Chapter 2 - Diction

AcknowledgementsTime flying, the three years of graduate life are drawing to an end. I am very grateful to those who helped me.First and foremost, I would like to give my sincere gratitude and appreciation to my supervisor Associate Professor Zou Can. She has given me the most valuable instructions and insightful advice in my thesis writing, and has spent much precious time in reading and revising the manuscript of my thesis. During my three years of graduate life, she not only taught me how to engage in translation research and practice, but also broadened my horizons. Her kindness and encouragement impress me a lot during my three-year study in Chengdu University of Technology. My heartfelt thanks are also given to other teachers who have offered me enlightenment and guidance.Secondly, I am indebted to my beloved family. Without their selfless love and support, I could never have finished my paper. It is their warm encouragement that keeps me moving on.Moreover, I am very grateful to all the authors whose books I have used as references. It is their books that provide me with the valuable materials needed in my thesis.Last but not least, many thanks should go to my classmates and friends, who have invited me to join the translation team and have helped me in one way or another. It is with them that I have really had happy school days and unforgettable memories. Thank you all.An Application of Functional Equivalence to E-C Translation of English Business Letters—A CaseStudy of Business Letters of Peking SyndicateLimitedAbstractChina‟s economic cooperation with foreign countries steps into a new era with the advancement of economic globalization and Chinese acceleration of reform and opening-up. Economic and trade cooperation between China and foreign countries becomes increasingly frequent. Consequently, the cries of the business translation are demanding, among which business letter translation is of great importance. Precise translation of business letter, it is beneficial to economic exchanges. Therefore, it is necessary for translators to study the translation of business letter.As a pattern of business English, English business letter has its special function and characteristics different from general English not only in diction, sentence structure, but also in textual style. The author hopes that he can resolve the difficulties to some extent which exist in the translation of English business letters with the help of Nida‟s functional equivalence theory. As for the difficulties existing in the translation process, such as technical term, archaic word and phrase in diction; complex sentence, passive voice in syntax; and completeness, courtesy, accuracy and conciseness in discourse; the author copes with these by employing such strategies or techniques as conversion, amplification, omission, substitution, order adjustment, equivalent information translation, cohesion and coherence and so on.Based on the translation of English Business Letters of Peking Syndicate Limited, this thesis mainly analyzes the linguistic features of English business letter and difficulties encountered in the actual translation. At the same time, the author proposes some strategies and techniques to cope with these difficulties. The whole thesis consists of four parts. In the first part, the author introduces the backgrounds of the project, functional equivalence theory, and the mechanism of quality control. In the second part, the author analyzes the features of English business letter from the aspects of diction, syntax, and discourse. In the third part, the author summarizes some strategies and techniques of English business letters in terms of these features which are mentioned in the second part. In the last part, the author makes somereflections and suggestions concerning the difficulties and problems he encountered so as to provide some help and references for the translators who are dedicated translation of English business letters.Keywords: business letter; functional equivalence theory; feature analysis; strategies and techniques功能对等理论在英文商业信函文本汉译中的应用—以《英国福公司相关英文商业信函》为例摘要随着日益加快的经济全球化及改革开放的不断深入，中外经贸合作往来不断加强，我国的对外经济合作进入了一个新时期。

