小镇男孩的大学生活：放纵意味着辜负幸运

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[00:00.90]17 Ali Goes to University	阿里上大学
[00:07.41](By Chris Rose)	(译 / 孙莹)
[00:09.72]Ali couldn't wait until September. 阿里实在等不及9月的到来了。
[00:14.13]Finally, his life was going to change. 终于，他的生活即将发生变化。
[00:17.61]June had been terrible, with all those school-leaving exams to do. 整个6月过得糟糕透顶，有一大堆毕业考试要考。
[00:21.88]He spent July waiting. 他翘首以盼，熬过了7月。
[00:24.10]The exam results finally arrived in August. 在8月，考试成绩终于下来了。
[00:27.90]He was worried when the envelope with the exam results in it arrived at their house one morning. 那天早上，当那封装着成绩通知单的信投递到他家的时候，阿里惴惴不安。
[00:32.63]He didn't think he'd done very well in his exams. 他并不认为自己考得有多好。
[00:35.66]He wasn't the most intelligent or studious boy in his school, he knew that. 在学校里，他并不是最聪明的，也不是最勤奋的，他很清楚这一点。
[00:40.90]However, it was really important for him to do well. 然而，在这次考试中取得好成绩对他来说真的十分重要。
[00:44.72]Ali absolutely had to get out of the small town where he lived. 阿里必须走出他生活的小镇。
[00:49.64]He had to do well in his school-leaving exams so that he could go to university and get away from his hometown.	他必须在毕业考试中取得好成绩，这样才能够去上大学，离开他的家乡。
[00:56.78]For Ali, going to university wasn't a chance to develop his education or to pursue academic interests. 对于阿里来说，上大学并不是一个继续深造抑或寻求学术兴趣的机会，
[01:04.63]It was a chance to get away from his hometown and his parents, to meet lots of new people, to stop being a child and become an adult, to become a new and totally different person. 而是终于有一个机会能够离开他的家乡和父母，去结识很多新的面孔，结束他的孩童时期，成为一个大人，一个焕然一新、截然不同的人。
[01:17.30]The town he lived in was a very small town in the countryside. 他一直以来生活的地方是一个非常小的乡村小镇，
[01:21.49]It had one school and one pub. 只有一所学校和一间酒馆。
[01:23.89]There were a few shops on the main street. 几家店铺零零散散地分布在主街上。
[01:26.78]There wasn't anywhere for young people to meet, so they spent time walking up and down on the main street. 年轻人没有什么地方可以聚会，只好在主街上来回地压马路打发时间。
[01:33.80]Everybody knew everybody else in his town. 镇上的人彼此熟识，
[01:37.70]There was never anything new, or different, or unusual. 从来就没有什么新鲜事儿，也没有什么不一样或是不寻常的事情发生。
[01:40.99]It was boring, very, very boring. 无聊，非常非常无聊。
[01:45.80]Ali couldn't wait to leave. 阿里已经迫不及待地想要逃离了。
[01:47.73]The town was too small for him, he thought. 小镇对他来说太小了，他想。
[01:51.20]He had other ideas. 他有别的想法，
[01:52.81]He had big ambitions . 有雄心壮志。
[01:55.30]He didn't really know what his ideas or ambitions were yet, but he was sure he had them. 虽然他还不能确切地知道那些想法和雄心壮志到底是什么，但是他确信他有，
[02:01.31]And when he went to university, he was going to find out what they were.	 等上了大学之后，他就会知道了。
[02:06.60]His hands trembled as he opened the envelope. 他用颤抖的双手打开信封，
[02:10.10]He took out the letter,and sighed with relief. 拿出信，长舒了一口气。
[02:13.69]It was OK. 还不错，
[02:14.75]He hadn't done brilliantly, but his grades were good enough. 没有出类拔萃，但他的分数已经足够好了。
[02:19.64]He had got a place at the University of Rummidge . 他被鲁米治大学录取，
[02:23.34]The course started in September.	・9月就开学。
