasadultswhentheybehavelikeadults.If,however,there’ssomuchfrictionathomethatit34youracademicwork,youmightwanttoconsidersharinganapartmentwithoneormorefriends.Sometimesthisisahappysolutionwhenfamily35make短M:Beforeweyagain,I’mgoingtobuyagoodtennisracket.W:Yourshoesaren’tinaverygoodshapeeither.Q:WhatdoesthewomanM:Barbara,I’dlikeyoucouldassistmeinthelabdemonstration.Butaren’tyousupposedtogotoDr.Smith’slecturetoday?W:IaskCathytotakenotesforQ:WhatdowelearnfromtheW:SteveinvitedmetothedinnerpartyonSundayevening.Haveyoureceivedyourinvitationyet?M:Yes,hefoundmethismorningandtoldmehewantedallhisoldclassmatestocometotheQ:WhatdowelearnfromtheW:I’mafraidI’malittlebitseasick.IfeelM:Closeyoureyesandrelax.You’llbeallrightassoonaswecomeatshore.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakece?W:Iwonderwhat’shappenedtoourtrain.Itshouldhavebeenheretwentyminutesagoaccordingtothetimetable.Butit’salready9:30.M:There’snoneedtogetnervous.Theannouncementsaysit’sfortyminuteslate.Q:Whenisthetrainarriving?M:Johnishandsomeandwealthy.Believeitornot,heisstillaW:Heisanotoriousguyinmanygirls’eyes.I’msickofhearinghisname.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Carshadlinedupbumpertobumper.AndI’vebeenheldupontheexpresswayfortheentireW:Really?Itmustbeapainintheneck.Butbepatient,anyway,youcandonothingbutQ:WhatdowelearnabouttheW:YesterdayIwassurprisedtoseeMaryusingthatwashingmachineyou’regoingtothrowaway.M:Yes,it’squiteoldandinaverypoorcondition.Franklyspeaking,thatshegotitworkingamazesmealot.Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyabout长ConversationM:ArecentcaseIheardwasofamanaccusedandfoundguiltyofbreakingintoahouseandstealingsomemoney.W:Well,washereallyguilty,M:Headmittedthathe’ddoneit,andtherewereseveralwitnessessayingthathehadindeeddoneit.SoIcanonlyassumethathewasguilty.W:WhydidhedoM:Well,thereasonswerelittlemuddied,probablyatleastitseemedinatrialthathedidittogetsomemoneytofeedhisfamily.Yousee,he’dbeenoutofworkforsometime.W:Well,he’dbeenoutofworkandhechosetobreakintoahousetogetmoneyforhisfamilyandapparentlyinfrontofpeoplethat,err…couldseehimdoit.M:Hisattorneypresentedtestimonythathehadindeedappliedforjobsandwaslistedwithseveralemploymentagencies,includingthestateemploymentagency,buttheyweren’tanyjobs.W:AndhehadnoM:Hehadnoluckandit’dbeensometime.Hehadtwochildrenandbothofthemwereneedingfoodandclothing.W:Sohewasindesperatecircumstances.Didyousentencehim?M:Yes.W:Butwhatgooddoesitdotoputthemanintojailwhenhe’sobviouslyinsuchneed?M:Thisparticularfellowhasbeeninprisonbefore.W:ForthesameM:No,foradifferentsortofcrime.W:Huh?M:Buthedidknowaboutcrime,soIsupposetherearefolksthatjusthavetogobacktoprisonseveralWhatdidthejudgesayaboutthecaseherecentlyWhatdowelearnaboutthemanatthetimeofWhatdidthejudgesayaboutthe长ConversationManyforeignstudentsareattractednotonlytotheacademicprogramsataparticularU.S.collegebutalsotothelargercommunity,whichaffordsthechancetosoakupthesurroundingculture.FewforeignuniversitiesputmuchemphasisonthecozycommunallifethatcharacterizesAmericancampusesfromclubsandsportsteamstostudentpublicationsanddramasocieties.“ThecampusandtheAmericanuniversityhave eidenticalinpeople’sminds,”saysBrownUniversityVartanGregorian.“InAmericaitisassumedthatastudent’sdailylifeisasimportantashislearningForeignstudentsalsocomeinsearchofchoices.America’sofoptions—researchuniversities,stateinstitutions,privateliberal-artsschools,communitycolleges,religiousinstitutions,militaryacademies—isunrivaled.