Unit 5 WorkSection AWord Pretest1C 2A 3B 4 C 5 B 6 A 7 C 8 CReading Comprehension1-8 C A A C C BV ocabulary BuildingWord Search1 intangible 2. crave 3 ego 4 attributable 5 stall 6 tool up 7 at stake 8. cram 9. forfeit 10. cornyUse of EnglishBy the time I opened the can its contents had gone off.I’ll go over how it works before you try it yourself.I was told it would be repaired free of charge, but the man in the shop has gone back on his promise.The book was so popular that there weren’t enough copies to go round.His shop has gone out of business after making heavy losses.The trade has gone from bad to worse and staff are being laid off.Stems 1-6 BADAACSynonyms 1-5 graceful spontaneously oppose usual clientClozestaff maximize objectives participate potentialskills easier appointed specific commitmentSection BACBFT 6-10 FACDB 11-15 CBTFTSection C1-5 FTFTF 6-10 TFTFTUnit 6 The African-AmericansSection AWord Pretest1. C2. A3. C4. A5. B6. A7. C8. CReading Comprehension1. F 2T 3T 4F 5T 6F 7T 8TV ocabulary BuildingWord Search1. destined2. relief3. segregation4. boycott5. sit-in6. legacy7. chronicle8. assault9. plight 10. vigilanceSemantic Variations1C 2A 3C 4A 5B 6CStems1. evolution: the theory that groups of organisms change with passage of time, mainly as a result of natural selection, so that descendants differ morphologically and physiologically from their ancestors2. ascend: to go or move upward3. devolve: to pass on or delegate to another4. migrate: to change location periodically, especially by moving seasonally from one region to another5. export: to send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale6. condescend: to descend to the level of one considered inferior; to lower oneselfAntonyms1. observe2. admit3. dismiss4. eulogize5. advanceClozeNominated raised immigrated earned roseAssignment position army autobiography speakerSection B1T 2T 3F 4C 5B 6D 7D 8D 9T 10F11F 12F 13T 14TSection C1A 2D 3D 4C 5C 6B 7D 8CKeys to Reading Course 2Unit 7 Greek StoriesSection AWord Pretest1.C2.B3.D4.D5.A6.B7.B8.A9.C 10.CReading Comprehension1.B2.C3.C4.C5. C6.D7.C8.DV ocabulary BuildingWord matchripple a little wave on the surface of watermischief naughty behavior by childrenhospitality welcoming behaviorbillow a large sea wavespell delightful influencenymph a goddess of natureband a group of musiciansuitor a man wishing to marry a particular womanmortal a human beingwarrior a soldiercrafty cunninghostile unfriendlymerry cheerfultame not wildcontent satisfiedresume to take againgloom darknessdespise to look down on with contemptdismay a strong feeling of fear, anxiety and hopelessnessdusk the time just before nightSemantic Variations1-6 CAAAACStemstendency: movement or prevailing movement in a given direction2. conservative: favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change3. preserve: to keep in perfect or unaltered condition; tending to oppose change valuable: of great importanceavailable: present and ready for use; at hand; accessibleprevail: to be most common or frequent; to be predominantAntonyms1. forbid2. clarify3.sorrow4.remain5.concealClozename place arrows wandered powermischief won neglected celebrate expeditionSection B1-5 CCACD 6-10 TTFFF 11-15 TTBBCSection C1-5 CADBA 6-8DCCUnit 8 Attitude Towards LifeSection AWord Pretest: BACBA BCAReading Comprehension: CABBC BBBV ocabulary BuildingWord matchastonishing surprisingconsiderate thoughtful of other persons’ wishes, needs or feelingspreach to advise or urge others to accept (sth. one believes in) strenuous taking or needing great effort or strengtharena an enclosed area for sports, public entertainments, etc.adversity bad fortune, troublebatter to damage, break, or cause to lose shapereverse the opposite, the other way roundpenetrate to see into or throughself-esteem one’s good opinion of one’s own worthdoom to cause to suffer sth unavoidable and terribleemerge to come out or appear from inside or from being hiddenblessing a gift from God or anything that brings happiness and good fortunemess up to get into disorder; to spoil, etc.devastating completely destructivecommon denominator a quality or belief shared by all the members of a groupodds the probabilities that sth will or will not happenstack to arrange dishonestly so as to give oneself an unfair advantagemotive to provide with a strong reason for doing sth.falter lose strength or effectiveness; weakenSemantic Variations: CBBACBStems1 prescribe to advise the use of a medicine2 description an account of a person in words3 terrain a stretch of land, with regard to its natural features4 subscribe to pay regularly in order to receive