《录取通知书》讲述了高中毕业生巴特比被无数大学拒绝的故事。面对父母的压力,他找到了一群和他有同样经历的朋友,租了一家废弃的精神病院,自己开了一所大学…
以下是一些英语表达。
⑴I would like to propose a toast to our graduates.
我想给所有的毕业生一杯。
Propose a toast(敬酒): If you propose a toast to someone or something, you ask people to drink a toast to them.

⑵It is a hell of a cake.
蛋糕做得很好。
A hell of(好/坏/大极):Some people use a hell of or one hell of to emphasize that something is very good,very bad, or very big.
例如: Whatever the outcome,it’s going to be one hell of a fight.

⑶Bartleby screwed around.
巴特比不努力。
Screw around(浪费时间):(American English Slang) to waste time.

这句话是巴特比父亲在巴特比好朋友的入学宴会上解释巴特比没有被大学录取时说的一句话。
⑷Hes thrown his life away.
他毁了自己的生活。
Throw away(浪费,放弃,浪费): If you throw away an opportunity, advantage,or benefit, you waste it, rather than using it sensibly.

⑸This is the act of a desperate, wildly unrealistic person.
太疯狂了。
Desperate(绝望,无助):If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
例如: He made a desperate attempt to hijack a plane.

这句话是谢尔曼对他说的,当巴特比想自己上大学,招募其他未被录取的朋友时。
最近因为疫情,很多考试推迟了,备考时间变长了,心态也不一样了。但是要保持良好的学习节奏,不要被考试时间的变化所扰乱。
