1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上College sweethearts大學情侶1 I smile at my two lovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than we, their parents, when we were college sweethearts. Linda, who's 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they're not together anymore. Melissa, w

2、ho's 19, hasn't had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will meet "The One", their great love. They think their father and I had a classic fairy-tale romance heading for marriage from the outset. Perhaps, they're right but it didn't seem so at the time. In

3、 a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend!我微笑著看著我那兩個可愛的女兒，她們似乎比她們的父母還是大學情侶那會兒更為成熟。琳達，21歲，在大學一年級交過一個男友，她曾以為會跟那個男孩結婚，但他們已不再來往了。梅麗

4、莎，19歲，還沒有一個固定的男友。我的女兒不知何時才能遇到她們的那個“唯一”，她們偉大的愛。她們認為她們的父親和我有著一段經典的、童話般的浪漫史，從一開始就直奔婚姻的殿堂。也許，她們是正確的，但在那時似乎并不是那么回事。在某種程度上，愛神恰恰在你最沒準備時來臨。誰曾想到，布奇和我最終會結婚呢？他之所以成為我男友，只是因為當時我那膚淺的打算：我要找一個可愛的男友！2 We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That fateful night, I was merely curious, but for hi

5、m I think it was love at first sight. "You have beautiful eyes," he said as he gazed at my face. He kept staring at me all night long. I really wasn't that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a really wild boy, maybe even dangerous. Second, although he was very cut

6、e, he seemed a little weird.我們通過我的大學室友介紹在大學食堂相識。在那個命中注定的夜晚，我只是好奇，但對他而言，我認為是一見鐘情。他凝視著我的臉，說：“你有一雙美麗的眼睛。”他整個晚上一直盯著我。我真的對他沒那么感興趣，其原因有二。首先，他看起來就像是一個野小子，甚至還有些危險。其次，雖然他很可愛，卻似乎有點怪異。3 Riding on his bicycle, he'd ride past my dorm as if "by accident" and pretend to be surprised to see me. I like

7、d the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. He had a charming way with words which would charm any girl. Fear came over me when I started to fall in love. His exciting "bad boy image" was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me? I always had an

8、excellent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studies to get superior grades. But for what? College is supposed to be a time of great learning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a great education, and graduation was just one semester away. But I hadn't had any fun; my life was st

9、ale with no component of fun! I needed a boyfriend. Not just any boyfriend. He had to be cute. My goal that semester became: Be ambitious and grab the cutest boyfriend I can find.他騎著自行車經過我的宿舍，裝作與我“偶遇”，看到我時還假裝驚訝。我喜歡被重視的感覺，但對他的野性和充滿活力的個性卻小心謹慎。他很會說話，這會迷倒任何女孩。當我開始愛上他時，恐懼向我襲來。他那令人激動的“壞小子形象”簡直太誘人了。究竟是什么吸引

10、了我？我，一直口碑極好。為了獲得優異的成績，我的注意力只專注在自己的學習上。但又怎么樣呢？大學應該是學習的好時間，可也應該有一些樂趣。我已幾乎達成了偉大的教育目標，離畢業只有一學期之遙了。但我卻還沒有享受過任何樂趣，我的生活乏味，沒有一點新鮮感！我需要一個男朋友，當然不是任何男朋友。他必須很可愛。于是我那個學期的目標就成為：雄心勃勃，抓住一個我能找到的最可愛的男友。4 I worried what he'd think of me. True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shift in sexual attitudes was taking

11、 place, but I was a traditional girl who wasn't ready for the new ways that seemed common on campus. Butch looked superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared. The night when he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend, I went along with him. And then I suddenly thought:

12、 "Oh my gosh! Am I his girlfriend? How did that happen?" Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said, "I'm going to marry you one day and I will be a lawyer. You will see."我擔心他會怎么看我。不錯，我們生活在一個性觀念正在發生戲劇性轉變的時代，但我是一個傳統的女孩，對在校園里似乎常見的新方式還沒有心理準備。布奇看上去很出色！我對他的個性毫無免疫力，但我對此很害怕。那天

13、晚上當他向大家宣布我是他女友時，我是同意的。但我隨后突然清醒：“噢，我的天哪！我是他女友嗎？這是怎么回事？”緊接著，他在我耳邊低聲地甜言蜜語：“有一天我要娶你，我會成為一名律師。你會看到這一天的。”5 I was laughing inside and said to myself, "I'd never marry this guy. He's a rebel without a good future. He's my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. I just want to have

14、fun."我笑著對自己說：“我絕不會嫁給這個家伙。他是一個沒有前途的叛逆者。他是我男朋友，只因為我恨枯燥的學生生活。我只想得到樂趣而已。”6 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all his courses. Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I led him t

15、o the college secretary for reconsideration.果然，一個月后，我發現他所有的課程都不及格。因而，他將被大學除名。令我厭惡的是，他似乎屈從了自己的命運。我知道還有希望，所以我讓他去學院的秘書那兒進行復議。7 "You are going to graduate with a BA in political science from UPenn and proceed to the College of Law," I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, which was approv

16、ed. Butch was granted reconsideration. And, once we became steadies, he coordinated his studies and social life, passing all of his classes. He eventually studied law.我告訴他：“你要先從賓夕法尼亞大學拿到政治學學士學位，然后進入法律學院。”我以他的名義遞交了呈請書，結果被批準了。校方同意復議布奇的情況。我們的男女朋友關系一經確定，他就協調了他的學習和社交生活，結果各門課都通過了。他最終學了法律。8 Despite Butch&#

17、39;s somewhat wild character, at his core, he is always a perfect gentleman and deserves a lot of credit for that. True, he'd sometimes take the liberty of displaying his love by planting a kiss on my lips right in front of my astonished friends who watched and disapproved. But the truth is we h

18、ad a pure and responsible relationship for seven full years. Sitting by the palm trees, hand in hand, we would listen to romantic songs, watch the sunset, and weave dreams of being together with children of our own, forever.盡管布奇的性格有點野，但他在骨子里卻是一個完美的紳士，這值得高度贊揚。的確，他有時會在我朋友面前親吻我的嘴，擅自表達他的愛。我的朋友看到了很驚訝，也很不

19、以為然。但事實上，我們在整整七年的戀愛關系中一直是純潔和負責的。我們坐在棕櫚樹下，手牽著手，聽著浪漫的歌曲，觀賞著日落，編織著和我們自己的孩子在一起的美夢，一直到永遠。9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise as he knelt down and proposed marriage holding a dozen red roses! Filled with deep emotion, I confessed my love for him, "How roooomaaaantic!" Then my brain woke up from fantasy land. I cried out, "Good heavens. No! We're too young to tie the knot. We haven't even graduated from college yet!" I really loved him but was pessimistic about our chances for success.兩年糊里糊涂地過去了。一天，布奇出其