a magazine, newspaper, etc.5 territorial of a country’s territory6 extraterrestrial of or from outside the earth or its atmosphereAntonymsappear ready hide s skillful carelessClozeintelligent activities workout attitudeoff reducing seem asideSection BCCCCC TFTFT TTFFTSection CFTFTF TFTTTUnit 9 First AidSection AWord Pretest1.B.2.A.3.C4.B.5.B.6.B.7.B.8.A.9.C. 10.B Reading comprehension1.B.2. C.3. D.4. B/D/A/C.5.C.6.C.7.A.8.C/A/B/DVocabulary BuildingWord Search1.ambulance2.urgent3.emergency4.massage5.yell6.vein7.artery8.fracture9.blister 10.tetanusUse of English1.The government has come in for a lot of criticism.2. It’s hard to come to terms with the government’s defense policy.3. After retiring in 1980 he has decided to make a comeback to the political scene.4. The situation has come to the boil now that the government has to face a vote of confidence.5. The tax cuts announced in the Budget do not come into effect until next year.6. The miners came out on strike against the government’s privatization plans.Stemssolo: a composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment series: a number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in successionisolate: to set apart or cut off from othersdesert: to withdraw from, especially in spite of a responsibility or duty; to forsakepeninsula: a piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus exert: to put to use or effect; to put forthinsulate: to prevent the passage of heat, electricity or sound into or out of somewhere, especially by surrounding with a non-conducting materialsinsert: to put or set into, between or amongSynonymsgive 2. stop 3. antiseptic 4. block 5. penetrateClozePedestrians adults declining avoid signals case impaired fatalitiesSection B1.C2.B3.B4.D5.A6.C7.B8.A 9.T 10.F 11.F 12.F 13.T 14.TSection C1.F2.T3.F4.T5.F6.F7.F8.F9.F 10.T Keys to Reading Course 2Unit 10 MarriageSection AWord Pretest1.C2.C3.C4.C5.A6.A7.A8.CReading Comprehension1.A2.B3.C4.C5. B6.C7.A8.AV ocabulary BuildingWord matchquotation a sentence or passage taken from a bookartificial not naturalanguish very great pain or suffering, esp. of the mindanniversarya day which is an exact year or number of years after something has happenedsuperstition a belief based on association of ideas instead of reason or factbouquet a bunch of flowersheed to give attention toescort to accompanyconfetti small pieces of colored paper thrown on weddingsconceal to hideconsent agreementasunder apartvow a solemn promise or declaration of intentionrites forms of behavior with a fixed pattern for a religious purposesermon to talk usually based on a sentence from the Bible and given as part of a church serviceUse of EnglishWill you please keep me company for a while?I couldn’t keep a straight face when he told me of his plan.The staff are going to be kept in the dark about the firm’s plans for the future.I’ll keep an open mind until we’ve discussed it.I’ll keep away from her until she’s feeling more optimistic.Try to keep your head even if you don’t know what’s going to happen.Stemsbriefly: for a short time; in as few words as possibleastronaut: a person trained to pilot, navigate, or otherwise participate in the flight of aspacecraftabridge: to reduce the length of (a written text); to condensefuse: to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting togetherastronomy: the scientific study of matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy and evolution of celestial bodes and phenomenaconfusing: unclear or difficult to understandabbreviate: to reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full formSynonyms 1. naughty 2. divine 3.break 4.give 5.seizeCloze wrong dislike midnight standard homelife convinced meantime capitalSection B1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.D11.F 12.T 13.F 14.A 15.C 16. BSection C1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.T 8.F 9.F 10.TUnit 11 Creativity Section A Word Pretest1-5: B, A, A, B, A 6-8: B, A, AReading Comprehension 1-6: A, C, A, A, C，CV ocabulary Building ---Word Matchglow to give out heat or lightinstinctive (of ideas, behaviors) natural, not based on learning or thinkingexemplify to serve as examplefunnel a wide-mouthed tube used for pouring liquids into a narrow-necked containerprelude a short piece of music that introduces a large musical workapplaud to praise by clapping one’s handsflash to shine suddenly and brightlyattend to to direct one’s interest and effort topotential the ability to develop, achieve or succeedimpulse a sudden wish to do somethingdoze to sleep lightlyevaluate to judge the value or degree ofresurgence a return