26个留美学生会有的问题

1. Always being at least alittle bit jet-lagged for the first week of classes.
第一周总会有些倒时差问题

2. Drinking legally* athome for years, but moving to the U.S.and suddenly being underage
搬到美国后发现突然没达到法定喝酒年龄

4. Converting everythingfrom American dollars to your home currency, and feeling abysmally poor ordangerously rich, depending on where you’re from.
说服自己不要把美刀换成RMB，根据你所在的地方很有可能会感到极度贫穷或超级有钱

5. Spelling andpronouncing random words differently than Americans do… And dealing with idiotswho insist that your way isn’t just different, it’s wrong.
在某些单词上和美国人拼写和发音都不一样.........打发那些坚持你的方式是错误的人

7. Initially being overwhelmed and shocked by the humongous food-portionsizes… And then, in a few months, being completely able to finish an entireportion AND order dessert.
开始会被超大分量的食物惊到........几个月后你就会习惯把超大分量的食物吃完后还要甜品了

8. Having random gaps in your pop culture knowledge, and resorting tothe smile-and-nod tactic to pretend you know what’s being talked about.
会有随机的文化隔阂，会在别人讲话的时候保持微笑还时不时点头装作什么都听得懂

9. Going days withouttalking to your parents because when they’re up and free to call, you’re not.
没有时间和父母联系，因为当他们有时间给你打电话的时候你却没有

10. The shock of realizingthat your version of America was based on TV stereotypes.
会意识到你所有对美国的印象都来自于电视剧，其实现实完全不一样有木有

11. When you accidentallyuse slang from your home country and everyone looks at you like you’re nuts.
当你一不小心说了家乡话，别人看你像是疯了一样

12. Scouring the entirecontinental United States for someone who will cook your native cuisine as wellas your mom. And eventually missing home food so much that you find ways toslip it through customs.
搜寻整个美国大陆只为寻找一个人能做出有家乡味的饭，最终因为太过思念家乡的食物而进化出各种瞒天过海的绝技偷渡食物

13. Speaking of which:Having a constant fear that every tiny infraction will result in you beingdeported.
说道这里：不断的有各种各样的恐惧感生怕一点点小错误都会导致你被驱逐出境

14. Paperwork. So muchdamn paperwork. Are I-20 and I-94 new Apple products designed to inflicttorture on international students?
文书：天杀的这么多文书。I-20和I-94表都是被设计来折磨国际学生的吧

15. And maniacally scrambling to the international students’ office toget all of it signed in time.
在国际学生办公室争抢准时签证

16. The awkward resentmentyou feel when people try to tell you they know how you feel.
当某人告诉你他们理解你的感受时那种尴尬和愤怒的感觉