“InEurope,”sayshistoryprofessorJonathanSteinberg,whohastaughtatbothHarvardandCambridge,“thereisonesystem,andthatisit.”Whilestudentsoverseasusuallymustdemonstrateexpertiseinaspecificfield,whetherlaworphilosophyorchemistry,mostAmericanuniversitiesinsistthatstudentssamplenaturalandsocialsciences,languagesandliturebeforechoosingafieldofconcentration.Suchopposingphilosophiesgrowoutofdifferenttraditionsandpowerstructures.InEuropeandJapan,universitiesareanswerableonlytoaministryofeducation,whichsetsacademicstandardsanddistributesmoney.Whilecentralizationensuresthatallstudentsareequippedwithroughlythesameresourcesandperformatroughlythesamelevel,italsodiscouragesexperimentation.“Whentheymakemistakes,theymakebigones,”saysRobertRosenzweig,oftheAssociationofAmericanUniversities.“Theysetasysteminwrongdirections,andit’slikesteeringasuper.”WhatdoesthespeakersaycharacterizesAmericanWhatdoesBrownUniversityVartanGregoriansayaboutstudents’dailyInwhatwayistheUnitedStatesunrivaledaccordingtotheWhatdoesthespeakersayaboutuniversitiesinEuropeando,ladiesandgentlemen, eaboardyourSea-linkferryfromFolkestonetoBoulogneandwishyouapleasanttripwithus.WeareduetoleaveFolkestoneinaboutfiveminutesandajourneytoBoulognewilltakeapproximaytwohours.WearegettinggoodreportsoftheweatherintheChannelandinFrance,soweshouldhaveacalmcrossing.Sunandtemperaturesof30degreescelsiusarereportedontheFrenchcoast.Foryourconvenienceonthejourney,we’dliketopointoutthatthereareanumberoffacilitiesavailableonboard.There’sasnackbarservingsandwichesandhotandcoldrefreshmentssituatedinthefrontofAdeck.ThereisalsoarestaurantservinghotmealssituatedonBdeck.Ifyouneedtochangemoneyorcashtravelers’checks,wehaveabankonboard.YoucanfindabankonCdeck.Betweentheship’sofficeandthedutyshop,toiletsaresituatedonBdeckattherearoftheshipandonAdecknexttothesnackbar.Forthechildren,there’sagamesroomonCdecknexttothedutyshop.Herechildrencanfindavarietyofelectronicgames.PassengersareremindedthattheloungeonBdeckisforthesoleuseofpassengerstravelingwithcarsandthatthereisanotherloungeonCdeckatthefrontoftheshipforpassengerstravelingwithoutcars.Finally,ladiesandgentlemen,we’dliketowishyouapleasantjourneyandhopethatyou’lltravelwithusagaininthenearfuture.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheSea-linkWhereisthesnackbarWhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheloungeonBOnChristmasEvein1994,humansenteredacaveinthemountainsofsoutheasternFranceforwhatwasprobablythefirsttimein20,000years.Thevividimagesofmorethan300animalsthatn-MarieChauvetandhisassistantsfoundonthecavewallswerelikenonethattheyhadseenbefore.UnusualintheGrotteChauvet,asthecaveisnowcalledinhonorofitsdiscoverer,arepaintingsofmanyflatsheetinganimals.Otherknowncavesfromthesamegeographicalareaandtimeperiodcontainonlypaintingsofntites.ThepaintingsinthiscaverefutetheoldtheorythatCro-Magnoonpeoplepaintedanimalsthattheyhuntedandthenate.Nowmanyspecialistsbelievethatcavepaintingswerenotpartofaritualtobringgoodlucktohunters.Theypointoutthatwhiledeermadeupamajorpartoftheirdiet,there’renodrawingsofdeer.Theybelievethattheanimalspaintedwerethosecentraltothesymbolicandspirituallifeofthetimes;animalsthatrepresentedsomethingdeepandspiritualtothepeople.ScientistsarehopefulthatGrooChaviewillyieldnewinformationabouttheartandlifestyleofCro-Magnoonpeople.Theyreadilyadmit,however,thatlittleisunderstoodyetastothereasonswhyiceagescreatedtheirinterestinganddetailedpaintings.Scientistsalsowonderwhysomepaintingsweredoneinareasthataresodifficulttogetto,incaves,forexample,thatare2,400feetunderground,andaccessibleonlybycrawlingthroughnarrowpassageways.HowdidthecavegetitsWhatistheoldtheoryaboutthepaintingsintheWhatdoscientistsreadilyadmitaccordingtotheIfyouareattendingalocalcollege,especiallyonewithoutresidencehalls,you’llprobablyliveathomeandcommutetoclasses.Thisarrangementhasalotofadvantages.It’scheaper.Itprovidesacomfortableandfamiliarsetting,anditmeansyou’llgetthekindofhomecookingyou’reusedtoinsteadofthemonotony(单调)thatcharacterizeseventhebestinstitutionalfood.However,commutingstudentsneedtogooutoftheirwayto 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