to power, life and activitystuck unable to gosketch to describe roughlyUse of EnglishThe Austrians made peace with Napoleon.They couldn’t make out what the enemy were trying to say.Seeing the enemy’s guns facing him made hi hair stand on end.The onset of winter made things worse for the troops.While they were on leave the sailors made the most of their freedom.I make no secret of my loathing for war.Stemsaccordance: agreement; conformitydisclose: to make known (something heretofore kept secret); to revealinclusive: including the specified extremes or limits as well as the area between themcore: the hard or fibrous central part of certain fruits, such as the apple or the pear, containing the seeds enclose: to surround on all sides; to close inconclude: to bring about a final agreement or settlementencouragement: the act or words of encouragingclose: a cabinet or enclosed recess for storing linens, household supplies, or clothingAntonyms 1. lose 2. horizontal 3. sterile 4. old 5. identicalClozename managed worked after feel parents computers playing to spend trade Section B 1-5: C, C, C, C, C 6-10: C, C, C, F, F 11-13: T, C, BSection C 1-5: F, F, T, T, F 6: TUnit 12 TravelSection AWord Pretest1.A2.A3.C4.B5.B6.B7.A8.AReading Comprehension1.B2.B3.A4.C5.A6.A7.C8.BV ocabulary BuildingWord Search1.halve2.purchase3.consulate4.fare5.discount6.resort7.monopoly8.principal9.carnival 10.boredomUse of EnglishThey are putting on a version of “Cinderella” on ice.The opening of his one-man show has been put off until he recovers from his illness.I can’t put my finger on what it was that I disliked about the performance.Put your previous failures behind you and think of what your next venture might be.A plan has been put forward to prevent valuable paintings being sold to collectors and galleries abroad. They tried to put pressure on the Arts Council to supports the newly-formed orchestraStems1.dictation: the act of saying or reading aloud to be recorded or written by another2.fraction: a small part; a bit3.indication: serving as a sign, symptom, or token of; something that is signified4.predict: to state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge5.contradiction: being contrary to; being inconsistent with6.fragments: small parts broken off or detachedSynonyms1. chief2. examine3. fame4. local5. soleCloze found trade famous spread discoveryidea support offered valued saltSection B1.B 2.C 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.T 9.T10.T11.C 12.C 13.BSection C1.F2.T3.F4.F5.T6.T7.F8.T9.F 10.F Unit 13 ExaminationsSection AWord Protest1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. BReading Comprehension1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. BV ocabulary BuildingWord Search1. assimilate2. presentation3. deduct4. reinforce5. statistics6. offender7. thwart 8. impunity 9. plagiarize 10. reprimand 11. crib 12. divisive Semantic Variations1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. BStems occupation: a n activity that serves as one’s regular source of livelihood; a vocationbroadcast: to transmit (a radio or television program) for public or general usecaptive: taken and held prisoner, as in warcapture: to hold; to occupyabroad: out of o ne’s own countryperceive: to become aware of directly through any of the sense, especially sight or hearingconceive: to form or hold an ideabroaden: to make or become broaderSynonyms1. thwart 2. huge 3. break 4. obvious 5. accomplishClozeadvantage meaningful disadvantages subject expressingreading unsatisfactory giving arise pictureSection B1. C2. D3. B4. B5.C6.T7.T8. F 9.F 10. T 11. T 12.B 13. A 14. BSection C1. F2. F3. T4. T5. T6. T7.T8. T9. T 10. TUnit 14 Intellectual PropertySection AWord Pretest1. B2. A3. B4. A5. A6. B7. C8. BReading Comprehension1. B2. C3. C4. B5. C6. B7. AV ocabulary BuildingWord Search1. procedure2. variety3. multiple4. application5. promote6. diligent7. novelty8. judicial9. disclosure 10. stimulusUse of EnglishThis cloudy weather is getting me down.I would like to get this meeting over with as quickly as possible.You won’t be able to get through to her what she has to do.His refusal to commit himself gets on my nerves.Thomas and David get along very well.One of these days I must get round to replying to all this correspondence.Stems1. densely: the quality of being packed or crowded together2. defense: the act of defending against attack, danger, or injury3. credit: an arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase4. condense: to make (a liquid) thicker by removing some of the water5. incredible: too strange to be believed; unbelievable6. dense: