實(shí)戰(zhàn)口語(yǔ)情景對(duì)話(huà)：Dorm Life 宿舍生活

Todd: Miki, when you were in college where did you live?

托德：美琪，你上大學(xué)的時(shí)候住在哪里?

Miki: My first year I lived in the dormitory that was quite close to the campus. It was about a five minute walks so it was very convenient but I'm not sure that that many people actually enjoyed living in the dormitory because there were so many of us packed into such a small space that one did not get a sense of privacy at all. I shared a room with two other girls and 24 hours a day there was always someone near you, next door, down the hall if not in your own room, and a very small space. In Japan perhaps this wouldn't have been such a large problem because the sense of personal space and privacy perhaps isn't as strong growing up, but really in the United States if you grow up with you own room, if you grow up with your own sense of self and if, you know, you have personal space that you define just instinctively which, you know, maybe three feet in front of you, a meter, or if you have your own personal room itself, it's very difficult to move from that sort of sense of individuality and personal private space, to move into the dorms, and to have to share, all of that, and then always have a smile on your face, if you don't want to be considered a bitch.

美琪：我大一的時(shí)候住在宿舍里，離校園非常近。步行5分鐘就可以到學(xué)校，非常方便，但是我不確定是不是大部分人都喜歡住在宿舍里，因?yàn)槲覀兲嗳俗≡谝粋€(gè)小地方，實(shí)際上完全沒(méi)有隱私。我和另外兩個(gè)女孩住在一個(gè)宿舍里，一天24個(gè)小時(shí)你附近都有人，如果你不在自己的房間里，那你的隔壁和樓下大廳也全是人，地方非常小。這在日本可能不是大問(wèn)題，因?yàn)槿毡救嗽诔砷L(zhǎng)過(guò)程中的個(gè)人空間感和隱私感可能并不那么強(qiáng)烈，但是實(shí)際上在美國(guó)，如果你成長(zhǎng)的階段擁有自己的空間，如果你成長(zhǎng)的階段有自我感覺(jué)，如果你有個(gè)人空間，那你就會(huì)本能地認(rèn)為距離你三英尺或是一米的距離就是你的個(gè)人空間，如果你擁有自己的個(gè)人空間，那從那個(gè)個(gè)人感和私人空間離開(kāi)，然后搬進(jìn)宿舍，和他人共享空間非常難，如果你不想被看成是討厭的人那你的臉上就要一直掛著笑容。

Todd: Yeah, so what about food? What did you eat for food? Did you have a kitchen? Did you cook?

托德：那食物怎么樣?你吃什么?宿舍里有廚房嗎?你做飯嗎?

Miki: In the dormitories, no! We had a dining hall. I don't quite remember what it was called, but it was a common area where everyone went downstairs at the same time. It was only open, three hours in the morning, 3 hours in the evening, and we all shared our time together, kind of like a family, I suppose, and we must have eaten just normal American food. I don't remember.

美琪：在宿舍里不做!我們有餐廳。我不太記得那具體叫什么，不過(guò)就是一個(gè)公共區(qū)域，所有人都同時(shí)去樓下用餐。那里只在上午開(kāi)放三個(gè)小時(shí)，晚上開(kāi)放三個(gè)小時(shí)，我們會(huì)一起共度時(shí)光，像一家人一樣，我們吃的一定是普通的美國(guó)食物。我不記得了。

Todd: Yeah! Yeah! How about your laundry? How would you wash your clothes?

托德：好吧!那怎么洗衣服?你是怎么洗衣服的?

Miki: That I forget! I think we had laundry machines every other floor in the dorm building. But I actually don't remember. Sorry!

美琪：我忘了!我想宿舍樓每層都有洗衣機(jī)。不過(guò)實(shí)際上我真的不記得了。對(duì)不起!

Todd: And what would students do for fun? for socializing?

托德：那學(xué)生的娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)都有什么呢?社交活動(dòng)?

Miki: Oh, I think the bigger question is whether students did anything besides socialize, you know, right, I mean, if you're a freshman the chances of you actually doing work are actually quite small, especially in that sort of a social setting where,

美琪：我想更大的問(wèn)題是學(xué)生們除了社交活動(dòng)還有什么活動(dòng)，你知道，我的意思是，如果你是大一新生，那你實(shí)際上學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會(huì)非常小，尤其是在那些社交場(chǎng)合……

Todd: Even at Beckley?

托德：伯克利大學(xué)也是嗎?

Miki: Oh, are you kidding me? Yes! Berkley is highly competitive but it's also highly, it's a highly social atmosphere, especially in the dorms, well, and then once you move into a communal area, if you're there with your friend, then I don't think a whole lot of studying goes on.

美琪：你在跟我開(kāi)玩笑嗎?沒(méi)錯(cuò)，伯克利分校競(jìng)爭(zhēng)非常激烈，但是那里的社交氛圍也很強(qiáng)，尤其是在宿舍里，一旦你進(jìn)入公共區(qū)域，如果你和朋友一起，我認(rèn)為你們不會(huì)一起進(jìn)行很多研究工作。

Todd: Wow! That's funny! Oh, thanks!

托德：哇!那真有趣!謝謝你!

Miki: Surely!

美琪：不客氣!