英语杂谈：93 Summer Vacation for American Students

 ( 00:04:10---00:07: 51)DOUG JOHNSON: This week's listener question comes from China. Vera Tang wants to know what college students do during their summer vacation. There is no quick answer to this question. Students spend their summers in many different ways.

Many students work hard at summer jobs. They realize it can be difficult to balance college classes and a job during the school year. Summer is a good time to save up some money. Restaurants, swimming pools, stores and other businesses are always looking for hardworking students.

Nirvana Habash is from San Diego, California. She will be a senior next year at American University in Washington, D.C. She is working three jobs this summer.

NIRVANA HABASH: "I told my parents that I didn't want them to help me with money this summer so the two main jobs, the one on campus¹ and at the environmental consulting firm, are mainly to make money for rent and utilities² and all that."

Some students get jobs in the field they hope to enter after college. This is called an internship⁴. Some interns³ receive money for their work. Other internships are unpaid⁵.  Still, the experience gives students a taste of the world outside of college. Sara Aucker is entering her junior year at American University. She is from Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.  She is working for an organization that helps victims of violence at home.

SARA AUCKER: "Internships are huge. Everyone's just trying to get a feel for what experiences they want and what they want to do in the future."

Other college students choose to take summer classes. Students usually do not take a full set of classes. Instead, they take just one or two. The extra classes can help students to get ahead in their studies.

However, summers are not all work.  Students spend time with friends, go to a movie or take a trip. David Spiegel is from Fort⁶ Worth, Texas.  He will be a senior at American University in the fall. He wanted to make the most of his summer vacation.

DAVID SPIEGEL:"My friends and I have made a list of things we want to do over the summer. Different places to travel, to get away to, maybe a beach a few hours away. I'm trying to travel as much as possible and discover the city I've been living in for three years."

More than anything else, summer is a much needed break. College can be stressful. Sometimes doing nothing at all is just what a student needs after studying for final exams. A relaxing day under the summer sun will help students forget all about tests and studying.

 

1 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

2 utilities   

n.[经济学]效用（ utility的名词复数 ）；实用；公用事业；神庙逃亡游戏中的一次性道具

参考例句：

• the administration of public utilities 公共事业的管理
• Phase II requires utilities to reduce emissions by an additional fifty percent. 第二阶段要求排放再减少50％。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 interns   

n.住院实习医生( intern的名词复数 )v.拘留，关押( intern的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• The interns work alongside experienced civil engineers and receive training in the different work sectors. 实习生陪同有经验的国内工程师工作，接受不同工作部门的相关培训。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

4 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

5 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

6 fort   

n.要塞，堡垒，碉堡

参考例句：

• The fort can not be defended against an air attack.这座要塞遭到空袭时无法防御。
• No one can get into the fort without a pass.没有通行证，任何人不得进入要塞。