difficult to see throughSynonyms1. rival2. final3. variety4. personal5. barClozebasis revised minimum addition works participated adopted concepts Section B1. T2. F3. F4. A5. A6. C7. F8. T9. F 10. F11. T 12. T 13. C 14. B 15. CSection C1. B2. A3. B4. A5. B6. D7. A8. AUnit 15 LawSection AWord pretest1. C2. A3. B4. B5. C6. B7.C8.CReading Comprehension1.T2. T3. F4. T5. F6. F7. F8. T9. T 10. TV ocabulary BuildingWord Searchespionage 2. anonymity 3. extortion 4. prosecutor 5. sue 6. accuse 7. indict 8. plead9. testimony 10. verdict 11. probation 12 reverseSemantic Variations 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. BStemscorruption: the act of being venal; dishonestypendulum: a body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices, especially clockserupt: to become violently activebankruptcy: the state of being unable to pay one’s debtsdependable: reliable, trustworthyinterrupt: to break the continuity or uniformity ofindependence: the state or quality of being independentsuspend: to cause to stop for a period: to interruptAntonyms1. frequently2. prohibition3. agreement4. disapprove5. fairnessClozeadmitted survey caught relatives vehicles admission threatened increase professional unskilledSection B1. D2. A3. C4. A5. B6. C7. B8. T9. T 10. T11. T 12. T 13. FSection C1. D2. C3. C4. B5. B6. D7. B8. DUnit 16 World War IISection AWord PretestA A AB BC C A Reading ComprehensionC C C A A AV ocabulary BuildingWord Searchraid ordeal wail commutersmash neutral devastate armisticedisarm grievance puppet appeasementSemantic VariationsB A B AC BStemsspectator: an observer of an eventinspect: to examine carefully and critically, especially for flawsinspire: to affect, guide, or arouse by divine influencerespectively: each separately in the order mentionedsuspicious: arousing or apt to arouse suspicon; questionableexpire: to come to an end; to terminateprospect: something expected; a possiblityperspective: a mental view or outlookspectacle: something that can be seen or viewed, especially something of a remarkableor impressive naturecircumspect: looking round on all sides watchfully; prudentSynonymshuge ultimate conquer deadly disturbanceClosebase undetected took bombed fleetheart sunk lost declared troopsSection BB A B T T F T TT T B C C F T FSection CF F T T F T F T F TUnit 17 HousingSection AWord Pretest1.B2. B3.B4.C5.C6.B7.B8.DReading Comprehension1. T2.F3.T4.F5.T6.T7.T8.TV ocabulary BuildingWord Search1. sociologist2. spontaneously3. hassle4. sneak5. fee6. jack7. spacious8. cozy9. crawl 10. customarySemantic Variations1. C2. A3. A4. B5. B6. AStems1. sensible: reasonable2. structural: of, relating to, having, or characterized by structure3. sensitive: feeling readily, acutely, or painfully4. consent: to give assent, as to the proposal of another; to agree5. destructive: causing destruction; ruinous6. construction: the act or process of constructingAntonyms1. attached2. helpful3. fixed4. limited5. displeasureClozeplentiful fire inexpensively room spread disastrous difficult uncomfortableSection B1. C2. D3. B4. D5. F6. T7. T8. F9. C 10. B 11. F 12. T 13. T 14. C 15. ASection C1. A2. B3. D4. B5. D6. C7. C8. A9. C 10. A Unit 18 DramaWord Pretest1. B2. B3. B4. A5. B6. A7. A8. BV ocabulary BuildingWord Matchsparse thinly spread or distributedbequeath to leave something, especially property, to another by willprecisely exactlyethics moral principlesproposition proposal, suggestiondisloyalty behavior of being not loyalfidget to move one’s body about restlesslywrangle to quarrel angrily and noisily, arguepresume to supposeturn down to refuseconversant familiarfurnish to put furniture, carpets, curtains, and other things into a roomdiscreditable shamefulsolicitor lawyerhire-purchase a way of buying goods gradually; installmnet planSemantic Variations1. C2. A3. C4. B5. A6. AStems1. chronometer a very exact clock for measuring time2. encyclopedia a book or set of books containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch, subjects or on numerous aspects of a particular field, usually arranged alphabetically3. autograph a person’s own signature or handwriting4. chronic lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as of certain diseases5. diagram a plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to explain how something works6. pedestrian a person who is walking esp. in an area where vehicles go7. calligraphy the art of fine handwritingl handwriting8. recycle to use againSynonyms1. show2. contradict3. exact4. refuse5. withdraw Clozetypes difference focuses struggle decides involves society human reformation Opposing prevail symbolizes。