[02:26.30]When he got off the train at the main station in Rummidge, he felt free at last. 在鲁米治火车站下车的时候，他终于感到了自由。
[02:31.18]Rummidge wasn't the oldest university in Britain, nor the most prestigious , but Ali didn't mind. 鲁米治不是英国最古老的大学，也不是最负盛名的大学，但阿里并不介意。
[02:37.87]For him, it was a new world, a new start.	对他来说，这是一个崭新的世界，一个全新的起点。
[02:41.82]Life in Rummidge was fantastic. 在鲁米治的生活棒极了。
[02:44.90]He was away from his parents and his hometown. 阿里摆脱了父母和家乡。
[02:48.00]He spent his evenings going to bars and clubs. 大多数日子他昼伏夜出，夜晚出没于酒吧和俱乐部，
[02:51.18]He spent his days asleep, mostly. 白天就蒙头睡大觉，
[02:53.72]He studied as little as possible.极少看书学习。 
[02:56.41]He had to do some exams at the end of the year, but that was a long way off yet. 尽管他仍要参加学年末的考试，但日子还长着呢。
[03:02.17]He didn't worry too much about his parents, either. 他也并不太担心他的父母。
[03:05.64]He felt free and independent for the first time in his life.	他有生以来第一次感到无拘无束，独立自在。
[03:10.70]Being free and independent, however, also meant that Ali had to cook for himself and do his own washing. 然而，无拘无束、独立自在也意味着他不得不自己煮饭，自己洗衣服。
[03:17.78]This was a problem. 这倒是个问题。
[03:19.59]Up until now, Ali's mum had always done everything for him.到目前为止，阿里的妈妈总是为他打理好一 切。 
[03:24.60]His problems were solved, however, when Katia appeared.	但当卡蒂娅出现后，这个问题就迎刃而解了。
[03:28.33]Katia was a girl who shared the same apartment with Ali.卡蒂娅是跟阿里一起合租公寓的女孩儿。 
[03:32.45]One evening, Ali was in the kitchen and trying to cook pasta. 一天晚上，阿里在厨房尝试做意大利面，
[03:36.41]He didn't know what to do. 正无从下手之际，
[03:38.26]Katia walked into the kitchen and cooked a delicious simple meal with spaghetti and tomatoes and olives. 卡蒂娅走了进来，用通心粉、西红柿和橄榄油做了一顿简单美味的晚餐，
[03:44.91]Ali was amazed.	令阿里惊讶不已。
[03:46.79]Ali and Katia started to meet quite often. 阿里和卡蒂娅开始频频约会。
[03:50.00]He started to miss a lot of his lectures and classes. 他开始逃掉很多讲座和课程，
[03:53.75]He forgot to write the essays and do the assignments he had to do. 忘记写论文和那些他必须要完成的作业。
[03:57.70]Eventually his tutor called Ali into his office.	终于有一天，阿里的导师把他叫到了办公室。
[04:02.60]Listen, Ali, said his tutor, "If you don't start working harder, you will fail your first year."“听着，阿里，”他的导师说，“如果你还不开始努力学习的话，你第一学年就会不及格。”
[04:09.92]Ali wasn't that worried though . 可阿里还是不怎么担心。
[04:12.68]He could catch up on the essays, and he was sure that if he studied a bit before the end of year exams he would pass them.论文可以补上，而且他相信，如果学年结束前他随便学学的话，还是会通过考试的。 
[04:20.32]He may not get great grades, but it would be OK.	分数可能不会太高，但通过肯定是没问题的。
[04:24.40]One day, there was a knock on the door of his room. 一天，有人敲他房间的门。
[04:27.87]It was Femi. 是费米。
[04:28.99]Femi was a girl from Africa who was doing the same course as Ali. 费米是个非洲女孩，跟阿里同一个专业。
[04:34.00]He hadn't spoken to her much.	在这之前他并没有跟她说过几句话。
[04:36.25]You've been missing a lot of classes recently.	“你最近缺了很多课。”
[04:39.21]So what? said Ali, "They're boring. “那又怎么样？”阿里说，“上课太无聊了，
[04:42.42]Everything's boring."	每件事都那么无聊。”
