时差N小时 毕业班倦怠症

I've recently spoken very directly with a few of my students about a malady¹ that afflicts² a certain small percentage of students in that final run of days that lead to the big one: GRADUATION DAY. That malady is not the dreaded³ H1N1 virus, nor bronchitis, appendicitis⁴, or tonsillitis.

在毕业日来临前的日子里，有一种病正侵袭着一部分学生。最近我和几个学生直接了当地谈到了这个问题。这种病不是令人闻之色变的H1N1新型流感，也不是支气管炎、盲肠炎或扁桃腺炎。

No, the malady of which I speak is known as "senioritis." Senioritis is an affliction that can treat college and high school seniors the way a fly swatter treats flies. Everything is buzzing along fine and dandy, and then, bam! The symptoms of senioritis are well known. They include an all but irresistible⁵ urge to cut classes and ignore due dates for homework and presentations.

不，以上所说的都不是，我所提到的病被称为“毕业倦怠症”。如果把高中和大学的高年级学生比作苍蝇，那毕业倦怠症就像个苍蝇拍，在拍打、折磨这群“苍蝇”：当“苍蝇”在舒适的环境中“嗡嗡”地飞时，突然“啪”的一声，被拍了下来。想必大家对毕业倦怠症的症状都有所了解。其中包括有种难以抗拒的冲动去旷课，不按时交作业、做演讲等。

Students in the throes of senioritis often feel a profound sense of lethargy. Right out of the blue, seniors about to graduate suddenly become candidates for the Nobel Prize in Absenteeism. Stricken with senioritis, some young scholars are unable to lift a single finger or take a single step forward. A severe case of senioritis may actually sink an ordinarily cheerful and energetic senior into a bottomless pit of listlessness and languor⁶. "Seniors," runs my advice these days, "treasure these last laps between now and June. Keep pumping those knees. The finish line is near. Don't stop yet. Don't be an absentee."

患有毕业倦怠症的学生总是有强烈的倦怠感。突然之间，临毕业的学生摇身一变成为角逐诺贝尔旷课奖的候选人。患上毕业倦怠症之后，一些年轻学子根本动都不想动，连向前迈进一步都不肯。 举个较为严重的例子，毕业倦怠症可能会使平时活泼开朗、精力十足的学生沦为一个极端萎靡的人。我的建议是，高年级的同学应该珍惜毕业前夕的这段日子，保持积极性。在毕业临近的时候，不要止步，不要旷课。

1 malady   

n.病，疾病(通常做比喻)

参考例句：

• There is no specific remedy for the malady.没有医治这种病的特效药。
• They are managing to control the malady into a small range.他们设法将疾病控制在小范围之内。

2 afflicts   

使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Level 3-Afflicts a target with the Curse of the Silent. 三级-用静默诅咒折磨一个目标。
• Level 1-Afflicts a target with the Curse of the Silent. 一级-用静默诅咒折磨一个目标。

3 dreaded   

adj.令人畏惧的；害怕的v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
• He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》

4 appendicitis   

n.阑尾炎，盲肠炎

参考例句：

• He came down with appendicitis.他得了阑尾炎。
• Acute appendicitis usually develops without relation to the ingestion of food.急性阑尾炎的发生通常与饮食无关。

5 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

6 languor   

n.无精力，倦怠

参考例句：

• It was hot,yet with a sweet languor about it.天气是炎热的，然而却有一种惬意的懒洋洋的感觉。
• She,in her languor,had not troubled to eat much.她懒懒的，没吃多少东西。