Unit 2 Diction (遣词用字)Some background information about this unit:a)No context, no text.b)What is context?Context, as the term suggests, refers to all the different situations involved in language communication.语境，就是产生语言活动的环境，包括时间、空间、语言交际参与者及语言活动的目的等，反映在文字材料中也称上下文。

语境是一切语言活动存在的前提。

Firth: each word when used in a new context is a new word.Some examples:▪I’ll finish the book next week.▪“我”是谁？finish的具体措辞究竟是：看完、写完、审完？▪Tension is building up.形式紧张起来。

/ 张力在增大。

/ 电压在增加。

/ 压力在增强。

/ 血压在增高。

/ 气压在加强。

/ 情绪越来越紧张。

/ 紧张局势在加剧。

Without context, both “tension” and “build up” may have various explanations.▪I’m through.通话完毕，结束了。

(AmE)电话接通了。

(BrE)1. Equivalence between English and Chinese at Word Level1.1 Word-for-word equivalenceThis is most shown in proper nouns and technical terms.▪Marxism 马克思主义▪Aspirin 阿司匹林▪Laser 激光▪Leukemia 白血病1.2 One word with multiple equivalents of the sameThis is a common case in translation.▪Wife: 妻子、老婆、夫人、老伴、媳妇、爱人、内人……▪Potato: 马铃薯、土豆、洋芋、山药蛋……▪人：human being, man, people, person…▪犬：dog, hound, spaniel, mastiff, pointer, setter, retriever, terrier…1.3 One word with several equivalents of different meaningsThis is also very common in translation.▪cousin: 堂兄、堂弟、堂姐、堂妹、表哥、表弟、表姐、表妹……▪president: 总统、主席、总裁、董事长、议长、会长、社长、校长……▪carry: 搬、运、送、提、拎、挑、担、抬、背、扛、抱、搂、举、端、夹、捧……▪走：walk, saunter, amble, stride, trudge, shamble, prance, scamper, clump, tiptoe.▪羊：sheep, goat, ram, ewe, lamb1.4 Equivalents interwoven with one another1.5 Words without corresponding equivalentsIn this case, an explanation is given instead of an equivalent.▪teenager: 13到19岁的青少年▪cyber slacker: 利用工作时间在公司上网、做与工作无关的事情的雇员▪阴：yin (in Chinese thought) the soft inactive female principle or force in the world▪阳：yang (in Chinese thought) the strong active male principle or force in the world2. Methods of discriminating the original meaning of a given word2.1 According to word formation▪parabiospheric: 外生物层的para- (outside), bio- (biologic), spheric (having the form of a phere)▪pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis 肺尘病，硅酸盐沉着病pneumono (of lung) ultra (beyond) micro (very small)scopic (of viewing or observing) silico (of silicon) volcano (of volcano)coni (koni, of dust) osis (forming the name of a disease)2.2 According to the referenceIn many cases the meaning of a pronominal word may be judged from the references.▪He [father] sent John to the university and was eager to have him distinguish himself.他送约翰上大学，巴望儿子能出类拔萃。

学会接受教育（Becoming Educated)就这样,我在波士顿大学,处在一个全新的,陌生的,不同的世界。

我突然想到如果我要在这次陌生全新的冒险中成功的话,我就得比我们法学院的同学们阅读更长时间的书籍,而且要读得更加透彻。

我觉得,为了弥补我在早些年所错过的东西,我要比其他任何人更努力工作,花更多时间学习。

我仍然有那样的感觉,我不想我的同事知道我在理解内容,短语,想法,过程这个时间段是多么的艰难。

我不想我的同事知道那件事。

所以我在阅读时不在法学院而在图书馆,研究生宿舍,楼上,那些安静的地方,因为显然没有其他人在那里学习。

所以我会去哪里一个晚上在吃饭之后.我会夹着我的书去图书馆,然后我会阅读到凌晨之后再去睡觉.那些年期间我没能好好睡眠.若是我在晚上得到3到4个小时,我就很幸运了,因为我不得不熬夜.我不得不.教授会为第二天分配作业,并且这些作业必须被阅读和理解否则我就会被落下,我已经落下了,如果我不努力学习,我就会被落的更远.当我被要求在班级里回答问题时我总是高兴的.但是教授不大会提问”女生们”。

特定的受到喜爱的人会经常被提问，然后在一些珍贵的场合，一位教授会进来宣布：“我们今天将要过女生日。

”然后他们会提问女生们。

我们只是忍受，当提及法律课题时，我们不被认为是尖子生。

在春天，比尔吉布森，他和我的新室友约会诺玛沃克组织了一个黑人学习小组，正如我们黑人不得不形成我们自己的。

这是因为我们没被邀请进入任何一个其他的学习小组。

我们组有6/7个成员，比尔和萨还有梅纳德杰克逊收集交流和听取我们怎么做。

我学到的一件事是，我们必须讲出来，问题，事实，案例还是过程。

我们不能仅仅阅读案例，独自在图书馆里学习，正如我以前一直那样，呆在教室里学不到全部。

但一旦我们在学习小组中讲出来了，接下来就变得更简单更容易理解了。

我不时会去罗利街2号看看路易斯是怎么做的。

她总是在看《红书》。

在那里我每次想要和她讨论某件事的时候，她会同时在阅读《红书》上的一则简短的故事。