[04:45.22]Why don't you go back home, then? asked Femi.	“既然如此，那你为什么不干脆回家呢？”费米问。
[04:48.31]Home's boring too, said Ali.	“回家一样很无聊。”阿里说。
[04:51.19]I'd love to be able to go home, said Femi, "but I love it here too. “如果可以的话，我倒是很乐意回家，”费米说，“但是我也同样很乐意待在这里。
[04:55.65]I'm lucky to be here. 我很幸运能来这儿。
[04:57.12]You don't know how lucky you are." 你不知道你有多么幸运。”
[04:59.22]Femi sat down and began to tell Ali her story. 费米坐了下来，开始给阿里讲她的经历。
[05:03.82]She had been the brightest, most intelligent girl in her class at school, and she had hoped to be able to go to university. 读中学的时候，她是班上最优秀、最聪明的学生，她希望自己能上大学。
[05:12.27]However, she was from a small town, her parents were not rich, and it was very unlikely that she would be able to follow her dream and go on to study at university. 但是，她出生的地方是个小镇，家境也并不富裕，要实现她的梦想继续进入大学学习是不太可能的。
[05:22.84]When she finished school, she would have to find a job and work until she got married. 念完中学后，她本应该找份工作，然后结婚。
[05:28.74]That was the way things worked in her country. 她家乡的孩子都是这么过来的。
[05:31.61]But she had not given up, and continued to study. 但是她没有放弃，而是继续学习。
[05:35.39]Eventually she won a grant to be able to come and study in the UK.	最终，她获得了奖学金，来到英国求学。
[05:40.70]I love it here. “我喜欢这里的生活。
[05:42.18]I love the freedom and independence you have. 我喜欢你所拥有的自由和独立。
[05:44.77]I never get bored for one minute.	我从没有感到过无聊，哪怕只是一分钟。”
[05:47.21]Ali didn't say anything while Femi told him her story. 费米讲述她的故事时，阿里一言不发。
[05:51.60]But he was listening very carefully.	但他听得非常认真。
[05:54.28]When I finish my degree, I hope to be able to do a Master's degree. “拿到本科学位后，我希望能继续攻读硕士学位，
[05:58.34]Then I'm going to go back home and be a teacher.毕业后回家乡做一名教师。 
[06:01.17]I want to be able to make a difference in my country. 我想要为我的家乡带去一些改变。
[06:03.80]Yes, it might be boring compared to here. 是的，跟这里的生活比起来，那会有点儿无聊。
[06:06.86]But I think about all those people who haven't been as lucky as I was. 但我一想到那些没我这么幸运的人，想到那些没有机会出来看看的人，
[06:10.92]I think about the people who don't have a chance to get out. 我就知道，如果我不做点什么的话，
[06:14.20]And I know that if I don't do something, it will always stay that way.	他们的生活状态就会一直那样持续下去。”
[06:18.53]Femi's story affected Ali a lot. 费米的故事深深触动了阿里。
[06:22.35]He felt a bit ashamed and embarrassed about his ignorance. 他为自己的无知感到羞愧和尴尬。
[06:26.31]He realized now how lucky he was, and how little he understood how lucky he was.	至此，他才意识到自己是多么幸运，而自己对这种幸运却知之甚少。
[06:33.33]The final exams are approaching. 学年末考试渐渐临近。
[06:36.70]Ali didn't really know what to do after the exams. 阿里还不确定考试结束后要做些什么。
[06:39.68]He hoped he was going to pass them. 他期盼考试能够通过。
[06:42.20]Perhaps he could go to Africa. 或许他会去非洲，在那里，
[06:44.66]He could perhaps meet up with Femi there. 他或许会遇见费米。
[06:47.17]Or perhaps he could go back home. 或许他会回家，
[06:49.58]He could go back to his boring, little hometown, and he could try to make a difference there.	回到无聊的家乡小镇，然后他可以尝试着改变点什么。

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小镇男孩的大学生活：放纵意味着辜负幸运