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英语翻译A year out of college,I left my girlfriend and the East

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英语翻译
A year out of college,I left my girlfriend and the East Coast and moved to San Diego to get a master's in drama at the University of California.I didn't know a soul there and I felt extremely unsure of myself - even the ocean seemed to be on the wrong side of the road.
Basically penniless,I found a job as a teaching assistant for "American Drama on Film," a popular course attracting 120 students who liked watching movies for credit.I'd never taught before.The prospect of a classroom filled with curious students terrified me.All I had to guide me was a thin,green handbook for teaching assistants.Full of rules and regulations,it covered everything from roll call to grading,but nowhere did it mention how to convey ideas or make people think.
The morning of the first class,I pictured my students while I was shaving and cut myself in three places.I was only twenty-four.I felt too young to have the authority of a teacher.But as it turned out,my youth helped me communicate with my students.Jokes and discussions,occasionally even philosophical debates filled my classes.Some students were really interested in the material and class discussion.With these students I developed a kind of friendship.The only aspect of the job that I didn't like was office hours - the time I spent sitting in my tiny office waiting for people to come by for extra help.No one ever did.
离开大学一年后,我离开了我的女友和东海岸,搬到了位于圣地亚哥的加利福尼亚大学去学习戏剧硕士.我在那儿根本就找不到生活的意义,也对自己很不确定.走在路上,甚至感觉海在路的另外一边.
因为我很穷,我找到了一份助教“美国电影戏剧”的工作.因为看看电影就可以积够这一科的学分,这门课吸引了120个学生.我以前从来没有教过书,这些好奇的学生们让我感到很恐怖,因为我不知道自己会给他们带来什么样的未来.我所仅有的辅教材料就是一本为助教准备的薄薄的绿手册.这本书里充满了规则和规定,包括点名到毕业.但是他却并不包括怎样征求意见和帮助人们思考.
第一堂课的早晨,我在刮胡子的时候想到了我的学生而刮破了三处皮.我才只有24岁,我觉得对于一个权威的老师职位来说我还太年轻.但是话又说回来,我的年轻帮助我能够更好地与学生们交流.笑话,讨论甚至哲学辩论都会在我的课上得到体现.有些学生很喜欢这些材料.正是因为这些学生,我们之间形成了一种友谊.在这份工作中我最讨厌的就是坐在办公室的时间-我坐在我的小小空间里等待帮助人们.但是从来没有人来过.